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<br />traffic Officer.
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<br />The motion was lost and by
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<br />the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Davis, Bar!ow,
<br /> Cart, Adams, ~ileon~ BroWne,
<br /> Nays--Earkh~m, t.
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<br /> Mr. Markham served notice that he will ask for a reconsideration of the police Budget at
<br />some %u~ure meeting of the Board.
<br /> Mr. Cart moved to refer to Ordinance Committee and City Attorney the advisability of an
<br />ordinance reguiring all-places of business to be closed by every person on Sundays.
<br /> The mo~ion was adopted.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />January 18, 1916.
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<br />At a ~egular meeting of the Boa~vd of Aidgrmen January 18th there were present:
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<br /> Eessrs--L. H. Davis, p~esident, C. E. Earkh~m, Vice-President, E. B. ~a~ughorne, J. B. Hudgins, E. L. Ba~low, Lorenzo Ca.vt,
<br /> E. E. Adams, L. Prlvstt, J. H. Wilson, S. Clebturne Browne,
<br /> Z. E. Frey~ ll.
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<br />The minutes of the Joint Session December 7th, r~gular meeting December 21st,
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<br />s~ud s~ijourned
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<br />regular meeting December 28th, were res~i and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF CO~U~ITTEES,
<br /> Auditing-- The Auditor reported having examined bills against the City for the month of
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<br />December~ l~tS, a~ud recommended the payment of ~he same to.the following amounts: $5,15~.32
<br />for the City Proper; $1,163. for the Sixth Ward; $~57.~4 for the Sixth Ward Bond Account;
<br />for the Seventh Ward; and $55.16 for the Seventh Ward Bond Account.
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<br />On motion~ the bills were allowed s~ud by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Dm~is,
<br /> Ea~vkham, Lamghorne, Hudgins, Barlow, Cart, Ad~.ws, Privett, Wilson,
<br /> Brow~e, Frey, ll.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Committee re-
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<br />spectfuliy, reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Fine, ce Commit-
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<br />tee December 14-21 a~d November ~, 1915:
<br /> Referred by ~ommon Co~uoil December l~th.
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<br /> (With School Board) Advisability of building an aunex to the High School on Eing street.
<br /> ~o~e~s as to same.
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<br /> An appropriation not to exceed $2,500. to purchase the Guthrie property ~joining the O~
<br />Grove Cemetery.
<br /> It is =eoomw~end~ thmt this ~tter be ~eferred to the C~e~ery Comities.
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<br /> A request of the City Tresses= to bozrow $10,O00. fo= School P~poses~for J~ry, 1916.
<br /> It is~ =ec~e~ded tha~ the request be ~ted ~nd that the f~Itowing resolutio~ be
<br />~opted therefor:
<br /> ' Resoive~, T~t the City Treas~er~be, and he is hereby, mUthor~zed to m~e
<br />notes in ~e Eerchants & Fm~ers B~,~ The B~ of Portsmouth, the of-Tt~e~te=, mhd ~The
<br /> ~ · ,000.00), to meet
<br />First Nationml ~ of Po~smoutn~ to ~o~t of Ten Thous~
<br />School E~enses fo= the ~th of jmn~ry,~t~16; smid ~ount to be repmid from revenues of the
<br />City fo~ the current yemr.
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<br /> A request of the City Tr~s~er ~o bo=rgw $20,000. to meet C~rent E~enses for J~y,
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<br /> It is ~oo~M~ that th~ r~quest be ~t$~ a~d t~t th~ following r~solutio~ b~
<br />adopted_therefor:
<br /> Resolved, ~t' the Trems~er b~, ~d he i~ hereby, muthorized to ~e notes
<br />in The Ma~oh~ts & Fmrmers B~, The B~ O~ Portsmouth, the Bm~ ofTidewmter, ~d The First
<br />Nmtio~l B~ of P~tsmouth, to ~ount of Twenty Thous~ Dollm=s ($20~O00.00), to me~t 0~ent
<br />~ensee Zor the month of J~y, 1916; smid ~o~ to be repmid from zevenues of the City for
<br />the current yem~.
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