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July i~, I~iB. Er. See moved to refer to Cemetery Committee .the.advisability of closing the ends of cer- tain streets in the Oak Grove Cemetery so as to provide for lots needed in said Cemetery.. The motion was adopted. Mr. Houghton moved that Public PrOperty ~e authorized to advertise for bids to enlarge, &e.~ Grimes Battery Gun Room. The motion was adOpted~ A request of the City Clerk for a thi~y day leave of absence following the ~ext meeting of the Board of Aldermen was granted. A~d on motions, the following other matters were referred Finance Commit-tee- A petition o~ the Sixth Ward Board to be allowed to use ~BO. of its "~ontingent~ fund for catch- ing dogs. A petition of the Sixth Ward Board for an appropriation of $1,540.00, instead of $t, 000.00, to re, air County street. ~With Power to Act as to an appropriation) Order of Court extending time of Assessors of Real Estate to October let, 1915. (With Police Committee) A requeetJof the Board of Police Commissioners to be furnished with two additional patrolmen and a moto~le for the Police Department. A petition of the Commissioner of the Revenue for an extension of time in which to deliver the land and personal property books to the City Auditor. A bill of the Board of Harbor~ Commissioners to amount of $~75.00, to meet its expenses for fourth quarter, y~ar ending June ~0, 1~15. Orders of Court: (&) That Trastees of Gomley Chesed Synagogue be exonerated from pa~aent of $~?.~0 City taxes. f~/ That Arthu~ Emmersonbe exonerated frompayment of $5.10 City taxes on an automobiie. Striking from records lot of land and building the=eon standing in t~e name of the Trustees of Gomley Chesed Synagogue, $SS~ W. Washington e~reet,'and also strikmng off taxes thereon for the year l~lS. A report of the City Attorney and Associate Counsel that $10~ l~A.~t'has been ~uzned over to the City Collector~by the Va. Ry. & Power Co., amovnt recovered in suit of the City against said Company. A bilX~ ~Frank L. C~ocker to amount of $$00.00 for services to the City in suit of the City vs. the Va. Ry. & Power Co. Bills of B. F. LOng to amount~of $15.00, one-half of fine as informer in cases of G. Jackson and B. L. Farmer vs. the City~ A petition of the Seventh Ward Board for a special appropriation of $150. for purpose catching dogs. - A petition of the Seventh Ward Board that OAO0. be transferred from excess of taxes to "Street" appropriation and that $800. be.t~ansferred to "Board of Health." Street Committee-- A petitionof the 0hesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to be allowed to do work shown on attached copy of drawing, se as to remedy ~present bad plant conditions and to keep plant out of the way of etec~ric light wireS. Public Property & Schools Oommittee~- A petition of the Portsmouth Baraca-Philathea Union to be allowed to use the Court Rouse lawn for a laWn party August 10th. A petition cf Regent Fort ~eison Chap., D. A. R., to be aIlowed to place a "memoriai~ to Commodore Richard Dale on Washington street, opposite the High School Building. Cemetery Committee-- A petition of E. L. Shepheard for permission to have gra~ed that por- tion of Ave. H. at the northern extremity of plat No. 700 about SO feet south from that point. against .the Sixth Water & Sewerage Committee-- Rills ef the Portsmouth Svbu~ban Water and~Seventh Nards for additional hydmant rental. On motion, adjourned.