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R, C. P.
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<br />Januar~ E6, 1915.
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<br />del~en for concurrence.
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<br /> To refer to Finance Committee and City~A~torney, with power to act, a communication from
<br />J. Davis Reed, member of the Homee~of Deleg~tes~ calling attention to a bill proposed by the Tax
<br />Revision Committee to amend the present law taxing water, ~heat, light, and power companies.
<br /> Concurred in.
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of
<br />t915.
<br /> Concurred in.
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<br />$~8,103.95 fallin~g due in
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<br />February,
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<br /> To authorize the Fire Committee to advertise for bids to furnish the
<br />expander and couplings, allowed in the Budget.
<br /> Concurred in.
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<br />City with hose, hose
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<br />To apply to the Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners for a loan of the sinking fund on hand.
<br /> Referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> Then the matters referred for concurrence were concurred in, as amended,
<br />following vote:
<br /> Ayes~Davis, Markham,-Langhorne, F lournoy, Barlow, Cart, Wilson,
<br /> Browne, Pile, 9.
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<br />and by the
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<br />Fourth. Communic'ations from the Mayor.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of
<br />City Council November lC-l?, December 8-t5-2~9, 1914, and January 4-13-gist, 1915:
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<br /> To allow the School Board ~o use the two up-stairs rooms in the Armistead Building, pro-
<br />vided said Board pay for fitting up the same.
<br /> .To allow the following gills, subject to subsequent approval by the respective Committee
<br />Chairmen: Public P~operty, $109.67; Almshouse-, $368.80; Police, $7,10.
<br /> To transfer SEOO.from "Repairs to Asphalt" to ,Incinerator," to meet expenses of the In-
<br />cinerator for the balance of the year.
<br /> To transfer from .Sundries. Account of Oemetery Department to "Labor" account~such .amount
<br />of "Sundries" as is unexpended.
<br /> To allow an emergency appropriation of SEo0. ~o put the fire alam telegraph system in safe
<br />condition.
<br /> To refer t.he following to Finance Committee with power to act:
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<br />(a) To pay bills for all
<br />the Budget for 1915.
<br />sufficient amount to cover
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<br />unsettled accounts out of any available funds on hand.
<br /> (b) To provide for the December pay roll, pending adoption of
<br /> (c) Matter of closing up accounts on the Treasurer's books.
<br /> (d) To transfer from "Contingent" fund to "Court Expenses" a
<br />any jury bills due (~bout $85°00).
<br /> (e) (With Public Property Commi~ttee) Matter of complaint of the ~ater Company about the
<br />waste of water at the City Jail and in the public school buildings.
<br /> To allow J. W. Williams to bury a gasoline tank, the tank to be placed in the front yard
<br />and the pump on the edge of the curb, in front of his store No. 9~4 South street, as per dia-
<br />g,.am attached to. petition for same; the work to be done under the supervision of the City En-
<br />gineer.
<br /> An Ordinance toP, emote the Public Health and to Regulate the Sanitary Construction, House
<br />Draining, and Plumbing; Registration of Plumbers; Board of Examination of Plumbers; Their Powers
<br />and Duties; Compensation; Penalties.
<br /> To make awards as follows to fur~ish the Almshouse with supplies and the poor of the City
<br />with medicines for the year 1915: To I. C. Brinkley, for ~ati2~s~ $~,661.?0; The Friedlin
<br />Dry Goods, $~8.09; Breslauer & Anthony, Suits, Hats, &c.,. $E9~57, Bresl~uer & Anthony, Men s
<br />Underwear, $60.48; J. M. Bennett, Shoes, $75.00; L. W. Silvester, 35 coras of wood, $6.00
<br />cord~ Th~F~iedlin Co., Blankets, $S~.75; J. W. Booth & Bro., Medicines, at $.05 per prescrip-
<br />tion.
<br /> To make available the appropriation of $175.00 allowed in the Budget for 1914 to pave the
<br />south side of Ann street, between Armstrong and Owens.
<br /> $121. ~ to Fire Department, out of any ~nexpended balances due this Department, to pay
<br />bills reported held up by the Auditor in November for lack of appropriation or because they ex-
<br />ceede~ appropriation allowed for the same.
<br />~ $195.08, out of Sixth Ward funds, to pay Sixth Ward bills held up by the Auditor in Novem-
<br />ber ~or lack of appropriation o~ because they exceeded the appropriation allowed for same.
<br /> T~instruct the Auditor to draw warrants in favor of the Sixth and Seventh Wards to amounts
<br />of $.~07.25 and $145.41, respectively, sa~d amounts belng now credited to the City Proper.
<br /> To
<br /> instruct the Auditor to charge the City ~ollector with .amounts of taxable values for the
<br />year 1914 as found on the books of the Commissioner of Revenue.
<br /> To pay a bill o~ F. L. Crocker, attorney, to amount of $~00.00, for services in the case
<br />of T. J. Wool and A. J. Phillips vs. the City of Pc~smouth, out of "Contingent" fund.
<br /> To pay the City's portion of salaries of ~he Judges~of the Circuit and Corporation Courts
<br />to amounts of $695.58 and $1, P~50.00, respectively, for the year beginning February let, 1915.
<br /> The following resolution:
<br /> "Resolved, That the Joint Finance Committee of the City Council
<br />be authorized to arrange for the sale of Two Hundred Thousand Dolt&rs (~300,000.00) of the City
<br />of Portsmouth six percent (6%) two (3) year notes at par, with. a brokerage not to exceed one
<br />percent (1%); and that. the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the paymen~ of the City
<br />notes now held by the several Portsmouth banks."
<br /> Treamurer authorized tc borrow $~0,000. for Current Expenses to take ca~e cf January ex-
<br />penditures.
<br /> Ordinance legalizing the borrowing of SEO0,O00. to take up that amount of City notes held
<br />by Portsmouth banks.
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<br />Fifth, Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br />The regular renorts of Officers for the month of December. 1914. were ore~ented and were
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