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R, O. P. 333 January8, 1918 ~*It being under~tood that Richmond, Roanoke and other cities of. Virginia sme anxious to revise the present tax law, qbe IZ Resolved, That the representatives in the Legislature ih~?m Portsmouth be umgently requested to use thei~ best efforts to amend the tax taw so as to eliminate the ~esent 10~ tax on Real Estate and Person~_~p~oDePty by the State.~ On motion of N~. Herbert, it was ordered that $28,000, be paid the American LaY~ance Fire Engine Company on its contract to furnish the City with motor fime apparatus, ~ud the City N~na- get was instr~cted to approve the payment of same; and by the following vote: Ayes~-Bunting, Claud, %~igh%, H~nvey, Herbert, Dsans, Culpepper~ ?. N~. Claud called attention to the condition of the ~est Psmk View B~idge, and s~me was fe~u~ed to the Department of Public Service. Mm. Wright moved that the City Manager call attention Sf The Ferries Company to the law prohibiting sm~kiug, and to the unsanitamy condition of the ferr~y waiting room and cabins. The motion was adopted. On motion, adJoumned. Janna~y 15, 1918 At a re~tls~ meeting of the Cmt~ Council January lSth there were present: Messrs-- T. A. Btmting, N. P. Claud, Esml H. Wright, J- T. Harvey,-C% H. Herbert, Camroll D. Deans, W. H. Oulpeppe~, ~. A~se the City Manager. The minutes of the regu!sm meeting Jazmary Sth were read and were approved. REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS RelenTed Januamy 8th To prepsme an ordinance abolishing the offices of Plumbing Inspector ~ Street Inspector and creating the offices of Building Inspector and Superintendent of Street Cleaning. We report that duties of the Building Inspector and Superintendent of Street G~eaning will be defined by an ordinance, ~nich will be submitted at an early date. It is recommended that the following ordinance, be adopted: -An0~dinance teA mend e~E1 Re-ordefn an O~din~ce Adopted April 24, 19tV, in Reference to the Salary of the Clerk to the Civil and Police Justice and to the Chief of Police. (Signed) Camrol! D. Dgans, Chairman. On. motion, the report of the Depsmtment was adopted, the recommended ordinance being or- dered to lie on the table until the next meeting of the body, under the rules. Public Service-- No ~eport. Public P~opertyr- No report. Public SafetyL- 1~0 report~ Public Welfa~e-- No report. Finance-- Referr~dDeeember,~ltth. Reports of Offic.ems for the month of November, 191~. We report that ~samehavebeen examined and it is recommended that they be filed. Referre~ ~anua~y 8th A bill of R. J. D~vis for ~).00, for actLug as ~bstitute Civil & Police Justice from August ~th to. September Vth, 191~. ~ · It ms recon~elE~ed ti/au said bill be Daldan~ that a .sPecial