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February 9, 1909. The eighth, ninth, The Committee stitute was adopted: tenth, eleventh and twelfth sections were adopted as reconm~ended by the Com- recommended the following substitute for section thirteenth, and the said sub- · Thirteenth. The approaches to the ferry.boats are to be kept as olean as practicable, and boats and waiting rooms are to be well lighted, hemted, ventilated and tidy, to satisfaction of the joint Ferry Committee of the City and County; and any failure to observe the conditions of this section shall subjeet the lessee to a fine of $5 (one-half of the fine to go to the City and one-half to the 0ounty), after a ten days' notice of said failure to the lessee or manager of the ferries by said Committee. The fourteenth section w~s adopted as recommended by the 0ommittee. The fifteenth section of printeA schedule was eliminated by the Joint committee and the follow- ing substitute made for the same: Fifteenth. The lessee shall at all times provide boats of sufficient capacity and of suffi- cient number to accommodate the travelling public. The recommendation of the Committee was'adopted. Section sixteenth was adopted as recommended, foot of In regard to the question referred to the Oommittee as to the use of~High and Queenstreets for ferry purposes, without any proposed compensation to the City therefor, it was answered, That She 0fry Attorney had said that the matter of compensatdon eould be arranged after a lease of the fer- ries Shall have been made. Thereupon, the Ferry Oommittee~and the Oi~yA~torney were instructed %o look out for the matter of compensation for use of High and Queen streets. The Committee were also of opinion that the petition of citizens of Berkley for be~ter ~ermi- hal facilities at the Ohestnut street dock is provided for in section ten of the sohedule~ and this opinion was adopted by the Council. Ooncerning the provision dn section ninth %o meet an increased tax on the ferry Properties~ the Committee recommended that th~ ~onnoil of the Oit, y of Norfolk be requested not' to increase the license tax on the Norfolk terminals of the ~erries, in consideration of the inereas~& facilities to be given Norfolk by eonditions of the new lease. The recommendation was a~opted. Finally, the report, as amended, was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-~Hall,. Jno. Howard, Watts, Daahiell, Hanvey, Braoks,. ~elton, Johnson. Brinson, Buchanan. Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. First. Matters adopted by the Common Gounoi! January i2thand referred to the Board of Alder- men for concurrence. To authorize the Joint Sewerage 0ommi~tee to advertise~for ~ids tO.-S~Pp!y~$he~Zew~r2ower House with 700 tons of coal. Concurred in. To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $2,500 from the Bond Sinking Fund, Ooneurred in. The Boar~ of Aldermen failed to concur in adept!eh of the "Rummage Sale Ordinanse,~ ~dopted by the Oommon Council, but recommitted the same for further consideration. Mr. Nelton moved that this body adhere to its former action in mdopting the ordinance, and his motion was adopted. Second. Oommunications from the Nayor. The Mayor's message for the year 1908 was presented; was read, except the financial reports accompanying; and the several recommendations contained therein were referred to the proper eoms. On motion, it was ordered that the "message" be published, at an estimated cost of $135, by the following vote: