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· ~ovember 13, 1 17
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<br />facilities on the Navy Yard and Port Norfolk lines. In order to secure local managers of
<br />the various corporations, he recommended that the City Council instruct the City Manager and
<br />the City Attorney to appeal to the State Corporation Commission for protection ~nd action.
<br /> On motion, the recommendation of the City Manger was,adopted.
<br /> Fifth. Advising that he is in receipt of letters from Er. J. P, Andr~ Mo~tu offering for
<br />sale to the City a one hundred arid thirteen acre tract of land, immediately no~th of St. Julian
<br />Naval Ma~azine property, for a cemetery site.
<br /> On motion, the communications were referred to the Public Welfare Dep&rtment.
<br /> Sixth. Attaching a resolution from the Department of Health, adopted at its meeting Nov-
<br /> ember 13th, endorsing the proposition of the City Manager to consol!date with the Department
<br /> of Health, Street Cleaning, Collection of Garbage, Incine~amor and Sewerage.
<br /> The ~n~ger stated that it is ~2is purpose to include in the Budget for 1918 a distri-
<br /> bution of the City's funds so ms to provide for the handling and disbursement under the Health
<br /> Department of the departments noted above. Also, that it is his wish to have compiled in
<br /> concrete form the necessary ordinances and regulations covering the proposed re-organization
<br /> of the Health Department.
<br /> On motion, the matter of revising the Health Ordinances was re~erred to the Depart-
<br /> ment of Law,
<br /> Seventh. Reporting that the Virginia R~ilway & Power Co. has consented to change the lo-
<br /> cation of its street c~r tracks at the intersection of Court, Wythe and Fourth streets;
<br /> the City has made the change in the curb; and that Mr. Eley, Engineer for said Ce~pany,has
<br /> agreed to change the location of his tracks during the week commencing November 2bth.
<br /> .The ~nager advised further that the change would be made entirely a~ the expense of the
<br /> V~. Ry. & Power Co.
<br /> On motion, the communication r~s ordered to be filed.
<br /> Eighth. Recommending that the proper City Official be instructed to appear Defers the
<br /> United States Engineers on January lC, 1~18, in regard to the erection of m bridge across the
<br /> Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River by the Washington-Newport News ~aort Line.
<br /> Whereupon, Mr. Charles F. Harper, of the Portsmouth Association of Commerce, was g~anted
<br /> the privilege of the fl6or and he spoke in ppposition to the construction of said bridge.
<br /> On motion, the City Attorney was instructed ~o appea~ at said hearing for the purpose
<br /> of protecting the City's rights.
<br /> Ninth. Advising that he had had several conferences with Ar. NcGuire during the past mon-
<br /> th in re,rd to Queen-street, between Water & Crawford, and upper High street, from Chestnut
<br /> street to Ninth avenue. Also advising that the City Attorney hs~i been written relative to same,
<br /> but 'ap to the present time Mr. McGuire has not taken any definite motion.
<br /> When, on motion, the City Attorney was inetracted to do wh~ m~y be necessary ~o
<br /> the interest of the City in the matter of requiring contractor ~oGuire to repair ~he.st=~etst~
<br /> n~sd.
<br /> Tenth. Advising of'the following ~pointmente to the Fire ~nd Police de~rtments du~ing
<br /> the month of October, 19!?:
<br /> Fire Deo~rtment:Aorris A. Morecook, filling vacancy of R~ymond
<br /> Scott, beginn%ng October l, 1917~ J. F% Bashford, filling vacancy cf C, RaymoD~ Hedges, begin-
<br /> ming October 6, 1917; J. E. Travie, filling vacancy of Charles Eliio~, beginning October 9,1917;
<br /> Jmmes B. McLaughlin, appointed October 31, 1917; W. B. Hoffler, appointed tc former position
<br /> Oct, 31, 1917; George F. Matthews, appointed Electrician Oct. 22, IgX?~ and Wm. M. ~mith, re-
<br /> signed as Electrician Oct. 10th, 1917.
<br /> P oiice D~l~rtment:james R~ndolph, resigne~. October 5, 1917; Ja~es Ra~dolp~appoint~d. Ogto-
<br /> ~er 6, 1917, as patsolm~n; John C. Felton, appointed October,.$, 1917~ C~. H. Hayaen, appomn~ea
<br /> October 10, 1917, as patrolm~n; James Talbot, appointed 0ctoo~r 23,~t917, as Police Sergeant.
<br /> On motion, the appointments by the City Nauager to the above positions were ~pproved.
<br /> Eleventh: Enclosing request of Dr. Joseph Guth~ie, of West Park View, that the names of
<br /> streets in said section of the City be changed to the original names before the present street
<br /> ~ee were changed,
<br /> On motion, said m~tter was referred to the Public Service Department for investigation,
<br /> Twelfth. Attaching m report from the Secretary of the Department of Health,concerning
<br /> his trip to the North Atlantic Tuberculosis C0~erenoe which convened in Baltimore, Md., 0ct.
<br /> 17th & 18th.
<br /> ~a~Id report was read and wms ordered to be filed.
<br /> Thirteenth. Submitting a petition from the Board of Directors of the Miller Day Nursery
<br /> Association for the Oouncil to assist the Association to the extent of $15· per month.
<br /> On motion, said petition w~s referred to the Finan0e Department and the ~ty Mmnager
<br /> to consider for the Budget of
<br /> Fourteenth. Reported that he had not received the necessary blanks or information from
<br /> the City Attorney in o~er to proceed under the local msse~sme t plan for sidewalk construction.
<br /> On motion, the City Attorney was inst~cted ~o furnish the necessary bta~ks to the
<br /> Council and City ~nager a~ ones.
<br /> Fifteenth. The City Manager requested that the route of vehioles~entering.~ leaving
<br /> t~e ferries be changed while work i& being d6ne on Water ~reet, between the Ferries a~d London
<br /> street.
<br /> Whereupon, the ~ollowing resolution w~s ~lopted in cc nneotion with same:
<br /> "Resolved,
<br /> That the City Nanager is hereby instructed to mat~e such rules ~ud regniations as he may deem'
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