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The President of the body .pr~esented a letter from the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk ~ater 9ompm"~ with ~g~d to a ~-~gestion ~ the daiS7 p~ess g~t the said Co~ ia dz~a- taotics~ ~ the matte~ of ~bit~ation i~ocoodi~ to fix the value of the pro~,, of'-~e ~ater Compaq. 0n motion, said co~uicagiom was referred to the Specz~! Nato~ Co~aittee. 0n motion, the bills of the Portsmouth, Berkl~y & Suffolk Water Company for the £o-~th quarter of 191~ were ordered to be paid. On motion, the privilege of .the floor was granted to the Chief of Police, who petitioned the body to allow the Police Relief Association to give a society e~cus in the baseball park without pa~ment of a license tax thereon; and the' matter was referred to the Department of Fi- n~d%ce. 0n motion of ~. Claud, the body now went into an executive session. Whereupon,.the City Nanager presented the following communication enclosing a conmmnica~ion from Dr~ Spratt~-~.g, Medical D__i~ector, U. S. Navy, relative to leasing a portion of the new ~emete~y for Gsvernment purposes: ~ortsmoubh, Va.~ ~arch 12, 1918. ~Honorable City Cou_ucil~ ~Portsmouth, Va. =Gent!emsn:-- .H~reto attached is a ~onm~tuication from tJ~e commanding o~ficer, Nedical Di- rector L. ~. Sprat!i~g~ U. S. Naval Ho~pit~l, requestiug~ a lease for space iLu the new City come terry ~ ~d =~ereas~ your C~ty Manager has been in conference with the Government ~fficials a~ud has visited the sites ~ith them describing the pos~ibilitZes and advantages of the location, for the Gover~nent Cemetery, I therefore respectfully recommend t~t ~our City E~nager and ~P~b,lie Pro- perry Cor~ittee, be ~thorized and empowered to enter into a contract wi~h the U. ~. Goverr~ment for a lease on five (5) acres,, and to in~!ude dn said lease perpetual care and u~-keep and ~uch othsr provisions as may be deemed advisable to the best interest of the G~vernment and the City of P~rtsmouth. ~Respectful!y r~ec~ended~ ~. B. Bates, City 5!anagero~ =P~om: Conmuanding Officer, ~To: Ni!lis~ B. Bates, Ci~' ~.~ager, Portsmouth~ Virginia. Nor~ olk~gznza, t~arch 7, 1918. ~SubJect: Lease of space in new city cemetery. =1. The B~reau of Eedieine and Surgery is considering the practicabilit~ of avoiding the~ burials in the hospital cemetery by obta~uzno space somewhere ~tse. =~. Will you please consider v~th ~he City Council what arrangement can be made for space in the new ei~y cemetery. ~3. About five acres are needed, and the contract sh~tld provide a perpetual lease,~and include in the price the cost of upkeep. ~4. Will yOU give me an estimate of cost, and any information you can on the subject o£ approaches te the cemetery, and distance x~om the hospita!~ '~L. ~. Spratling, ~edica! Director, U. S, Navy, ConE~and~ng.= ' P D ~ On motion, the matter was referred to the City Manager and P~blzc _roperty epartmen~. On motion, adsou~ ned.