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<br /> month~ a~d same was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> A commtuuication was read from J, W. Eathews, Inspector of Plumbing, asking that definite
<br /> Octoberacti°n belTth,takenl~16.on his Petition for an i~ncrease of salary, which had been laid before the body
<br /> ~hereupon, on motion, ~he salary of the Inspector of Plumbing was increased to $115~
<br /> per month from Eay let, 191,7~ and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--~uutlng, Claud, Daehiell,
<br /> Hanvey, Herbert, Eorris,
<br /> A communication was read from a committee representing the teachers of the Portsmouth
<br /> Public~ ~ Schools,, expressing their appreciation for the courtesies and ~ons~derat~ons~ ' ' shown ~'~aem
<br /> ofby $1,OlO.00.ta~ Council and sspeciaily in the granting of their request for the extra ~opropriation
<br /> On motion, said communi-ca~t~ion was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> ~ notice was received from the Auditor of l~abiic Accounts with regard to the City's
<br /> portionment for salaries of the Judges of,,th~ ~ Circuit and Corporation Courts for the year
<br /> beginning F~bruary l, 1918, and same was referred to the Department of Finance°
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<br /> A Petition of J. T. Eicho~le, Jr., to be refunded $,7.20~ paid i.n error for soil ax for
<br /> the years 1913-14-15_16, on ~2~00 Elm avenue, w~s r~zerred~ to the F~nance Department.t
<br /> ~ A petition of Roman F. Schott to be refunded $1,80, paid in error for~sotl tax on No. 2013
<br /> ~ounty street, for the year 1916, Sixth Ward, was referred to the Finance ~epa~tment.
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<br /> A petition of A, C. ~Joodruff to be refunded $3,60, paid in error for soil tax on Fifth
<br />avenue for the year 1916, Sixth Ward, ~r~s referred to the Dep~rtment of Finance.
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<br /> A Petition was read from Larkin B. Lester to be refunded ~i,80, paid in error for soil
<br />t~x on No. 2008 Queen street, for the year 1916 Sixth Ward~ was referred to the Department of
<br />Finauce.
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<br /> An invi~ation was re~ul from the School Board for the Council to be present at the laying
<br />of the corner stone of the new High School Building, Saturday, Eay 12th, at 3:30 P. E. and
<br />same ~s accepted with thanks.
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<br /> An invitation was received also from the Daughters of Am.~acan~ ' Revolution for the Council
<br /> to be present a~ the unveiling ceremonies to Commodore Richard Dale on Wednesday, Eay ~th, at
<br /> 4 o'clock Po ~.,~ and the ~v~tat~on'~ ' ' was ~ccepted with thanks,
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<br /> A report of the Auditor concerning a bm~.'~ of the ~oodhouse Electric Co, for ~21.gM ~
<br />bill of W. ~. Reay & Co. for $31.4g, made for the F~re Alarm System ~n 1916 and f~r which he
<br />has no record in his office, was referred to the Departments of Finance and Public Safety~
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<br />of fa~e~°~m~?~t~On ~s read from ~h%F~ries Company with re.rd to cha~uginE the ' d-
<br /> ~ -~ ~-~ uo~pany, on account o~ ~ne increased cost in operating th~ f~rriee~cae ule
<br /> Attorney F. L. Crocke~ appeared for the Company, urging that it be allowed to in-
<br />crease the rates as requested in the petition, and, on motion,, the matter was referred to the
<br />Department .of Public Property.
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<br /> A resolution was read from the Housewives League with regard to the present condition and
<br />surroundings of ~'= '~ '
<br />the City ~ ~ ~ ~n~ C~y Ear~e~ ~nd $~me was referred to the Public Property Department with
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<br /> A proposition of H. L. Alexander, ~gent for the Tidewater Realty Company, to sell the City
<br /> piece of land south of Griffin stree~ and west of Rodman avenue, for ~ cemetery, was referred
<br />to the Department of ~ablic Welfare.
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<br /> ~r. Herbert offered the following ~esoiution, which was adopted:
<br /> "Be it Resolved, That
<br /> the recommendation of the D~oartment of Finance APril 2$th that th~ City Collector be instruct-
<br /> ed '~to c~rry into effec~ ~eco~end~tion of the C~ty N~g~ that d~p~ci~tion be charged off
<br /> as ~inst ~l public property, and that acco~z be t~n of appreciation in values as they
<br /> mi~t occu:;both deprscimtlon and app~eciation to be de~srmined at desirable intervals by qum-
<br /> lified ~xps~ts,' be ~mended so ~s to re~: 'that the ~ Auditor be inst~cted to carry into
<br /> effec~ ~ecommendation of:the~City E~ge~ &c.'"
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<br /> At this point the Ch~irm~u of the Finance Department stated that the resolution adopted
<br />at the last meeting of th~ Co~cil to borrow from Th~ Eerch~ts & Farmers B~k and the Ba~ of
<br />Tid~tsr funds for the erection of the new H~=h'= School Building ~s not complete enough for
<br />~id B~ks, mad he o~f'e~ed the following, which he said he believed would be satisf~ctCry to
<br />them:
<br /> "~AS~ By ~esolution of the Co. oil adopted April 24, 1~1~, it w~s decided to borrow
<br />of The Eerc~nts & Farmers B~ $Y5~000.00, and of the B~k of Tidewater, $25,000.00, mt 5%
<br />interest~ for the p~poss of obtaining funds, as needed, to meet bills for the erection of the
<br />Hi~ School ~ilding,
<br /> "RESOLED F~TH~, That notes evidencing s~!d lo~s are to be seared by the ~' '
<br /> ~ty s
<br />proportion of r~ceipts from th~ Norfolk County Ferries$ provided said banks are not to d~nd
<br />s~id ferry r~ceip~s until twelv~ months after April 24, 1~i~..
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<br /> On mo~ion, said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--~nting~
<br /> Claud, Dashi~ll, H~uvey, Herbe=t~ Norris, 6.
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<br /> ~d in this connection, Er. Dmshiell moved that the Chairman of the Depmrtment of ~' ~
<br />~nd the ~r~$~ent of the Council b~ ~uthorized to m~e notes f~om time ~o time to meet p~y-
<br />mcn~s ~s they become due on the Hi~ School Bu~a~ng to ~ount of $i00~000.00, ~d to turn
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