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December 14, i915~ HOT APPROPR£A~IO~ ARE TO BE EXPENDED~ Appropriations to meet Current Expenses of the several City Departments and of the Sixth and Seventh Wards, may be expended by them one-twelfth monthly, together with any unexpended preceding balances~ All other appropriations, the Council~ Appropriation~mfor except for the Public Schools, shall be expended as directed by the Public Schoois allowed one-tenth (!/10) of same for each school month. The~ Budget having been read, Mr. Burgess moved that an appropriation "(lld Folks Home" for 1916, be added to "General Admmnzstrat~on." The motion was adopted. of .~BO0. for Er. Lay!or moved that an appropriation of $14,500.00 be added to "Fire Department" for purchase of "AdditiOnal Fire Apparatus." The motion was adopted. the Mr. Hanvey moved to eiimina~e the appropriation of $848. for "Traffic Policeman" at corner of Cou~t and High streets, under the head of "Police Department." The motion was adopted. Then the Budget of Anticipated Receipts and ~xpenditures for the Year 1916 was adopted, as amended~ and by the following vote: Ayes~-~o~b~tt, Herbert, Branch, Cain,- Burgess, Hanvey, Moore (Jos. S.), Hu~chins~ Leavitt, Snel!ings, FlsmminE, Laylor~ Eontague, Reynolds, Wright ~Earl H.)~ Moore ~Robt. L. ), See, 19. The Auditor reported the following bills held up by him, because .of lack of appropriation for same: Almshouse .~?~ 78' Sewerage $1E~J.78: Contdngent. $49.00; ~F~re. $1~.95; 'Public Pro- perry, $~.7S; Police. $81.90~ Sixth Eard, $98.?~; Seventh Ward, $$8.00. ~ On m~tion~ t~e bills were referred to the Finance Committee. First.~ Matters adopted by ths Common Counoii November 9th and referred to the Board of Al- dermen for concurrence~ To allow Elections Auditor. and Registration bills to amount of $401.~0, subject to approval by the To allow a bill of the Xirn Korner Pharmacy against the Fire Department t.o amount of $6.30,- subject to approval by the Auditor. To allow $108.30 as writ tax, printing records, &c., in the matter of appealing the case of the City of Portsm,Gth vs. Jobeon. To authorize the City Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $4?,500. falling due in Decem- ber~ 1915, To authorize and instruct the City Attorney to apply to the Supreme Court of Appeals for a writ of error in the case of the PortsmOuth & Norfolk Corporation vs. the City to recover $5,000. deposited by said Corporation, with bid to furnish a contract for lighting the City with electricity. To authorize ihe Finance Committee to advertise for proposal~ for furnishing ~unds as re- quired by the City for the year t~16, and for receiving the funds as collected by the 'City and holding the cash balances on hand. To appropriate $100. for labor in putting part of the fire alarm system underground. To authorize the Auditor to transfer $15. from "Sundries" Account to "Labor" Account in the Cemetery Department. To authorize the ~treet Committee to advertise for bids to pave Washington street. A~il of the above were concurred in, except to authorize the Finance Committee to ad- vertise for proposals for furnishing funds as required.by the City for the year 1916~ &C.~ and to authorize the Street Committee to advertise for bids to pave Washington streem. ~he Board on Nove~£oez i6th concurred also in recommendations of Committees adopted by the Common-Council November 9th, exceot rscommendation of the Finance Committee that an appropri- ation of $1~0. for cleaning and light, repairs in the Cemeteries be considered for the Budget of. 1916; said appr~oriation being recommmtted by the Board of Aldermen. Second. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen November 18th and referred to the Common Ce~cil for concurrence. To instruct the City Treasurer to make application to the Sinking Fund Commission for a 10an to the City of funds amounting to approximately $5T,000.00o To appoint a Committee of Five, ~Wo from the Board of Aldermen and three from the Oommon Council, together with the City Attornely, who shall recommend~to the Council the annexation of such territory in the Nestern Branch Magisterial District of Norfolk County as may be deemed expedient; and the terms of annexation as provided by law.