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RCcP December 17, 1912. and the City Attorney. A communication was-receiwed from W. H. Codd in regard to the City ordinances requiring the mar- ket to be'closed, at la o'clock noon,~exceot Saturdays, and said communication was referred to Public Property Committee. An application of Miller and H~tton and sundry others to have paved sidewalks on Jefferson street, between Sixth and Seventh, was referred to the Street Committee. Mr. Markham presented the following resolution: "Whereas, the money receivsd from the sale of bon~s for the City of Portsmouth was deposited in one of the banks of the said City, contrary to a resolution adopte~ by the Council 'designating how money should be deposited and by whom,, "R&solved, that a committee of five be appointed, two on the part of the Board of Aldermen and three on the par~ of the Common Council, who shall investigate as soon as practicable the irregulari- ty in depositing money from the sale of bonds and report to a joint session cfr the council the'~esutt of their findings. · "The Committee is hereby authorized to employ such etenoEraohic assistance as it shall deem pro- oer to take th~ evidence in the case." ~e matte= was discussed at some length by NeSS~s. Markham, Davis, Langhorne, Mont~gue and Williamej and finally the resolution was amended by Mr. EontaEue so as to strike out section. ~ef~er~ ~ing to emplo~vment of a stenograoher. Then the resolution as amended, was adopted. Mr. Markham. offered also the follow~ng~ resolution: "Reeolved~, that the clerk of the~Council is hereby instructed to isau~ a call for a joint seesion of the Council to be held Friday~ December SO~ l~lB, at eight o'clock-p, m., for the purpose of authorizing the City Treasurer to distribute the money equally in the banks from ths sale of the bonds., On motion, the resolution was amended so as to p~ovide that the meeting be not called, if the money has been dm'str~buted' by the Merchants, &Farmere' Bank by Friday night. Mr. Markham mo~ed to re~r to Publi0 Property Committee to ascertain why notes for ren~ of mar- ket.~stalls ars no~ in hands of the City Collector. The motion was adopted. He moved also that the City Attorney be instructed again to give his opinion as to where Griffin street terminates. The motion was adopted. Mr Markham called attention to the fact that the f~anchise of the Portsmouth Gas Com '~ rant~ ed to i~ b~the City of Portsmouth will expire~soon and that~ some steps should be taken inP~h~ ~atter. l Then~nereu~°n'on such matter wa~ referred to the Public Property Committee and City Attorn&y. motion, the action i~ ~eferring the matter to Public Property Committee and City Attorney was reconsidered and referred to a special comm£ttee of five. - On motion of M~ Williams~ the City Clerk was instructed to write the Virginia RailWay&'Powe~ Company and request it to run-cars every _~fteen minutes until midnight during C ' hr~stm~s holidays.~ Mr. Williams moved to refer to Street committee with Sixth Nard Board the matter of doubleJtrack- lng High street, from Chestnut street to the Belt Line. The motion was adopted. Mr. Nichotson moved to refer to Finance Committee to make available money received by sale of Seventh Ward~bonds. The motion wa~ adopted. Mr. Montague moved that the Mayor be' requested to instruct the Sealer of Weights and Measures~J to see that such articles for sale as the law requires to be ~.old from wooden measures be sold from the same. The motion was adopted~ On motion, adjourned.