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January 20, 1917. sion of the water question. After informa~d~lSCUssion of the question, the body resumed its sitting. No further matters_were discussed,~but the Council pzoposed to have conferences at times in the future as to the water questions. some On motion, adj our ned. Jemu~Y ~3, 1917. At a ~e~ular meeting of the City Council J~numry 23rd there were present: Messrs--Oscie Dashiell, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, Jno. A. Eorris, W. D..Morgmn, The mmnut~s of the adjourned regular meeting December l~th, special meetings December 15th and l~th~ and r~E~la~ meeting December B6th were read and were approve~. A resolution signed by Ers. W. east of certain prescribed lines. REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS Referred J~nuary D. Whitehurst with regard to conducting a wood yard business We request that we be give~ definite instructions by the Council before an ordinance can be prepmred, aud that the members o~ the Council express themselves on this subject a~ this meeting. In this connection, it is recommendedthat the following resolution be adopted: e mt resolved by the CouncmI o~ the Cmty of Portsmouth, V~., That ~esd~y ni~ht, Jam~ry 30~h, be ~eleoted £$r a special meeting of the Council t~ hear all Da~es i~tere-ste~i (on ooth Sides of the questmon), of abolishing wood yards from ~he five old wa~ds of the City. That the Clerk be instructed to insert i~ the .Portsmouth Star an adverti~m~ two inse~zions, Ss~tmrd~y, the~2?th, and Monday, the 29th~inst., requesting inte~ .s tio~o attend said meeting,~a~d that~an opportunity will b~ them to sir the question." To ~mencl the ordinance with regard to encroachments and encumbrances onsidewatks. We report that the City Attorney states that~Section 3~ of the. Coots covers these mat- tore. To ?~.end the "~raffic Ordinance" so as to prohibi~Jhtinding headli~ts on ~utomObiles ~ith- in the Cm~y limits ~d req~ring mutomobiles We report that'the T~iffic 0~di~ce to be p~esen~ed ~t this=meeti~ Cove~S th~se points. Refer=ed Jmnu~y 12th, COWS (With Public Service Department) A communication from D~; J. A. Guth~ie with regard to grazing on the streets, &c. It is~reoommended that the following ordi~nce be adopted to cover same: OOWSo An Ordl~nce to Amend mhd Re-orde~in ~ '~' ~ec~mon 452 of the ~unicip~l Referred December 26th. Code in Reference to ~A communication from the Civil & Police Justice requesting the p~ss~ge of ~n'ordinanoe gulating~the ~se of the emst end of High street by automobiles. We submit the fottowi~ amended "Traffic Ordinance," which covers this ' An Ordinance to License and Regulmte the Running Of Automobiles, Locomobil~s, Motor- eye,les, Street Cars, ~nd All Other Vehicles ~ O?nv~yances, whose ~otmve Power ms Other th~n. AnA~l Power, Along a~d Over the Streets of the City of Portsmouth; ~ P~Ltes Re- gulating the Lights~ ~e Use, and the Speed Thereof, and to Prescz~lbe for ~he Violation of Said ~l.es and Regalations; to Provide Rules em~d Regulations Governing ~Automebile Buses, Jit- ney Automobiles, and Taxi-ca~s En~ged in the' Transportation of Passengers, to R?quire s- License ~nd Bond~of all Chauffeurs and Drivers of such Buses, ~itneys~ a~d Tax~-c~J~s;. a~d to Repeal so Much of Section 3~3 of the M~cipal Code ms is in Conflict r~th this Ordinance. And in this connection, it is ~eoomm~nded thmt the following zesolution be mdopted: "Be it resolve~by the Cgu~cii o~ the City of Po~tsmouth~ Va.~ That Tue.~,y nigh~, ~an?mry 30th~· be selected fc~ a specia~ meeting o~ the Council to. hear all parties mn~eresmem in the adoptmon of the proposed "Tr~ffmc Ordinance." ~