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262, February 86, 1914. the report of the ,Committee on Legislation" o£ said League. To adopt a resolution of the Common Council of Ric~hmond requesting the City Comucil of Portsmouth to co-operate with the commercial bodies of Ric~ond to mecurs the nomination of said City as the location for one of the ~ederal Reserve Bank~ To appropriate $1~.00 to Pabst Brewing Company for injury to a wagon of said Oo~uy on ~irst street. To authorize the Treas~sr~to renew notes to amount of $10,000.00 in the several City banks and to amount of $~0,000.00 due 8tzeet Paving Bond Acco~t. ~ll of tb~ above we~s concurred in. Second. Matters ad~oted by the Board of Aldermen Febru~y l?th and ref~sd to the Co,men Council for concurrence. To authorize the Treasure~ to renew notes to ~ount o~ $1~gO0.O0 due in ~eVsral City banks in March, 1914. Ooncurred in. John's Church to use the old Council Chamber as a 'Pea To allow the ~ew~ng Society of St. Room until the City is ready to repair Concurred in. To instruct the Street Committee to enforce the contract against the Virginia Railway & Power Co. in regard to track at intemsection of High street and the S. 1A . L. Railway. The Chairman of the Street Committee eXPlained that his Committee had endeavored, through the City Engineer and other officials, to enforce the contract but that the work has been finished and the Street OommLittee has no power to do anything further in the matter. Whereupon, Mr. Johnson moved that the matter be referred to the Mayor and that he be requested to supply the Oouneil with what information he may have. regarding the same. To allow the School Board to use the O*~ncii Chamber £o~ holding its sessions~ with con- dition that it be not occupied by the Board when needed by Cotmoil or council committees. Concurred in. To adopt a resolution of the Common Council of Norfolk in regard to securing the location of the proposed new dry dock at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Concurred in. To allow the Park View Fire Co. to use the playgrotmd for holding a carnival the latter part of May, and to exempt said Company from payment of a license tax.; prmOVi~le~ :that the right to hold said oarnival be surrendered if the City should need the playground before same is to be h~ ld. Centered in. To allow aLbill ef The ~. P~ Cotto~ F~,=al Co. to amo~mt of C. W. Walker, and for decoration of the ~ouncit Chamber and of the death of C. Vh Walker. Concurred in. Then the matters referred for concurrence were adopted, as amended, and b~jthe fol- lowing vote: Ayes--Oorbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey, Herbert, Baker, Johnson, Goodman, Lassiter, Reynolds~ Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Eutohins~ ~ooke, 15. Third. Communicatione£from the Mayor. The Mayor returned his~approval of the following matters adopted by two branches of Oity Council January 1S-~, 1914: To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $1B, O00.O0 for School~ for January and Feb~uamy, 1~14. To require the Police~Juetice to g~ve a bond to amou~ut of $~,000.00. To reduce the amount of bond required of the City Treasurer by the City to $10~000.00. To instruct the City Attorney to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire the proper- ties of Frederick Allen. Morris Katz, and Lizzie E. Townsend, for extending Dinwiddie.street. To permit the Youn~ Men's Chris~ia~ Association to tunnel under the sidewalk on High street, between Washington and Dinwiddie, under same conditions as applied to Mr. Norman Caesell to tun- nel in front of his Law. Building on ~dgh street a~d to the Bank of Tidewater to t,mnnel in front of its building. To make award to J. W? Booth &~Bro. to supply the City with medicines for the year i$1~ at $.08 per pr~scription. To allow to Fred Lasher $800.00, with interest from October ~0, l~l~, and $~0.1~ costs, said amount having been allowed him in suit against the City for injuries received on First street. To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to ~mou~t of $10,000.00 in the several City banks, and to amount of $$~,000.00 due Street Paving Bo~d Account. To make award to W. A. Flake to print the revised and codified ordinances of the City, for ~i.~ 1/E per page for each page over $00 adding $1.00, and for each page less th~u SO0 deduct- · ng $I.00. Revised and codified ordinances of the City. Fourth. The regular reports sf Officers for the month ordered to ~a~e She usual course. The following ordinance~ordered to lie on t~e Reports of Officers and other unfinished business. of January, 1514, were presented and were ~hms body Ja~us~vy t3~h, was present- ta~ble by ~