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R. C. P. C September Zl, 1915. to Commodore Richard Dale on Washington street, opposite the High School Building. It is recommended that this petition be granted, the work to be done under the super- vision of the City Engineer~ the A communication from E. V. White in regard to bad washout in Gas Company's lot and his lot in S~wimming Point. We report that ~his matter has been attended the center of street between A petition of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to be allowed to erect two poles on Maple avenue, south of Duke; three poles on Tenth street, between North and Glasgow; amd~ one pole on North street, west of Tenth street; as shown by attached cop~es of drawings. It is recommended that the petition be granted, the work to be done under the super- vision of the City Engineer. (With Powez to Act) To allow W. 8. Parker to install a gasoline pump Bt the corner of South street and Prentis avenue; and D. Sullivan to install in front of his store No. Niddl~ street a gasoline curb-~ump and w~ll.. It is recommended that the petmtions be granted for gasoline pumps only, the pumps to be inetalled under the supervision of the City Enginee~ and Chief of the Fire Department. To. obtain estimates We report that street. Referred by Oommon Council Ju~ly 13th. of cost of repairing .Glasgow streW, t, SiXth Ward. the City Engineer estmmates that it will cost $t,0Z5.00 to repair said Referred by Common Council May llth. Question of working jail priseners on the streets and to report on same with cost to the City. We have looked into this matter with some attention, and i~ i~ recommended that jail prisoners be worked on the streets of this City and that the Ordinance committee be inst~acted to bring in an ordinance covering the same. In connection with the matter, we submit the following information from another Vir- ginia City where jail prisoners were worked: "The City onl~ feeds the pri~onerO confined in the City Jail two meals each day; to those who worked on the streets an additional meal was fur- nished at a cost of la~ cents each', then they'were furnished over-ails which probably brought the expense, average, about 17 cents per day. In addition t.o this, they employed two .Chain-Gang 'Guards at a salary of ~BO. per month. This about covered all of the cost." (Signed) ( si gued) S. ~ieburne Browne, Chairman. Joe. S. Moore, Vice-Chairman. Preceding action on the report, the Chairman of the Committee stated that in committee meeting Mr. Morgan, one of the members of the committee fr~m the Common Council, opposed the recommendation to work jail prisoners on the streets and voted against same. Mr. Wilson then moved to adopt the report, except as to recommendation to work Jail pris- oners on the streets. No second. Next, Mr. Cart moved to amend, to adopt the report e~cept as to recommendation to allow Fort Nelson Chap., D. A. R., to place a "memorial" to Commodore Richard Dale on Washington street~ No second. Finally, Mr. Flournoy moved that the report b~ adopted as presented. The motion was adopted and by the following verst · Ayes--Davis, Markham, Langhorne, Fiournoy, Barlow, ~dam~, Prmvet~, Brow,.e, C~r~, Wilson, 10. (Mr~Wilson voting no on recommendation to work ;ail prisoners on the streets and Mr. Car~ voting no on recommendation to allow Fort Nelson Chap., D. A. R., to place a "memorial" to Com- modore Richard Dale on Washington street). Public Proper~y & Schools-- Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen. Gent lemen :-- Your Pub- ~io Property & Schools Committee respectfully reports herein concerning the follOwing matters referred to the Joint Public Property & Schools Committee August. lO-l?th, July lO-l;th, and May ll~h, 1915: Referred by Common Council August 10th. 'To explain a bill-held up b~ the Auditor in July to amount of $3B.50. We report that this bill was for balance due on work at the Grimes Battery Gun Room ~d has bee~ paid out cf appropriation of ;E, O00. to said Gun Room. $50. was allowed in the Bud- get for "Repairs to Grimes Battery Gun Room,..but $~E.B~ was needed for other necessary repairs to said building. A petition of the Portsmouth Hook & Ladder Co. to be allowed an appropriation to provide better quarts.rs in which to hold its meetings. ~It ~e. recommended that an appropriation for said purpose be referred to the Budget of 1916 for consideration. Matter of furnishing free text books to pupils of the public schools. We report that this matter is in the hands of the Finance Committee. To provide blankets and mattresses for jail prisoners. It is recommended that an~ appropriation of ~500. be es at the Jail. allowed for blankets and mattress-