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<br />~ay 3~, 1915.
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<br /> To arrange for obtaining necessary data to be furnished the City banks by the City Attorney
<br />concerning proposed notes for said banks.
<br /> The City Attorney has been requested to draft and have printed such certificates as
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<br />he may think proper for signature by the City Clerk, City Auditor, and
<br />the requirem~nts.~gf the banks.
<br /> Referred by Board of ~ldermen April BOth.
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<br />City Treasurer,
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<br />to meet
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<br /> To arrange a note to~ the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Company for amount due it,
<br /> as certified by the City Attorney and City Auditor..
<br /> We have instructed the City Treasurer to make a note to The Portsmouth, Berkley & Suf-
<br /> folk Water Company, dated Ma~ 1, 1~15, payable six months after date, to amount of
<br />.as certified by the City Audztor, with interest from date at the rate of 6% per annum.
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<br /> An appropriation of $1800. to enlarge and repair Grimes Battery Gun Room.
<br /> We report that this matter has been taken charge of by the Special Co.mmittee on Grimes
<br />Battery Gun.Room.
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<br /> A bill of Jas. A. Mulvey to amount of $I00.00, for services in relation to;~e'~assesement
<br />of railway real estate.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be allowed, out of Contingent fund.
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<br /> To make available one-half of amount allowed in the Budges for "Orphan A~ylum."
<br /> It is recommended that once. half. of said amount or $~50. be made avazlable to ~Orphan
<br />Asylum."
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<br /> We further report as follows concerning the following sections O~ the License Tax Or-
<br />dinance for 1915-16, referred back to tbs Joint Finance Oommittee April EO-S~, 1915:
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<br /> Referred by Common Council April goth.
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<br />Section 5~. "All other building and loan associations, $~50."
<br /> It is recommended that the tax be made $!00.00.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen April S3rd.
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<br /> (With City Attorney):
<br /> Section 48. "Each person, firm or corporation, acting as agent or
<br />sub-agent, of insurance company or companies doing an accident business only, $30.00."
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<br /> Section 49. "Each p.erson,~ firm or corparation, acting as agent or sub-agent,
<br />su~ance company or companmes, $100.00."
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<br /> Section 50. "Each'person. firm. or corporation, acting as agent or sub-agent,
<br />surance company or companies, $75.00~"
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<br /> Section 53. "Each person, firm or corporation,- acting as agent or sub-agent,
<br />glass insurance company or companies, $10.00."
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<br /> Section 54. "Each person, firm or corpora~tion, acting as agent or sub-agent,
<br />bile or boiler insurance company or companies, $10.00.
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<br />of fire i~-
<br />of life in-
<br />of plate
<br />of automo-
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<br /> Section 55. "Each per~on, firm or corporation, acting as agent or sub-agent, of fidelity
<br />or surety company or companies, $E5.00."
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<br /> We report that the City Attorney is ~f the opinion that such taxes would be illegal
<br />and it is, therefore, recommended, that said taxes be eliminated.
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<br /> Section 145. "That the tax on Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property for the First,
<br />SecOnd, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Wards. of the City shall be $t.50 on the hundred dollars of as-
<br />sessed values thereof for General Purposes, and $.50 on the hundred dollars for Public Schools;
<br />and that the tax on Intangible Personal Property shall be $.~O~on the hundred dollars.
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<br /> "'(With City Attorney) That the tax on Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property for the
<br />Sixth and Seventh Wards shall be $1.41 on the hundred dollars of the assessed values thereof;
<br />and that the tax on Intangible Personal Property shall be $.~0 on the hundred dollars."
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<br /> ' It is recommended ~hat the tax on Real Estate, Tangible Personal Property and Intan-
<br />giblePersonal Property~mmin as heretofore recommended, that is as stated above.
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<br /> "It is further recommended that any person~faiiing to pay the taxes on Real and Per-
<br />sonal Property, imposed by this ordinance, on or before~the ~lst day of October shall incur a
<br />penalty of two per cent on the amount.of ~aid taxes, which shall be added to said taxes by the
<br />City Collector; and a further penalty of three per cent. should maid taxes be not paid by Decem-
<br />ber ~Ist, which shall likewise be added by the City-Col!co,or."
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<br />(Signed) J.T. F~nvey, Chairman.
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<br />(Signed) E.L. Barlow, ~ioe-Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Committee~was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> ~yes--Davis, Markham, Langhorne, Flour~oy, Ba~low~ Carr~ Adams, Privett, Browne, Frey, lC.
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<br />Streets--
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<br />Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Street Committee re-
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