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Decembe~ E8, 1915.
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<br />traffic Officer.
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<br />The motion was lost and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Davis, Bariow,
<br /> ' ~ Wilson~ Browne~ 8.
<br /> Carr~ A~am~, Nays--Markham, l.
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<br /> Mr. P~rkham served notice that he will ask for a reconsideration of the Police Budget at
<br />some ~uture meeting of the Board.
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<br /> Mr. Cart moved to ~efsr to Ordinance Committee and City Attorney the advisability of an
<br />ordinance requiring al~ .places of business to be closed by every person on Sundays.
<br /> The motion was adop~ea.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />January 18, 1916.
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<br />At a ~egular meeting of the Board of Aldermen Janus~vy 18th there were present:
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<br />Eessrs--L. H, ~avis, President, 0. N. M~rkham, Vice-Pr~sident, E. B. La~ughorne, J. B. Hudgins, E. L. B~rlow, Lorenzo Ca~vr~
<br /> M. E. Adams, L. Privstt, J. H. Wilson, E. Cleburne Browne,
<br /> Z. E. Frey~ ll.
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<br />The minntes of the Join~ Session December ?th, r~gular meeting December 21st, aad adjourned
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<br />regular meeting December 28th, were res~i~and were mpproved.
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<br /> P~.ORT$ OF CO~U/ITTEES.
<br /> Auditing--
<br /> The Auditor reported h~ving examined bills ~gminst the City for the month of
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<br />December, 1~15, mnd recommended the payment of the 1s~$ to the following amounts: $5,15~.32
<br />for the City Proper~ $1,163. for the Sixth Ward; $~57.~ ~or the Sixth ..ara Bond Account; ~2~0.23
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<br />for the Seventh Wmrd; mhd $~5.16 for the Seventh Ward Bond
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<br />On motion~ the bills were allowed a.~d by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--DaViS,
<br /> ~arkham, La.nghorne, Hudgins, Barlow, cart, Adams, Privett, Wilson,
<br /> Browne, Frey, ll.
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<br />Hon. Common Council--Board of
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Co~mittee re-
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<br />speetfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to
<br />tee December 14-21 aad November 9, 1915:
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<br /> Referred by Gommon Codicil December 14th.
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<br />the Joint Finance Commit-
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<br />(With School Board) Advisability of building mn annex to the High School on King street.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> An appropriation not to exceed $2,500. to purchase the Guthrie property a~ljoining the Oak
<br />Grove Cemetery.
<br /> It is recommended that this m~tter be referred to the Cemetery Committee.
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<br /> A request of the City Tremsurer to borrow $10,000. for School Purposes'for J~nu~r~, 1916.
<br /> It is recommended t~h~t the request be granted and th&t the following resolu~mo~ be
<br />adopted therefor:
<br /> Resolved, That the City Treasurer~be, s~ud he is hereby, authorized to ma~e
<br />notes in ~ne Mercha~uts & F~rmers B~.~,'The Bank of Portsmouth, the Bank of Tidewater, ~ud 'The
<br />First National Bam. k of Portsmouth, to amount of Ten Thousand Dolla~r~$iO,O00.O0), to meet
<br />School Expenses ~or the month of Jmnu~ry,~ 1~i6; said amount to be repmid from revenues of the
<br />City for the current year.
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<br /> A request of the Oity Treasurer to borrow $20,000. to meet Current Expenses for janus=y,
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<br /> It is recommended that the request be gTanted ~nd that the following resolution be
<br />adopted_therefor:
<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer b~, and he is hereby, muthorized to mske not.es
<br />in The Merchants & Fmrmers Ba~k, The Ba~nk of Portsmouth, the Bsm_k of Tidewater, and The First
<br />N~tion~l Ba~_k of P~r~smouth, to amount of Twenty ~ousa~ud Dollars ($20~O00.00), to meet Current
<br />Expenses ~or the month of J~nu~ry, 1916; said a~mount to be repmid from revenues of the City for
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