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December
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<br />foliowinp vote, the vo~e being the same for each:
<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Claud, H~nvey, Herbert,
<br /> wright., Deans, ~lpepper,
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<br /> Ur. HerhSrt stated that, thoug~ h? h~d no objection t~ ~. E~dmo~n~.s'
<br /> C~er~ to the Civil & Police eus~ice, ne ~ougn~ ~,
<br />position of Justice of the Pe~ce and ~ ·
<br />unde~ all the circumstances, the Justice 'and Clerk to the Civil & Police Justice shoul~ be
<br />elected for a short time now, and~moved thmt he~ be elected~ Clerk ~ th~e~vil/&~oiioe Justice
<br />fo~ nine~ dm~s~ ~The~motmon ~ms mdopted~
<br /> ~. Herber~ s~t~d ~urth~r that he thou~t ~11 Officer~ ~hould be eiect~d for definite
<br />ts=ms mhd suggested ~our yemrs fo~ the te=m~ ~d so moved. The motion w~s
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<br /> On suggestion of ~he E~mger, ~. H~rbert moved t~t the L~w De~mrtme t prep~=e~ thmt°~di~ncesthe L~w
<br />mmxmno the term o~ office, duties, s~l~y, &c., of th~ v~rious City Of~ice~s;
<br />DePm=tment, ~th the City Attorney m~ City Clerk ~ Auditor conside~ the ~tter of revising the
<br /> City Code. The motion ~s ~opted ~nd, on suggestion of ~. He=be~t, the City .~Ee~ ~s
<br /> m~e m p~rt of the lmtter committee.
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<br /> co_ ~ mo .............. -*~red to the F~nce & ~blic Wel~r~
<br /> ments. Also, a ~ie~e o~ lmnd ~st oZ the O~ Grove Cemete=y ~s re~srred to s~id Depmrtments
<br /> for conside~tion~
<br /> The Fiance Dep~r~ment =eported on certain ch~Ee~ thm~ ~d ~een ents~ed ~gmi~t Fr~k
<br /> The ~epo~t stat~ thmt the City Collector's mccounts, books ~d methods hmd
<br /> checked, thmt eve=ything is in corzect s~pe, ~ad thmt the ~mi=s of the office are being
<br /> ducked in m thoroughly s~tisf~ctory
<br /> ~erefozs, no fu~he= ~ction on theatre= ~s deemed nec~ssm~y, ~d the =epo=t ~ o~
<br /> d~$d to b~ filed.
<br /> On motion ~ N~ He=be=~, the City Attorney wms inst~c~d to drmZt ~ bill ~o= present~tio~
<br /> to the next session of ~e Legislmture fo= th~ issue oZ $150,000,00 of School Bo~s.
<br /> On su$~tion oZ the C~ty.~mg =~, the ~olio~ng ~esotution ~s ~pted: ~e~ems, the
<br /> Oouncil o~ the City ~ P~tsmouth has been ~vised thmt tbs Council o~ the City of ~foik
<br /> ce~side=i~ ~ cont=mct f0~ ~te= wi~h the Portsmouth, Be=kley & B~fol~ Wmt~z Co.,
<br /> "~erea$~ e~=~s h~ve be~ employed ~by t~s Council to look into both the physic~i v~iue
<br /> of the ~ter plant of $~d Company ~nd cost of it~ operation, ~d to m~e reports
<br /> of s~me to this Council, copies o~ which, report wzll be furnished to your Body in
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<br /> short time,
<br /> ,Resolved, That the Council of t~ City of ~fo~ be =eTaested not mo enter into m con-
<br /> trmct ~th the~ Portsmouth, Be=kley & Suffolk ~m~erComp~ny before~d until ~ copy of the report
<br /> of 's~id e~er%s is furnished y~ for
<br /> On motion, the City Clerk ~s inst~oted to for~ th~ President of the Council of
<br /> ~he City of ~ffo~ ~ copy of smid resolutionm.
<br /> ~. Herbert moved thmt the Council meet Thurzdmy, December 2yth, 7:30 o~clock P. E., tO
<br /> t~ke up u~inished business. The motion wms
<br /> ~. ~nting stated t~t he h~d cmlled m me, ting of the special co~ittee ~ppointed by
<br /> the President of the body to consider the proposed inoremse in gms rmtes for this City, for
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<br />night next.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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