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Janumry i$, 1916. A ~bill of ~he Clerk of Court to amount of $i.00, as tax on ~ ~e~ct from ~. to the City of Portsmouth, trs~u~ferred in Io~I1. It is recommended that s~id bill be allowed, out of Sixth Ward funds. A bill of Annie L. Eline to amount of $7.20, for soil tax paid in error mud 1915, ~eventh Ward. it is recommended that the bill be not allowed. Hedges et ux. for the years 1914 A bill of Winston Pa~rish to amount of $7.20, for soil tax paid in error for the years 191~ ~nd 1915, ~1627 High street. It is recommended that ttr. Pettish be refunded $5.$0 for the year 1915 on s~id property. A petition of the Sanitary Znspeotor for au increase of pay. Progress. A petition of t~ Seventh ~mrd Beaird ~or the unexpended b~lance of $925. ,appropriated in November, 1~15, for ,,Pmving Streets," to be used for same purpose beginning J~numry 1st, l~16. We repot ~% the ~e~ended b~oe is not neoess~y, ms mppropriations for pmving from bond issue do not ~ire with the ysmr of~l~15. A petition of the Seventh Ward Bomrd for s~ficient f~s from the b~l~ce of l~15 B~get. to pay bills incited for November ~d Dec,bet, I~l5. ~e report thmt f~s ~lowed in the Bu~et for 1~15 were closed with .the ye~ -but that s~d bills for thm~ ye~ ~e provided for in the Budget of 1~16. A petition of the Sixth W~d Bo~rd ~hat mn mpproprimtion of $160. be a~ed to the l~16 B~ge% for purpose of employing m "Utility San" for ~rk in the Ward. It is reco~ended t~t this mmtter be referr~ ~o the Smnitmry Inspector. A report of theCommissioner of the Revenue of taxable values of Real Estate, Tangible Intangible Persona& Property for the Yea~ 1915. It is recommended ~h~t this report be referred to the Auditor to cha~ge the City Col- lec~or with the amo-o~ts named in the report. (See report on file~. Abill of U. R. ~erson to ~o~t of $3.60 for soil tax paid in error for the yemrs 191~ a~l~lS, on No. 908 Lo,on street, Sixth ~mrd. We have =~e=red this bill to the S~it~y ~nspector to oo~fer wi~h the Co~issioner of the Revenue ~s to s~e. Requested to ~e ~proprim~ion ~o cover the interest mt ~ ~o= In ~ts ~sc~etion, 5%), on the ~ounzs borrowed from the pa~g f~d for generml p~poses for3the time the generml f~d hms h~ the use of this money; said appropriation to be us~ for~tha ,Paving Progr~." P~ogress. To consi&er the advisability of oreating a~ office ~or the st~uction of buildings ~ the instmll~tion of electric wit: the two offices in one. Progress. Of inspecting the con- ~icable~ ~o combine Advisability of in¢=$msing the salary of the Plumbing Inspector. Progress. To instruct the City Collector ~o credit the Portsmouth S~ourbmn ~ater 0ompauy with taxes charged against it in the Sixth mud Seventh Ward~, amounting to $587~.94; ~a~ud thePortsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk ~ater Co. with $2,659.~2~ for the yeast 1915. it is recommended that the Auditor be instructed to credit ~ne City Collector with ta~xes charged against the Portsmouth Suburbam Water Company amd the Portsmouth, Nerkley & Suf- folk Water Company in the Sixth and Seventh Wards for. the year 1915; and that the Commissioner of the Revenue b~ instructed not to m~ke assessment against said Companies for such taxes here- ~fte=. An opinlo~ of the City Attorney concerning the right of the Clerk of ~the Corporation Coumt to charge the City for fees on City It is recommended that a bill ,of the Clerk of the Court to amount o£ $~7.60, for copy of records in the suit of Ellis B. Jobson vs. the City of Portsmouth in this con- nection, it is £u~ther recommended that the Ordinance COmmittee consider ~y of a~ ordinance imroviding tha~ the salary of the Clerk of the Court shall be in li~ ~es by him a~g~inst the City. Referred by Board of Aldermen December 8lst. Reeommitted. Petitions of the following named p~rties to be refunded amounts for soiI'tax: Joseph F.. Culpeppe~, $3.60, Y~artg!5, Sixth Wa~rd; R.L. Seventh Wa~rd; E. Thompson, $~8~0'~ yes.rs ~91~and 1~15, S~xt~ Ward; F. ~j ~ ~a~ton, $I.~0, yea= t~15, Sixth Wmrd; G. H~tton, $3.~0, ye~lglS, Sixth Hmrd; Phoebe Pope, 1912-13-1~-15, Sixth W~rd~ L. O. Chmnnel, $16.20~ Ye~ 19~5, Sixth ~d; Moses Blo~t~ yemrs 191~ ~d l~lS, Seventh Y~d; Abe Levmtmn, $t.~0, yemm~ 1915, Smxth W~d, ~. R~in, ye~s 1915 ~d 1~15, SeVenth ~rd. ' I~ is reco~ended that Phoebe Pope be ref~ded $7.20 for the ye~s l~12-t3-1g~lS, out of Sixth Y~d fu~s'~ ~e r~ort Progress ms to the oths= petitions. A bill of B. F. Long to ~o~t.of $10.00, b~l~c~ due for omtching dogs in the Seventh Ne hmve referred this bill to the A~ito=~ A petition offS. K~tz for correction of msaessment on his property mt th~ corner of ~d ~rrison s~reets. It is reoo~ended thmt this petition be referred to the Oo~issiona~ of the Revenue.