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R. C. P. October 22, 1917 adj&oent to the Pa~rk View Ehgine Company's building on the west, ~for the purpose of er~ct~ng thereon a store, the Manager recommended that the property be not disposed of until s~f'~er~the first of the year, owing to certain changes contemplated, which may require the used.icl the lot by the City for ~he establishment of a City depot or stables in connection with the Street Cleaning and garbage removal. On motion, the recommendation of the Manager was adopted. 3rd. Reporting that on October 16th at 3:10 ~. mo, the roof o~ the west side of the In- cinerator wa.s ~rned, oa~sed by paper ~ud ~rash s~ore~d in the corner of the Building. He estimated the amount necessary to repair the roof a.s $350,00, and requested that the m~tter be referred to the Finance Department to arr~ugs for renewing the roof a.t as e~rly date ~s possible. On mo~ion, an mppropriation of $100. was allowed for immediate use in repairing the said roof, ~ud the balance of $~50. w~s referred to the Finance Department. Sth. Attaching a letter from Mr. A. J. EcDowell, Jr., $608 Cooks street, with regmrd to the dangerous condition of the foot bridge at the north end of Cooke street, which bridge is used by pedestrians working a.t the plant of the Virginia-Ca,roli~ ChemicaJL Compa.ny, the South- ern Rmilwmy, ~ud the Atlantic Coast Line Ra.ilroad. The Na.nagsr recommen.ded tha~ a~ mppropriation of $185, be m~de to repair the bridge. After some discussmon of the matter, it '~s referred to the Finance a~d Public Se~ice departments with the City Attorney. 5th. Reporting that, a.s a result of au in+~ervisw with the representatives of the Virginia Ra.ilw~y & Power Co. in regard ~o increasing £acilities on the Navy Y~rd and Port Norfolk Xinss of said Company, the Superintendent of Transportation has agreed to put into operation a five minute headway during rush hours on the Navy Ya.rd line ~nd to double he~d all ~r~ on the Porl Norfolk line. On motion, the Clerk was ins%rdcted to write the Virginia R~ilway & Power Company and thank it for increasing the services the routes mentioned. 6th. With reference to the p~tition of Miss Susie ~. Joyner, Clerk to the Sanitary ~n- spector and Health Department, for an increase of salary, the Har~ger recommended that this increase be not considered at the present time, due to the preliminary changes which mre ticipated in the Hemlth Dep~rtme~t~ ~' . He stated tha~ provisions will be m~de in the budget m~ke ~llow~nces for a just mhd rea.son~,bie incrsmse. On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. 7th. Rsportin~ that, ~s per instructions by ~he Council, he h~i been in conference and correspondence with the ~estern Union Telegraph Company in reg,,rd ~o irregula.rities a.nd ness on the part of said Company. He ~t~che~ letters from E. M. C~nada/~ar~gsr of the Western Union Telegraph Company, a.nd C. Fred Bonney, District Manager of The Chesapeeke & Potomac Telephone Compmny, giving reasoD, s for ~n~ ilrreoollla.rity ~D~ tardiness of their service, There w~s some discussion in tn~ = matter and £in~lly the City ~a~ger was instructed ~o ask the Management of the Virginia` Railway & Power Co., of The Chesapeake & Poto~c Te2e- phone Co,, and of the Western Union Tele~aph Co, to establish permanent Managers. inPorts- ~ou~h. ' 8th. With regard'to the claim of C. D. Eenny Co. for dam~e~ -~ - to a wagon of said Company, caused by r~nning into m tree on Washiggton street'Ju~y t~th, the ~ana.gsr reoo~er~sd that the claim be no~ allowed, ~s he doe~ not think the City is liable fo= the damages to the wa.gon, a.s the tree has been in its position for years, the wmgon of the Company has travelled t~is street on numerous.ooca.sions, and the driver was awa~e of the tree. on motion, the recommendation of the Ean~ger was allowed. ~th. Attmching a petition of the City.Mission Board~to be s~l!owed ~o use the two unoc- cupied rooms in the Armistead Building for headquarters for a free clinic in the City. The Manager recommended~that the red, est be granted, and the recommendation was adopted. 10th. ~ith reference to the claim of W. S. Pa,rker for d~mages to his blacksmith shop mt the southwest corner o~ South street mud Prentis avenue, by reason of bad drainage, the M~nmger recommended tha.t the sum of $75, be allowed Er. Parker to compensate him for the dammges. He eta.ted also that~it is necessary on the part of the City to enlarge the pipes now under South street so as to os~rry off a.!l the drainage in this vicinity, in order to prevent any further overflowing or.damages. He estimated thm~ it will oos~ approximately $300. to t~ke out the two pipes now in use and to r spiacs therefor either ~ concrete box culvert or m Pipe of sufficient diamagnet to drmin this section, and recommended that said amount be appro- priated for the const~ction of the drain. On motion, the mppropriation of $75. w~s allowed Mr, Pa~ker, to be paid him when he shall have signed a release to the City from all other cledms because of d~mage to his black- smith shop; a.nd the recommended appropriation of $300. to improve the drainage conditions w~s referred to the Finance uspmrtm~nt, ~ llth. Stating thmt he had received on the 10th of October a resignation f~om Er. Wm. E. Smith, City El~ctrioia.n, said rssignation~to ta~e effect at midnight on October 14th. He stmtsd also that he ha.s filled the va.oancy by ~pointing Er. George F, ~tthews ~o fill the unexpired term of Ero Smith, at a salmry of ~I00. per month, Er. ~tthews' appointment to ta~e effect on the morning of October 22ud. On motion, the action of the City N~nager w~s a~proved, ~nd the City N~n~gsr w~s in- structed not to receipt to Er. Smith until he has turned over to the City a~l City m~tsrial in his'hands. 12 th. "Honora.ble City Council, "Portsmouth, Vir ginia. Gent iemen: - "Portsmouth, Va., October 22, i~17.