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The Chai~an of the Public Property Co~mittee stated that the appropriation of $920.. made for purchase of supplies for the Jail. previous to January let.. was not expended before that bate and consequently the Auditor had turned over said amount to credit of the General B~nd. He asked.there- fore. that said amount off $920- be re-appropriated for jail supplies~ The request was referred to the Joint Finance Co~n~Ittee. A very forceful communication was read from the ~udge of the Hustings 0curt in regard to the building of a Clerk's office. Whereupon. Hr. Brinson moved that the communication be referred to the ~ablic Property and Fi- nance Committees. jointly, with request that they consider the advisability of building a City HalI to contain the clerk's office on the ~old jail lot.~' at a probable cost of $100.000. The motion was adopted, and the Clerk was inst:~acted to notify Judge Bain of action of the Coun- cil in the matter. On motion of Mr. Reynolds. the Joint Ordinance Committee was instructed to consider an ordinance for establishing a Board of Plumbing Inspectors. On motions, the following other matters were referred to-- Finance-~ommittee-- ~o.laday. for self. High Constable and Jury A bill of the Coroner. Dr. G. G. ~ ~ to amount of $60.. f~r inquests held during the month of Harsh. 1911- Bills of the ~ater ConEmi~ioners for sundry expenses, to amount of $46.05. A request of the Treasurer for authority to borrow ~!5.000 to meet expenses of the Public Schools for Harsh. April. and Hay. 191i. A comm~mication from the Water Company eoncexming certain bills due it and sertain taxes which ~ claim had been collected from it illegally. ~ Bill of ~'. ~. V. Staples. to amount of Petition of the Salvation Army for an appropriation of $82.98 to supply ice water. &c.. on the streets during the coming s~as~on~ the said amount having been expended for that puPpose by the A~my during the past season. Petition of A. B. Seiener to be released from pa~ent of certain taxes on a Halson Street lot. An appropriation to supply the A~e~ Fire Hose Company with a be!l. at a cost of To have all contracts, resolutions. ~nd ordinances adopted concerning the Portsmouth. Berkley. and Suffolk Uater Company. prepared so as to be readily obtained by menfoers of the Council. ton Street Co~mittee-- A communication from Joe. A. Guthrle in regard to renaming ~ilson Avenue. A communication from J. D. Hewett concerning the cendition of GriffinI street, between Washing- and Dinwiddie. Advisability of connecting ~est Park View with Pinners Point. by a bridge~ lot" Public P~oper~j Commmt~ee-- A petition of the Park View Fire Engine . between the 6th and 12th of Suns. for holding a fair. Company to use the "old Ordinance Committee- To prepare an ordinance for renaming streets in the Seventh ~ard. Ad~s~bm~ity of an ordinance to authorize Judges of the 0ity Courts to have hung in the court room portraits of judges who have presided over these Courts. and of any ~eceased member of the bar who may have praaticed before the same. whose portraits may have been approved by the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association. Lights on up, er H~on street. A light at H~mpton Place and Dinwiddie street, andone at Hampton Place and Washington street. ~ On motion, adjourned.