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December l~, l~i6. Seventh Wa~ds as m guide in payments of the nighs soil tax, He suggested that somebody be em- ployed to do this checking and stated that some one in the employment of the City may be avail- able for this.~work. On motion, tha matter was referred to the Departments of Public Welfare and Public Service and the Board of Health. And on motions, the following other matters wsr~ r~ferrsd to: Department of Public Service-- A petition of the Tidewater Automobile Association for the Council to replace the ~esent stone pavement on Water street, between curbs, from the intersection of Queen street to and across the intersection of London street~ with a smooth pavement, Depmrtment of Finance-- (With Public ~elfare) A petition of The Association for the Portsmouth Home for the Aged that the annual appropriation for the Home' be placed in the Budget of 1.~i7~, and that the present appropriation be increased to $75- per month. (With Public Smfety) A petmtion of W. B. Sykes~ firem~n, to be p~id for five d~ys lost from duty on account of ~ sprained m~le October 28th to November 2nd. A petition of the Board of Directors of Eing~,s D~ughters Hospital that the appropriation mmde by the City to the Hospmt~l os mncreased to $200, per mon~h. A petition of the City Collector that $25'. be r~zunded E, H. ~nd Ea~ie M~y Eslson, p~id in ~o~ for t~x~s on p~ope~y on Washington ~tr~e~, $1~200. v~lue. A petition of L. A, EcLemore to ce refunded $~.80, p~id in error for so.z tmx for the 1~i6 on No. 1702 County street, S~xtn A bill of F. J. EcGuire to ~ount of $3,258.02, for co~tructing Rocm~c p~vement on ~fi~g- (With Public Service) A petition of the firemen ~t the Sewerage Pump Station for mn in- c=emse in p~y, A petition of the School Board c~ling attention ~o the fmot that it will need of December. with which to p~y ru~.ing e~nses o~ th Schools for the month (With P~olic Well. e) ' ' ~ A petmtmo.~ of the Smnitmry Inspector for mn incremse of p~y, E'oomm~nio~tion from The Nmtionml B~ of Co~eroe of Norfolk ~ws~n= thmt certain coupons detmohed from bo~ds of the City of Portsmouth have been rspo~ed most in the m~il.~nd ~equesting that said coupons be paid upon the execution by said Ba~ of satisfmct~y bond to protect the City of Portsmouth~ A petition wms =~ ~rom Calvin Johnson for permission to r~ a line of 6 inch terra cott~ pipe do~ an alley-~y and morose Wilson mvenue,~ to m branch of Scott's Creek, between McDaniel a~ ~les streets, said pipe to b~ used ms a sewer ~.th cormections for five ~uses. On motion: s~id-petition ~s ~ted, the work to be done unde~ the supervision of the City Engineer and ~n Inspector of Pl~bing. On motion, adjourned.