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November
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council November 28th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, R.Ao Hutchins, Jr.,
<br /> J. Alden Oast, Jo C. Smith, RoE.B. Stewart,
<br /> L. G, White, 7-
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting November l~th were read and were approved.
<br /> REPORTS OF CO~ITTEES
<br />Finance--
<br /> Referred November l~th
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that a special appropriation of $25. be allowed to coves
<br /> estimated damages to wagon of C. N. Boyd, which was caused by striking an overhanging tree on
<br /> Clifford street, near Cou~t.
<br />H5 ~ It is recommended that a special appropriation of $25..be allowed for this purpose.
<br />~P' ' Recommendation of the Manager that claim of H. C. Nash to amount of $20~$5, Eot damages
<br /> to his car by City ca~t on October 6th, be allowed.
<br />$20 It is recommended that a special appropriation of $20,$5 be allowed to pay this claim,
<br /> Reports of the City Clerk & Auditor and City 0ollector for the month of October, 1922, and
<br /> the Oit$ Treasurer £~ August and September, 1922.
<br /> We report that we have examined these reports and it is recommended that they be
<br /> flied.
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<br /> Report of the Commissioner of the Revenue of the taxable values of Real Estate, Tangible
<br /> and Intagible Personal Property for the City of Portsmouth for the Year 1922.
<br /> It is recommended that the Auditor be instructed to cha~vge up the several amounts
<br /> stated in the report to the City Collector.
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<br /> Petition of Geo. T. ~cLea~ to be refunded $2~.00, paid £or City license on October llth,
<br /> as on October 12th, he accepted position with Isamc Fass as ~nager or-their Coal & Wood Depart-
<br /> ment.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> Request of the School Board that $$,~01.0~ be made available for the property owned by
<br /> Messrs. L. H. Davis and T. J. Wool, in the rear of Cooke St. School, which is needed by this
<br /> School for additional playground~ as follows: Price Fixed by Commissioners, $$,518.00; Costs
<br />$$70 of Court, $33.0~; Attorney, s fee, $150.00; Total, $$701.0~.
<br />~ · ~ It is recommended that an appropriation of $$701.0~ be allowed, out of School Bond
<br />Bchc Fund.
<br />Bond ~und
<br /> ~ Bill of S. T. Montague, Jr.F State Ga~e ~rden, to amount of $67.50, for services rendered
<br /> ' in destroylng27 tagless dogs $ $2.50 each.
<br /> It is recommended that the Treasurer be authorized to pay this bill, out of funds
<br /> on hand from collection of Dog Taxes.
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<br />Referred October 2~th
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<br /> Bill of H, L. Hudgins, City Treasurer, ~or $1,200.00 for one per cent. commission on
<br /> ~ $120,O00. borrowed from banks in September, 1922.
<br />$1200~~ It is recommended that a speciml appropriation of $1,200. be allowed, to pay this bill.
<br />sp.app. (Signed) L.G. White, Chairman.
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Esleeck, the report of the Committee was adopted, and by the following~
<br /> Ayes-- Stocks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast~ Smith, Stewart, White, 7.
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<br /> ~rkets--
<br /> Hon. City Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Committee on M~rkets, appointed by
<br />solution dated September 12th, 1922, begs to report as follows:
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<br /> ~. GENERAL POLIGY AS TO M~EETS- While possibly the increase in the number of gree~
<br />~ooery stores in residential districts may have rendered a Municipal Market less necessary
<br />to a limited number of citizens, yet the grea~ m~ss of people still need and demand a .Municipal
<br />market for reasons of sentiment, conveni~enoe and ~oonomy. It may be true that prices are as
<br />high in the Municipal market as they a~e-in private stores, yet without ~the market to control
<br />and limit the prices, the stores might easily attain a much higher level. A Municipal ~arket
<br />must, howe~er, be attractive, sanitary and modern and should serve as a model to all dealers
<br />in those commodities handled at the market. It should also be run on a strictly business
<br />basis andshould be mmde self-supporting.
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<br /> 2. SITE- You~ Co~mittee h~s i~v~s~gated several sites and it has reached the unanimou~
<br />conclusion ~hat the northern portion of the block bounded by Seaboard Lan~, COlumbia, Middle
<br />and South Sts., measuring approximately 156~-~?~t. by 180 rs. together with the site ~f the vege-
<br />table margot now owned by themOity, is the best that can be selected, ~ll~ things considered,
<br />It is reasonable in przce; part of the site is already owned by theCity; it is accessible,
<br />street oars from all parts of:the City pa~sing either by its western end or within one block
<br />of i~. It is near the water and ~lms~ly, the site ~s known by all as the ~m..arket s~te an~ i~s
<br />retention will ~o~ onl~ ha~e some p~ehy~oiogical value, but will ~lso very p~oper~y promeom
<br />large vested interests whioh have been developed by their proximity to the market and which
<br />would suf£e~ by its removal elsewhere.
<br /> 3- REPAIRS TO PRESENT MARKET- The. present market could be repaired az an e~en~e of
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