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· ay 13, 1913~ a~ot~d by the Common C~ncil April 8th and referred to the Board of Alder- First. Matters men for concurrsnce~ ... To refer to Cemetery and ~'n~a~e committees jointly, with power to act, for an appropria- tion of $S3.?§ to cover the work of whitewashing the cemetery walls. To instruct the Public Property Committee to distribute the furniture in the former Coun- cil Chamber and old City offices among such City Officers as is thought advisable, and to ~is- pose of the remainder~of the furniture, if there be'any, to the highest bidder. To authorize the Public Property Committee to have plans prepared and presented to Council for fitting up for the Treasurer, City Collector and Commissioner of the Revenue, the basement rooms in the Courthouse formerly used by the City. To ~refer to ~ire Committee to conside~ the advisability of putting the paid men of the Fire Departmen~ on the same basis as the Police DePartment, that is to say that they continue in of~ fice during good behavior. To ma~e award to W. L. Bess to ~hitewash the cemetery waile for $83.?B. To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $~1,000o00~ falling due in May. ~'t To instruct the City Attorney to draft a contract between the ~m y and the EcGuire Company in regard to paving High street, in the Sixth Ward.. · -~ Ail of the above were concurred in. The Board concurred also in all recommendations of ~ommittees adopted by the Common Council April 8%h, except recommendation of the-~i~e Committee to place fire-alarm boxes at the corners of Green and Columbia, Jeffer?on and Fifth, and Cooke and No~rth st~reets, .whi~.ch re. comme~.n- d~ion, was ~ecommitted, with instructions tb consider also other devices zor pro~ec~mOn xrom ~zre.~ Second. Matter adopted ~y the Board of Aldermen April B5th and referred to the Common Coun- cil for concurrence. To appoint a Committee of ~ive ~o meet at the Board of Trade Rooms, Portsmouth, Va., May 14, lBl~, ~t 8 o'clock p. m., for~the purpose of securing work for the Norfolk Navy Tard and to promote the general welfare of the s~me.~ The above was concurred in. Third. Communications from the Mayor. The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of City Council~April 8-1~E~nd. an~ May 8th, 1~15: $300.00 to F. H. Miller for damages done hie horse, buggy and harness, on acoount of a col~ lision with ~he Hook ~nd Ladder truck. Treasurer authorized to borrow $~0,000.00 for General Expenmes and $~,000~00 Zor School Ex~ pensee, for April, 1913. ~A special appropriation of $~0.00 to the "Norfolk Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children," to assist said Society in carrying on its work. .Treasurer instructed to make a note for the Sixth Ward to amoun% of ~,O00.OG, based on the ~ond Fund, to meet current expenses of the ~ard, sai~amo~nt tobe.refunded in June, l~lB; and ~.?B to be paid out of thi~ amount for bills held ~p by the Auditor. Additional appropriation of $1~,000.00 to the Board of Water Commissioners~ as provided in the "budget" for 1~1~. To make available$?~O.O0 allowed in the "budget" for repairs, &c.~ at the Independent En- gine House. ~i?S.OB to pay for typewriters in offices o~ the City Collector and Commissioner of Reve- nue, out of "Contingent" Ih. nd. To make available $4~.0.00 all,,ed in She "budget" for horses for the Fire Department. An appropriation O~ $18~.~0 to cover expense of a change in fire engine horses. To make award to F. J. McGuire for improvements on High street westward~ in the Sixth Ward~ to am~ant of $5~,S44.40. ~ To. make award to Geo. A. Brinkley to ~aint the Almshouse buildings, for $190.00. To make award to E. Stringer to connect with sewerage waiting room in the Oak Grove Come- terM, Treader.er authorized to renew notes to amount of $51,000.00, falling due in May. To permit the Ba~k of Tidewater, Inc~, to tunnel under the sidewalk on the s~uth side of High street, between Middle and Crawford, said work to bedone under supervision df~the City ginee=, and subject to ~he same conditions as were r~cently allowed to NormamOasseI1 to tunnel in front of the Law Building on High street. Proposition made to the Virginia~Railway & Power Co. concerning the laying of tracks on Pdgh street west of Ohestnut. An~Ordinance ~o Amend and Re-ordain Eection 8~ of the Ordinances in Relation to Market Hours. An Ordinance to Amend and Re,ordain Section 188 Of the Ordinances in RelatiOn to the Elec- tion of a Beard of Health. ~iO~.O00.O0 for purchase of. the Phi!lips-Mah~ney property, fronting on N~the s~reet, ~Or a playground; for payment of which the City is to'make a ninety day note, at 6%. Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business. - ~he regular reports of Of fice~s for the month of April, 191~ were presented and were de,ed, t~eth~' ue~a~ ~ourse. .l A communication was received from the Board of Police Commissioners asking for authority to appoint Officer Pearl J~ Wilson as a Desk S~rgeant, ~ithout extra compensation. On motion, said communication was referred to the Police Committee.