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9O Ju~y 19, 19i0. Second. aommunications from the ~6th, July, 1910. "The Oouneil :- "Gentlemen: - "The Gene~ Ass~bly of Vir~nia at it~ lms~ session ha~ng ~ e orohibiti~ cities ~om im'osin a tax on the ~oss receipts of ~s, e!~e~rie !i~t ~et_ ~ P g . oompm~$, ~he No=fotk~&"Po~%~oU~h T~e~ion O~p~ ~$ deelmned to ~y ~he lmcense tax. imposed by you on electric light oo~es this ~ inulu~ng a ~ of-thTee per een~. on gross receipts. ~The Oily At~o~ey advises me t~t you e~n ~dop~ mn ordi~nee imposing ~ license t~x on electro light eomD~es, pro~ded this t~ does not include a~ ~ on ~oss receipts, and I so~d. therefore. ask ~hat you wo~d adopt such an ~Respeot~lly, 'J. ~vis Reed, ~yor.~ 0~ motion, the recommendation of the ~yor was referred to the Joint Finance Oo~mittee. The ~r re--ed ~lso. ~hi~,-a~Dr0vml~ of the follo~ng martens ~doDted by the ~o br~es of oil J~e 15-22, 1910': .~ Approp~iatmo~--$2~O. fo~ p~se of ~ "t~ing $140. per mon~ to ~y for sWo~itute policemen w~le the re.mr policemen are on f~10ugh. $t0.000. ~o be aa~oed to the S~ool Bo~ to pay e~enses of the pubic ~ohoots for ~y ~d J~e~ 1910~ ~ ~ ~ $i~2~5~ out ef Seventh Ward f~s,to ~y a bill of W, E. ~iiiey for l~ber suppzied the enth ~a~d pre~ous to J~ 1, !910. $6~,000. for reheat of notes in She sever~ G~tY b~s.. ~ _ ~or ~o ~d~tS, one m~ the co~e= of ~ashin~on & Ha=nson ~ one at the ee~e= of ~reen To mu~ho~ze ~he Audito~ to draw wa~antm a~inet the Gem~e~ Ziee~e ~, as follows: $600.50 to ere&it of ~the ~ixth Ward. $521.00 ~ ~ " " ~eventh Ward. To au~horize the Fire Department to afford fire protection to the Pa~ker Eosie=y Nill &~e pro~ed ~he said Oom~ ~l pay fo= any ~ge .done 20 ~he fire e~ines o= fire app~a~us, by~ng such protee~ion.~ To ~utho~ize ~e S~~ Zo~t B~ ~o p~o~se a lot of No~n ~esetl, in ~he ~i~h ~a~, ~t a cost of $~50, ou~ of ~h.~d ~s. for extending Zondon stree$ in s~i~ T~r~. Reports of Offioe=s ~d o~er ~i~shed b~iness. The =e~a= =e~o=~s ef O~ieers fo~ J~e we=e ~esen~ed and were ordered to take the usual course. $~ o~di~ees s~gested by the ~oa~d of. Eemlth, ~esented bY ~e ~o~ttee J~e and o=de~ed to lie on ~he table, w~e ~reeente~ a~in by ~he Olerk and ~ o=dered ~o ~he ~mbte.. Reports were received from the ~ix~hand Seventh ~ard Local ~oards. of fun~s for the months of E~y and June, respectively, and sai~ Go. tree. ~ Oe~ain ~eeolutio~ atopled by the two b~es ~y IOth ~ l~th, o=de~ed by this bo~J~e R2~to liS o~'~he ~ble, w~=e ~en u~ ~io= of $200. ~o be meed-by ~he.~Z~ies ~i~e ~e~e o ~les~. ~i~ ~he ~o~ sai~ ap~roD~ia~ion ~o~ be er~y of ~he Gi~y~s ~efe~ed to the ~t~yAt~o~ey fo~$ as to ~he ~yor for his appro~l ea~ be aDp~ove~ by him~h conditions. No ae~io~s t~e= on ~he o~her ~o resolutions. of thei= ward to the Joint Ethanes disapproved and The =esigm~tiOn of Nv. $. E. ~alvert as a member of this boO4r was ~eceived and, on motion, was accepted. Nr. Zanghorne moved thai the ro~d the ~oeard ~rke~, ~d also $0 ~ve ele~e~ ou~ ~he e~ve=~e at ~he eo~e=s of O~ & Len- ten ~d ~ater & ~een streets. The motion ~s adopted.