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<br />~arCh 8, 1~10.
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<br />is, there were no delay~ caused by passing boats, &c., and nothing ~o delay the boats during the six
<br />?Ltnutes.
<br /> "The w~y the boat between _Norfolk and Berkley is rum there is not sufficient time given for the
<br /> teams and passengers to e~sily get off and on the boat, the boat remianing in $he do~ only one min-
<br /> ute or thereabouts, On one of ~he trips o~ the 28th the gates were ~t opened so ~ha~ te~s could
<br /> g~ on the boat, and fo~ p~ssengers were net a~owed to go
<br /> ~om $~s sta~e~ I ~ you ~ll ~ee that erie boat es~ot properly maintai~ the sehed-
<br />~e, and I hope you~I1 ~eq~est the lessee t~ pu~ on another boa~.
<br /> '~o~d he decline ~to do t~s (he promised to ~ut on ~o boats if one eo~ not maintain the
<br /> ~he schedule) and y~ desire me to see to the enfore~e~t of the contract, I E~t ask for an appro-
<br /> priation to cover ~he cost Of ~ple~ng some one to tally ~he t~pa, or that yen em~ioy some-one to
<br /> do
<br /> '~he ~o~ of No,elk now hms and h~s h~d for some t~e a man tall~ the ~ps of the Nor-
<br /> fo~-Berkley boats.
<br /> "The lessee promised to h~ve one or mo~e additional boats by Jan~ the first bu~
<br />lng n~ boa~ or boats ~ve been bought or, if bought, they are not.here.
<br /> "It wo~d be fa~ better to ~ve a boat or boats b~lt s~table for the seNice t~ to b~ some
<br /> second hand boat w~eh ~ght ~no~ be entirely $~tisfactory.
<br /> "If the lessee ~ mos have a new boat or n~ boats built, or is not inclined to pay the ~f-~
<br />ferenee in the cost, t wo~d reoo~end that the City and ~o~ty, or-if-~he 0o~11 no,-join,
<br />them the City alone, have a boat built ef sufficient capacity and in other ways s~tedfor the ser-
<br />vice, and t~ the Oily a~ Go~ ~ay the interest o~ ~he difference in cost of ~he new boat and
<br />the p~iee asked for the boats the lessee has Be~ contemplating bu~ng.
<br /> "I ~ve ne doubt t~t arrangements e~.be made by w~ch ~e new boat c~be paid for out
<br /> ~he fe~y receipts, or bon~s could be issued agmi~t the fe~ property in the m~er provided by
<br /> the ~onstitution and laws off the
<br /> "Rempeetfulty,
<br /> "J. Davis Heed,
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<br /> On motions, the request of the Mayor for an appropriation of $~30. for a contingent fund, for
<br />catching dogs and for subscription to theNa$ior~l Detective Agency was referred to the Joint Fi-
<br />nance Co~*ttee, while the communication in regar& to the Norfolk County ~erries was referred to
<br />the Joint Ferry Committee.
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<br /> The Nayor returned his approval also to the following matters adopted by the ~wo branches of
<br />Codicil Febra~ySth,-llth, 15th and December 21st:
<br /> Appropriations--t118.50 to re-imburse the eom-
<br />mittee to Richmond to attend a convention of Virginia eities.
<br /> ~$285. to' meet a requisition of the Bo~-~d of Quarantine Commissioners for the year 1910.
<br /> ~'To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $21,000, of ~he Bank Of Portsmouth, 2he Merchants and
<br />F~mers Bank,.The ~irst National Ba~zk of Portsmouth, and the Bank of Tidewater, to meet 0ity
<br />rent expenses for t~e month of-February, 1910, . .
<br />~ $15©. for repamr of the Seaboard A~ket, m~de necessary because of the fire at 0. ~. Williams
<br />stables.
<br />To authorize the Joi~t Finance Committee to have audited the Treasurer!s accounts between Aug-
<br />ust ~lst and December 31st~ 1909.
<br />To authorize-the Joint ~inanee Committee to have audited the accounts of the Seventh
<br />cai Board previo~s te January 1, 1910.
<br />~he budget of receipts and Ap~ropriations~ for 1910~
<br />~ Also to authorize the Treasurer to renew notes in the several City banks to amount of $50,000.
<br />~An ordinance to amend and re-ordain .section 99 of the Ordinance Book of 1905 in reference to
<br />duties of the Commissioner of the Revanue.
<br />~ To m~_quire a "fidelity bo~d" of the Chief of Police for $1,000,00.
<br />~ To ~equire bonds of no other policemen than the 0bier of Police.
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<br />Fourth. Repo~s of 0ffieers and other ~finished business.
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<br /> The regUlar reports of Officers for February were presented and were ordered to ~ake the usual
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<br /> The A~ditor reported cancelled coupons to amount of $10,818, and the same were ~eferred to the
<br />Joint Fiance Oommittee.
<br />
<br /> The chairman Of the Deeper ~aterways Association m~de report of what progress the Association
<br />is m~king as regards the deepening of the Elizabeth River, &e; and the report~after being read was
<br />ordered to file.
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<br /> A bo~d of Geo. N. ~tl, given wit~is contract to place fire-alarm-boxes in the Sixt~ and Sev-
<br />enth wa~ds, was referred to the Joint Fima~ce ~om~ttee.
<br />
<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries m~de the following report of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove'
<br />cemeter~ during the montkof Feb~ry, 1910:
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<br />February
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<br />5. to E, of No, 591, Ave. F.
<br />?, grave.i~90?, Ave. J.
<br />?; {allowelt Diekinaon, NO. 627, Ave. F.
<br />10, John~. Beaton, No. 62~, Ave. F.
<br />ii, ~. J. Dowdy, N. H. eTNa. 504; Ave. D.
<br />~ J~s. J. &Nartha~hitehe~d, NO, 4~, Ave. F.
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<br /> ~illis Bri~ley, Adulg"s ~ave in No. 916, Ave. J.
<br />20. Geo, N. Bl~ehard, S. E. of No. 601; Ave. F.
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<br /> NE~ BUSINESS.
<br />-¥2 Nv..Hawks had read-an arti?te from the Landmark of January of January 25th, publishing a res-
<br />o±u~ion adopted by the De~islatm~ve Committee of the Norfot~"Board of Trade,
<br />~ea~nba'gai'-~s-tow ~ ~.h~ -~uj~,~. ~ ;-~ thete~ctmentbyO°n~re~n~ the E!k~i~.$. -To_w.~. send bill, because such in which, protest, is made
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