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NGvember 2, 1916. At an adjourned-re'gula~ meeting of The Council on the above date the~e were p~esent: Messrs--Oscie Dashiell, J'. T~ H~uvey, C. H. Herbert, W. D. gorgon, Chas. T. Parrish, 5- The first m~tter taken up w~s the'election of a temporary Keeper of the City Cemeteries. _ Whereupon, Er. Morgan nominated Er. W. H. Dashiell for the posi~tion, and ~he wms elected by the following vote: ~s-~Dashisii, Hanvey~ Herbert~ Norg~n,~Parrish, 5. Next, the body to~Up~with the School Boar? the~m~tter of the erection of ~.High School mnd m Oolored School b~i~g and, after discussing the proposition, it wms decided to suggest to the ~chool Board that~'~'advertise for bids for the erec$ion of these buildings. Mr. Dashiell presented m petition from the Portsmouth Library Association, asking that the roof and oh~mueys of the building occupied by it be repaired. On motion, the~Publie Property Department-was authorezed to advertise for b~ds for the work and report on same at the next meeting of the Councit~ He presented also a communication from the Clerk of the Market calling attention to the unsanitary condition of the Vegetable Market. On motion, said communication w~s referred to the Public Property Department to con- sider m~t~e previous action on the subject of the Market. The attention o~ the body w~s called to a crack in the Confederate ~o~ument on Court street ~nd, on motion, the Public Property Department was authorized to'have Er. Archibald Ogg ex~mine the condition of the monument and the Chairman of said Department to report to the Council mhe result of smid exs~mination. On motion, ad~jou~ned. November 3, 1916. A special meeting of The Council w~s held November 3rd for a conference with Er. C. Fred Bonney, District ~anager of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company concerning telephone service in this City. And to receive m report from the Finance Department as to an appropriation to meet expenses of the Co~mittes leaving the City with regard to selection of'a City Eauage~. Those present were: Messrs.- Osc~i~ Dashiell~ J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, W. D. Mo~g~n, Ohms. T. Parrish, 5- Mr. Bonney and othe~s representing the Telephone Compmny were present. There .was ~uite lengthyt~and general discussion of telePhon? se~i?e ~n ~his Ci~, which wa~_~oncluded with promise by Mrl ~o~ney to make the service hero,SatisfactOry a~s ~ar as poss~oleo Next, the~Ch~irman of the Finance Department zsported~ recommending an approp=iatio~ of $~00. to pay the expenses of the 0ommittee in the matter om a General Manager, and isaid appro priation was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Dashietl, Hanvey, Herbert, Norgan, Parrish, 5- On motion, adjourned.