December 15, 1914.
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<br />Referred by
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<br />Common Council November
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<br /> A petition of Charles Bunting to be paid for forty-three days
<br />driver, on account of injuries received.
<br /> It is recommended that said petition be granted and that
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<br /> Signed)
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<br />10th.
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<br /> lost from service as engine
<br /> the appropriation be allowed.
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<br /> On motion, the_ report of the Committee
<br />referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br />C. H. Herbert, Chairman.
<br />S. C. Browne, Vice-Chairman.
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<br />was adopted, the recommended appropriation being
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<br /> Almshouse--
<br /> Hon. Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- As authorized to do by the Board of Alder-
<br />men OctOber gOth and by the Common CouncilNovember 10th, 1914, your Joint Almshouse Committee
<br />have advertised for bids to furnish the Almshouse with supplies and the poo~ of the City with
<br />medicines for the year 1915, and have received bids therefor from the following named pariies:
<br />Fo~ Dry Goods, &c., from Phillips-Adams & Co., Inc., and. The Friedlin Co.; Suits, Hat~, &c.,
<br />from B~eslauer ~ Anthony; Men's Underwear, from Breslauer & Anthony; Shoes, J. M. Bennett and
<br />The ~t~iedIin CO.; Rations, from I. C. Brinkley; Wood, from L. W. Silvester and the Portsmouth
<br />Coal & Ice Co.; Blankets, J. ~. Crawford Co., Inc., Phillips-Adams & Co Inc. and The Friedlin
<br />Co.; and M~dicines, from J. W. Booth & Bro. and N. G. Gayle. "
<br /> It is recommended that award be made to I. C. Brinkley to supply rations for
<br />he ~eing the onl~ bidder for same; and that awards he made to The Friedlin Co. to supply Dry
<br />~oo~s, go., for $~.09~ to Bresl~uer & Anthony.to supply Suits, Hats, &c., for $S92.~V; to Bres-
<br />zauer & Anthony tosupply Men? Underwear for ;BO~A~; to J. M. Bennett' to supply Shoes, for
<br />to L. W. Silvester to ~u~ply ~5 cords of ~ood at $~.00 per cord; to The Friedlin Co. to supply
<br />Blankets for $S$.75; and to J. W. Booth & Bro. to supply Medicines @ $.05 per prescription. They
<br />being the lowest bidders for same, the quality of the goods being considered.
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<br /> (Signed) J.E. ~nelling$, Chairman.
<br /> (Signed) C.N. Markham~ Vice-Chairman.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following vote:
<br />Ayes--Markham, LanEh~rne, Flournoy, Barlow, ~arr, Wilson, Browne,. 7.
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<br /> U~FINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br /> First. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen November l?th.and referred to the Common
<br />Council for concurrence.
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<br /> To transfer $~00. from "Repairs to Asphalt" to "Incinerator," to meet expenses of the In-
<br />cinerator for the balance of the year,
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<br /> To transfer fr6m "~undries" account of Cemetery Department to "Labor" account such amount
<br />of "S~ndries" as is unexpended.
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<br /> To request the Sanitary Inspector to compel the owners of lots where the stables of the
<br />Dalby, N~ttingham Co. were burned.to clean said lots and put them in a sightly condition.
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<br />The above were.oonou~rred ~n.
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<br /> Second. Matters adopted by the Common Council December 8th and referred to the Board of
<br />Aldermen for concurrence.
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<br /> To allow an emergency appropriation of $~00. to put the fire alarm telegraph system in safe
<br />condition.
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<br /> To refer the following matters to Finance Committee, with power ~o act:
<br /> (a) To pay bills
<br />f;r all unsettled accounts out of any available funds on hand.
<br /> (b) To provide~for the December pay roll, pending adoption of the Budget for 1915.
<br /> (-c) garter of ~losing up accounts on the Treasurer's books.
<br /> (d) To tranefer from "Contingent" fund to "Court Expenses" a sufficient amount to cover
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<br /> (With Public Property Oommittee) Matter of complaint of th~ Water Company about the
<br />waste of water at the City Jail and in the public school buildings.
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<br /> M~. Langho~ne moved that the Board concur with the Common Council in the adoption of
<br />the above m~tters.
<br /> N~. Cart moved to amend that the recommended appropriation of ;gO0. to put the fire~a-
<br />larm telegraph system in safe condition be struck cut.
<br /> The amendment
<br /> was lost,and then the matters referred for concurrence were concurred
<br />in and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Markham, Langhorne, Flournoy, Barlow, Cart,
<br /> Wilson, Browne, 7.
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<br />Third. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br />The following commun{cation was r~ad from the
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<br />"To The City Oouncil.
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<br />to me the following:
<br />of
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<br />Mayor:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Dsc. 15th, 1914.
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<br />"Gentlemen:-~
<br /> "At ~
<br /> your meeting on November l?th, 19~, you referred
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<br /> 1. A nuisance caused by the ha~linE~o~saw ~dust in wagons ~nd seatterinE
<br />the sa~e ~b~n% ~ ~-~
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