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November 9, 1915.
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<br /> N~. Hanvey moved that the Finance Committee be authorized to advertise for proposals for
<br />furnishing fttuds as required by the City for the year 1916,~ and for receiving the funds as col-
<br />lected by the City and holding the cash balances on hand. The motion was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Herbert moved to refer to Finance Committee to make available ~65. to finish paying
<br />for a horse in the Fire Department. The motion was adopted.
<br /> B~y.~he same, that an appropriation of $100. be allowed for labor in putting part of the
<br />Fire Alarm System underground. The motion was adopted,
<br /> Nr. Herbert presented anL-application of the Commonwealth Attorney for an increase of pay
<br />from ~900. to $1BO0, per annum.
<br /> On motion, said application was referred to the Finance Committee.
<br /> Mr. Morgan moved to refer to Cemetery Committee the advisability of purchasing the "Guthrie
<br />property" adjoining the Oak Grove Cemetery and to report at next meeting of the Council; to Light
<br />Committee, the matter of placing a light on the West Park View Bridge; and to Street Committee,
<br />the matter of opening up Cooke street, from Columbia to South.
<br /> The motions were adopted.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Reynolds, the Clerk was instructed to call the attention of the Mayor to
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<br />"fire traps" on Sixth and Fayette streets.
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<br /> The Chairman of the Cemetery Committee stated that his
<br />priation to "Labor" by $15.00, and moved that said amount be
<br />"Labor" Account. The motion was adopted.
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<br />Department had overdrawn its appro-
<br />transferred from "~undriee" to
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Wright (Grover C~ ), the advisability of selling the p layground ~ was referred
<br />to Public Property & Schools Committee.
<br /> On motion of ~Lr. Laylor, t~e advisability of building an ~unex to the Hi~h School on King
<br />street was referred to the Publm~ Property & Schools Committee.
<br />~tr. See moved to refer to Street Committee to take up with the Virginia Railway & Power ~o.
<br />the question of ex~ending its tracks to selected cemetery and furnishing funeral oars for se~ioe.l
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Herbert moved that the Street Committee be authorized to advertise for bids ~o pave
<br />Washington street.~
<br /> After some discussion of the motion, it was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. See, tn~ advisability of paving Fayette and Jefferson streets, between
<br />Fourth and Fifth, was referred to Street Committee.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Leavitt, the paving of Effingham street from present terminus of paving
<br />to South street was referred to the~Street Committee.
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<br /> And on motions, the following o~ther matters were referred to:
<br /> Finance Commit t ee~
<br /> A petition
<br />of Fos'ourgh Lumber Co. to be rebated at least a portion of assessment as a license on a wood yard
<br />in Portsmouth.
<br /> Petztzons o~ the follo~mng named partzes to be re_.unded amounts pa~d mn error for night soil
<br />tax: JosePh F. Oul~epper, $3.60~ year 19i5~ Sixth Ward, R; L. Bowden, $1.80, year 1915, Seventh
<br />Ward~ E. Thompson, $~.$0, years 1914 and 1915, Sixth Ward, F..H. Miller and G. Hatton, $5.40,
<br />year 1915, Sixth Ward; G. Hatton, $3.60, year 1915, Sixth Ward; Phoebe Pope, ~.$0, years 191~-
<br />1Z-14-15, Sixth Ward.
<br /> ~itions of the following named part,es to be relieved from. paymen~ of amounts ch~a~ged in
<br />~r~ $~ ~* cci~ tax: L C. Channel~ $~6~20~ year 1915. Sixth Ward; Moses Blount, $3.60,
<br />~ ~4~1~15~ Seventh'Ward; Abe L~vi~tin~ ~1~80, year'1915, Sixth Ward; ~m. Ruffin~
<br />years 1914 and 19.15~ Seventh Ward~
<br /> A communicatmon from Jas. S. Rodgers in regard to assessment charged in error by the Commis-
<br />sioner of Norfolk County for the years 1909-15, inclusive, to amount of $S9.55~ in the Sixth Wardol
<br /> A bill of G. Hatton, for Z~san R. Hatton's Estate, for error in aesesm~ment of buildings on
<br />Ann and Leek.ie streets,, years 1911-12-13-14-15, made by the Land Assessors in 1910, to amount
<br />of $360.80.
<br /> A bill of Willie H. Jenkins for overcharge of soil tax in the Seventh Nard, for the years
<br />191~-14-15, to amount of $5.40.
<br /> Estimate of the ~chool Board of expenditures for the Public Schools for the year i916.
<br /> A bill of Virginia-Carolina Supply Co. to amount, of $19,B6', for supplies furnished the
<br />Plumbing Board.
<br /> A petition of International Vending Co. to be refunded $4'.00 paid as license tax on.slot
<br />machines, said licenses having been cancelled.
<br /> ~etition of Foster P. V. Staples, attorney ~=or J. F. Culpepper, that
<br />funded excess amount paid on real estate owned by him and also soil tax paid in error.
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<br /> Public Property & Schools Committee--
<br /> 'A petition of the School Board for permissio~ to e~
<br />rect two temporary structures for school houses ~ the Old Jail Lot, because of the large anti-
<br />cipated increase in the High School erA~oltment on February let.
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<br /> Fire Committee--
<br /> A petition of the Board of Police Commissioners ~hat the Police Telegraph
<br />System be placed in the hands of the Superintenden~ cf the F~re Alarm System~ said system no~
<br />being out of commission.
<br /> A petition of certain paid men of the Fire Department for an increase of pay,
<br /> ,~, ~, On motion, adjourned. ~ ~. ~..~,~ ~
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