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February 9, 1915. A request was received from the Chief of the Fire Dep~rtmen~ to be re-imbursed to amount f $8.A0, paid by him to the Portsmouth Dairy Lunch Room, for breakfast furnished the ~orfolk ~iremen January t~th, on account of a fire at the corner of High and Crawford streets. On motion, the request was granted, subject to approval by the Fire Committee. A petition was read fr~m Frederick Allen to be relieved from the payment of $5.00 per month to the City for oroperty condemned for the extension of the south end of Dinwiddie street. Mr. Earl H. ~right moved that he be relieved from the payment of $5.00 per month and given ten days' notice to move. Mr. ~Eorgsm moved to amend, that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Eontague called the attention of Council to the condition of the southwest corner of Oak Grove Cemetery on account of standing water. On motion, the matter was referred to Street Committee with Cemetery Committee. Mr. Houghton moved to refer to Rules Committee the advisability of a rule requiring com- mittees to report to Council within a z~pecified time matters refer~ed to them. The motion was adopted. N~. Hutohins presented the following resolution, which was adopted: "Resolved, That the City Treasurer, City Collector and City Auditor be and are hereby instructed to meet with the Finance Committee when requested to do so by the Chairman or Vzce-Chairman, and to furnish such data as may be requested of them." Mr. Joe. S. Moore moved that the Street Committee be authorized to advertise for bids to build a conduit across the south end of Dinwiddie street. The motion~was adopted. By the same, That Finance Committee make a~-ailable the funds allowed in the Budget for "Paving Sidewalks, First Street," and for repairing ~"Gosport Bridge." The motion was adopted. By the same, That Finance Committee make available $75.00 allowed in the Budget £or "Fire Box~ Tamp and Irons." The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Reynolds, the matter of fire apparatus ~or the Fourth Ward was referred to Finance Committee. Mr. Laylor moved that the City Attorney be instructed to give his written opinion as to ihe right of a Councilman to serve as ~tate Assessor of real estate and d~aw~'any part of his pa~ for same from the City. The motion was adopted. Mr. l~hitehurst move~ that Finance Committee make av~ilabl~ the following fun~s allowed in the Budget to Fire Department: G~ct~on Sleeve and Oouplings,~$~0.0G~ Ba~eries,$~5.00~ Ex. pan- sion Rings, $1~.00; ~bber Gaskets, $~..00; ?hemical Nozzles, $i~.00; ~.at~..:Ch~m~cat Hose, .$~0.00; Collars for Horses, $50.00; Harness, $40.00, Rebuilding Lines, $125.00, Armature and Bearings, $~0.00; Battery Plate, $105.00~ The motion was adopted. ~ Mr. Laylor moved that Finance 0ommittee make available the following ~ds allowed in the ~udget for 1915: $E~5. for "Repairs to.Union Fire Eomse~ =ogfi~g and piast~ring the same; and 150. for "Repairs to Roofs of the_Cour~ House,.Armistead Bumidmng, and Municipal Building." The motion was adopted. By the sam~, That Finance Committee make available ~100. for "Repairs to Grimes Battery Gun Room," and $~O. for a light at the.corner of Dinwiddze and King streets. The motion was adopted. On motion of ~Lr. White, the a~tention of ~he Street'Oommittee was called to the shifting of engines on Crawford street; and to the.condition of Chestnut street, from Duke ~o Nelson, and Godwin street, from High to South. N~. Morga~ moved that the advisability of lights at the corner of Barren and Wilson streets, on the West Park View Bridge, be' referred to the Light Committee. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Robt. L. Moore, the matter of providing the Fire Department with a fire gong and register was referred to the Fire Committee. On motion.of Mm. Robt. L. Moore, the condition of the roof of the Annex Engine House was referred to ~he Pu~lic PrOperty & Schools Oemmittee~ with power to act. On motion of Mr. Reynolds, the attention of the Street Committee was called to the condition of Nelson street, between Fifthand Sixth. On motion of Mr. Grover C. Wright, the condition of the foot bridge at the north end of Cooke street was referred to the Street Committee~ Mr. Houghton moved that the Light Committee take up with the Virginia Railway & Power Com- pany the failure of lights in the Sixth ~m~d~and also that said Committee take up with the same ompany the matter of installing a light at the intersection of Queen and London~streets with Sixth avenue. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Earl H. Wright, .phs question of putting wires of the telephone and $~te~ g~aph system on separate pole~, and mazntenanoe of sam~ under the supervision of one person~ was referred to the joint Finance, Polie~ and Fire committees. On motion of ~Lr. Baldwin, the attention of th~ police was called to use of sidewalks in the~ Sixth Ward by driving of teams thereon.