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July 18, 1916. The Mayor ~eturned h~s ~oproval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of City Council June l~-~Oth, 1916: An appropriation of $32~.00, $200. out of "Repairs to Sweeper" ~d $125..ou~ of "Repairs to Brooms" in the Budget of i916, for a new Sweeper for the Street Department. ~ To instruct ~he Auditor to pay, when due~ sale=les of the Judges of the Circuit ~nd Hustings Courts for the year begin~i~gFebruary An appropriation of ~3~0.00, out of apprspriation to Sewerage Department~in the Budget, to extend ~nd renew a sewerage outlet at Hospital Park~ A special appropriation of $225. to make needed improvements to the Hook & Lmdder qumrters, provided improvements to the roof ~re made before the money is paid. An mppropriation of $160. to print 200 copies of the Mayor's Message for 1915, smd award ~ade to W. A. Fiske to do the work. A special appropriation of $~50. to construct a culvert on Harrison street near ~ashington. A special appropriation of $6,000.~ allowed as a substitute for interest on Street Paving Bond funds used by the City, and the Finance Committee authorized to make notes in the several City bar~s for To request the Bo~d of Harbor Commissioners to fix the lines for Gaader Creek as follows: From the Union Bridge to the Gosport Bridge, the channel to be 40 feet wide, but said channel to be so deflected where it reaches Bart street as not to change the lines of said street. And from the Union Bridge to Washington street, the channel to be fixed 20 feet wide. To grant permission to The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to construct a conduit under Glasgow street; and to construct poles on London, Queen, High, Ninth and Fifth streets; as sho.wn by copy of drawing attached to petition therefor; p~evided the wor~ be done under the supervision o~ the Cit~y Engineer mud said. Compan~y reserve a pipe~in the construction of the conduit for use of th~ City. To g~ant permission to The Chesapeake & Potomac TSlephcne~Co~p~Dy to construct four poles onSoott street, between Green and Washington; as shown by copy of drawing attached to petition therefor; the work to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer. To make available $400. allowed in the Budget for "Catching Dogs." To instruct the Public Property & Schools Committee to make needed repairs to the feed room of the Park Piew Engine House, and an appropriation of $315. for said work referred to the Fi- nance Committee. Fourth. Reports of Officers and'other unfinished bu$iness~ The regular reports of Officers for the month of June, 1916, were presented and were order- ed to take the usual course. On motion, the recommendation of the Board of Health that award be made to E. the removal of night soil from the Sixth smd Seventh Wards at $1.50 per house per year, to lie on the ~able by this b~dy July 18th, w~s taken up~aud oonsidered. Mr. Markham moved that the r~oommendation of the Board of Health be adopted, motion w~s s~iopted by the following vote: Ayes~-Davis, Markham, Hudgins, Barlow, Cart. Ad,ms, Privett, Wilson, Browne, Frey, C. Dunn for ordered and said The Auditor m~ie the following report.of bills hold.up by.him, bec~use~t~ey exceeded 1/12 of the ~ppropriation for.same: General Administ~mtion, $31.75, Elections, $1~0.00. On motion, saia bills were referred ~o the Finance Committee. NEW BUSI~EESS. A notice wms ~eceived from Mrs. Samuel A. Staples that she will no~ qualify ms a member of the Park Co~ission, to which body she w~s recently elected by the Council. On motion, said matter ~s referred to a Joint Session of the two braaohes of Council. Mr. Privett moved to refer ~o the Finance and Public Property & Schools committees Jointly the matter of repairs to the City Jail roof. The motion was adopted. N=. Cart moved to refer to the Street Committee the raising of sidewalk on the corner of High and Washington streets. ~ne motion was adopted. On motion of ~Lr. Wilson, the clea~ing of g~tters on Third street, between Fayet%e and Lin- coln, was referred to the street Committee. -Mr. Browne stated that he desired to bring up an old subject, namely,-the d~air~ge between the Sixth and Seventh Wards and by the property of the portsmouth Coal ann's'Ice comPany~¥~ ' He said it would cost about $600. to remedy the condition at this point. ~nereupon~ on motion, the m~tter was referred to the Finance and Street committees jointly. Er. MArkham moved thmt the Clerk be instructed to write again to the President of the Scm- board Air Line Railway Company and request him tO have removed the old t~ack on upper High street, ~nich formerly extended into private property. The motion wms adopted. On motion, ~djourned.