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moved that the Council request our representative in Congress, the Honorable Harry what he ea~ to defeat the passage of the said Elkins-Tow~send bill. The motion was adopted. ~a~ard ~o do A eommumioationw~s read from~h~s. A. O~boz'ne in whieh he requested that th~ 0ity 0ouncil u- mite with ,o~h6r 'business bodies in Portsmouth and Norfolk in protest to the Government officials against the lengthening of dry docks in the navy y~rdas a substitute for bulling another dry dock of the largest size. The commu~icationwas r~ferred to the Deeper Ohamnelways Gn~mittee. E. Thompson, Jr. m~de iu~ow~ that he .had been appointe~ by Judge Bain Glerk of the 0orporation. -~ourt in place of O. T. Phillips, deceased. T~he communication w~s ordered to file. Policemsm, ~alter H. Edmonds, made ~etition for $50. to~re-imburse him for-expenses incurred beeamse of a ~bre~em a~ th~ police st~tiom ~le in dis~ o~.~ I~s or~e~ tha~ the petition be ~e~u~ed ~o ~. E~on~s ~o nave m~ ap~rove~ by th~ Bo~rd of Police Oo~issioners. m~de petitions ~DJ P. Oul~Dper an~ 0hzs. ~. Go~to~, policemen, to be =e-~b~ee~ fo~ ti~ lest ~ duty on a~eo~t of sie~ess, but~. B~nson ebsected to ~e ~ouneil~eensi~$E the no~ been endo~ed by the Board af Police Oo~issiome~ im the mm~er requested of it ~y the 0o~eil ~ its Feb~y meetly; ~d ~e offeret~e follo~mg resolution thereon: Resolved. that ~l patro~en and officers of the Dotiee force who may lose ~ime from police ~ om ~e~o~t of sie~ess or other ~is~bili~, mUst'be re. fred by the B~rd 0f Police Oom~issioner~ to the ~o~cil before ~id ~rolmen or officers e~n be put o~ the ~y rolls for ~uoh t~e lost. The resolutio~w~s ~dopted; and it was ordered ~h~t the pe~tions be re~ed to the Bo~rd of ~elice 0o~issioners. R~sigm~tio~s were received from Dr. Vernon Brooks as a member of the Bomr~ of and of T.'E. ~ielt~as a ~ember of.the Oommon Oouncil. The resig~ati¢ election of a successor to Dr. B~ooks ~ refe~e~ to a joint session of the (Mr. 0ross excused from f~rther attendance). The ehairma~ of lhe Street Oommittee stated ihat a~ s .on of ptete approaches to T~he Gou~_t st=set ~ridge~amd he mo~e~ approp~$ion ~herefo=. After some discuss~om of ~he proDo~itiom the ~les were suspen~e~. Then, on motion, t~e approprim~io~ wmm ~lowed by~he follo~mg ~ote: ~es-~E~I~Jno. ~o~rd;?atts. ~ve~,~0~Bitt, Bilisoly. Halt. Jo~son, Zemgh, B~on, Tyler. ~s~ Hute~ins, 12. ~0n motion of~Lv. Jno. Howard E all, the th~s 0~ t~e body were-given to m~zu~a~ o~ the navy y~, and through hi mrs the-Se~e~a?y of the Nav~, toting the firing of the ~9 o'eloek gu~-~ On motion of N~. Johnson, the Joint Police ~ommi~tee ~ere bili~y of-su~lying each man on the police fgree~wi%h.a Dais-of N~. ~atker moved that the Beard of Health be : in ~he ~eventh ~ardu~tit the new Board ef ~ The motion wms adopted~ ste& I D~. Bilisoty asked for authority to expen&,~o~ of smelt sum to move the old ~r semi. steers'out ,of The request was granted. On motions. ~he followins matters were referred to-- look into the advise- garbage. eDartment ~. a Fiz~nee Oommittee: A bill of J. ~ Ga~m~ge against the Seventh ~ard for-t580.38, reported by the Auditor. Abi~t of~eo. D,.,~wrenee for $250, for mssis~ce~ i~ ~te~ion of G~wfor~ $~eet mou~war~y. A ~equest ~ ~he S~ool Board for ~ a~ro~atio~ ef ~50. to eomtin~e the ~g~ s~ools .dur- ing March, April ~d May. A re~me~ e~ the Sixth~Nard Local Board to ~ve ihs sala~ of its Sani~a~ X~spector increased to $6~. per month. A petitiem of~s. Vir~a ~. Powell ~ have re~ed to he~ $2- which ~sh2 ~$ p~id~for sudsy of her lei at eo~e= ef~fth ~t Fayette sl~ee~. ~mse the s~ey~s move= meem~e. A~ apprep~a~on ef $2~. te ~ay fo~ ~o b~ds of music on--ual i~De~tion of ihs ~ire ~e~t. ~To b~=~o~$20,~0, of the several ~y ~a~s ~o mee~ eu~t ~x~2s of ~he Gi~ for April ~borrow $10,~0. of the several 0mNy ma~$ ~o~e~ a~re$~es~ ez ~e~S~eel Board to have said ~o~l~adv~ee~ ie it to pay s~eol ~e~es f~r~and ~p~l, l~10. S~reet Oommittee: ' A ~equest of ~heB~ar& of stree~, Be~0~een ~he Ge~ G~ov$ c~e~e~ s~reet. have ~idewat$ near ~til it is on ~ line ~th the ~elit~c 19zblie Propert~ Oommittee~ A request of ~he ~o~of Hca!th to have~hem~rke~s put in a ss~iu ta~ con~tion. ~ ~ppli~tlon of the ~reas~er for a t~ter ~d ~n adding mac.ne. Fire Oommittee: 9 T~ inve~ti&~te a~d re~ort as to.merits of the~Ea~ ~etUge Nozzle" and of