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December
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Oity :0ouncil December 9th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Jno. Howard Hall, J. Alde~ 0asr, J. 0. Smith,
<br /> R.E.B. Stewart, L. G. White, 5. ~ - :
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<br />The minutes of the regular ~eeti~ November 25th were read and were approved.
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<br /> ' Finance~-
<br /> Referred November 25th
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<br /> 0ity M~er forwards plan and est£mate f~,cm the 0ity .Engineer showing proposed ch~ges
<br />in sto~ drains a~ High ~d Washington S~s., ~d a~ ~he north end of Washington St., which
<br />i~ is believed ~11 l~gety relieve the ~ood conditions a2 ~ashingtOn ~d 'Hi~ Sts., ~he
<br />estimated cost bei~ ~3, ~00.00. The ~er reco~e~ds tha~ this work Be now authorized
<br />and ~ provision Be made for i~ ~ 2he s~er bond issue for
<br /> Progress as ~o s~e.
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<br /> Reco~enda~ion of the M~er tha~ Archie H~rison be allowed $~00.00 for injuries..
<br />received by bein~ ~t~ck by c~ of the 0bier of ~he Fire Depa~tmen~ on October ~th, 1~,
<br />provided that H~rison will a~ee tha~ this s~l be in full settlement of ~y claims
<br />the Oily ~or ~ins~ the 0hieff of the Fire D~men~.
<br /> ~ is 're~o~ended tha$ ~chie ~rrison De paid $~,~ for ~ime 'los2 ~d ~ha~the
<br />~i~y p~ hospit~ ~d doctors ~ bills 2o a~t of $1~.~, ~d 2ha~ ~ appropriation of
<br />~3Y2.~5 be made for tbs s~e, p~vided E~rmson will agree tha~ this shall De in full
<br />men2 of ~ claims ~a~z2 t~ 0ity or ~ _the Ohieff of ~he Fire Department.
<br /> Report from ~he ~ager ~ha2 it will cost ~ox[~ely $1,000.00 to ~ ~ eighteen
<br />foot Bi,incus ~ca~ roadway, penetration ~ype, on Fort L~e De,sen ~orth ~d
<br />Sts., stating 2~ work c~ be ~ne d~ing ~he co~ ye~ By rep~r ffo~ces ~ odd t~mes,
<br />if approved Dy the 0ouncil.
<br /> Pro~ess.
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<br /> ?Com~man~ation of the Manager ~atingtha~ the 0ommonwealth's Attorney and the 0h£ef
<br />of the Fire ~Department have both applied to him the last few days for specia~ plain clothes
<br />men to work in 2heir department, the 0ity Ms, age, giving an adverse opinion on the request.
<br /> This will be reported on in the ~udget~r~lg~5.
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<br />Report of the 0ity Treasurer for the month of October,
<br /> We have examined this report and it is recommended that it be filed.
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<br /> ~ 0om~nication from the Portsmouth Humane Society asking that the Humane Officer be
<br />&ssigued a small Ford car.
<br /> This ma~ter will be reported on in the 1925 Budget.
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<br />Referred November l~th
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<br /> Petition of the Trustees of Jackson Memorial Baptist 0hutch to be allowed to pay. ~ine
<br />months taxes~on hous~ and lot ~1~05 Elm Avenue, purchased by them September 29th~.192~,
<br />for use as parsonage~ and to be relieved of payment of three m~nths taxes of 1~2~, and
<br />that no assessment'of this property for tax~tion be made for succeeding years.
<br /> tt is recommended tha~ the Trustees of said ~hurch be relieved of payment of
<br />$1~.~3 taxes on said property for the three months of 1924.
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<br /> Request of the 0ity Collector that $~.1~ be rei~nded to Oct~ia ~arring~on, amount
<br />paid in error on Wm. 0arrington's taxes.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $~.i~ be allowed to make said refund.
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<br /> Request of the Oity 0ollector that $1~.~0 be refu~ded B. A. Nemo, amount paid in
<br />error on house located at ?20 Gilmerton Ave., there b~i_ng no house on lot.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation cf $16.80 be allowed to make said refund.
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<br />R~ferred November l~th
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<br /> Request of Hamby P. Barber ~o he'refunded $1~.90 paid in error for taxes for the Years
<br />t~1, 1~2, an~ 1~2~, one one lot No. ~, Phillips Tract, located on Air Line Road, south
<br />side, in the 6th Ward of this 0ity.
<br /> It i~ recommended tha~ an appropriation of $18.~0 be allowed to m~_~ke s~id refund.
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<br />Referred October 28th
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<br /> Petition of Julia F. 0. Ash~urn to he-refunded $~.50 t~xes paid in error for the Years
<br />lqtl. lq22. an~ I~22. on nro~ert~y on the N.E. 0or. ~lasgow and Mt. Vernon Ave., and tod e
<br />relieved from payment of $2.10 taxes on said proper~y for the Year ~2~. ' ~
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<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $~,~0 be allowed to m~ke the refund;
<br />a~d that she be relieved~of paym~ut of $2.10 ~xes on said property for the Year 1~2~.
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<br /> And it
<br />School BondF~ad,
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<br />is f~rther, recommended that m~ appropriation of $~2,01~.2~ be allowed,~om
<br />to pay bills due on the New School Building.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />J. Alden Oast,.For Committee.
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<br />On motion of Mm. H~I, the report w~s adopted, and by the followi~ vote:
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<br />yes'~ Hall, Oast, Smith, Stewart (R.E.B.), White, 5.
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