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ReP 1910. and was zdopted by the foliowing vote: Ayes---Esll~ u-ess, ~ithy, Tyler, ~essrs. Parker and ~eiggs not votixg~ ~no~ ~o~r~.~ ~atts, Hanvey~ S~.u~dry ordin~ees suggested by the Board of Health some months sines and referred by the Joint 0rdina~c~ Comities to %he City Att.orr~ey for examinatio~ were presented by said Co~tt~e. but,on motion, were ordered to lie on the table until the next reg~.i.ar meeting of the body. In accordance with a resolution of the two branches of Council adooted October 12-1~ 1909~ inst~.oting the Oity Attorney to investigate a claim of ~r~ Eolian Cass~ii ~o an ~e& s~pe piece of land on Rose street, the ~d~h of Lo~on street, thro~gh~ch the Loo~i Bo~rd of the Sixth ~rd desired to extend London street~ he s~omitted ~he foiiowi~ opinion ~hereon through the Joint ~i~noe 0o~ittee: ~Fi~noe 0o~ittes of the ~ity 0o~oit~ ~Gentlamen:- ~Fm~om investigation mada by me find t~t ~. Novon ~sseli is the o~er of the land through which the extension of London street is desired to be made eastwardly, he having purchased the same from Sash E, EcDo~ld znd husband: see Deed Bobk 208, page 525~ ~Ea ~ving disposed of the adjoining lots this-e~t~nsion~lll take mast~ if not a~i of the idue of his holdings a~ ~his point, heno~ this extension can bs of no perso~l benefit .to him~ ~Ee proposes to dispose of his interest in the land necessary for extension, at the rat~ of $350. per iot~ which he oiaims is less than the rate for-~nich lots in that section ars now selling~ ~T~s question of value, of co~se, is s~omittee to you for you~ ~onsidsration~ Th~ lots being 30 by ~05 ~aspeotfully~ ~Jno~ W. Happer, City Atto~ey~~ On mo~ion~ the opinion of the City Atto~ey was a~pted~ and the Sixth ~ard Local Board was au- thorized to purchase the lot named for $35©, and by the following vote: ~ Ayes--Hall. Jno. Howard~ ~atts~ Hanvey, ~elton, Johnson~ Leigh, Brinson~ Cross~ Witb~y, T~ler~ Parker, Eeigge~ 12. A requisition on the City by the Auditor of Public Acoo~ts for $522,13 to p~y the C~y s pro- portion of salary of the 0mre~ Judge~ for the year beginning February ~ iell, was re_errsm to the Joint Fina~oe Wz~s~on ~a~rzsn~ a~orney~, to amount of $150. for A bill of K. E. ~rzzfzn~ ~ E, War~er and °~ ~ ~ '~ ~ ~ ~ $~ni~g.records of the Court of Hustings, by order of the Judge thereof, w~s also referred to the Joint Fir~nce Oo~m~ee. The followiug report ~s. read f~-'om the Seventh ~ard Local Board: "To the Honora'ale City~ounci!~ "Portsmouth~ Va., J'~ue I~i, i9!0~ ~e most respectfully report the follov~ng ex- penditures for month of Ray, 1910: ~For Lights, after reduction made, 0fficers~ Salaries. Fees of ~zty ~ol!eetor. Total, ~Vsry truly, Secretary.w i0,00 tz~ e. oO. The said Board reported also that it wou2d make regular reports of its expenditures monthly, The same Local Beard rec£s~ested the City to authorize the installation of a hydrant in that - tion of the Ward bo~ded by South street on the south~ Godwin street on the east, County street on Ihs north~ and the City limits on the west. - - - Referred ~o the Council, without its endorsement, a bill of Frank ~u~ to amount of $120, for removing trash and garbage fl~om the ~%rd during the month of JanuarY, 1910~ Referred, with approval, b~±~ om A. R~ B~ssett amounting to $!26,.~0~ for acting as registrar, do., in ~he ~zrd ~om ~ay 20th to October 4th, On motion, ~h~ ~equest of the Lo¢~z~ Bo~rd to install a hydrant in the locality designated, was gTanted, provided it ce m~ne without expense to the City proper; and bills of ~a~se'tt were referre~~o %_s~ Joint F 0n motio~, the ru~.s were suspended to entsx-tazn an ordi~cs for a merger of the Southern Bell and the Southern Sta~tes telephone companies, and from the Health Officer, in regard to a recommenda- tion of the Bo~rd of Heal¢h. Er~ G~ Hairex, representing the ¢wo tele~n0ne companies., explained ih a fs~ word the object o~ the ~merger,'~ when ~he proposed ordi~ee ~s read and then .referred to the Telephone and 0zdinamce o~az~tee~ ~o~tly~ - The Health O~i.oer stated that he had been meputz~ed by the Board of ~e~i~h ask for ~n ks- siste~t Sa~ta~ ins~eetor~ an office for the Board and a clerk for the office~ and in a speech of some length he urgeg the necessity ~for the same. Ihs reeZ~est ~s referred to the Joint Fiance Com~ ~he ~eeper of O~emeteries m~de the fo~lowmng ~por~. of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove sem- murinE' ~y~ 19~0: E~y ~, to R. ~. Shirey, a chil&~s grave in No. 907, Ave. J. ~, ~Iter H. %Tltliams, ~, TM. E. of No~ 4-55, Ave~ -w. ~ = ~ S~ ~oo~rd~ No. 49i~ Ave~ F. 12~ ~rry L~ W~rren~ ~o. ~02, Ave~ ~. i~, ~ ~. E.~ ~r~ E~ ~. & R~ R. D~r~e_. No. 861, Ave. J.