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R. C. P. April Section iSB, ~ ' ' ~llmmnated. Section 137, to read-- "Any person, firm or co~poration who shall engage in the business of supplying gas for illuminating or fuel purposes, one-half of one per cent from gross receipts of Section 1~8~ to read-- "Any person, firm or corporation who shall engage in the business of supplying water through pipes or mains~ one-half of one per cent from gross receipts of same." Section 149, added to read-- "The tax on the foregoing named businesses or occupations shall be~ for the time of one year, except where otherwise specifica21y set ~forth." There was presented also a recommendation from the Mayor to double the taxon express com- panies for failure to deliver in the Sixth and Seventh Wards. Whereupon, Mr. Cooke. moved to reconsider the action just taken on section 59 with regard to express company wagons. The motion was adopted. Mr. Johnson then moved that the request of the Eayor concerning said wagons be granted. After some discussion of the matter, the request was not granted~ and the tax on said wa- gons was retained at $!0.00 ~ach. Finally, the proposed "Ordinance,. as amended, was adopted and by the following vote: Ayes--Hall, Parrish, Hanvey, Dewson, Moore, Baker, Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Cross, Tyler, Cooke, Saunders, The Finance Committee recommended also an appropriation of $1,000.00 for repair of asphalt streets, and said recommendation was adopted by the followmng vote: Ayes--Hall, Parrish, Hanvey, Dewson, Moore, Baker, Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Cross, Tyler, li. The Annexation and Ordinance Committees, to whom was referred on April 9th for preparation, an ordinance to annex Port Norfolk and Pinnere Point to the City, submitted the following: AN ORDINANCE FOR THeE EXTENSION OF THE CORPORATE. LIMIT$ OF T~ CiTY OF PORT~.{OUTH, PLrRSUANT TO AN ACT OF THE GE~P~L ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, APPROVED MARCH t0, t904. On motion, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes~Hall, Parrish~ Hanvey, Dewson, Moore, Baker Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Cross, Tyler, Cooke, Saunders, 13. Mr.. Brinson moved that the joint committees on Annexation be continued, and that they be empowered to take steps at once in the matter of annexation of Port Norfolk and Pinners Point. The motion was adopted. By the same, that the Council petition the Judge of the Hustings Court to refuse to g~ant a license for the sale of liquor in the proposed annexed territory. The motion was adopted. Mr. Czqss spoke of an un~us~ burden imposed on citizens by the Water Company in matter of charges for water in houses, tapping of mains, Ac. He cited one case in which two small fami- lies living in a house had had their water rates nearly doubled for what had formerly been charg- ed for one family. -~ On motion, the matter was referred to the Water Committee, with City Attornev, to look into rights of the Water Company in the premises. ~ Mr. Johnson called attention to the fact that several times of late negroes had been buried at expense of the City, although they had carried life insurance policies, and that these insur- ances were collected by relatives and the money pocketed. He moved that the matter be referred to the Almshouse Committee for investigation. The motion was adopted. Mr. Tyler moved that the Street Committee be instructed to notify the Seaboard Air Line Railway and Virginia Railway & Power Companies to begin work for placing their tracks on First street in condition for paving their portion of work, and that the Street Committee advertise for bids to pave said street. Th~ Chair ruled the motion of Mr. T~ler out of order, because the funds should be pro- vided for the paving before other s~eps can be taken for same. After some discussion of the m~tter by~Ness2~ ~Tyler~ Brin~on and the Ch~ir~ he ~ith- drew ~I~i~ ob~btioi~s td ~th~ ~' mot£on ~d it '.w~as- 'adopi~dAs ~p~sented. - On'motion of Mr. Oooke~ the Finance Committee was instructed to consider an appropriation to prov~ide a bell for the Seventh Ward engine house. A delegation was present from the Lincoln Fire Company, and on motion, the rules were sus- pended to hear from said delegation. Mr.. Montague, heading the delegation, urged the need of a fire engine 'in the Fourth Ward. On motion, the proposition to put a fire engine in the Fourth Ward was referred to Fire Committee. Lawson the request of the Seventh Wa~d Board, Mr. Brinson moved that award be made to Lewis for laying 18,000 sq. yds., more or less, of pavement in said Ward, at $1.$O per sq. yd. On motion, adjourned.