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November 16, 1915.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen November 16th there wer~ present:
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<br />Messrs--L. H. Davis, President, O. N. Markham. Vice-President,
<br /> N. B. Langhorne, J. Bilisoly Hudgins,"E. L. Barlow,
<br /> Lorenzo Cart, N. M. Adams, L. Privett, J. H. Wilson,
<br /> S. ~l~burne Browne, Z. E. Frey, Henry Pile, 1S.
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<br /> The minutes
<br />approved.
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<br />Auditing--
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<br />of the adjoUrned:regular meeting of the Body.October goth were read and were
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
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<br />The Auditor reported having examined bills against the City for the month of
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<br />October, 1915, and recommended payment of the s~me to the following amounts: $4,1§S.09 for the
<br />City. Proper; $495.55 for the Sixth Ward; $845.11 for the Sixth Ward'Bond Account; and
<br />for the Seventh Ward.
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<br /> On motion, the bills were allowed and by the following v.o~e:
<br /> Langhorne, Hudgins, Bariow, Cart, Adams, Privett, Wilson,
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<br />Finance-~
<br /> Hon.
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<br />Ayes--Davis, Markham,
<br />Browne, Frey, ~iie, tS.
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<br />Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:--. Your Finance Committee re-
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<br />spectfully reports herein concerning the following matters
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<br />referred to the Joint Finance Commit-
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<br />tee October IZ-ZOth, 1~15:
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<br /> Referred by Common Oounoil October lSth.
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<br /> A special appropriation of ~Z5..of the Permanent Improvement Pund of the Seventh Ward to
<br />be used as follow~: ~$Z50. for p~p? lmne in Prentis Park; $!50. for pipe line at Lin-eoln and
<br />Washington streets; $300. for repamrs to concrete corners on paved streets; apd $Z~5~ for re-
<br />pairs to holes in paved streets.
<br /> It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed, out of Seventh Ward Bond Account.
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<br /> $E75. out Of Sixth Ward Bond Account, to have Fifth and Sixth avenues ditched and graded.
<br /> It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed, out of Sixth Ward Bond Account.
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<br /> An additional appropriation of $175. to improve ~he condition of the boiler room, &c., of
<br />the Municipal Building.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed for said pur-
<br />pose.
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<br /> To make available the appropriation allowed in the Budget of 1915 for "Court Room," fo= pur-
<br />chase of chai~s and linoleum in the same.
<br /> It is recommended that the unexpended balance of the $S00. allowed in the Budget of
<br />tgtB for "Court Room" be made available for the purpose named.
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<br />Reports of Officers for the month of September, ,19lB.
<br /> We have examined said reports and it is recommended that same be filed.
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<br /> A petition of The National Bank of Commerce of Norfolk to be paid for thirteen coupons to
<br />amount of $~E.~O, due September i, 191B;.said coupons having been lost in the mail.
<br /> It is recommended that The Na~monal Bank of Commerce of Norfolk be paid for thirteen
<br />coupons from sewerage bond No. I~ to 147, inclusive~ an~ coupon No. ~, due September 1, 1915,
<br />at $E.50 each, makmng a to~al of $~.BO, ~rovided t~ey gmve.a proper bond to protect the City
<br />from loss; and that the banks of the City be eo not~fied~
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<br />the
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<br /> A petition of the Seventh Wa~d Board to be allowed $1BO.
<br />streets of the City during Novembe~ and December, 19lB.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br />out of
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<br />"excess taxes," for use on
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<br />suit
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<br />bill.
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<br />A bill of E. Thormpson, Clerk of the Court, to amount of $47.80, for copy of records in the
<br />of Ellis B.. Jobson vs. the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> The City Attorney has been asked to give the Oommittee his opinion in regard to this
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<br /> Bills of the Portsmouth Suburban Water Co. for additional hydrant rental in the Sixth and
<br />Seventh Wards for three months ending S.eptember ~i, 19i5; and also for balance due.
<br /> It is recommended that said bmlls be paid to amount of $6,547~?1, and that ~he follow-
<br />ing resolution be adopted therefor:
<br /> "That the net balance due by the City of Portsmouth to the
<br />Portsmouth Suburban Water Company for water supplied to the city in the Sixth and Seventh Wards
<br />up to and including Septemb?r thirtieth, nin~eteen hundred and fifteen, is $6,547.71, which baly
<br />ance is reached after allowmng ~o said company compensation at the rate of Forty Dollars ($40.)'
<br />per h~drant~ per annum plus such amounts as have been charged the said company for taxes and de-
<br />ducting from such compensation the amount of all unpaid taxes. Said balance of $6, B47.71 is
<br />hereby approved and ordered to be paid to said company.
<br /> "That the compensation to be paid to said Water Company after September SOth, 191~, be as
<br />follows: Forty. Dollars ($40.) per~dran~t per annum, payable quarterly, and if at anytime any
<br />city tax, levy or assessment for any public purpose shall be imposed upon any of .the property
<br />or works of said Water Company necessary for the supply of water, the ~ental heremn agreed upon
<br />shall be increased to an amount equal to said city tax, assessment or levy, paving assessment
<br />excepted.
<br /> ~That the arrangement herein orovided shall be terminated at any time bv either catty after
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