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A~rii i0, 1917
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Referred Earch 27th.
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<br /> A bill of Dr. J. D. Barnes to amount of $18.00, for professional services and medicines to
<br />Lizzie Noell, who was accidentally shot by a Police OfficerrOctober 9, 1~i6o
<br /> It is recommended t~t this bill be paid, out of Seventh Ward "Contingent~ funds.
<br /> A petition of Eddie L. Walton to be refunded $1.80, paid in error for soil tax on No. 2315
<br />North street, for the year 1916, Sixth Ward.
<br /> It is recommended that ~'~ ~'
<br /> e~z~ amount be refunded, out of ~xth W~rd ~Contingent" funds.
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<br /> (~ith Public Safety Department) A bill of the American LaFra~ce Fire Engine Co. to ~mount
<br />of $?5.00, for six Underwriters Labeled Fire Extinguishers.
<br /> Pro,ess as to same; we are waiting for the report of the Public ~a~ety Department on
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<br /> A petition of E. O. How~li to be refunded $4.00, paid in error for ~aXes on m~.house~'situ~te
<br />the Fifth Ward, for the yea~ 1916.
<br /> See report of the Auditor on the Board of Review recommendations.
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<br /> A bill of Chas. H. Savage to amount of $3.60, for soil
<br />on No. 1902 High street, Sixth Ward.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be paid, out of
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<br />tax paid in error for the years 191~-
<br />Sixth ~ard ~Contingent" funds,
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<br /> A communication from H~ L. Alexander in regard to his property for the extension of H~tton
<br />street southward.
<br /> Progress as to same; we are waiting for f~rther information on the matter.
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<br />~.~ H. Herbert~ Ohairman~
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<br /> The report having been read, ~he Chairman of the Public Safety Department stated that
<br />the matter of bill of the ~erican LaFr~uce Fire Engine Co. for six fire extinguishers purchased
<br />would be looked up~
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<br />Then ~he report of the Department was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiei!, Hanvey, Herbert, ~orris, 6~
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<br />The following report was read from the City ~an~ger:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., April IO, 191?.
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<br />J. T.Hanvey
<br />And Gentlemen of ~he Council:
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<br />~REPORT OR AUD!~ ~ T BY ~q. R. J. WALEER:
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<br /> "In connection with the license records I would suggest that the ~eoorde fo~ the Quarterly
<br />License be kept in a loose leaf book. The names to be recorded in aXphabetical order, that
<br />~he book be ruled with eight (8~ columns to be used ms follows: let. column,~me~ 2nd. column,
<br />add, ess; 3rd column, business; ~th, 5th, 6th, ~th, cclumns~ ~ne for each quarter; 8th column,
<br />annus~l ~o~s~l~ The pages should be ruled with wide spaced ii=es ~nd the $th, 5th, 6th, and ?th
<br />columns interlined. The number of the license should be entered in red ink in the upper part
<br />o~ each ~,~ amd the amount in black ink in the lower part. In this way a complete record of
<br />each indiv~du~i can be kept for each year on the ss~me line and delinquents quickly checked. I
<br />approve of'the suggestions of attaching c~ucelled licenses to the silos; the method of keeping
<br />annu~ license records is satisfactory. The above mentioned form should ~lso be used for semi-
<br />~nnual licenses~
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<br /> "I would recommend that the watt,ts listed on Page 2 now h~d by the Treasurer be destroy-
<br />ed and charged into the general account by the Auditor ~nd a record kept of them, so that pay-
<br />ment ca~ be readily made in the event of any of the claims being presented°
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<br />"Regarding the comments on the numerous b~nk accounts, I ~ind tha~ the laws and ordinances
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<br />the way of new paving, I would~ suggest that i be authorized to e~pend these ~moun~s in the vari-
<br />ous ps~vts of the City on street repairs a~d improvements as m~y be deemed best by the Council,
<br />and so wipe these mcco'o~uts off the books; by so doing we will be able to reduce the number of
<br />:Op~na~counts to a minimum.
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<br /> "As m solution of the question of ohscking ~he dog tax, I h~ve issued instructions that
<br />three kinds of tags be purchmsed, one for m~le, One for females, and one for the~enew~s, that
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<br />the Aua~to
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<br /> "i would at this time report 'progress on the questmon o~ devising
<br />back taxes m~y be kept in better shape. I would, however, recommend that S~rm~n~ w~m~ m~e 1~16
<br />back ~mxes, the Auditor smd City Collector De instructed to keep
<br />count for each year.
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<br /> "I would suggest the a~pointment of a committee to consist of the Commissioner of the Rs-
<br />venue, the Auditor and the City Collector to revle~ the old tax boo~s m~d r~commend the~limi-
<br />n~tion from the same of all dead ~nd duplicate char~ges with the idea of ~t~ing them off"ths
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