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May fO, 1R~l
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City CouncilMay 10th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs--Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeok, J. C. Smith,
<br /> J. H. H~ll, Jr., R. A. Hutchins, Jr.,
<br /> J. Alden Omst, L. G. White, 7.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of .the regular meeting April 26th and special meetings ~y 2nd and M~y 6th
<br />were read and were approved.
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<br />REPORTS OF COM~ITTEES
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Referred My 6th
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<br /> A request of the City Manager that an additional appropriation of $10,~00.
<br /> 0~ repair breaks in sewers for the remainder of th~ fiscal year.
<br />$3S~.app' It is recommended that a special appropriation of $3,000.00 be made.
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<br />be made to
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<br /> City Manager enclosing bills from the City Sergeant for care of City prisoners for Feb-
<br />ruary and March, 1921, to amounts of $111.62 and $150.02~ respectively, including committaz ~
<br />fee of~5~ for each prisoners which should be deducted from the total~ leaving net balance
<br /> Also requesting a lump sum of $1,OO0. be appropriated for this purpose for the balance
<br />of the year, as this is a monthly charge.
<br /> It is recommended that a special~&ppropriation of $22~.6~ be allowed to pay the
<br />bills for February amd M~rch.
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<br /> Recommendation of the City ~anager ~hat the ordinance now on its firs~ reading governing
<br />the organization of the Police andFire Bepartments be amended so as to increase the number
<br />of patrolmen in the Police Department to 37 men and that a provisio~ be added stating that
<br />~one ~atrolman shall be used as Humane Officer ~ud one as license inspector and sealer of
<br />weights and measures."
<br /> M~r. White recommends that one man be added to the Police Deps~tment to serve as
<br />License Inspector and Sealer of Weights & ~easures~
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<br /> Mr. Brooks recommends that .a License Inspector and Sealer of' Weights & Msastt~es be
<br />appointed independent of the Police Department°
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<br /> Report of the City Treasurer for the month of March, l~21.
<br /> Ne have examined said report and it is r~commended that same be filed.
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<br /> ~ Report of Assessors on appraisal of properties and holdings of~the Public Utilities in
<br />the City of Portsmouth, and a communication from the Corporation Commission asking that m
<br />list of Public Service Corporations enclosed by it be checked.
<br /> P~ogress as to
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<br /> Bill of A. J. Phillips, S. B. Hutchins, and R. A, Robertson, mo amount
<br />services rendered in appraising Public Utilities in the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />of $1,000.00, for
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<br /> Bill of H. L. Hudgins, City Treasurer, to amount of $177.07,
<br />amount of 1919 de~inque~t taxes collected to April 19, 1~21.
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<br />sp. app ~
<br />sp. ~pp I'
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<br />10% commission on $1770.73,
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<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $177.07 be allowed ~o pay said
<br />bill~ ~'
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<br /> Bill of The F. F. W. Dormsn Co. to amoun~ of $464.00 ~or license tags furnished t~hle Com-
<br />missioner of the Revenue, and $~10 paid by the Commissioner of the RevenUe.~s freight~on same.
<br /> ~t is recommended that a special appropriation of $469.10 be allowed to pay said
<br />bills.
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<br /> Request of the City Collector that M. Kramer be refunded $4.50, pmid in error for ta~xes.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />Bill of James E. Jones, 512
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Report of Frederick B.
<br />December 31, 1920.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />Hill
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<br />South street, to be paid $!0.00~ paid in error on automobile.
<br />& Co. on audit of the City accounts for four months ended
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<br /> (Signed) L.G. ~hite, Chairman.
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<br /> ~. Esleeok moved that the report be adopted, except section 3. The motion was adopted
<br />by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith~ Hall, Hutchins, Omst, White,
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<br /> Then Mr. Hall moved that Mr~ Brooks recommen~ion,~am~oliows, be adopt,d: ."that
<br />License Inspector and Sealer of Weights and Measures be mppoi~ted independent of the Police
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<br /> N~. White moved to amend, that his recommendation, as follows, be adopted: "that one
<br />man be added to the Police Department to serve as License ~nspector and Sealer of Weights
<br />Measures~"
<br /> Mr. Brooks moved as an amendmen~ to the amendment, that the Officez in question be
<br />~ssigned to the Department of ~blio Welfmre. ~. B~ooks ~en~en~ to the ~en~ent ~s lost
<br />by the followin~vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, H~ll,
<br /> Nmys-- Esle~ok, ~ith, Hutchins, Omst, White~
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