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~ebru&ry 15, 1910. ~n i~orease of salary. It is reeommemded that by $2.50 per momth. the s~l&ries of all' firemem at the Sewer Power House be imereased (Sigmed) W. Jomes Williams, Chai~mam, B. of A. Om motion~ the report of the Oo~ittee was adopted, arid ~ppropriatiom to cover the recommended raise of salaries for firemen at the Sewer Power House was referred to the Joint ?inanee Committee. UNFINISFW~D BUSINESS. ~irst. ~tters adopted by the Bomrd of Atdermem Jamuary 25th amd re~erred to the Co~mon CoUncil fo~ concurrence. To mppropri~te $945. for supplies for the mew oombir~tio~s wmgoms. Oomeurred im. Seeomd. ~tters adopted h2 the oommem OOUnoil ~ebruary 8th mmd refer~ed to the Board of Alder- me~ for concurrence. To appoint ~ committee of sevem to meet a l~ke committee from the Norfolk City Council, to eon- fer eoneernimg a proposition of'said City for oor~olidmting the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth° (The Oemmo~ Coumoil has ~ppointed ~essrs. Jno. Howard H~ll, E. B. Hawks, J. H. Hall, Jr. amd R~ S. Brooks on said committee). To appropriate $150. for repairs to the Armory Hall amd mmrket house building. To authorize the Treasurer to make motes for ~0000. to meet City ourremt expemses for March, To authorize the Treasurer to remew motes im the several City b~mks to amount of $50,000.00. To refer to the Joimt Fir~mnce Committee, with power to act, to have audited the Treasurer's ooumts from AU~GSt 31st to December 31st, 1909. To authorize the Joimt ~inamce Oommittee to employ am accountant for 'an examir~tion of the eoumts of the retiring Seventh ~ard Local Improvememt Board. All of the above were concurred im amd by the following vote: L~aghorme, Walker, Ballemtine, Ad~ms, Goodson, Williams, Third. Commu~ieatioms from the Mmyor. "8th., Feb., ~!0. "The Oou~oil:- "~emtlemen:- _ "I s~bmit for your oomsidera~iom a'proposition of the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Compmmy regarding the oon~eotion of five or more flush tam/~s with the w~r m~ims of S~id eompsP~% "I w~ld msk thmt it be seRt to the 0i~y Attor~e~ for his ~pprovml, but would suggest that se~ tiom second be eh~ed so ms %o read that %he right to diseomtimue shall o~ exist u~til ~ deter~- ~ati~ o~ the questiom iR eoRtrovers~ is settled by the eo~ts. "~is: I ~derstmnd, the W~ter 0ompa~ will ~o% objeo~ %o 5~d, if there is mo objeo$iom rmised by the 0ityAttormey to the a~eememt, would ~sk that the p~oper officers bedi~eoted to si~ the a- g~eeme~%~ so ~hatth~e who ea~ co.eot with the s~er o~ ~he ~vi~.line be mot !omger delmyed im ~kimg such ~o~eetio~ %h~ is meeessa~y~ "Respeetfully~ J. D5vis Reed, Mmyor." "At m meetimg of-the B~d of Polloe 0o~issiomers held FebrumrF 7%h, 1910, the roll.ring reso- iutiom w~s u~imously mddpted: "~e~ems, the 0o~oil hms directed its Ordi~mmee Oo~ittee to prepm~e mm ordi~mee requirimg sil Semge~mta 6f Police thmt i% ~ heremfter authorize the Board of Police 0o~issiomers %o mppo~% to be selected from the motive me.ceos of the police force; m~d "~ere~, seetiom ~, chapter 5 of the City charter requires th~% ~tl polioemem, of~eers s~d pmt~e~ shmll be selected f~om the eleotorm$e of the Oity~ whioh~ i~ the op~%io~ of this Bomrd, mem~ that it h~s the ri~t ~d privilege to select such polieemem~ officers mmd p~trolme~ from the e~tire elee$oP~e~ thereFore~ be it "Resolved, that ~ copy of ~is resolution be semi to the 0ou~oil. (Signed) "J. Davis Reed, Prest. of the Board of Police Coms." "9th., Feb., 1910. "The Oou~dil:- "There is a d.ilapid~ted house on lot number 610 Third Street, the owner of which property cam mo~ be found. "The taxes due on the property amoumt to $485.85, fully ss much if not--more th~n the property is worth. "The property should be sold mmd the proceeds t~med into the City trems~y, but it will be ~e- e~smry, t ~derstmmd, to bri~ m e~mcery shit oP to tmke so~ other legal proeeed~gs before ~ s~ isfae~o~y-~itle e~ be giVe~: '~d ~s this will take time m~d as tb~ ~IM~ ~n,~l~ ~ ~ .... ~ v