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~eptember gl, 1915. NEW BUSINESS. A-petition was read from Wm. H..Armistead to be re-imbursed to-amount of $500. for ~ges to ~s~ pr~ert~ caused by d~in pipe ~ning throu~ block bonded by Scott, Effin~, ~ke ~d ~s~nut ~tree~s, bein~ st~ped up; ~d also asking t~t said ~in be ~ened.. On motion, said petition was refer=ed to ~he Street Co~ittee. A petition of the Sixth Nard Board for ~ appropriation of $30. fo~ e~ense~ ~. catching dogs in said Ward was xeferxed to t~ Fi~ce ~o~ittee. A request of certain police-officers of 'the City of Portsmouth fo= ~ in,ease of pay was =ere=red to the Finance Co~ttee. ~. N~k~m moved to refer to Stxee~ Co,tree to considex fox the Budget ~ i9i6 paving ~th plastic pave~nt ~wo blocks ~ the camseway between Clifford.~d ~he streets; paving Lincoln stxeet, from Sixth ~o ~aehingt~. The mo~ion was adopted. ~ motion of ~. ~iv~t, ~he advisabili~y of paving Washingt~ street was referred to the 8txeet ~Ommit tee. Rt. Nilson moved to xerox ~o the Stree~ Oo~ittee ~o considex for the ~dget Of 1916 pavin~ of Fifth st=ee~, be~weenFaye%te ~d Jeffexson. The motion ~s~ad~ted. 0n motion of ~. ~iison, t~ Finance Oe~ittee was .xequested ~o eonS!de= fo= th~ Budget of ~6 a motorcycle for ~he Police ~xtment. 0n motion of ~. ~ghoN~e~ ~he paving of ~een stxeet~ between Cxawfo=d ~d Water, was refer=ed ~o the ~8tzeet .Oom~tee; ~d on me,Ion of Nr. A~mm, the paving of ~fing~m street, be~w~ 0~nty a~d Clifford, was referred to said Go,tree also~ N~. Broke moved.~o =ere= ~e~e S~xeet Oo~i~tee the ~aving ~ Oooke fxom Ohes~nuZ to ~t~; ~d ~eS~nu~ stxeet, from Noxth'-~o~ Glasgow. The motion was adopted. North street, N_v. Langhorne m~ed to refer to Finance Committee to .consider if necessary, to continue the paving~f~-etreete of the ~ty. adopted.- On motion ~ Ns. L~gho~e, the attenti~ of the ~treet Co~ittee was called to condi~ion of the ~ain at~ J~ctl~ ~ Que~ ~dWater Nr. Cart m~ed to ~er to~blic Prope~y Co~ttee to consider fo~ the ~dget ~ 1916 repairs to the vegetable maxke~. The moti~ ~$ adopted. By request, ~. Wilsom ~d read a ~.esolutlon adopte~ By the ~ipwrights and Boatbuil~ers Uni~ against' the ~le~ent of Jail prisoners o~ the streete~ ~t no action was taken ~ ~e, ~, Broke stated t~t these is a little jib of l~d where Dinwiddie street meets Fifth street which might.be.used as. a little b~thimgsPOt, but s~e i~ ~cw being encroached On by p=ivate p~ies; ~d he moved t~t the.~Ye=~ requested to see t~t the lines foz this~piece of gr~nd ~estered, The motion was ad,ted, ~,.~kham moved to ~efer to Finance.and~St=eet co,irises Jointly advisabiii~y;of c~bing the south ~ide of~the street,' between Third.~d Fourth; amd the west side of T~rd St=eet, tween ~rrison ~d WYthe. The motion was ad,ted. - Mr. B~ownemoved.to refer to Street Committee to look info. the advisability of building a wharf for small, boats at the n~th end cf Niddlestreeti amd tO report en same for the Budget of 1916. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Carr,.the.City Engineer was instracted to give lines and levels for Grimes Battery Guu Room and to supervise the putting down of concrete floors in same, On motion ofM~,.M~rkham, the City Engineer was instructed to proceed at once to'establish grade lines in Wythe street and though the playground adjoining, so that thePark Commission may begin work of levelling said-playgroumd and putting it in proper shape. the On motion of Mr. Browne, the attention of the Street south end of Middle street, . On motion, adjourned. Committee was called to condition of