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101 R. C, FL De6ember ~9, 1914. the year 1915 an~ therefore, we wish to caution the Committees against the making of extra ex- penses calling for an addition to the City's floating debt~.already too large, which we believe can not be increased by notes in bank, even if it were desirable to make such notes. "However~ should the expenses of any department p~gve~ to be less than the appropriated expenses for same, or should the City receive any funds fromunexpected sources', this Committee woul~ be glad to recommend the spending of the same on any department in need. "As will be seen by the Budgets which you holds that there is an appropriation of $14,614.01! to the Portsmouth~ Berkley & Suffolk Water Company for a b~ll which has been accumulating since 1905~ and. of which ~il~ this Council had no knowledge previous to September lst~ and~as~you can no~ .hope ~o pay such bill from this year~s receipts of taxeS, &c.~ we would ~commend that said bill be dropped from the list of appropriations and~ as was done with similar accounts for the Budget of 1914, put under the head of "Additional Obligations ~hich Must Be Paid." "Further, there has appeared in the Budget for several years past an appropriation $~,840.00 to pave Water street, from London to North, and a provision this year for the improve- ment to the south end of Dinwiddie street at a cost of $3, E00.00~ but as the funds could not be raised for the carr~iag out of these objects, as it is desirable to keep such work in sight, to ~be done when it can be paid for, it is recommended that these items be put in the Budget under the head of "Work Which Should Be P~ovided For.~ First. Second. Third. Fourth. Fifth. Sixth. Contingent Department-- Adopted as presented. Street Department-- Discussed and adopted as presented. Public Property DePartment-- Adopted as p~esented. Fire Department-- Adopted as presented. Almshouse Department-- Cemetery Department-- Discussed and adopted as presented. Adopted as presented. Seventh. Water & Sewerage Department-- Discussed and adopted as presented. Eighth. Light Department-- Adopted as presented. Ninth. Police Department-- Adopted as presented. Tenth. Board of Health Department-- Adopted as presented. Eleventh. Court Expenses-- Having been read. Mr. Herbert called for the reading of a com- munication from the Commonwealth Attorney in which~ he asked for an increase of salary~ and also a communication £rom the City~Collector asking for an appropriation of $3~. per month to employ a:'stenographe~ in his office. Mr. Herbe=t then moved that the salary of the Commonwealth be increased $300. pe~ yes.r, that said increase be added to "Court Expenses." Mr. Markham moved that tellers be appointed to take the vote on others as might require a vote. The motion was adopte~. The tellers were then appointed by the presiding officer. this motion and on such The motion by Mr. Herbert was discussed when a vote was taken on the same and found tO be i~ for and 7 against. salary of the City Collector be increasid by $~5. per month. Mr. Herbert then moved that the Mr. Markham suggested that t~e proposition should be that the City Co~!ecto~ should be allowed a stenographer at a pay of $4B0. per year. M~. Herbert accepted the suggestion and~after further discussion of the matter, the mo- tion as amended by the suggestion of Mr. Markham was adopted by a vote of l~ for and ~ against, and the Chair so announced. M~v. Browne next moved that the Budget be adopted as amended. Mr. Langhorne moved to amend that no increase of salaries for any City Officers be allowed at this time. The amendment by Mr. Langhorne was lost by a vote of 6 for and 1E against, and so announ- ced by the Chair. Next, the motion by Mr. Browne namely, to adopt the Budget as amended~ was adopted by a vote of lB for and ~ against, and so announced by the Chair. Mr. Cart then moved that the pay of the helper in the Market be increased by ~5.00 per mon- th, and~on motion of Mr. Jos. S. Moore, said matter was referred to Finance Committee. Second. A recommendation of the Joint Finance Committee concerning temporary loans to the City. Mr. Hanvey, Chairman of the Joint Finance Committee presented the following resolution: "RESOLi~D, That the Joint Finance Committee of the City Council be authorized to range for the sale of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($~00,000.00) of the City of Portsmouth six pc=cent (6%) two (~) year notes at par, with a brokerage not to exceed one percent (1%); and that the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the payment of the City notes now held by the several Portsmouth banks." And same was adopted.