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December ES, 1915.
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<br />Beazley &
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<br />Wood:
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<br />Wi lkin s:
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<br />55 tons of Anthracite for
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<br />B5 tone
<br />B6 "
<br />30 "
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<br />Blanford:
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<br /> Engine Houses, Cemeteries & Court House,
<br /> @ $7.B4 per ton ...... $$98.B0
<br />of ~nth~acite for Almshouse @ $?.94 per ton ............... 198.50
<br />, Pocahontas for Municipal Building @ $3.74 per ton .....
<br />, " for Jail @ $3.74 per ton ..... ~ .......... ~... llE.~0
<br /> ~ ~ ' ~806. 14
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<br />Pocahontas for Municip$1 Building @ $3.66 per ton.
<br /> " Jail @ $3.7~ per ton ...............
<br /> Total,
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<br />Cemeteries @ $7.56 p~r ton ........ 22.08
<br />Almshouse @ $7.74 per ton ......... 193.50
<br />Court House @ $7.19 per ton...~... 64.71
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<br /> " ~7.~ .. ....... 14.78
<br /> 95.16
<br /> i!i,~
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<br />Portsmouth Coal & ICe Co., 25 cords @ $6.80 per cord. $i70.00
<br />H. B. Wilkins, 25 cords @ $8.49~p~er cord ............. 162.25
<br />Beazley & Bla~ford, ~5 cords @ ~6.44 per cord .............. lB1.00
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<br />to furnish wood,
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<br />W. & J~ Parker being the lowest bidder to furnish coal and Beazley & Blanford
<br /> it is recommended that award be made to those firms, respectively.
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<br />(Signed) L. Privett, Chairman.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />J. E. Snel!ings, Actg. Vice-Chairman.
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<br /> The repor~ havingLbeenc=ead, Er. Markham objeo~ed~to the recommendation that:two school
<br />houses be built on the Old Jail Lot, and mov. b.e adopted, except said recom-
<br />mendation. ~'Mr~ -Ca,r~ ~explai~ed~ the .~ee~d ;Se ~lOt.
<br /> Then the motion by Mr. Markham wa~ adopted.~
<br /> ~]z~reupon, a motion was made to reconsider the action just taken and that the report be
<br />adopted by~seOtions. Adopted.
<br /> Mr. Browne moved to refer the Dsti~ion of the School Board for permission to erect two
<br />temporary structures for school houses on ~the 01d Jail Lot~ to the Ordinance Committee, without
<br />instruotions~ The motion was adopted.
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<br />Then the report was axtop~ed, as amended, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-~Davie,
<br /> Markham, Barlow, Cart, Adams, Ni~son~ BrOWne,~ 7. :
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<br /> Almshouses-
<br /> Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Es authorized to do by
<br />the two branches of City Co~ueil November 9--1;th, l~i~, your Joint Almshouse Committee has ad-
<br />Vertised for bids to fttrnish the Almshouse with supplies ~nd the poor of the City with medicines
<br />for the year 19!6, and have received the following bide therefor:
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<br /> For Dry Goods, from T~e :w~.iedlin Co.; fo~ Hats, Suits, &c., Bresiauer & Anthony; for Shoes~
<br />John M. Bennett and The Frmedhn Co.; for Ratmons, A. B. Jarvis, J. H. Belote & Son, G. N, Blan-
<br />chard, J. F. Hedges & Co~, R. 0. Bramble; and for Need, Beazley & Blanford and L. N~ S~lvester.
<br /> It is recommended that award be made to The Friedlin Co. to furnish Dry Goods and to
<br />Breslauer & Anthony to furnish Hats, Suits, ~c.~ they being the ~nl~ bidders for same; and
<br />R. C. Bramble, John M.'Bennetti and L. w. Sy~v~ster ~o fur~ish Rati6ns, Shoes, and Wood, respect-
<br />i~ely~ they being the lowest bidders for same.
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<br />(Signed) J. Eo Snellings, CHairing.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />C. N. ~arkham, Vice-Chairman.
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<br /> .The report having be.en read, the Vice-Chairman explained that there was an~error in cai-
<br />culatmons on ration supplmes, and he moved that the matter of supplying rations go back to the
<br />Committee. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> VO e.
<br />Then the report of the Committee wa~ adopted, as amended, and by the following t ·
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<br /> Ayes--Davis, Markham, Barlow, 0art, Adams, Wilson, Browne~ ?.
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<br />Police--
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<br />Hon. Common Counoil~Board of Alde~men.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Police
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<br />Committee respect-
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<br />fully reports herein concerning the following matter referred to the Joint Police Committee 0o-
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<br />tob?r 1~, 1915:
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<br />Referred by Common Council October lEth.
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<br /> A petition of the Board of Police Commissioners for authority to elect twenty-five patrol-
<br />men (substitutes), under reoentiy adopted ordinance.
<br /> It is recommended that the Board o£ Police Commissionersbe authorized to appoint as
<br />many patrolmen as t.hey may deem necessary for duty in the Police Department; provided said num-
<br />ber does not exceed twenty; as provided in section S01 of City Ordinances.
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<br />(Signed) Earl H. Wright, Chairman.
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