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<br />have given such notification.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Markham, the Finance Committee was requested to invite Mr. J. Davis Reed
<br />to aI~pear before it in conference in respect to the tax law enacted by the last Legislature.
<br /> A petition of the Portsmouth Machine Works for permission to install and operate a sidewalk
<br />gasoline tank and pump to garage now in course of erection at the northeast corner of Middle and
<br />Columbia streets~ was referred to the Street Committee.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adjourned.
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<br />April ~0, 1915.
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<br />At a regular meeting of .the Board of Aldermen April EOth there were present:
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<br />Nessr.e--L. H. ~avis, President, C; N. Markham, M. B. Langherne~ W. E. Fiournoy, E. L.
<br /> M. N. Adams, L. Privett, J. N. Wileon~
<br /> Z. E. Fr, ey, 11.
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<br />Vice-President,
<br />Barlow, Lorenzo Cart,
<br />S. Oleburne Browne,
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<br /> T~e ~r~ading of minUSes o~the .~gul~r meetil~g March 16th was deferred until next regular
<br />meeting of the body.
<br /> REPORTS OF CO~ITTEES.
<br /> Auditing-- The Auditor reported having examined bills against the City for the month of
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<br />March, 1915, and recommended payment of the same to the following amounts: $5,149.66 for the
<br />City Proper; $1,095.05 for the Sixth Ward~ and $48E.1~ for the Seventh ~ard.
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-=Davis, Markham,
<br /> Langhorne, Flournoy, Bartow, Cart, Adams, Privett, Wilson, Browne, Frey, 11.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon. Common Council--Board ef
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<br />Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Financa Committee re-
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<br />spectfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint-Finance Commit-
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<br />tee March 9-16 and February 9-16, 1915:
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<br />Referred by Common Oounei~ March 9th.
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<br />Bills of the Fabric Fire Bose Co. and Eureka Fire Hose Mfg. Co. to amounts of $1,000. and
<br />$500, respectively, for hose supplied the Ci~y~. -
<br /> It is recommended that the Fire Committee~b~t~cted to present properly approved
<br />bills for said purchases ............~-
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<br /> Reports of the Auditc=~ Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for February, 19i5. ·
<br /> We report that-said reports have been ~examlned by the Committee and it is r~ecommended
<br />that they be filed.:
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because they exceeded lYl~ of
<br />appropriation for same: Fi~e, $47.~6; Cemetery,' $65.00. . . .
<br /> It is recommended that Fire bills to amo.unt of $47.~6 be pai~, out. of approprmatmon
<br />altow~d in'the Budget to Fire Department for "8undries;" and that a special appropriation of $65,
<br />be allowed to pay the Cemetery bill.
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<br />bill of The W. P. Cotton Floral Co. to s~mount of $15.00.
<br /> It is recommended that the bill be paid, out of Contingent fund.
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<br /> A resolution with regard to a Municipal ~ater Plan%.
<br /> It is recommended that the Common Council concur with the Board of Aldermen' in refer-
<br />ring this matter to a Joint Session of the %we branches.
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<br /> A request of the City Treasurer to borrow $$0,000. for ~urrent Expenses and $10,000. for
<br />School Expenses, for April, 1~15.
<br /> It is ~ecommended that the be granted and that the following, resolutions be
<br />adopted therefor: ~
<br /> the Treas~er be, amd he is hereby, authorize~to make notes
<br /> Resolved,
<br /> That
<br />in The Merchants & Farmers Bank, The Bank ef Portsmonth, the Bank .c~.T~dcwate7;~and'' The First
<br />National. Bamk of Portsmouth, to amount of ~enty Thousand Dollars ($~0,000.00), to meet Ou~ent
<br />Expenses for April, 1915; said amount to berepaid from revenues of the City for the current year.
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<br />Resoiv_ed~ That the. Tre. a_sur.er be~. an.d. he_~ her_eb_.y,, au.thorized, t_o ma_.ke..mo_te~s' in ~he Merchants
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