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December.26, 1916.
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<br /> Ayes--D~shielt~ Hanvey, Herbert, Morgan, Morris, Parrish, 6.
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<br /> At this point, the Chairm~n of the Department of Finance presented the Budget of Antioip&ted
<br />Receipts & Expenditures for the Year ~917, action on same unfiniahed at the meetinE ~eember l~h.
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<br /> He then moved that sa~d B~get be ~dopted by Depm~tments, but no action was taken on the
<br />motion.
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<br />The Budget was re~d ~nd.acted on as follows:
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<br /> Law Department--
<br /> N~v. Morris gave notice that he would move at the proper time to m~ke
<br />the s~tary of the Civil & Police Justice $1500. per annum.
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<br /> Public Wslfa~e--
<br /> Nm. Parrish stated that he thought the Salary of the Sanits~y Inspector
<br />should be increased by $300. per year and the Keeper of the Olty Home should receive a salary
<br />of $?20. per ~e~. Also that ~h-.:~s~propriation cf $25· $~uld be allowed each month for the
<br />"Probation Officer."
<br /> On motion, said ~tte=s were referred to the Department of Finance.
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<br /> ~. He=bert brought up the matte~ of imp=ovement~to the south end of Dinwid~ie
<br /> Mr. Archibald 0~, who was present~ was ~anted the privil~ of the fl~or ~d urged that
<br />this street be o~bed and ~tter~d, from'~iffin to Race, at a co~ of mbout ~,~O0.00..
<br /> 'On motion, smidmpp=opriatien ~e r~fe~red t0~the Fiance Depmrtment ~o be
<br />fo~ the Bud~t.
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<br /> Er. ~shiell now moved thmt ~l =eoo~ended incremses in s~ies mhd new imp~ovements of
<br />all kinds, except for ~rrent e~en~s ms allowed in the Budget fo= i~16, be defe~re~L unit! the
<br />~rivml of the City
<br /> ~r. Herbert moved to ~e~, to except the ~proprimtion fo~ the ,Portsmouth
<br />Asyl~."
<br /> ~. M~ris moved to ~nd further, p~ovided ~l i~rems~s in s~l~ries or new approp=i~-
<br />tions shall begin ms of J~ry 1, 1917.
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<br /> The motion wms ~opted, ms ~ended by E~.. He,bert ~d M~. Eo~ris$ ~nd then the ~Budget,
<br />ms~srJed, wms ~opted m~by the following
<br /> Ayes--Dmshiel~, ~vey, Herbert, ~orris,
<br /> ~' Norg~n, P~rish, 6'.
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<br /> ~The Ch~irm~n ,o~.thePublic S~fety D~psmtment reported that he had g~uted m leave of absence
<br />to l~Oli6ema~ Geo. W'.Glover for sixty &~ys from ~nd after December l~th.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> Nm. W. B,~ Ba~s, an mpplicant f~= the position of City Manager, sent a communication to the
<br />Council tha~king[-t~em for their consideration of h~s mPplication ~nd extending, his bes~.'wis~es
<br />for the success of the new f~rm of government in the City; and ~a~d ¢ommumication ws~s filed.
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<br /> A comm~r~cation ~ remd from Er. Ty~rell B. Shertmer, the newly e!eo~ed Cit~
<br />st~timg ~t he would report for ~otive duty in the City Ch J~uUmry 2~x~, t917; mhd 0n ~otion,
<br />smid co~nicmtion w~s Ordered to file.
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<br /> A letter w~s received from the Civil ~ Police Justice request%rig She pmss~e of
<br />n~ce re~iating'the use of the e~st e~ of Hi~ s~reet by mutomobile~, ~ smi~le~.ter
<br />ferred to the Dep~tment of ~w. -
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<br /> A petition of Me'es H. Jmco~son to b~ relied $3.68, pmid in error fo= soil t~fo~
<br />ye~l~6, 'wms ~eferred ~o ~he Fifos Dep~men~
<br /> A petition ef the Ci~y Collector ~or ~n appr~p=imtion of $~5- per month ~o~ s~l~y
<br />s~ene~pher ~ t~pe~iter w~ ~efer~ ~o the De~rtment of Fm~nce. -
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<br /> A com~cmtion from ~he~Six~h W~d pomrd with read.to disc~p~cies s$~w~ inthe
<br />of ~uses ~isted for ni~t~ soil tax in sm~d Wmr~ ~s =efe~r~ to ~he ~blic
<br /> The C~ir~mn~of the Pu~tic ~ety Dep~rtment pres~ed m bill to ~mo~t q~ $~5..
<br />to ~e pmtrol wagon, a~ moved thYrOid bill be p~id. The 'motion~adOP~ed~
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<br /> Er..~org~n mov~ to refer to ~he Lmw Department to ~mZt mn orinoco re~l~ting
<br />of cows to be per, trod ~thi~ the City limits. The mo~ion was mdopt~.
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<br /> Nm. Herbert b~ought up ~he matter of am
<br />such exami~tion woul~ cost $15- per dmy for
<br />but that the total cost o~ examination would not
<br /> Mr. Dashiell moved that ~zhe Finance Department
<br />on the conditions named, ~nd s~id motion w~s
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<br />of
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<br />H~nvey, He=bert, Morris ish, 6.
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<br /> Nm. Herbert moved that
<br />elected at the next re
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<br /> Fire Ats~m~dPotice ~el.~e Systems be
<br />· of-t~e Cou~cZt~ Ths~moti'0n'w~s'sz!op~e~ ....
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<br /> N~. N~rris~stated a
<br />Keeper of the Cemeteries
<br />ply with its requirements the fi= ~e yemr.
<br /> Mr. Herbert moved~o proceed wish the election ~f a Eeepe~, whose term of office should
<br />be for fou~ yes, rs Zrom January 1, 1917. The motion was s~iopted.
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