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Janua. y 1~ 1914. to Public Property Committee. A communication was read from the Board of Health, in which it called attention to drainage t~h~.ough p~operty bounded by Green, ~ffingham, Lincoln and Henry streets; requested an appropri- atzon of $~50.00 to erect a Detention House for contagious diseases; and requested an appropri- ation to allow the atopointment of an-Assistant Sanitary Inspector. On motion, the matter of drainage was referred to Street Committee, and the requested appropriations for a Detention House and an Assistant Sanitary Inspector were referred ko the Finance Committee. A communication was received from the Secretary of League of ~irgini~ ~unicipaiitiee, =e- questing the Council to send a representative to a called meeting of the League in Richmond Jan- uary ~1, 1914, to consider and act on t~he renort of the Committee on Legislation. .0n motzon o. Nr. Hall, ~..~m. Hedges Baker was appointed as a ~eiegate to this meet-.~ ing~ ~and $15.00 was allowed to pay hms expenses. In this connection, Er. Baker stated that he had been appointed a delegate some time since to a Convention in Richmond to discuss and formulate .plans for improved City government,. and an appropriation of $1~.00 had been allowed for his expenses; but he could not attend this convention nor could he obtain a substitute, and the money was~ therefore, not used. A request was read from the Park View ~ire Company for permission to use. the playground at corner of Wythe and Third street~ the latter part ~of Nay to hold a carnival, and aisc to be exempted from payment of a license tax on same. On motion of Nr. Tyler, the request was ord~ered to lie on the table until the ?inance Committee reports its Budget of 1914. A communication was read from the City Clerk of Richmon.d requesting the Councils of Ports- mouth to adopt the following resolution: ~Be it Resolved, That the Common Council~ will co-ope- rate with the commercial bodies of this City to secure the nomination of Richmond as the loca- tion. for o~e of the Federal Reserve Banks, :believing that its banking capita. 1 and surplt~s, its geographical position and its railroad connections entitle it to such consideration; and ~hat our United States Senators and Representatives in Congress and every Councilman and City Offi- cial of Richmond are hereby requested and u~ged to do everything in their power to have Richmond appointed. ~ On motion, said resolution was adopted. The. Sixth ~'a~d Local Board advised that after January be neeessax~y to provide another place for holding its meetings and toques it' to make neces- sary arrangements to rent suitable quarters and install n~Cessary furniture and fixtures therein. N~r. Beisel moved that the request be granted, but on suggestion' of Er. Hall, the Sixth Ward Board was instructed to ascertain if the trustees of Union ~ire Hall will give consent to use of said hall for meetings of the Board. The oath of office of ~. E. Calvert, Deputy City Collector, was presented~ and was ordered to file. Mr. Tyler~ moved that the body go into an election to fill a vacancy on the same from the Fourth ~ard. The motion was adopted. Whereupon, Nr. Albert Lassite~ was put in nomination and there being no othe~r h0mina- tions, he was elected and by the following vote: Ayes~0orbitt, ~all, White, Parrish, Hanvey, Baker, Johnson, Goodman, C~oss, Withy, Tyler, Beisel, I~. Nm. F~nvey calie~d attention to the fact that we are paying $50.00 per month fo~ rent of offices in the ~rry building, besides having the inconvenience of offices ther~and he moved that the Public Property Committee be instructe~d to co~$ider .the advis.a.biiity o~ fitting up tem- porary offices in the Courthouse basement rogms.or in the Armietead Buziding, for offices for the City Treasurer, City Collector, and ~ommz~siener of Revenue. The motion was adopted. Mr. Hall stated t-hat the Bank of Tidewater has a desirable ls~vge s~fe for sale and he moved that the Public Property Committee consider the advisability of purchasing s~ch safe fo= the use of Ci'ty. Officers. The motion was adopted. Er. Hall stated also that the C~ty Oolleetor is in need of a cabine~ for his office.and he moved that the Finance Committee be instructed to provide an apprppriation, not in excess of $17B.00, to purchase such cabinet. The motion ~as adopted. ~r. Baker stated that he wished to renew his proposition suggested undar report of the 0=- dinanoe Committee, namely~ that Section 498 of the 0~dinanoee be further amended se as to in- elude in duties of She License Inspector the coilectlDn of delinquent persona2 property tax, for which he shall be entitled to a commission on all such taxes collected by him. On motion~ the matter ~s referred to Ordinance Committee. k~. Johnson wished to know from the Chairman of the Ordinance Committee what shape the Se- gregation ordinance is in. The Chairman replied that the matter was nat completed, inasmuch as his Committee was trying to have the numbered houses placed in their respective Wards. Mr. Whit. e said he thought something 'should be 'done to improve ~the roadway of Cr.a-~Tord street, and suggestea that such improvement might be~ d~ohe cheap b~ using a ~op dressing for mt, such as was used in the paving of up,ocr High~ street. On motion, the ~matter ~was re~ferred to the Street Committ.ee. On motions, the followi~g Other matters ~er$' referred to: Fins~uce Ccmm~ittee-~ to be refunded $1.80 paid in error for s0il tax. ~ . ~ w~=~ ~v ~ ~mn,~io~ ~5BO~OG.if0r hv.d~a~t rental in A petition of. the Sixth and Seventh R. Crocker