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R. C. P. January 13, 1914. 253 Boundaries Thereof, and'to Re-apportion Marn~er Prescribed by Law. the Representation in the Council among the Wards in the Requested to prepa~ve an ordinance r~uiring the Virginia Railway & Power Co. to sprinkle streets over which it operates cars in the City, so as to effectually keep the dust down while the cars are in operation. We have referred this proposition to the Oity AttOrney to'give his opinion as to the !egali.ty of such an ordinance. Referred by Board of Aldermen December 16th. (Width City Attorney). A resolution to petition the L~gislature to amend the Act creating the office of Police Justice, &c. The City Attorney was inst~aoted to d~aft such a bill, ~ title~of which~fol$ows$~ AN ACT TO AMEND AND'RE-ENACT SECTION 4 OF AN ACT OF THE GENERAL AS-SENBLY OF VIRGINIA, ENTI~.D, "AN ACT TO PROVIDE ~ NEW CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, APPROI~DNARCH 10, 1908. BY ADDING A ~EW CHAPTER TP~RETO. TO BE KNOWN AS CHAPTER 9, IN RELATION TO A CIVIL AND POLICE ~ JUSTICE, PROVIDING FOR HIS ELECTION OR APPOINT~NT AND QUALIFICATIONS, DESCRIBING HIS POWERS~ DUTIES, JIPRISDICTION, TERM OF OFFICE AND COMPENSATION, AND P~PmALING. SECTION SE~fEN OF CHAPTER . .TWO OF SAID CITY CH~RTER,~ APPRO~DMARCH 1~, 191~. A petition from ~s. R. L. Stephenson and sundry others to have certain changes made in the manner of governing the City cemeteries. Progress. Referred by two branches November ll-lSth. ~With City Attorney). To examine and report on revised and codified ordinances of the City. We have examined these ordinances with the City Attorney and recommend that they be adopted, as presented~ Referred by Board of Aldermen October gist. A communication from the Eayor with regard to pay of the ~esk Sergeant. ~ ~ have looked into the matter further and it is recommended that the following ordi- nance be adopted therefor: An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section ~35 of the Ordinances of the City with Reference to the Police ~orce and Fixing the Compensation of the Officers and Mem- bers of the said Force, and to Repeal all Ordinances in Conflict Herewith. (Signed) C.L. Tyler~ Ohairman C. C. · The report having been presented and read, Mr. Hall moved that it be considered by sections. The motion was adopted. The section with reference to the License Inspector was discussed by ~. Baker, who desired a recommitment of the proposed ordinance eo that the Committee add ~hen it reports definitely, that the License Inspector be allowed a _commission on all delinquent personal taxes collected by him. The Chair suggested:'~hat the proposition was out of order at this time, but that it might be taken un under the head of "New~siness~" and it was so passed by. The s~ction with regard to amending certain, sections of ordinances in reference tO chamges for~ opening sidewalks was discussed by the Chairmen of the Street and Ordinance committees. The Chairman of the Street Committee held that its recommendations were proposed not as a money making scheme for the City but in order to insure that the work 2o2~opening streets should be well done.~ The Chairman of the Ordinance Committee held, on the other hand, that all the changes re- commended by the Street Commm~tee were covered by ordinance. ~inally, on motion of the Chairman of the Street Committee, this section was referred back to the Ordinance ~nd. St2eet committees jointly for consideration and report. The recommended ordinance~with reference to redistricting tLh~ City was read as presented, together with the original ordinance, and the recommended ordinance was explained by its Chair- Mr. Hall raised the p~int of order ~hat the ordinance could not be considered for adoption, since the t~o branches had disagreed heretofore in some of its propositions. The Chair held, however, that the body might discuss or consider the ordinance without taking a vote for either concurrence or non-concurrence. ~r. Hall then moved that the rules be suspended for a consideration of the ordinance, and the said motion was adopted. He next moved that, in consideration of the fact that the ward designated by the Committee as ~Jefferson Ward" was formerly named "Jackson Ward," and for other reasons, that name be re- tained for the first district, and the name of "Jefferson Ward" for the second district. The motion was adopted. Then he moved that the body re-affirm its heretofore understood intent that the Council shall consist ~2 18 members, two for the Common Council and one for the Board of Aldermen from each Ward. .. _The C~airman of the Ordinance Committee said that he had no objection~ and believed that hms ~ommit~ee had none, to nammng the fmrst district Jackson Ward; but he thought there were se~eral good reasons why there should be more than 18 members on the Council, one of which was that it would be more difficult to get a quorum out of a body of 18 me~bers than a body of $0. He said also that as a man could not draw pay on the Council and at~he same time work .in the Navy Yard, such action would exclude all Navy Yard men from the Council. He'ever, the motion by Mr. Hall was adopted. The section with regard to requiring the Virginia Railway & Power Co.~ to sprinkle streets over which it operates cams was adopted. ~ith reference to ~nding the Act creatin~ the office of Police Justice, on motion of Er. Tyler, the ~a~ec~mmended ac~ was adopted and was referred to ou~ Representatives in the Legisla- ture for presentation by them to that body. The sectio$~ with regard to certain changes in the manne~ of governing the City cemeteries was a~opte~?