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August 4 19i7 quests from the City Engineer for an appropriation of about $~50. for team hire.during ~he balance of the year in the .Repairs to Streets" Account, and that "Repairs to Streets" Account be re-imbureed the ~O~t reoentl~ e~ended for a ro~ scraper. On motion, the v~ious reports together with the requests of the City En~neer were re- ferred to ~he Fifos Depa=tment~ ~ith r.eg~d to having the p~chmsi~ for the City under hi~ ~irect c~ge ~d request~ i~ the pass~ge of such ~les. ~e~l~tion~. or ordi~ces ms mmy be necessmry to hold the City Manmger perso~lly responsible for the purc~ses of the City~ ~ On motion, the oo~nic~ion ~s ~efe~ed to the D~p~tm~nt o~ L~w. Requesting authority to employ ~ steno~he~ in his o~fice, mhd same ~s referred to the Fiance DepmrZment. Propositi~ t~p~c~se mn ~tomobile mt his o~ perso~l e~ense, p~ovided the City ~11 ~intmin ~nd keep s~me in repair. On'motion~ the proposition ~s referred to the Fiance D~ztment. With re.rd to ~ving the City o~ its street cleaning mhd st=eet =ep~i= equipment. On motion, s~d coca. oration ~$ zerex=ed to the ~blic Service D~mrtment. With ~eg~d to the City providing benches mt the corner of High mhd W~shington streets~ S~e ~s ~efez=ed to the Public Service Depmrtment. St~ti~ t~t he ~$ investigated t~e cg~iti?~.d~e to the ~muse of 'the flooding ~t the inte=sec~'ion of High mhd ~s~n~on sm=ceres, m~ xmas that temporary relief cmn be se~=~ mt this ti~. Sta~ing also that he ~ll =eooEe~ mt m fut~e date the actual condi'tions ~ esti~te of cost. On motion~ the co~c~ion w~e refer=ed to. the ~blic Se=vice Depmrtment~ ~b~tti~ m petition ~rom H~-~D~ King~ Lighthouse Inspector, fo= pezmissio~ ~or the ~ve=~en~ ~o use m~ close the ernst ends of He~y anti. Lincoln stzeets. ~ereupon, the privilege of ~e fioo~ ~s granted ~J S. T. Montm~e, who spoke in behalf oZ the petition, mhd the eel~O~ resolution ~s adopted in connection ~th s~e: "Resolved, Thmt ~he City l~oks wi~h f~vo= on mli imp~ovsments now being m~e ~y the Gove=n~ merit mt this Stmtion m~ mpprecim~es ~he benefit ~o Portsmouth of the eno=moue mpp~oprimtions ~de for this Nmv~l ~St~tiOn, mhd it is the sense of this body t~t the Gover~ent mnd its ficimls be co-operated ~th in the :e~est ~e ~d that m c~ittee be mppoi'n~ed t0 ~k out the necessary details to ~ve them the p=ivileges %hey ~e~uest." And by t~he following vote: Ayes--Bunting, Claud. Dashiell. Hmnvey. Herbert, Morris. 6. The Chair appointed the following committee called, for by said resolution: Messrs. Bu~ing~ Herbert, mhd D~shiell. · ' ~ ~ Fourth ~d W the streets, to R~co~e~dzng~ce~n ~nges mt tn~ corns~ of Co~t, . ~ ~ ........ ~ ...... lieve the cong~st~o~ of tr~fzic mt s~d intersec~ion,~ mccompan~em ~ ~u~p~z~ ffrom citizens in the vioi~ty. On mo~ion, s~id oo~unic~tion ~s referred to the ~blic Service an~ Fiance Dep~rt- UNFINI SP~D BUSINESS The regula~ reports of Officers for the ~onth o~ July, tiered $o take the u~al course. N~-~V BUS! N~SS The bond of the lately elected City Manger Wo B. B~te$ wms presented and referred to the City Attorney for approval. A coms~nicati$~Was rea~l from the Stmte He. th Co~issione~ ~th the sp=e~ ~ infmn~fle pm=mlysis in Viz~m, ~ s~e ~s=efe=~ed ~o the Depmrtment ~ He~n A petition ~s received Zrom the Depmrtment o~ Hemlth fo= ~ ~pprop~i~tion c!e~ up, &c.. the l~c~ities t~t ~e b~eeding plmces ~o~ the ~l~iml by the Offici~is of the U~ S~ ~blic Hemlth se=vice Department. On motion, ~ mpp~op=i~tion o~ $100. ~s milowed f6~ said p~pose $~0. wms =~e~=ed ~o the Fiance Depm=tment fo= conslde~mtion. A petition o~ Cox & Mye~m, unde=t~e=s, ~o= per~ssion ~o move the b~y of Geo. A. B~oe ~=om o~ cemetery to ~. net imte= th~ ~embe~lst, ~s refer=ed to the Dep~tment Hemlth ~th power to a~ ~m~nt ~ ore~ented from ~he O~sape~e & Poto~c Telephone Co. of Va, ~r~nsfe~r~ng to ~he'~Cityr~-~-~-o~ Port~o- ~th ~ poles on. R~do~h street, between Chestnut ~fin~,_ mnm. $~e ~s ordered to be filed. ~d on motions, the ~ollo~.ng other ~tte~s were =e~e~=ed to: Lmw Depm=tment-- A petition of the Assooim~ion of Fi~e U~e~=itere, Portsmouth, V~.. for the ~option of ~ anti-~hi~gle =oo~ ore.nee, enclosi~ copy of ~ggested Public Service Dep~rtment-- (With City M~nager) A communication from the Enginser,vNor- folk & Portsmouth Belt Line Rai tromd Co., in reference to clrain~ge condition on the Norfolk &