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R, C. P. 181 November 16, 1915. Sixth ~n appropriation of $1,0Z5.00, cut of Sixth Ward Bond Account, to repair Glasgow street, Ward. A special appropriation of ~400~ to repair the Court House. A special appropriation of $196. for a fire proof case for the Commissioner of the Revenu~ To r~?e award to W. A. Fiske to print ~he "~ayor's Message for 1914," for $135.00. The ~ollowing additional appropriations made to carry Departments to the~end of the _year: Almshouse. . (Dru~s)~ $150.00', Contingen~ $B50.00., Sixth Ward (Nigher Soil), $Z~5. .00', Seventh Wa~d· (Nzght Semi), $P~6.~0; Water, $480.00; Sewerage (General Expenses), $430.00: Fire (Contingent fez ~ouses), SVO.OO;_Po~ice (.Burial o~ Paupers), $100.00; Police ~Patrot Wagon)~ $200.00; Public · ~roperty (Lights), $~40.00; Eiect~ons, $180.00. . . To make available the balance of the appropriation allowed ~n the Budget for Portsmouth "Orphan Asylum," to amount of $~50.00. Award made b~ Public Property Committee to N. V. Pearson to install a heating plant and water and sewerage pipe connections aZ the City Jail, for To refer to the Park Commission with power to act, a petition of the Chambers Fire Co. to be allowed to use the playground the first week in November; and to relieve the said Company from payment of a license tax thereon. Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business. The reda!ar reports of Officers for the month of October, 1915, were presented and were ordered to take the usual course. A report of the Audito~ that the Cemetery Department will need an additional appropriation of $t~0. for "labor" to carry it to the first of the ye~bv, was refe~ed to the Finance Committee. The fqliowing OPinion was read from the City Attorney "as right to extend Middle street ~outhward to the playground," as City Cotuuoil October l~-~Oth, 1915, upon recommendation of the of the Common Council Nov. ~.t9t5, Page ~?). On m~ion~ the opzn~on was ordered to ~ecord. to whether the City has a legal requested by the two branches of Street Commi.ttee: (see records NEW BUSINESS. A communication from the Retail Merchants Association calling attention to the condition of High street, especially in the business section, on Sundays, was referred to the Street Com- mittee. A communication was read from the Superintendent of the Norfolk County Ferries notifying the Council that the State Corporation Commission has raised the annual State License Tax on said Ferries. On motion, the communication was referred to the Ferry Committee with the City Attor- ney. A communication from counsel for W. E. Thomas in regard to encroachment by the City and Norfolk County upon Mr. Thomas' property adjoining on the east the Pear~'street Berkley FerrL and said communication was referred to the Ferry & Public Docks Committee w. th the City Attor- ney. Mr. Markhsm offered the following resolution, which was adopted: "~NER~AS, it not unfre- quently happens that at, meetings of She one or the other brahch of the Coun.il there is lack of a sufficient number of members for the transaction of important business, such as the mak- ing of notes, the renewal of notes, &c,, "RESOLI~D, by the Board of Aldermen, the Common Council concurring, that i~ be suggested to members of the two branches that when they find they can not at~end the meetzngs of their respective bodies with a reasonable degree of regularity, they reszgn therefrom, in order to have their places filled by Other members who ea~ ~o attendl "RESOL%~D FURTHER, That the Clerk be instructed to send a copy of this resolution to each member~of the City Council." Mr. Pile raised the question as to whether the Sanitary Inspector should receive fees as inspector of milk in addition to his salary as Sanitary Inspector. On motion~ the matter was referred to the Ordinance Committee for consideration. On motion of Mr. Langhorne, to the Finance Committee. the advisability of having the City books audited was referred On motion, the following =esoiution by Mr. Markham was adopted: "WHEREAS~ Section 10t4c of the Code provides that whenever by the last United States Census, or other enumeration made by authority of law it shall appear that the population in any ward exceeds that~ of any Other ward by as much as three thousand (Z, O00) inhabitants, it shall be the duty of the City ~oun- oil to redistrict the city into wards, so that no one ward shall exceed any other ward-by more than three thousand (~,000) inhabitants; WHEREAS, section lOl~b provides that the City Council shall prescribe by ordinance the numbe~ of members of each branch of the Council and re-apportion the representation ~as~far as practicable; "~HEREAS, it was shown by the last United States Census that several of the city wards have three thousand ($,000) more inhabitants than other wards, "NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Aldermen~ the Common Counci~ncurrinz that a speeia& committee of five (B) members of the'Council be appointed, two on the oarto*~ the Board ox Aldermen and thre~ on the part of the Common Council, who shall wmthmn ~mnety (~0) days from the adoption of this resolution, recommend to the Council such changes in the boundaries of the wards, the representation therefrom, and the names or. numbers of the wards, as they~may deem expedient." ....... Mr. Ca~r moved to refer t? Finance Committee the establishment of a depot for the issue of gratis prescriptions, the dmsosnser of the same to act a~ Food Inspector.