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July 17, 1917 for ~he for acting as Substitute Civil & Police for defending a prisoner ~s per assign- A petition of Maywood E. Banks to be refunded $12.60, paid in error for solid,ax, years 1913-1~-15-16, Sixth Ward. A bill of Ric~h~rd J. Davis to s~mount of $30.00, Justice. A bill of Richard J~ Dmvis to amount of $20.00, merit by the Judge of the Court of Hustings. A bill of the City Treasurer to amount of $112.51, as commission on collections for March, April and May, l~ly, approved by ~he Auditor. A communiemtion from Ernest A. Grant con,eming conditions in the neighborhood of E~ghth street and NavatPt~oe ~s referred to the Department of Public Service. At this point,a communication was read from the ~pply Officer, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., requesting that the Government be allowed to occupy the east end of Bart street, without com- pensation, for such period as the Cat Hole Yharf may be leased by the Government. In this correction, a letter w~s read f~om the General Agent, Southern Baiiw~y Co., saying that there will be no objection on the part of said Company to the closing of Bart street, between the Cauwewmy and Po~t Warden Lines, if the closing is of m temporary character, not to exceed two years. ~hereupon, on motion of Nm. Claud, the permission was granted for a period not ~o exceed two years, and by the following vote: Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashisll, Hanvey, Herbert, Morris, Culpeppe~, 7. On motion of Er. Claud, the matter of opening up H~tton street ~s brought up. The privilege of the floor w~s g~mnted to a committee from E~shall Ward.to speak with regard to the proposed extension of said st=eet. ~. E. B. Hawks spoke and read & proposition from ~r. H. L. Alex~der as to terms he would make for the opening of the street. Then Er. Claud moved to accept the proposition. ~hen Er. Morris stated that, ~nile he might favor such proposition if acceptance of the note does not cause us to exceed our bond limit, he desired ~o defer action on same until the Finance Department reports on such limit, and he s6 moved. The a~e~ent was ~opt m. At this point, the President vacated the Chair, ~ich was t~ken by the Vice-President. Mr. Hanvey opposed the purchase of the Alexander property at ~his time, as he believes there are other City streets h~v~ng a prior clmim for consideration~ The Chair w~s then res~zmedl by him. ~Lv. Herbert called attention to a gutter blocked up at the intersection of Washington street and Race avenue, and same was referred to the Public Service Deps~rtment. He also called attention Zo holes in Clifford street, ~etween Dinwiddie and Court, to the condition of the street car track on Washington street~ between South a~d H~rrison$ and these matters were referred to the Department Of Public Service. On motion, an appropriation of $300. was a~l!owed to puz r~bber tires on the Chambers Fire Engine, and by the following vote: Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell~ Harvey, Herbert, Morris, Culpepper, ~. Bu~ting moved to ~ulvertise until noon, Thursday, July~?26th, 1917~ for a City 2~an~ger, bids for said position ~o be ~ecemvea The motion w~s adopted. On motion, sxijourned,