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look ~Ish better and cause loss noise from the operation of the cars and of other traffic over the street~. ~ae~lon O0~p~ny are to ~If the franchise r~quirements as to paving material to be used by the m ~ ~' be changed, then it should be requiredte use wood block instead of brick, mr to.pave~all but a brick or two bricks on each side of its rails with bithu~mthic~ "If the City is to make a concession which will save the Traction Oompany a considerable sum of money, it should get something in return for this 6oncession. "The Traction Company claims it desires the concession in the interest of the public as well as for its own interest~ ~!~uere is, in my opinion, something the p~b!ic would prefer the Traction ~omp~ny would give it rather than T rail and vitrified brick paving between rails, and that is better cars. 'I have repeatedly asked the said company to put on its intra-ci~ty lines a few new cars, my requests have been'declined~ ~For the reasons above given-~nd because i believe you have it within your power to secure for the public and the patrons of the earlines better rolling stock, i disapprove cf the recommendation of the street Committee, approved by the Council, granting to the Norfolk & Portsmouth TractiOn Co, the right to use T rail and vitrified brick prying between rails an~ two feet each side of rails. '~espe~tfully, *J~ Davis Reed, ~ayor.' The communicatdon from the Mayor having been read, the 0hair put the question.'Shall the action of the Board'of Aldermen and the ~ommon gouneil ~y 4-pth stan~ as adopted~ ~he veto of the ~ayor to the contrary notwithstanding?~ Whereupon. said aotion w~s sustained, and by the following vote: Benson, Brooks, Bilisoly, $ohnson, Leigh, Brinson, gross, Withy, Nays--Hanvey, ~oore. 2. iyes-e~orbitt. Hail, Ha~s, Hutchins, 1~. ~arrish, Second~ An appropriation of ~350. te put new tubing in boiler of the Oh~mbers~ fire engine. And b~ the following vote: Ayes~-0orbitt. Hall, Benson, Parrish, Brooks, Bilisoly, ~ohnson. Leigh, ~oore, Hanvey, Brinson, Gross. Withy, Hawks, Eutchins. 15 ~r. Johnson stated that he understood the Board of Aldermen had adopted the ordinance proposing to give members of the Police Force a ten day leave cf absence yearly, with pay; and as the season is advancing in which the police could t~ke advantage, fully~ of such an ordinance, he would like to have ~n expressisn from this body as to its willingness to concur in the action of said Board of Aldermen~in anticipation of its adoption of the ordinance at its regular meeting on Suns 14th. There being no objection thereto, he then moved that the body now concur m~ith the Board of Al- dermen in its action as stated~ and the motion was adopted° On motion. ~djourned~