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<br />Januar~ E6~ 1915.
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<br />At an adjourned r~lar me,ting of the Board of Aldermen January ~Sth there were present:
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<br />Nessrs--L. H. Davis, President, C. N. Markham, Vice-President, N. B. Langhorne, W. E. Flournoy, E. L. Barlow, Lorenzo Cart,
<br /> Jo H. Wileon, S. Cleburne Browne, Henry Pile, 9.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting December 15th, Joint Session December ~th, and ~pecial
<br />meeting January 4th were read and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
<br /> Streets--
<br /> Hon. Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Street Committee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred'to the Joint Street Committee December 8-15
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<br />and October lB, 1914:
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<br />Referred by Common Council Eec. 8th.
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<br /> A petition of E. O. Culpepper for permission to put underground, in front of his store at
<br />Fourth and Fayette streets, one three-barrel tank for the storage of gasoline.
<br /> It is recommended that the petition be granted, provided that the pump for the gas-
<br />oline be placed on the sidewalk as provided lot in the other applications granted, and that the
<br />work be done under the supervision and to approval of the City Engineer.
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<br /> A communication from~ J-. A. Gu~hrie calling attention to the fact that there is no oar ser-
<br />vice to and from West Park View. Progress as to same.
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<br /> A communication from The Consolidated Investment Co., Inc., in regard' to grading Green
<br />street, betwee~ Henry and Nelson.
<br /> It is recommended t~t said mommunication be referred to the Seventh Ward Board.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen December 15th.
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<br />of
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<br /> A petition of Si O. Daughtridge for a sidewalk on the upper ~ide of High street, west side
<br />Chestnut.
<br /> It is recommended that this petition be referred to the Sixth Ward Local Board.
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<br />Referred by Common Council October 1Bth.
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<br /> Authorized to bring to Portsmouth R~ B. P. reston, engineer for the City in charge of the
<br />work on upper High street, ~for a conference wmth the Committee in regard to a bill of F. J.
<br />McGuire to amount of. $$,8~'.E4, for work done ~by him on said street.
<br /> As authorize~ to do, we have brought ~r. Preston to Portsmouth to testify in the mat-
<br />ts=; and we report tha~, while~we do not admit any legal 1. lability of the City for the payment
<br />of said claim, w~ do, ~owever, recommend that the sum of $1,495.15 be allowed in settlement of
<br />the same should Mr. Mc~uire' be willing ~o. accept that amount
<br /> This recommen~ati&n is made, however, without prejuGice to the rights of the City
<br />should Mr. McGuire refuse to accept same .and i~stitute su~t for recoverY.
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<br />(Signed) S. Cleburne Browne, Chairman.
<br />(Signed) Jos. S, Moore, Vice-Chairman.
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<br /> ~he report haviDg been
<br />the Fire Department in 'the
<br /> Then the report was
<br /> Markham, LanEhorne,
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<br />read, on motion, Section 1 was amended so as to include the Chief
<br />supervision of the placing of the pump for the storage of gasoline.
<br />adopted, as amende~, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Davis,
<br />Fiournoy, Barlow, Cart, Wilson, Browne, 8.
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<br />Public Property--
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<br />Hon. Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Public Property Committee
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<br />spegtfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Public Proper-
<br />ty Committee December ~, 19i4:
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<br />Referred by Common Council December 8th.
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<br /> A petition
<br />said Battery. Progress as to same.
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<br /> A petition of Major A. G. Epes, Fou~vth Infantry Va~ Vol., for certain repairs to
<br /> We Teport· t~t this m~tter is provided for i~ the Budget for 1~15.
<br /> A communzcation'f=om certazn occupants of stalls mn the Oity Market in regard to
<br />rate of rental
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<br />'present.
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<br /> of Harry A. Brinkley~ Capt. Battery "C," for an extension of the Gun Room of
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<br /> the Armory,
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<br /> excessive
<br /> in the ~arket.
<br />It is recommended that the rate of rental of stalls in the City Market remain as at
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<br /> (With Finance Com~.ittee with~power to act) Matter of complaint of the Water Company about
<br />the wasteof water at the City Jaml andin the public school buildings.
<br /> We repor~ that the complaint about the waste of water has b~e~ remedied temporarily.
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<br /> ~Signed) Lorenzo Cart, Actg. Chairman.
<br /> (Signed) M.T. Cain, Vice-Chairman.
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