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R. C. P,
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<br />August 8, 1916.
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<br />$6.~plaintiff's costs.
<br /> It is recommended that saidJudgment be paid.
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<br /> A request Of the Treasurer to borrow $3,000. for Schools for July and August.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be allowed, out of appropriation to Schools.
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<br /> (With Llgh~ Committee)~ A petition of the Seventh Ward Board to have made available the $100.
<br />allowed in the Budget for "Lights~ to take care of four lights in Prentis Park.
<br /> It is recommended that said petition be gra~ted, the appropriation for same to come
<br />out of appropriation in the Budget for Seventh Ward "Lights."
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<br /> A petition of Mrs. J. L. Murden to be paid $30. for rent of house used by the Sanitary In-
<br />spector for storage of disinfectants and apparatus, from January 1 to June 30,'1916.
<br /> It is recommended that ks. Mukden be paid said amount and that the Public Property
<br />& Schools Committee provide elsewhere for storagein the future.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen July 18th.
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<br />(With Public Property & Schools Committee) Matter of repairs to the City jail roof.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> (With Street Committee) An appropriation of about $600. to remedy the drainage between the
<br /> Sixth and Seventh Wards and by the property of the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Co.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $600. be allowed for same; one-fourth to
<br />be paid by the Sixth Ward, one-fourth by the Seventh Ward, and one-half by the City; the City
<br />~o be subsequently re-imbursed b~ the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Company and Wm. G. Maupin, to amount
<br />of ~he-fo~rth or $150. each.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor ~f the following bills held up by.him, b~cause they exceeded 1/12
<br />of the appropriation for same. General ~dministration, $3~.~5, Elect~ons, $1~0.00.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation o~ $31.Y5 be allowed to pay General Ad-
<br />ministration bills and a special appropriation of $1~5-. be allowed to pay Election bills.
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<br />Referred by Common Co-~ucil November 9th.
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<br /> A petition of L. C. Channel to be refunded $16.20, paid in error for soil tax for the yesm
<br />1915, Sixth Ward.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be refunded Mm. Channel, out of Sixth Ward funds.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen Dec. 21st.
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<br /> Recommitted. A petition of Joseph F. Culpepper to be refunded $3.60, paid.in error for soil
<br />tax for the year 1915, Sixth Ward.
<br /> It is recommended that said a~ount be refunded Mr. CuSpepper, out of Sixth Ward funds.
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<br /> ~ It is further recommended that all receipts from the Civil and Polic~ Court be record-
<br />ed ln~book or books prepared for such purpose, a~d that the amounts owing the City in police fines
<br />be co~lected at once..
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<br /> It is further recommended that the City Attorney be instructed to give his opinion as
<br />to what steps should be taken to collect the City's proportion of fees from candidates to Con-
<br />gress to be voted ~or in the August Primary.
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<br /> It is recommended further that the Treasurer be instructed as to what disposition to
<br />make of funds in his h~nds to amount of $27~00, collected from candidates for the Council in the
<br />Primmry, April 4th.
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<br /> We r~ort further that we have renewed notes in the several City banks during July to
<br />amount of $57,~00.00, borrowed $20,000. for School Sites, and borrowed $20,000. from Street Pav-
<br />ing Bond Account to pay for St. Paving.
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<br /> (Signed) J.T. Hanvey, Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Herbert, Branch, White, Burgess, Cain, H~nvey, Moore (Jos.
<br /> Hutchins, Leavitt, Laylor, Montague, Wright (Earl H.), Morgan,
<br /> Wright (Grover C.), 15.
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<br />S.),
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<br />Streets--
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<br />Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Street
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<br />Committee respect-
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<br />fully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Committee July
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<br />ll-18th, 1916:
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<br />Referred by Common Council July lith.
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<br />An appropriation of $200.
<br />the Union Bridge Causeway.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br />to pave Wythe
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<br />street, east of Court,
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<br />with paving blocks taken
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<br />Attention called to condition of the northeast~corner of Effingham and County streets.
<br /> We report that this matter has been attended to.
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<br />To put in condition the block on Jefferson street, between Sixth and Seventh.
<br /> ~e report that this matter is being attended
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<br />Referred by two branches July tl-lEth.
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