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Mgrch 9, 1915. (With Fire and Police Committees) Matter of care and maintenance of the police telephone and telegraph system. We have deferre¢ action on this matter. Referred by Bos~rd of Aldermen February 16th. (With Public Property & Schools Oommittee) To ascertain if a reduction can not be secured in the cost cf lighting the Jail md ~arkets. We have considered this matter with the Public Propelty and Schools Committee and it ie recommended that two arc lights be put in the hall of the market in place of the four Tung- sten lights there, and one a~rc light on the west side of the Seaboard lane ~ud opposite the al- ley between the Seaboard Earket and Barlow's store. (Signed) Lorenzo Cart, Chairman. (Signed) S. B. Laylor, Vioe-Chairm~u. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted. Board of Sinking Fund- Commissioners-- Hon. common Council-Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-- The Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners, who were requested to lend the City such funds as it may have ~n hand, at a meeting held March 8th, consented to lend the City the amount in the Sinking Fund as represented by the City's note held by the said Board January let, 1914, with all ac- crued interest thereon. (Si~ned) L.P. Slater, City Clerk. On motion, the report was adopted~ UNFINISHED BUSINESS. First. Matters adopted by the Common Council February 9th and referred to the Board of Aldermen for concurrence. To allow the Plumbing Inspector $6.75 to repair the bicycle used by him and owned by the Sewerage Depa~rtment. To allow a bill of the City Attorney to amount of $SZ. lO, te~pay expenses incurred in the interest of the City~ To adopt a resolution with regard to confirming the appointment of R. Lawrence Trant as Deputy Auditor while the Auditor is sick. To re-imburse the Chief of the Fire Department to amount of $8.40, paid by him to the Portsmouth Dairy Lunch Room for breakfast furnished the Norfolk firemen January lSth;_ subject to approval by the Fire Committee. To instruct the City Treasurer, City Collector~ and City Auditor to meet with the Finance Commit tee when requested to do so by its Chairman or Vice-Chairman, and to furnish said Commit- Zee with such data as may be required of their offices.~ To authorize the Street Committee to advertise for bids to build a conduit across the south end of Dinwiddie street. To refer to Public Property Committee with power to act, condition of the zoof of the An- nex Fire Company. All of the above were concurred in. The Board concurred also in all recommendations of Committees adopted by the Common Counoil February 9th, except recommendation of the Street Committee in regard to street car ser- vice for Park View and West Park View, which matter was recommitted with the City Attorney. Second. Communications from the Mayor. "Portsmouth, Va., March 9th, 1915, "To the Council. "Gentlemen:-- Believing it will be for the best interest of the City's business, I would advise the removal of the Plumbing Inspector's office from the Auditor's of- fi~e to that of the Health Departmen~ ~r City Engineer. "Respectfully, "F. S. HOPE, Mayor." On motion, the communication was referred to the Public Property & Schools Committee. A communication was received from the Mayor, transmitting correspondence from the Superin- tendent of the Fire Alarm and Chief of Police to him, in relation to the condition of the Po- lice Telephone and Telegraph S~stem and asking consideration of the advisability of appointing an electrician to take over all electrical equipment in the City. On motion, the matter was referred to the Police, Fire and Light Committees ~oznt y. The Mayor returned also his approval of matters adopted by the two branches of City Council February 9-16th, 1915: