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November 16, 1915. On motion of M~. Cart, the attention of the Street Committee was called to low places in the sidewalk at the southwest corner of Hdgh and Washington streets. Mr. Markham presented the following resolution, which was adopted: "RESOLVED, That a Commit- tee of Five be appointed, two on the part of the Board of Aldermen and three on the part of the Common Council, together with the City Attorney, who shall recemmend to ~the Councils'th~ annex- ation of such territory in the Western Branch Magisterial District of the County of Norfolk as may be deemed expedient; and the term of ar~nexation as provided by law.S Mr. Markham presented also the following resolution, which was adopted: "~HEREAS, only a very small number of our citizens are qualified voters, "AND WHEREAS, the councils have been required To appropriate the sum of Twenty Thousand 1915, law, for the year of Dollars ($~0,000~00) more than atloNed the schools by ~RESOLVED, That the Superintenaent of the Public Schools for the City of Portsmouth be re- quested to transmit the following information to the Board of Aldermen: the number of children, white and colored, on roll; and the number of c~ildren, white and colored, who are supported by m&les E1 years of age and over, who are qualified voters." Mr. Cart moved to refer to the Street Committee ~he advisability of an ordinance instruct- ing the City Engineer ~hen defining lines for the improvement of property, if the owner of same desires to have the lines for his lot, to give him such lines, provided he shall pay to the City $1o00 for each stake driven for the lot. The motion was adopted. On motion o_ M~. Privett, the advisability of an appropriation of $45. to purchase a stove and basin for the Plumbing Inspector's office, was referred to the Finance ~omm~ttee.. On motion of Mr. Brow~e, an appropriation of $150. for the Incinerator for the balance of the year was referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Cart moved to refer to Street Committee the advisability of th~ City paying one-half of the cost for putting down n~w sidewalks, and the property owner the other half. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr: Langhorne, the City Treasurer was instructed to make application to the Sinking Fund Commisszon for a loan to the City ~f :funds amounting to approximately $57,000.00. On motion, adjourned.