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132, O&tober 8~ 19t2. To authorize the Street Committee to continue the laying of granolithic sidewalks to the extent of appropriations now a~aiiable, at a cost of 4.95 per sq. yd. To authorize the Public Property Committee to expend the sum of $100.00 allowed for lower- zng floor at the Annex fire engine house, for other much needed improvements in the same house. All of the above were concurred in, except the section in regard to directing the Pub- lic Property Committee to put lights in the City offices in the ferry building, the cost of same to b~ deducted from rent of said offices; which:said section was not concurred in. The Board concurred also in all recommendations of Comn~ittees adopted by the Con, on Council, except the recommendation of the Street Committee in regard to a bill of the Sixth Ward to amount of ~IlS;BE, as the City's proportion of cost for paving at the intersection of Chest- nut and County streets, which matter was recommitted to the Street Committee, with request that said Committee render a more definite recommendation as to cost for paving. Second. Cormr~unications from the Mayor. "Portsmouth, Va., October ?th~ l$lg. "The Councils~ City of Portsmouth° ~Gentlemen:-- ~The Nayor~s office and Police Department are badly in need of a typewriter, for the purpose of writing dockets, letters, and other official correspondence, with which to help facilitate the work of the two named o~fices, and that of the Police Justice, should one be made. I respectfully request .that you refer this matter to your Public Property Committee with a view of purchasing for the above named offices jointly a typewriter% I would hems state that I have caused to be placed in the Police Department (Chief's office),xor exhibition~ ~ type- writer of sufficient Calibre for all work pertaining.to the named offices, which'I hope it may be the pleasure of your Committee to examine. ~Very respectfully, "F. S. Hope~ layer." On motion, the request of the Mayor was referred to the Finance Committee. The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by th~ two branches of City Council September 10-1?, 1BLS: ly, 50. To allow the City to make a sixty day note to F. J. McGuire for ~v8,990.79, bearing interest at ~%, for work done in the Sixth ~ard. To authorize the Treasurer to borrow Sg0,O00.O0 ~o meet current expenses of the City for September; and to borrow $10,000.00 for School Purposes for September and 0otober, 19lB. To allow $1~B~O.~0 as the City's proportion of salary of Judge of the Corporation Court, for year beginning February 1, 1913. To allow $11,000.00 to~compiete school buildings, out of appropriation allowed for sam~ in the budget for 19lB. To allow sundr~ Conting~ent bills to amount of SBBO~00, held up by the Auditor because they exceeded l/lB of appropriation allowed for same, out of apprcpriation to Contir~ent Department. To allow a special appropriation of $800~00 for'Contingent Department. To appropriate $1, B00.O0 annually for a Police ~mtice, payable i~ equal instalments month- said office to begin January 1, tgl~~ To make award to Lorenzo.Cart to make improvements at the Annex fire engine house, for To authorize the Treasurer ~o ~enew notes to amount of SB0, O00.00, due October 15~ 1912. To require all bills for bodies erdersd for burial by the Coroner to be approved by the CorOner. To authorize the Street Commi%tee to continue th? laying of granolithic sidewalks to the extent of appmOpriations now available, a~ a cost of$.9~ per sq. yd. An Ordinance Granting .............................. ~ its Successors and Assigns, the Right to Construct mrs Bmngte or Doubl? Tracks, Erect mts Poles. and~ Strmng ~!ts ~mres~ an Onerate m~s Cars on High~treet, between Effmngham street and Ninth avenue, in the City Of PortSmouth. To make award to Messrs. Mayer, Deppe & Walter and ~eil, ~oth & Co. for purchase oY SBIC, 000.00 of City of Portsmouth bonds. Third. Reporzs of Officers and other unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers .for September, 191~ were presented and ware ordered to take the usual course. f The Auditor reported the following bills held up by him, because of'lack of appropriation or them or because they exceeded l/lB of a~propriation aliowed~ for same: Police Department, $18.Sl; Chestnut street Paving: $~,088.69; l~ablic Property~ $~6.7~. On motion, the bills were referred to the Finance ~ommittee. A due in request was received from the Treasurer to renew notes ~o amount of $8i,000.00, falling November, and said request was gmanted by the following vo~e~. Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, Benson, Parrish, Hanvey, Dewson, Heath, Brinson~ Reynolds~ Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, l~. NEW BUSINESS. A communication was read from the Independent Fire Company in which it invited this body to ~ce~u View, October 8th, on which date the Marion Fire Company $10, of Reading: Pa., would be entertained by the Independent fire company, at th& Atlantic Club. The thanks of the body was returned for the. invitation and the communication was or- dersd to file. A request of Mrs. Mary E. Deans ~o be relieved from.payment of night soil tax on property No. ES~8 Phillips avenue~ for the year 1911, ~a~ referre~%~to~the Joi~t~Fin~uce Committee~ was read from sundry residents on Cooke street, Park View: to have said street