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<br />March 2~, l~16.
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<br />mittee with power to act, condition of the floors in the Chambers engine room~ which was amend-
<br />ed, on motion of Mr. La~ughorne, so as to r~fer to said Committee to ascertain condition not
<br />only of floors of .said engine room but the whole building.
<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Davis, Markham, Langhorne, Hudgins,
<br /> Barlow, Cart, Adams, Browne, 8.
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<br />Second. Communications from the ~ayor.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters ~dopted by the two branches of
<br />City Council Februmry 8-15th, 1916:
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<br /> To m~ks available, out of Paving Bond Ftuuds, $750. for d~ainage at the corner of High and
<br />Washington streets a~d several other small items connected with preliminary street work. To pay a bill of S. Lasting & Bro. to amount of $I~2.50, out of Jail Supplies.
<br /> Special appropriation'of $513.07 to pay Water Commmssion bills held up by the Auditor in
<br />January, because of lack of appropriation for same.
<br /> To ma~e available, out of Sixth Weird Bond Account, $1,275.00, for resurfaoing Cotuuty street
<br />in the Sixth Ward,
<br /> To mmke award to J. H. Bslote & Son to supply rations to the Almshouse for the re~inder
<br />of the year~ for
<br /> To make award to J,-N.~.Dews to furnish the poor of. the City withmedicinss as follows:
<br />prescriptions ~ $.08 each, consisting of two fluid ounces if liquids, two ounces if ointment,
<br />ten capsules or pills. All propriets~ry medicines, bs~udages, &c., to be furnished ten_per ~ent
<br />above net cost, (With instructions that he s~hall nom furnish smy proprietary medicines, baud-
<br />ages, w~ter bags, &co, except upon requisition signed by either the Ch~irm~n or Vioe-Chairm~n
<br />of the Almshouse Committee.
<br /> To allow the Portsmouth Humane Society to erect an ornamental drinking fountain in the
<br />parking on Effingham street~ on the north side and near to High street; the erection to be
<br />the supervision of the City Engineer.
<br /> ~ Ordinance to Diminish the Number of Wards of the City of Portsmouth ~nd t~ Change the
<br />Boundaries Thereof.
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<br /> Third. Heports o£ Officers ~ud other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of February,
<br />ordered to t~ke the usual course.
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<br />were presented and were
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<br />Ordered to lie on the table February tSthuntil the next regular meeting of the Board:
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<br /> ~ Question of concurring with the Common Council in increasing the salary of the City Clerk
<br />by $15. per month from' J~nuary i, t916.
<br /> To allow the City Collector an assistant and stenographer at $35~ per month.
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<br />Er, Hudgins moved to take these two m~tters from the table for consideration.
<br /> The motion was ~dopted.
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<br /> K~r. Langhorne moved to vote on the questions sepa~vately and to. consider first s~llowing
<br />the City Collector au assistant and ste~ographer~. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Whereupon, the action of the Common Council in allowing the City Collector ~u assistant
<br />aud stenographer at $35. per month was not concurred in and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Langhorne, Hudgins, Barlow, Adamm~ E~2khS~ Browne,
<br />Nays--Cart, Da~is~ 2. (It requiring 7 ayes to concur)
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<br />not
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<br /> Then the action of the Common Council in increasing the salary of the City Clerk was
<br />concurred in~ and by the following vo~e:
<br /> Ayes--Langhorne, Hudgins~ Barlow, Adams,
<br /> Markham, D~vis, 6.
<br /> Nays--Cart, Browne, 2. (It requiring 7 ayes to
<br /> concur).
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A certified order was received from the Circuit
<br />that the City Manager Plau of Government
<br />the City of Portsmouth, as follows:
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<br />"Virginia:
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<br /> In the Circuit Court of the City
<br />year 1916:
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<br />IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF )
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<br /> Court of the City of Portsmouth declaring
<br />hms been duly and le~o~liy s~opted by the elsc~o~s of
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<br />of Portsmouth, held on the 31st d~y of Jauuary, in the
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<br />W. L. BENNETT AND OTHERS., ASKING )
<br />THAT AN ELECTION BE ORDERED FOR )
<br />THE PURPOSE OF CPL~_NGING THE FOPJ~ )
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<br />OF GOVERNMENT OF THE~C!TY OF PORTS)
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<br />MOUTH. )
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<br /> This day came agmin the petitioners, ~. L. Bennett and other electors, equ~l in num-
<br />ber to at least,twenty-f.ive per cent of the persons qualified to vot~ at the last regular pre,
<br />eedinm Jun~ ~l~f~n Tot ~eina~ officer~ £8r the City of Portsnouth. s~nd it ~nnea~inm to the
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