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a more frequent schedule or supply larger boats between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk, and this to be dete~mlned by the cities of Portsmouth, ~or~olk and Norfolk County; and should a change in seheduie or boats be made, the lessee shall be reimbursed the actual cost of the ~increased facil- ities, and this cost shall be borne, one-half by the Oity of Portsmouth and one-half by the County of Norfolk. and The amendment offerred by ~r. Hawks was referred to the Joint Ferry Committee of the City 0o~ty. THIttD. In relation to property turned over to the lessee. Mr. ~ontague maintained that some understanding should be reachedwith Norfolk Oounty as to rent of foot of High and Queen streets for fe~ purposes; and he moved that thais matter be referred ~o the Joint Fer~ Go~ittee of the Oityand County. ~e motion was adopted. In this co~ection~a petition was read from sundry residents of Berk!ey Nar~ in which they asked faeilitdes for better retinal, and the petition, after some discussion of i~, was also referred to the eo~ittee named above. ~odng back ~o the first section--Rates of ~oI1--~. Mon~e moved that the rates of ~oll be~ween ~rkley ~d Norfo~ shall ~e the s~e=as between Port.curb and Norfolk; and the proposi~ioz was re- ferred to the Joint City and Co~ty eo~ittee, The Fifth a~d Sixth sections were adopted without objection, The Seventh section in which it is proposed to tu~ over the Ferry proper~ies to the lessee by April lst--was referred to ~he joln~ eo~Ittee to ascertain whether it is absolutely necessa~ to tu~ over the property at that time. ~e Eighth section was adopted without objection. The Ninth section.s referred to the ~joint eo~ittee ~o eomsider ~ elimination of the ~ on the Ferries by Norfolk City. The Tenth, Eleventh and ~elfth sections were adopted ~ithout o~jeetion. On motion of Nr. 0wins, the ~irteenth section was referred to the joimt eo~ittee to include fer~ approaches, floats, ~e Fourteenth section was adopted without objection. The Fifteenth section was referred to the joint eo~ft~ee with an expression of ~he 0ouncil that ~tdekest" are not desired. ~e Sixteenth section was ~do~ted without objection. ~e ne~ matter to be eomsidered was a report of She Join~Ligh~ God,tee for lighting the Oity. ~e OoEittee presented specifications for li~ting, with the f~llo~ additionml rec~enda- tions: First. That it be authorized ~o advertise for bids for a 20~ye~r franchise tract for lightly, the 0fry reserving the right to renew the ~aom~rac~ ~t the end of lO years, a~ p~i- cos net exeeedi~ those p~id at te~Ination of said lezse. Second. That it be authorized to m~ve~tise for bids fo~ a l0 year frmnchise ~h a l0 year contract for lighting , Bidders to pu~ ~ a certified cheek for $5,000 ~s ~ evidence of goo~ faith in bi~. ~o~i~tee to reserve the right to reject ~y or_all bids, The Oi$y AttoEe2 inst~eted $o prepare the ordi~e, &c., necessa~ for sale of the fr~chise. The repor~ of the Oo~ittee ~ving beem remd~. Niihy moved to lmy it on the table, because sa~d eo~ittee h~d been inst~eted to exa~ne ~d report on a m~icip~l lighti~guplmnt and they hmd mmde re- port on something else. The motion of ~. W~thy was lost~ 0n motion of Mr. Glover, tbs sp~emfi~a mons were ~en~ed so as to fix aminlm~ charge .of 50 centz%