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R. C. P,
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<br />March 14, 1916.
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<br />and Chief E~gineer of the Sewermge Department, for sm increase of pay.
<br /> Progress as to same.
<br /> (Signed) T.F. White, Chairman.
<br /> No action on the report.
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<br />U~?INISHED BUSINESS.
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<br /> First. Matters s~iopted by the Common Council February 8th a~d referred to the Board of
<br />Aldermen for concurrence.
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<br /> To ~dopt m resolution looking to a petition to the General Assembly of Virginia for sm
<br />amendment to the Charter of the City of Portsmouth fo2 authorizing said City to accept a new
<br />contract with the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk W~ter Company, should it be deemed desirable
<br />by the City.
<br /> Concurred in by the Board at a special meeting February 12th.
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<br /> To a&low bills of the Committee to Richmond in opposition to
<br />oo.
<br /> Concurred in.
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<br />the "Row Bill," to amount of
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<br /> To refer to a Committee of Three a resolution of the Norfolk City Council, looking to a~
<br />amendment to the Constitution of Virginia, so as to allow cities to make local assessments on
<br />private property abutting on streets, &co .
<br /> Referred to the Ordine~uae Committee by .~b.a Boa~d.
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<br /> To refer to Finance Committee allowing Joseph Barrett h~lf of his daily pay as
<br />for the remainder of his life, said pay to date from the last time his n~me appears
<br />roll.
<br /> Concurred in,
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<br />street hand
<br />on the pay
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<br /> The Board of Aldermen February 15th concurred with the CoMmon Council in all recom-
<br />mendations of Committees ~iopted by it~February 8th, except recommendation of the Street Com-
<br />mittee that High street be double tracked, from Cooke to Pearl, said recommendation being re-
<br />committed to ascertai~ if the whole of double tracking on High street, as required at the end
<br />Of ten years, can not be done at this time; recommendation of ~he Public Property & Schools
<br />Committee ~hat'au appropriation not to exceed $25,000. be allowed to purchase sites for a new
<br />High Schools and negro School, which was reoommitted to co-operate with %he School Boa~d for
<br />the selection of sites for the new HIEh Sch6ol mud ne~o SChool, a~d for obtaining prices smd
<br />options on the sites; and recommendation 'of the Cemetery Committee that the Gut.bric property
<br />adjoining the O~k Grove Cemetery be purchased for $2,~50.00, said recommendation being recom-
<br />mitred for further inform~t~o
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<br />Second. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approvs~l of the following~atters adopted by the two branches of
<br />City Council January l~-lSth and Februs~vy 8-15th, 1~15.
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<br /> A Resolution Providing for the Number of Patrolmen to be Elected by the Police Commission-
<br />ers.
<br /> Budget of Anticipated Receipts and Expenditures for the Police Department for the Year 1916.
<br /> To ma~e available, out of Paving Bond Funds, $y50. for drain~ge at the corner of High and
<br />Washington streets~s~ud several othe~ sm~ll itmms connected with prelimin~ry street work. To pay a bill, of So Lasting & BrO. to amount~o£ $i12.50, out of Jai~ Supplies.
<br /> Special approprimtion of $513.07 ~opay ~ate= Commission bills held up by the Auditor in
<br />J~nuary, because of lack of appropriation for same.
<br /> To make avmilable, out of Sixth Ward Bond A0eount, $1,275,00, for resurfacing County street
<br />in the Sixth Ward.
<br /> To make award to J. H. Before & Son to supply rations to the Almshouse for the remainder
<br />of the year, for $2,~8~o03.
<br /> To make award to J. N. Dews to furnish the poor of the City with medicines as follows:
<br />prescriptions @ ~ each, consisting of two fluid ounces if liquids, two ounces if ointment, ten
<br />capsules or pills. All proprietary medicines, b~nd~ges, &c., to be furnished ten per. cent.
<br />above net cost. (~ith instructions that he shall not furnish any proprietary medicines, band-
<br />ages, w~ter bags, &c., except upon requisition si~ed by either the Chairm~n or Vice-Chairman
<br />of the Almshouse Committee.
<br /> To ~llow the Portsmouth Humane Sooie'ty to erect a~ orn~mentmldrinking fountain in the
<br />parking on Effingham street, on the north side and near to High street; the erection to be un-
<br />der the supervision of the City Engineer.
<br /> An Ordinance to Diminish the Number of W~rds of the City of Portsmouth and to Change the
<br />Bound~ries Thereof.
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<br /> Third. Reports of Officers a~d other ~*inishsd business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of February,
<br />ordered to take the usual course.
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<br />were p~esented and were
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<br /> The Auditor made the following report of bills held up by him, because of lack of appro-
<br />priation or because they exceeded 1/12 of app=opriation allowed for same: Cemetery, $1~.00,
<br />Almshouse, $~3.60; Police, $210.39.
<br /> On motion, the bills were referred to the Finance Committee.
<br /> (N~v. Laylor excused from f~.vther attendance).
<br /> NE~ BUSIIQ~ESS.
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<br /> A communication w~s ree~i from the Norfolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Child-
<br />ten, asking that the a~propri~tion allowed in She Budget for s~id Society be made available.
<br /> Mr. Burgess moved that the appr. opriation be made available, aud the motion w~s ~opt-
<br />ed ~d by~he following vote: (the approprimtien being $250.00)
<br /> Ayes--~r oltt, Ee~be~t, Brach,. ~it~,. B~g~ss, ~
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