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August 15, 1918o It is further recommended that all receipts from the Civil & Police Court be record- ed in a book or books prepared for such purpose, ~ that the amounts owing the City in police fines be collected at once. It is further recommended .that the Clity Attorney be instructed to give his opinion as to what steps should be taken to collect the City's proportion of fees from candidates to Con- gTess to be voted for in the August Prim~ry. It is recommended further that the Treasurer be instructed as to what disposition to make of funds in his h~nds to amount of $2?.00, collected from caadidates for the Council in the Primary, April 4th. We report further that we have renewed notes in the several C~ty bamks during July ~o amount of $5?,500.00, borrowed $20,000. for School Sites, and borrowed $20,000. from Street Pav- ing Bond Account to pay for St. Paving. (SiEned) J.T. Hanv y, Chairman. (Signed) E.L. Barlow, Vice-Chairman. On motion, the report of the Committee was s~iopted and by the following vote: Ayes~-Davis, Markham, Langhorne, Hudgins, Barlow, Cart, Privett, Wilson, Frey, 9. (Mr. Davis voting Nay on recommended appropriation of $6~0. to remedy the drainage between the Sixth and Seventh Wmrds and by-the~rope'rty of the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Co.). (Present ~&r. Adams,. Streets-- Hon. Common Council--Beard of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-- Your Street Committee re- spectZully reports herein concerning the following m~tters re~erred to the Joint Street Commit- tee July li-18th, 1916: Re~erred .by Common Council July llth. An appropriation of $~00. to pave Wythe street, from the Union. Bridge Causewmy. Progress as to same. east o~ Court, with paving blocks taken Attention called to condit&on of the northeast corner of Effingham and County streets. We report that this matter has been attended to. To put in condition ~he block on Jefferson street, between Sixth and Seven~a. We r~por~ tham this matter is being attended to. Refer~ed by two branches July ll-18tho Authorized a~d instructed to remove the monument to Grimes Battery at the corner of Wash- ington and South streets to parking place on Washington street. We report that Er. Archibald Ogg has been instructed to remove and reset said monu- ment in the park w~y on Washington street, between South and Columbia streets. (With City Attorney) Directed to require the contractors, or their bonding company, to pair the defects on Dinwiddie street $~ud other streets which were paved at the ~ime Dinwiddie street w~s paved. The City Clerk h~s been instructed to notify the Atlantic Bitulithic Company to make necessary repairs under their contract. Referred by Board of Aldermen July 18th. To consider raising the sidewalk on the corner of High and Washington streets. We r~port that this matter has been attended .to. The cleaning of gutters on Third street, between Fayette aad Lincoln. We report that this matter has been attended to. (With Finance Committee~ An appropriation of about $600. for dmainagebetween ~he Sixth and Seventh Wards ~nd by the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Company. It is recommende~that the work be done, one-fourth of the cost to be paid by the Sixth Wa=d, one-fourth by the Seventh Ward, aad o~hatf by the City; the .City to be subsequently imbursedh~ the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Co. and Wm. G. Maupin to amount of one-fourth or $150. each We report that we have opened bids for concrete culverts on the Washington street and Harrison street crossings of G~nder Creek a~ received therefor ~wo bids: ~rom: A. F. Fiynn, at a completed cost of $2~850.00o F. J. McGuire, at a completed cost of ~3,0QO.O0.~ Mr. Ftynn being the same:~be awarded him, and that to cover the work. lower bid~le~ for the work, it is recommended thmt contract for the City A~torney be instructed ~o drs~ft m contract with Nr. Flynn We report that we have been of£ered by ~&r. Archibald Ogg $2: Der cubic yard ~o~ some of the round cobble stones which have been taken from Crawfo~d street,