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November 9~ 1915o "That the compensation to be paid to 'said Water Company after September BOth, 1915, be as follows: Forty Dollars ($40.~) per hydrant per annum, payable quarterly, and if at any time any city tax, levy or assessment for any public purpose shall be imposed upon any of the property or works of said Water Company necessary~for the supply of water, the rental herein agreed upon shall be increased to an amount equal to said.city tax, assessment or levy, paving assessment excepted. "That the arrangement herein provided shall be terminated at any time by either party after giving three months' notice in-writing to the other party of an intention to so terminate this arrangement. "That nothing in this arrangement or done pursuant thereto, shall in any wise prejudice any right which either party may have in a certain contract between the Portsmouth Suburban Water Company and the Supervisors of~Norfolk County, dated July Beth, 1905. (The above resolution was submitted to the City Attorney and City A~ditor for examina- tion and they approved of sa~ne). A bill of J. W. Booth & Bro. to amount of $65. G0, over the regular allowance for "Drugs" for the months of August and September, 1915. It is recommended that this bill be referred to the Almshouse Committee for considera- t ion. A bill of. B. F. Long vs. the City to amount of $5.00, as informer in the case of the City of Portsmouth vs. White Hardware Co. It is recom~ended that this bill be allowed, out of "Contingent" -fund. A petition of the Portsmouth Public Library Association for an annual appropriation of $600. for support of the said Library. We report that this matter will be considered for the Budget of 1916. Advisability of appropriating $100. to the Portsmouth Public Library Association to ~elp meet its expenses for the months of November and December, 1915. Progress. A petition of Mary E. C. Neville for relief of taxes and penalty on lot at the corner of First and Randolph streets, f~r the years 1878~ 1879~ 1880, and 188i, It is recommended tnat.~s~ Neville be relieved from payment of delinquent City taxes and penalty for the years named, and that the Commissioner of the Revenue be ins.t~ucted to as- sess the said property as provided by law for such. ment. A report of the Assessors~o~ Real Estate as to an increase in taxes from the late re-assess- We report that we have examined said report and it is recommended that it be filed. Petition of agent for Hishop Dennis J. O'Conneli to be relieved from payment of taxes on certain proper~y on the south side of King street, between Dinwiddie and Washington, for the year 1915; and also from further assessment for taxationpuz-poses on said property. Progress. (With School Board) A petition of certain colored citizens for an appropriation of $160. to provide a public night school for colored children of the City. Progress. (With Ordinance Committee) Requested to draft a suitable ordinance providing for a four mill water tax, said tax not to become effective until.such time as a Municipal WaterPlant shall have been comp~ted and put into operation. Progress. . .... Referred by Board of Aldermen October 2Oth. A request of the City Treasurer to make notes to amount of $10,000.00, for Public Schools for November, 1915. We report that it is not necessary to make'such notes, as there is money on hand pre- vided for Schools for November. A petition of the Portsmouth Savings and Loan Corporation to be refunded $~00. paid in ex- cess for license ~ax, the Cou~t having recently given a clecis~?n in a similar case. ~ ~ _. It ;s recommended that said Corporation be refunded $S00.00, in accordance wi~h an or- der of Court in the case of the Industrial Loan Corporation. A petition of the Sixth Ward Board that a special, bond issue of $45,000. be made for said Ward~ to enable it to make permanent improvemen~s~by paving three of the cross street roadways and laying a sidewalk on one of the streets leading into the City. Progress. (With Rules Committee) Advisability of a Purchasing Committee to purchase all supplies needed for the City. Progress. An appropriation of $150. for cleaning and light repairs in the Cemeteries. We report that said appropriation will be considered for the Budget of 191S. (With Ordinance Committee) To provide in the Budget of 1916 for a permanenm License In- spector. Progress. of A special approp=iat%on of $00. to provide bedding for We report that this matter was reported on by this the Council. jail p~isoner s. ~ommittee at the October meetings The question of collecting taxes semi--annually. We have reported at previous meetings of the Council that we would c~nsider this mat- for the ~License Tax Bill for 1916-I?."