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January 9~ 191~, R. CP. Leal ~h, cil The oath of office of Vernon S. Williams, policeman~ was presented and was ordered to file. their thanks to the Coun- A communication was read from the Chambers Fire ComPany, extending for fixing up their quarters. On moti.on~ said communication was ordered to A communication was received £rom the Treasurer~ in which he asked 'that the City borrow ' and said communications wa~ re- $14:6~1.75. of the Sinking Fu. nd, to meet generaz City expenses, ferred to the Board of Sinking Fund ~ommzss~oners. Nr. Hall offeredthe following resolution: "Resolved~ ~hat th~FSz~y Cbr~ittee¢ with the City Attor- ney¢ be instructed to confer with the Board of Supervisors as early as possible to formulate a petition to the Legislature, through our Representatives, to the effect that the law now speci- fying how the Ferries shall be managed be amended, so as to grant to the City of Portsmouth and Norfolk County the right to manage the Ferries in such a manner as the joint owners may deter- mine to be the best insterest of the City of Portsmouth and Norfolk County.~ ~o~,m~,ee~ with the resolution was referred to the Ferry ~ ~' ~*~ On motion, Nrc Hawks offered a resolution to amend sections 7~ and 158 of the Ordinances to the du~zes of Street Inspector and City =ngzneer~ and requested that a report be at the next me~,~ng cf Council. On motion, the resolution was referred 'to Ordinance Committee. Nr. Noore presented a resolution to instruct the City Attorney to draft a bill for amend- lng section 81~ of Code in relation to the appointment of Deputies. Oh motion~ the resolution was adopted. On motion of ~r. Johnson, the Public Property Committee was instructed to consider the ad- visability of purchasing or leasing the old Seaboard office buitding on C~stnut street, said office to be used for a Central Police Station. the City Attorney. in relation made on same ~r~ said election being made necessary by the The motion was adopted. Then he nominated Geo. P. Heath ~o fill Yore: Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, Benson, Hanvey~ Hawks, Hutchins, Beisel, 12. Johnson moved to go into election to'.fili a vacancy o~ the body from the. Third Ward, removal of Jno. P. z, ez~h from said Ward. said vacancy¢ and he was elected by the following Brooks~ ~oore, Johnson, Brinson~ ~ithy~ And the following other matters were referred to-- Finance Committee-- A petition of the Salvation Army for an appropriation of $500.00 per year for relief work in the City. A petition of Ralph Bendon, policeman, to be paid ¢17.50 for time lost from duty from De- cember lO-nl, ln~luslve, on acbou~t' of sickness. A petitibn of J. T. and W. J. Parker to have refunded them ~lO.O0 ~because of an erroneous assessment on their lots on the west side of Green street, Seventh Ward. Claims Committee-- dioal attendance to his A request of C. W. Alexander that the City pay bil$ of $~5.00¢ for me- talling on hzs foot. son, who was h~t by City. iron o_~rat~n__g -~ ~ ' Street Committee-- A co~muAica~ion from the the Eayor, ~nlWhich he urges that repairs ~e made Commandant of the U. S, Navy Yard, through to the ia~di~g, at %heTfoot~6f'H%~h St=ee% Fine book of the Nayor for the six months ending January 1~ iglB. On motion¢ adjourned.