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Ja~uua~y 20, 1917. sion. of the water Question.. After informaX_:,di~oussion of the question, the body ~eaumed its sitting. No further m~tters.were discussed, but the Council proposed to have conferences at some times in the future as to tn~ water questions. On motion, s~ijourned. 23, l ly. At a re~ul~ meeting of the City Council January 23r~ the~e were present: Eessrs--Oscie Dashiell, J. T. Hauvey, C. H. Herbert, Jno. A. Eorris, W. D.~Norgan, 5- The minutes of~ the mdJourned regular meeting December l~th, special meetings December 15th mmd t~th~ and re~ meeting December 26th were read sm~l were mpproved. REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS Law-- A r~solutlon signed byers. Referred January ~th~ W. D~ WTnltehurst with regard to conducting m wood ymrd b~sinets east of certain prescribed lines. We request that we be give~ definite instructions by the Council before an ordinamce ca~ be prepared, and that the members of the Council express thyselves on t~s subject mt this meeting. In this connexion, it is reco~ed that the following resolution be "Be it ~esolv~ by the Co,oil o~ the City of Portsmouth, V~., ~T~ ~esd~y ni~t, J~u~~ ~O~h be ~etect~ for ~ s~eci~ meetin~ o~ the ~o~ncil to he~ ~1 p~ies interested (on bo~h sides of.the question), off mbol~s~ng wood ~rds from the f~veold w~rds of ~he C~ty. That the Clerk be instructed to insert in the Portsmouth St~r , ';we insertions. ~d~y, the~2~th, ~d Mondmy, the 29th~inst., ~equesting ~11 par~le~ t~s ques- ti~o mttend smid meeting, ~mnd thmt ~n oppo=~nity ~1t ben,yen them to stmte their side of the question." To ~end the ordinance with re,rd to entreatments ~d enc~.b~ces on We report thmt the City Attorney states ~t Section 355 of the 0ede covers these To ~e~ the "2rmf~ic O~dinmno.e" so ms to headli on mu~omobiles with- in the City limits and req~=ing mutomobile ne~ She ~b. ~ We report thmt~ the T~mf~ic 0~di~noe' to be ~ed mt this mee~ing covers these points. Referred Jmn~y 12th. (With Public Service Department) A communication from Dr; J. A. Guthrie with =egmrd to cows graming on the streets, It is~'recommended that the following ordinaries b~ adopted to cover same: An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section $52 of~ the Eunioipal Code in Reference to Cows. Referred December 26th. A communication from the Civil & Police Justice requestir~ the passage of au'ordinmnee gulating-~he ~se of the east end of High street by automobiles. ~e ~bmit the ~o!towing amended "Traffic Ordinance," which covers this matter: An Ordinance to License ~nd-~egulate the Running of Automobiles, Locomabiles, Eotor- cyc~,Street Cars, and All Other Vehicles mhd Conveyances, whose Retire Po~er is Other th~n: A~tm~l Power, Along a~zl Over the.Streets of the City.of Portsmouth~ ~b Provide Uniform Rules R~- g~mting the Li~nts~ ~e' Use, mhd the Speed Thereof, ~r~d to Prescribe pena~lties for the Violation of Said P~ates mhd Rsg~ations; to Provide. Rules and Regulations Governing :Automobile Buses, Jit- ney Automobiles, aud Taxi-cabs Engaged in the'Transportation of Passengers; to Require a License mhd Bond'of s~lt Chauffeurs and Drivers of such Buses, ~itneys, ~d Tm~-cmbs; ~d to Repeml so Mu~h of Section 3E3 of the M~cipml COde ~s is in Conflio~ ~th this Ordi~oe. ~d in this connection, it is reoo~ended ~h~t ~he following ~esotuti~n be mdopted: "Be i% r~solv~by the Cgunoi! ef the City of Portsmouth, Vm,. Thmt ~esdmy night, ~.~ry 3Otb,~ be selected f~ m specm~ meeting o~ the Council to hemr' all pmrties interested in the m~option of the p~posed "Traffic Ordinate." ~ ~"Th~t ~ eo~v of the "Traffic Ordinance" be ptmced in the ~ds of e~ch member