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R. C. P.
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<br />May .18, 1915.
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<br /> 'To authorize the City Treasurer to transfer $$50. from Sixth Ward General Account to its
<br />Bond A~cc=o~nt, to pay interest due+=on bonds; and $1,000. from City General Account to Seventh
<br />Ward ~ene~al Account, to meet no~s, overdrafts, &c. ~
<br /> To pay a bill of J. W. Booth & Bro. to amount of $150, for gratis prescriptions supplied
<br />the poor of the City during 1914~
<br /> To make available funds allowed in the Budget for "Paving Sidewalks, First Street," and
<br />for repairing "Gosport Bridge."
<br /> To make available $1, O00. of the.SS, 500. allowed in the Budget for "West Park View Bridge~"
<br /> To make available $150. allowed mn the Budget for "Repairs to Armory Hall" (Market House).
<br /> To grant _a~patition of the Virginia Railway & Power Company for permission to install two
<br />poles on-Caroline street, as per blueprint attahhed.
<br /> To grant a petition of the Portsmouth Machine Works to install and operate a sidewalk gas-
<br />oline tank and pump to garage now in course of erection at the northeast corner of Middle and
<br />Columbia streets, provided the work be done under the supervision of the City Engineer and Chief
<br />cf..the Fire Department and to their approval.
<br /> To transfer to J. H. Belote contract of I. C. Brinkley to supply the Almshouse with rations
<br />for'the remainder of the year 1915.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of 98,164.49, falling due in May, 1915.
<br /> To authorize the Street Committee to fix a price for the City steam roller and to sell the
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<br /> authorize the Finance Committee to arrange a note to the P. B. & S. l~ater Co. for amou~ut
<br /> as certified by the City Attorney and City Auditor.
<br /> To authorize the City Attorney to take an appeal to the Court of Appeals in the case of El-
<br />lis A. Jobson vs. the City.
<br /> To refer to Finance Committee for obtaining necessa~7 data to be furnished the City Attor-
<br />ney concerning prop0s~d notes for said banks.
<br />Recommendation of the Finance Committee in regard to sundry accounts of the City. (~ee
<br />cords of Common Council and Board of Aldermen April 13-S0th, pages 365 and lZ~, respectively).
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Sub-section "D" of Section S85, Entitled An Ordinance
<br />for the General Rules of the Road.
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<br />Third. Rep'orts of 0fficers'anld other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of 0fficers for the month of April, 1915, were presented and were or-
<br />dered to take the usual course.
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<br /> The following opinion was read from the City Attorney "as to rights of the City to use the
<br />north end of Middle street for a public dock," said opinion-having been requested April 13-~0th,
<br />upon recommendation of the Ferries & Public Docks Committee: (See records of Common Council
<br />May ll~h, l~l~, Page S85).
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<br /> 'The following sections of the License Tax Ordinance for 1915-16 agreed to in Joint Session
<br />May 7th, were taken up .and a~opted as follows:
<br /> Sec'rich 5. .Each per.son, firm or corporation
<br /> or hot water fitting, or e~ther, in addition' to the
<br />conducting the business of plumbing, steam
<br />merchant's tax required by this ordinance, $Z5.00."
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<br />Section $6: "Each person~ firm or oozlooration conducting a garage for the storage and re-
<br />pair of autOmobmlss, $?5; for the repair of ~automobiles only, ~§; or agent, for the sale-of au-
<br />tomobiles, resident or non-resident, $75.00~ .
<br /> "Each private automobile, a flat tax of $5.00.
<br /> "Each {notorcycle, Ss.50."
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<br /> section 88. .Each resident or non-resident automobile for hire, $SO. 00, and it shall 'be in
<br />lieu of all other City License Tax."
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<br /> Section 61. "Each non-resident cart, truck, or wagon, ~15.00~" Struck out.
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<br /> Section leS. "Each moving picture show, where the admission fee is five c~nts or less,
<br />~5.00, or~0. per quarter, ~eD~a~aid quarterly; and where the admission fee is over five
<br /> 00.00, or $S7.50 per quarter, when paid quarterly."
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<br /> And then the License ~ax Ordinance for 1915-16 as completed to date as follows, was a-
<br />dopted; (See records cf Common C~ucilMay ll, 1915, Pages S86-91).
<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Davis, Markham, Flournoy, Barlow, Cart, Adams,
<br /> Privett, Browne, Frey,
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A communication was read from the Clerk Of Market stating that he had been unable to col-
<br />lect stall rent in the City Market from Wade H. Codd and W. S. Woodard to amounts of $S5.00 and
<br />$1S. 50, respectivelY.
<br /> On motion, the proper Officers were instructed to collect this rent.
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<br /> Bonds of N. V. Pearson, Master Plumber, an'd W. L. Baunett, J~rneym~u Plumber, elected
<br />by the two branches of Council May 7, 1915, were presented and were referred to the Finance Com-
<br />mit tee.
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<br /> A petition was read from the Plumbing Board for an appropriation of $50.
<br />tools, &c., to be used by th? Board.
<br /> On motion, the p~tmtion was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br />to buy books,
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<br /> A communication from the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Company in regard to taxes now
<br />charged against said Company for the years 1913-14, was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> Resolutions from Stonewall Camp, Confederate Veterans, and also a statement,concerning u-
<br />tility of Grimes Battery to the City were read and were ordered to fils.
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