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October A~v~sabz~zt. of sewering Virginia~ street, from Henry ~o Randolph. This matter has been referred to the City Engineer to obtain an estimate of cost of sa~e~ ~C, Referred by Board of Aldermen ~u~e l?th~ To consider the extending of City Sewerage on Glasgow street, from Godwin street to the Bridge. The City Engineer has been instructed to obtain an estimate of cost of same. Refer. red by 9ommon Council Nay lSth. A commun~ca~zon from the Board of Health concerning disposal of sewerage from $~ A. L. shops' property hear western limits of the City. As this nuisance is caused by employees of the S. A. L. Railroad Company, we report that, in our opinion, the Company should be required to abate said nuisance. Referred by Common Council.Narch llth. A communication from the Nayor in regard to installing regulators on flushtanks in old part of the City. Progress as to s~me. Referred by .Common Council Sept. 10, 19lb. Advisability of laying sewer mains in Hunter's and Eastwood~s Lanes. On November l~, 19i~ and again on Nay 15, 191~ the Committee recommended that these lanes be sewered at a cost of $511.50 and $~0~.50, =espectively~ and the recommended appropria- tions were referred to Finance Committee. The Finance Committee have not yet reported definite- ly on the matter and we recommend that the matter be again turned over to the Finance Committee. It is further recommended tDmt your Committee be authorized ~o advertise for coal for the Sewer Power House for the incoming year. (Signed). T.F. White, Chairman C. C. On.motion, the report of the 0om~ittee was adopted, the recommended appropriations being referrea to the Finance ~ommittee. Hon. Common Council. Gentlemen:-~ Your Ferry Committee respectfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Ferry Committee September 9, !.mS. Referred by Cor~on Council ~eptemoer 9th. To ascertain if the $5,000.O0~certified check required to be desposited by The Ferries Com- pany for improvement and maintenance of the ferries is so deposited. We report that this check has been so deposited. To investigate the irregularity with which the ferry schedule has been observed during the past month° We ~eport that policeman Sykes was put at the ferry for duty for two days during the past month to take.note of how the ferry schedule was maintained. He reported 80 trips made during the time noted; that six trips were made every hour and dnring that ~time there were not more than six trips in which there was any irregularity~ and this irregularit~ was oau~sed by rafts in the river~ Tp ascertain by what authority the ferry service between Portsmouth and Berkley ~as been suspended for several weeks. We report that the travel between Portsmouth and Berkley was necessarily s~p~nded because of repairs to dock, said suspemsi~n~having been authorized by the Mayor and his ~action concurred in by C~irman of the Ferry Committee. We h~ve ~itten to the Superintendent of the ferries and instructed him to put on a launch between the foot of High street and the Pearl street dock in Berkley and maintain the running of such boat regularly from B a. m. to ~ p. m.~ in order that the t~aveling public be- tween Portsmouth en~.d Berkley may be as little inconvenienced as possible. On motion, the report First. Natters adopted by the Aldermen for concurrence. (Signed)° A. Aug. Biliso!y~ Chairman C. C. of the Committee was adopted. UNFiNiS~D BUSineSS. Common C~ancil September 9th and referred to the Board of To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $~0,000.00 falling due in October, tglS. To send four delegates, two from the Co~on ~ounoil, one from the Board of Aldermen, and the Na}or, to Convention of ~eag~ of Virginia Municipalities at Roanoke .October 1A--lb, 19i$~ at a cost not to exceed $100o00. '" t To refer to Finance and Pubtic Property committees ~o~n ly the matter of an appropriation for Grimes Battery Gun Room. To authorize the Public Property Committee to advertise for bids to supply coal to the seve- ral City Departments for the year 191&j also to advertise for bids for improvements to the Sea-