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At a regular meeting of the City CouncitM~y 13th there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R.A. Hu~chins, Jr,, J. Alde~:0ast,
<br /> J. C. Smith, J. R. Stewart, RoE.B. Stewart,
<br /> L. G. White, ?.
<br /> Also the City ~l~nager~
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<br /> The minutes of the reEul~r meeting April 22nd and special meetings April 29th and May 5th
<br />were read and were approved.
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<br /> EEPOEFS OF C0~ITT~S
<br /> Fin~nce--
<br /> Referred April 29th
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<br /> Recommendation of theE~ns~er that the net sum of $356,648~&0, from'the Sewer~ Paving
<br />Bond Issue, be ~llotted as fellows: Sewers ~or 6th & 7th Wards, $189,000o00; Re-i~oursement
<br />of General Fund for'O~Dital Expenses Eade in 1923,~$~0,000%00; Improvements of P~kandi~inte-
<br />n~nce for 19247 $32,000~00; Health CenSter, $14,000,00; Public Buildings, $10,000.00; Street
<br />Improvements, $41,648.40.
<br /> It is reconxasnded that the following distribution be made of the amount received
<br />from the Sewer &~Paving Bonds receatly sol~:
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<br />6th & ?th ~ard Sewers ......................
<br />He~imbursement of General Fund for
<br />Capital Expenses......, .................. ~.
<br />Improvements and Eaintenance ef Park .......
<br />Pay for Plans for New Pu~lic B~ilding. .....
<br />Street Improvements. .......................
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<br />Expense of Sale ............................
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<br />$189,000~00
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<br /> 70;000%00
<br /> 32;000.00
<br /> 1~;000.00
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<br />$~5,780.~2
<br /> 868.08
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<br />$356,648o~0
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<br /> Referred April 22nd
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<br /> An appropriation of ~3500.00 for the ~orfelk-Portsmouth Freight Traffic Commission for
<br />the balance of the fiscal year t924.
<br /> It is recommended that a'speci~l appropriation of $2~28;15~be r~de, which, together
<br />with $10~1.85 already appropriated, will make the amount of $3500.00.
<br />
<br /> Recommendation of the City Ean~ger that he be authorized to incremse the pay of the Phy-
<br />sician to the Poor. to $200.00 per month, effective April 1st.
<br /> It is rece~ended that said increase be ~de and thmt a special appropriation of
<br />$63~.50 be m~e to t~e c~e of same for the balance of the fiscal year.
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<br /> Heco~e~tion ef the ~na~er t~t he be ~uthorized to e~!oy an &ssistant to the Super-
<br />visor of Tra~portation, at $150.00 per month; ~d t~t an appropriation of $125.00 per month
<br />for the r~in~e~ of the Year be ~tewed to cover s~e.
<br /> It is reco~ended that ~the ~n~er be authorized to employ ~ a~sistant to the Trans-
<br />portation Supe~Fs~r at $150.00 per men,h, amd that a speci~ appropriation ef $825.00 be ~de
<br />~ ~ove~ -s~e ~or the balance eft. the fiscal year.
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<br /> Repe~t of t~ City E~n~er as to ~cost for ~ving First Ave. ~th ~ ei~teen ~oot road~y
<br />from Spratley St; to Hi~ St., or from Spratley'to G~sgow, as fo~o~ From Spratley to Hi~:
<br />sl~g macad~$~V25.00., bit~ous ~cad~ $16,~50.00; From Sp~tley to Gl~gcw; sl~ ~cad~
<br />$8,925,00, bz~ous ~da~ $12, V50[~O0.
<br /> ~O~ ~ to ~ee
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<br /> Rec~en~tion of the Oi~ Attorney t~t the City p~ $202.~0~ one-~lf~costs assessed
<br />~n the suit of W. E. Tho~s vs. the City oF Portsmouth and Co~ty of N~o!k, ms soon ~s the
<br />County of No~o~ ~es provision to pay the other hal~,
<br /> It is ~eco~ended t~t ~ special appropriation o~ $202~0 be ~llowed to p~ the
<br />City's p~p~ion of said bill.
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<br /> ~ Bi. lls fo~-~rded by the City Attorney from the Zt~te Corporation Co~ission for expe~es
<br />incurred in m~.~ing up the recordz in the cmse instituted by the Vm. Ry. & Power ~o. f~the
<br />relm~ o~ mts p~v~g obligations ~d the ~b~ndo~ent of'the Ce~ty St. ~e,ms follows:
<br />W. F~ HObart s~.~.90, State Corporation Oo~ission $~0.00~ State Corporation Oo~ission $~0.~.
<br /> It is. reco~ended t~t ~ speci~ ~ppropriation of $~.~0 be ~de to pmy s~id bills.-
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<br /> ~u ap~o~ropriation of $1925.00 for operation of the Tr~um~n Schools from September to
<br />December, IgC.
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<br /> ~udit is furthe~"rec~ended that the Treasurer be authorized to p~y the following
<br />bills of State Ganae ~ardens~ out of funds on h~nd~from collection of Dog Taxes:
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<br /> P. C. ~U~ .... $67.50
<br /> · ~ch!ns ~ .....................
<br /> S. T. Eontague, Jr.. ................ 55.00
<br /> J. Shirley Hope .................... ~ .5,00 $127.50
<br /> (Sig~ed) L.G. White, Chai~r~an.
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<br /> Er. Brooks ~eved to adopt the report, except the clause appropriating $10,000. from
<br />Sewer & PavingBond Fund for plansfor the new City and~County building.
<br /> The motion was adopted, ~nd'by the f~llowin~ vote :'
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks. Hutchins~ 0~st~ Smzth. Stewart ~J.R.~.
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<br />spec,
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<br />$202,
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<br />~pec.
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