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<br />December 14, 1915.
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<br /> Advisability of appropriating $100. to the Portsmouth Public Library Association to help
<br />meet its expenses for the months of November and December, 1915.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $50. be allowed To help meet expenses of
<br />said Association for the month of December, 1915.
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<br />Referred by Common. Council September 14th.
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<br /> A petition of the Portsmouth School Board for an additional appropriation of $8,600.
<br />cttrrent expenses of Schools for the remainder of the
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation
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<br /> fiscal year 1915.
<br />of $8,?~5.04 be allowed for this purpose.
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<br />(Signed) J.T. Hamvey, Chairman.
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<br /> (Signed) E.L. Bariow, Vice-Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes~O~r~itt, Herbert, Branch, Burgess, 9ain, Hanvey, ~oore (Joe. S.),
<br /> Hu~ohins, Leavitt, Snellings~ Flemmmng, Lay~or, Non,ague, Reynolds,
<br /> Wright (Earl H.), Morgan, Wright (Grover C.), Baldwzn, Moore (Robt.
<br /> See, ~0.
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<br />L.),
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<br />Streets--
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<br />Hon. Common Council--Board
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<br />of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Street
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<br />Committee re-
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<br />speotfully reports herein concerning the following~matters referred to the Joint Street Commit-
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<br />tee November 9-!Sth, 1915:
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<br />Referred by Oommon Council November 9th.
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<br /> Authorized to advertise for bids to build a conduit
<br />in accordance with adopted Plan No. ~ for same.
<br /> We report that we have made the advertisement,
<br />t~er ef or:
<br /> C. E. Dunnavant, $19o00 per linear foot.
<br /> A. F. Flynn, 15. AS per l~n~ar foot.
<br /> ' F.J. McGuire, 15.?~ per linear foot.
<br /> Baker & Brinkiey, 17.00 per linear foot.
<br /> Whit p. Tunstall, 17.36 per linear foot.
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<br />across the south end of Dinwiddie street,
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<br />and have receivsd the following bids
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<br /> It is recommended that award be made to A. F. Flyrm to do the work, he being the low-
<br />est bidder for same$ and that ths City Attorney be instructed to draft a contract between him
<br />and the City for thzs work.
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<br /> Matter of opening up Cooke street, from Columbia to South.
<br /> We report that we have instructed ths Clerk to write to J. C.
<br />petty through which this stree~ would have to be opened, and ask him to
<br />he would take for his proper~y.
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<br />V. Cooke, ownsr of pro-
<br />give the lowest price
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<br /> To tak~ up the question of the Virginia Railway
<br />ed cemetery and furnishing funeral cars for
<br /> Progress as to same~
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<br />extending its tracks to select-
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<br /> Authorized to advertise
<br />of Aldermen).
<br /> Progress.
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<br />for bids to pave Washingmon street.
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<br />(~ot concurred in by the Board
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<br />Advisability of paving Fayette and Jefferson streets, between Fourth and Fifth.
<br /> Progress,
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<br />Advisability of paving Effingham street from present terminus of paving to South street.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen November 16th.
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<br /> A communication from the Retail Merchants Association calling attention to condition of
<br />High street, especially in the business section, on Sundays.
<br /> We have looked into this matter and reper~ that High street is swept regularly ~E~r_
<br />day night, and if some of the complainants would put their refuse into receptacles for them,
<br />after the street h~s been swept, High street would appear more cleanly Sunday morning.
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<br /> Attention called to low places in the sidewalk at the southwest corner
<br />ton streets.
<br /> We report that this matter has been attended to.
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<br />of High and Washing-
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<br /> To consider the advisability of an ordinance instructing%the City Engineer when defining
<br />lines for the improvement of property, if the owner of same desires to have the lines for hie
<br />lot, ~o give him such lines, provided he shall pay to the City $1.00 for each stake driven for
<br />the 10%.
<br /> We report that we do not think the ordinance advisable at this time because of the
<br />small force in the office of the City Engineer, There is now an ordinance whicH' covers his
<br />dutiea.
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<br /> Advisability of the City paying one-half of cost f~r putting down new sidewalks, and the
<br />property owner the other half.
<br /> It is recom~ended that, in the discretion of the Council, uupaved sidewalks may be
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