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<br />and also as to requirLug ice
<br /> On motion, the matter was referred to the
<br /> Ninth. Notice of appointment of Richard C.
<br />doted to be filed.
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<br />companies to weigh ice at the time of delivery to customers at the ~
<br /> Department of Public Welfare ~.d the City Manager~
<br /> J6~rnee as patrolman~ and said notice was or- ~
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<br /> Tenth. Notice of appointment of Miss Catharine Hook as patroLman for the City ~f Porte-
<br />mouth, according ~o the Acts of the Assembly, 1916, Chapter 281, her compensation to be ,paid
<br />by the Government; and said notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> ~-FINISH~ BUSIneSS
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of March, 1918, were presented and were or-
<br />dered to take the usual course.
<br /> The following ordinance, ordered to lie on the table March 19th and continued on the table
<br />~aroh ~6th, was taken up, read, and adopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ~EE!tAh-GFAGTURE, Y1AArDLING,
<br />CARE A~D SALE OF FOOD S*~J!eFS WITHIN THE CITY O~ PORTSMOU~E. (See Ordinance Book),
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<br />And by the following vote:
<br /> &yes--Claud, Culpepper~ Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, Wright, 6.
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<br />NEW BUSi~-E~SS
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<br /> A petition of R,-F. Sebrell and .J. ~J BaehfOrd, firemen who have been inducted into Mili-
<br />tary Service, to be compensated for the three last days in M~rch when at camp Lee, was refe~ed
<br />to t~he Finance Department and the City Manager.
<br /> A petition of M.' E. Nichols, for the J. T. Nic~ls Estate, to be refunded $10.80~ paid in
<br />error for soil tax on No.'1~28 High street, for ti~ years 1912~13-14-!5-16-1~, was referred
<br />to the F~uance Department.
<br /> ~A-petition-was read from the Merchants National Bank of Hictzmond to be paid for three
<br />pons~, $10;~ach~ on Portsmouth Rede.wrption Bonds' Nos. 29, 50,~ and 31, ~ue Jal~ry~ 1,' 19~0, said
<br />coupons having been lost.
<br /> On motion,~ the petition was referred to the Finance Department.
<br /> A letter of thanks was received from the t~achers ,of ~he Portsmouth Public Schools express-
<br />lng their appreciation for th~ recognition of theiP claim for the "war bon~s"~ which was allowed
<br />by the Council; and same was ordered to be filed.
<br /> A petition from sttUdry~oarties to h~ve installed two ~eet iig~hts., one at t~e~ southeast
<br /> corner of Queen street and ~ourth avenue and the other~at southwest cor~r o~ Third avenue
<br /> and Queen street~ was referred to the Depa~.~en% of Public Safe~y.
<br /> Ale~ter w~s read from the Schooi Boar~ and the Superintendent of Schools, expressing
<br /> thei~ appreciation and thanks to the Co~ucit for their ,m~tiOn in reference to the appropriatA6n
<br /> asked for as a war bonus for the teachers of the Public School System; s~d s~me was .ordered to
<br /> be filed.
<br /> A commtm~cation was read f~omE. ~. Bemis, consulting engineer; as to a third appraiser
<br /> in conneetio~ with the water l~op~i~,ton .for the City of Portsmouth, and same was referred to
<br /> the' Special %rater Cormaittee.
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<br /> ' ' A bill of R. E. Glover, to amount of ~159.19, for blankets f.~n~sh~d the City Jail sad tin
<br /> wareto be used fo~ the c~in gang,~f0r whzch there is no at~opriation, was referred to the
<br /> Finance Department and City Manager,
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<br /> A, bill of F. P,-Baldwin to '~mount of ~1o.80, for soil t~x paid in error ~o. 2016 Queen
<br /> stneet, forthe year 191V, was re~erred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> ~ ~,~.~+~^~ ~ J. F~an~ Eod~eso to De refundea ~3V~80, pa~a mcr sozl tax on Nos. 162a-!626
<br /> High st_eot,; for the. yeses 1912£13-14-!5-16,!~ ~ was re~erred to the Pinanc~ Department,
<br /> A petition of the City Clerk & Auditor for his salary to be increased to $175. per r~onth~
<br /> was referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> Th~ ~s!~lent presented rules and regulations and tarri~ of r~tes,~g~ve~n~g..m.unic~pal us~s
<br /> ~in the, c!tYo2PertsE?uth, Ma.,ir~?eived from th? P0rtsmout~!.Berkley a Suffolk ~a~er
<br /> and- same wer~.referrea to 'the Special .~ater Co~ttee!~ ?i~y M'ap.a~er ~and C~}y Attorney
<br /> take such actmon as may be necessary to protect the Cz0y ms ~n~eres~ zn ~ne
<br /> On motion of Mr. Oulpepper; the advisability of a light being placed at the corner of Foot, th
<br /> avenue ~ud Holladay street was re2erred to the P~blic Safety, Depart~n~ and the City Eanage~.£c
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<br /> The following resolution was presented and adopted:
<br /> "Be it Regolved~ Tha~ the City__~ager
<br /> be auth~or{zed to allow a public booth %0 be b~iit at the southea~t~cern~r of the Court~ouse
<br /> law~; said booth to be used for, the co~velntenee and use oE;~he Li~rty I~, Red C~ose,
<br /> ~ving Stamps, and other public Functions?
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<br /> The following was presented bythe City Manager:'
<br /> ~In regard to the final settle~,ent with
<br /> the ~m~rican LaFrance Fire Engine Compar~- for the new fire equipment,
<br /> '~hereas in ~suance with a resolutio~passed by,the COuncil March 19; 1918, that t~he bal-
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