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February 19, 1918 At a regUlar meeting of the City Council Pebruary 19th there were present: Messrs-- ~. A. Bunting, M. P. Claud, W. H. Culpepper, Carroll D. Deans, ~. T. Hanvey, Co H. Herbert, E. H. Wright, ?. A~so the City Manager. The minutes of the reg~L~lar meeting February 12th were read and were approved. (With City Attorney) the City of Portsmouth. REPORTS OF DEPAR~E~w~S Referred February 12th ~.0rdinance to Amend and Re-ordain Chapter 19 of the Ordinances of It is recommended that the follov~ngordinance, approved by~ the City Attorney, be adopted to cover saree: AN ORDINanCE TO A~DANDRE-ORDAIN C~PTER 19 0P TRE ORDINANCES OF T~{E CIT~ OF PORTSMOUTH. (See Ordinance Book). (With City Attorney) An Ordinance to Prevent the Spread of Co~mnunicable Diseases. It is recommended that the following ordinance, which has been approved by the City Attorney, be adopted for same: AN ORDINanCE TO PP~T~ SPRE~ OF CON~G]IV!CABLEDISEASES. (See Ordinance Book). (Signed) C.D. Deans~ Chairman. The report having been read, a co~mmlnication was read from the Portsmouth Housewives' League in relation to the re-organizationof the Health Department, and said commn~nication was referred to the City Nanager and D~. G. M. Converse. Then the r~norm~ended ordinances were'adopted and by the same for each:~' Ayes--B~nting, Claud, Cutpepl~r, Deans, Public Service-- No report. the following Vote~ the vote being Hanvey, Herbert, Wright, ~. Public Property-- No report. P~blic Safety-- No report~ Public Welfare-- No report. Finance-- Re£erTed Pebruary 12th Resolution from' the Public Service De~art~nt concernin~ ~chasing equipment, material and labor for street ~epair and construction work. - It is rec0~m~nded that an appropriation of $t0,000.00 be made to carry out said re- solution. Recommendation of the P~blie Safety Dep~rtment that $t;000. new equipment.and other articles for fire fighting purposes. I~ is reoo~uended that said appropriation be allowed. be appropriated to purchase A oetiti?n Of the Chief of Police for a reasor~ble increase in pay. -- ~it is recommended that tdae salary of the Chief of Police be ~a~e $150.00 per month, begir~~ch 1st, 1918. (With Public Safety Deoartment) A petition o£ the City Electrician for an appropriation of $684. to p~Bchase and in~tall motor generators for chargir~ batteries at the various fire engine houses an~ atesting instrument. It is ~ece~m~nded that an~pp~oPriati~,~of $354~ be allowed for this purpose. Reports of M~a~m~$OUS Officers for ~he month of January, 1918. Ne rep~%~that .we ha~e~ examined these reports and it is recommended th~.t they be filed. ~ A petit~on~F.the'Sehoot Board for the Council to make available $11~0. for the'session ?f 1918, ending ~une~iS0, 1918; ~ud $18,100. for the session o£ 1918-19, endmng ~une 30, 1919.; . zn order to provi~ei~ war b~nus for sc~ol teachers. P~ogre~s Als to s~e. A requisitio~ ef the Board Of Q~arantine Co~m~issioners on the City for $300~ to defray the necessary expenses of said Board for the year 1918. ProgresS. A petition f~om the ~ep~ty Oity Collector ~s to an apparent error relative to compensation due bNm~ as a bonu~ for the collection o£ taxes~du~ing 19!~. (Si~ed) C~ H. Herbert~ C~r~ (Si~ed~) T.A. ~g, Vice-C~irm~ 0n motion~ the ~port of the Department was adopted, ~d by the follow~g vote: ~yes.~t~. Claud.