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June 17~ 1915. It is recommended that the usual l/lB of said amount be made available. To consider purchasing from ~ayer & Co., of Cincinnati, $54,000. of City notes at net. We report that it is not desirable to purchase more notes at this time and it is so r eo ommende d. An appropriation to the Assessors of Real Estate for 1915, to cover 80 days' extension of time from l~.ay let. It is recommended that $800. be allowed to cover said extension of time for said As- sessors. ' ' Advisability of purchasing a machine for testing lights. We report that an appropriation to purchase said machine will be considered for the Budget for 191S. A report of Hilton, Rawlings & Co. in regard to auditing books of the City Treasurer and 0ity Auditor. We repor~ that. we have examined said report and it is recommended that it be accepted. A petition of the ~nief of Police for two more men for the police force, one for traffic duty at the corner of Court and High streets and one for..~ty on a motorcycle. We report that said-matter will be considered for the Budget for 1916. Referred by B_oard of Aldermen May 18th. A petition of the Plumbing Board .for an appropriation of $50. to buy books, tools, ~c., to be used by the Board. It is recommended that an appropriation not to exceed $50. be allowed said Board, by requisition on Sewerage "Contingent" fund. Bonds of N. V. Pearson, .Ma~ter Plumber, and W. L. Bennett, Journeyman Plumber~ elected May 7th, 1915, We have examined these bonds and it is recommended ti~at they be accepted. A communication from the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water 0ompany in regard to t.axes now charged against said Company for' the y~ars i91~-14. ~I~ is recommended that the City Collector credit said Company for such taxes, that the Auditor. credit the City Collector for same, and that the Commissioner of Revenue be instructed n~t to make assessment against the Company for said taxes hereafter. Advisability of permitting property holders to pay their annual taxes stead of one period, as at present. The time being limited for a proper consideration of this matter, t' that ac men on the same be deferred until the ~ext Budget is taken up. in two periods in- it is recommended Advisability of an adding machine for the City Collector. We report that an appropriation for said machine will be 1916. considered for the Budget for P~ferred by common Council April l~th. A report of the Auditor of the foll~#ing bills held up by him, because of lack of appropri- ation for same~--Sixth Ward, $586.05; B~venth ~a~, It. is recommended that said bzlls be pazd, out of the special appropriation for for said WardS~. A communmi0ation from H~ A. Brinkley, attorney for Miss Elizabeth A. Lawiess~that Miss LaW- less be relieved from payment of ~ity taxes for the years 18?v, 1878, t879, 1850, 185~, and 188S, t.o amount of $14S.4S. It is recommended that Miss Lawless be relieved from payment of said taxes to amount of $104o77 for' the yea~s named above° Referred by Common Council December Sth. A petition of Mrs. Fannie A. Hall to b? refunded $I~.~0 paid in error for ~xes for the years 1910-!91~, inclusive; and $1.80 paidmn ~mxer for night soil tax for the year 191Z; Seven- th .Ward. It is recommended that Mrs. Hall be refunded $i~.80 paid in error for taxes for the years 1910-!91S, iaolusive, out of Seventh Ward funds. A petition'of Albert Holiaday to be ref~mded $~.9S paid in error for taxes for the years 1909-1914, inclusive; and $5.40 paid in error for night soil tax for the years 191$-1914~ in- elusive; Sixth Ward. It is recommended that Mr. Holladay be refunded $~.Z0 paid in error for taxes for the year 1915 and $1.80 paid in error for night soil tax for the year 19i5, out of Sixth Ward funds; that the City Collector be inst~acted to relieve him from payment of taxes on said house for the year 1914; and that the Commissioner of Revenue be instructed not to assess taxes against said house_for the year 1915. We report ~urther that we have examined the bond of J. Lewis Thomas, Police Justice, and it is recommended that it be accepted. (Signed) J.T. Hanvey, Chairman. ( Si gned) ~rlo s-ohali man. E. L. Barlow, ~' ~ "~ The report of the Committee having been read, objections were made to payment of bills of