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199, June i0, 1913. ins due in June, 1915. To authorize the City Attorney to take such action as he may deem necessary for the exten- sion of Hatton street to High, at a cost not in excess of $50.00' out of Street "Contingent, 'fund. ' To adopt a resolution requesting the Fire Board to withhold action on uniforming the paid men of the Fire Department~ until the several matters concerning said paid men are adjusted, &c. All of the above were concurred in, e~cept to request the Board of Firs'Commissioners to withhold action as to uniforming the paid men of the Fire Department, &c., on whicA no action 'was taken. The Board reconsidered ~ts action Fire Committee to make award for EjO00 feet Committee. of March 18th in recommit$ing recommendation of the of fire hose, and adopted the recommendation of the Second. Matter adopted by the Board of Aldermen May gOth and referred to the Common Coun- cil~or concurrence. To appoint a Committee of Five to take up the matter of redistricting the City. The above was concurred in. ~City Third. Oommunications from the Mayor. The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the Council May 13-~0, and March II, 191~: To make available, out of Sixth W~rd and approved as reported by the Auditor. ~To make available $~00.00 allowed to and Repairs," for painting and repairs to may be necessary. To make available SEO0. O0 allowed to Conn~ecting With Sewerage Two Toilet Rooms be transferred-from Cemetery "Contingent, two branches of Bond Issue, $~8,S44.40, less $745.1~ for bills due the Almsh~se Department in the Budget for "Painting the Almshouse buildings, or as much of the same as Cemetery Department in the Budget for "Fitting Up and in the Oak Grove Cemetery," together with $48.00 to Account, inorder to complete the cont~raot for sewer- age work in the Dak GrOve Cemetery. To'authorize the Treasurer to borrow SB,O00. O0 for School Expenses for N~y, 1913. $~00.00~ or as much of the same ae may be necessary, for new ~ork on the fire alarm tele- graph system, out of appropriation allowed to Fire ~Departmemt in the Budget for "Fire Alarm Tele- graph, New Work." ' A special appropriation of $iBo.o0 to meet rental and other expenses of the Central Police Station for three months of 191S and £o~ the balance of 15!$. To make available SBOOjO0 allowed to Public Property Department in the Budgst for "Jail Supplies,~ and to ailow$300.O0 for 100 blankets and ~00 mattresses out of said SBO0.O0. A special appropriation of $1BO. O0 to meet expenses for running the auto-patrol wagon for the. year 191~. To pay bills of the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Co. for Sixth Nard hydrant rental from March E~, t~0~, to Dec. ~1, 191E~ to amount of $~,OEt.~i, with $$19.8~ interest, total, $S, S41. S5. TO pay bills of the Portsmouth, Be~ktey & Suff41k Wa~er 0o. for Seventh~ard hydrant rent- al from March ~2, 1909, to ~December 3t, 1912~ to amount of $2,960.4S, .with $309.25 interest, total~ $t~,000.00 in three years, $5,000.00 annually, to ~the Eing's Daughters Hospital~ with the proviso, "that a declaration of the Trustees in the form heretq annexed,.shall be duAy executed by the Trustees, and the majority of the.outstanding stock o~ the King's~Daughters Hospital of ~Portsmouth, Va., be deposited with the Trustees therein named., To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $118,000. O0,_fatling due in June,_ 191~; and to refiew notes on the Street Paving Bond Account to amount of SEO,O00.O0, also fall ins due in June, 1~15~ - Award made to The Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co., of New York City, to supply material for Jnew work on the fire almrm telegraph system, Awmrd made to The Portsmouth, Coal & Ice Co. to supply the Sewer Power House with 700 tons ~f ~oeaho~tas Steam Coal, at $S.05 per ton. To: authorize the City Attorney to take s~ch action as.he may d~em 'necessary for the exten- sion of Hatton Street to High, at a cost not in excess of $~0.00, out of Street "Contingent~, fund.~ An Ordinance Granting ..................................... , its Successors and Assigns, the Rightto Construct its Single or Double Tracks, ?~eot its Poles .and Erring its .Wires, and. Operate~its Cars on High Street, between Effingham street and Ninth Avenue, in the City of Ports- mouth. Award made' to The B. ~. Goodrich Co. for 1~000 feet of fire hose, at $.80 per foot~ an~ to The Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Co. for 1, O00 feet Of fire hose, at $.90 per foot. The fol'lowing communication .was read from ~he Mayor in regard to paymen~t of bills of the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk ~Vater Co. for hydrant rental in the Sixth and Seventh Waras~ "To the Council. ?ortsmouth, Va., May 31, l~lS. "Gentlemen:~- "After a conference with the City Attorney i~ relation to the ninth-sec- tion of ~he matters adopted by the two branches of City Council Nay I$-~0 and Na~ch ll, 191~, ! have returned them to you with my approval. "We are of the opinion that the City is primarily responsible for all ~ills. The admission of the Sixth and Seventh ~ards by the City guarsLuteed certain utilities; among them was fire protection. In order to carry out this agreement, fire plugs with adequate water supply was necessary. This I tak~e is a self-evident proposition. To my mind, therefore, the only Questi-on at issu~ as to the citrics liabiiitE for rent of the~fire hNdrants is in the use of the water for fires alone, and for no other ~urooses.