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September 15~ 1~i4. Treasurer authorized to borrow SEo,o00. to meet Current Expenses for August, 1914. To pay following bills held up by the Auditor in July, because of l~ck of ~ppropriation or because they exceeded l/lB of appropriation for same: .Trash & Garbage, $11~.00, Sixth Ward, $1,178.73; and also a-bill of Eastern Dredging Co. to amount of $1,4P~.07, held up by insti~c- tions ~f the Mayor. Additional appropriation of $i,000. to be placed to credit of smallpox and vaccination ac- count. . City Collector instructed to transfer $4P~.~0, or each amount of said taxes as may agree with his books, from Cmty to Sixth Ward, said amount being for taxes collected in the Sixth Ward for which said Ward has no credit. City Collector instructed to transfer $186.80, or such amount of said taxes as may agree with his books, from City to ~eventh Ward, said amount having been collected from said Ward for license tax and credited to the City. To make available appropriation allowed in the Budget, or as much of same as may be neces- sary, for installing a bell in the Annex Engine House. Tomake available $300. iora horse bought and put in place of a balky horse in the Fire Department, subject to ~pproval by the Fire Committee. To make available $$00. :for the extenxion of pipe line on Lincoln street, from Effingham to Washington, out of Seventh Ward funds. ~ To giv? to King's Daughters Hgspital a note for ,5,000, balance due on appropriation made to the Hospmtal, said note to be wmthout interest~ and payable May lB, 191~. To pay Public Property bills held up by the ~uditor in May ~o amount of $380.10, because of lack of appropriation or because they exceeded l/lB of appropriation allowed for same. An additional appropriation of $1,000. to the Street Department for "Removal of Garbage" for the year 1914. To authorize the Auditor to deposit $~000. in The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank to meet pay- ment of coupons due in August. Treasurer authorized to renew notes to amount of $177,700. falling due in September, 1914. To make award to L. J. Plummet to build a belfr~ and install a bell at the Annex Engine House, for $169.00t An-appropriation of $5,000. to meet expenses of Schools for September, 1914. Hereafter to Allow The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, .the Bank of Tidewater, and The First Na- tional Bank of Portsmouth ~% interest, instead of 5%, on motes given for the Municipal Building. An Ordinance Concerning the Use and Rental of the City Market House, Known as the City Meat Market. Third. Reports of Officers and other unfinished ~siness. The regular reports of Officers for the month of August, 1914, were presented and were or- dered to take the usual course. Reports were received from Hilton, Rawlings Co. for auditin~ the City books beginning Sep- tember l, 1909, and ending December 31, 1913, accompanied by a bill for $1,450. for doing such work, and such reports and bill were referred to Finance Committee. .NEW BUSINESS. Mr. Cart moved that the City Engineer be instructed to supply t~e Council with a detailed statement o~ cost pe~. square yawed or pe~ square foot for raplaC~ng~idewalks open~ to lay or repair water amd sew~= pipeS. The motion was adopted. On motion of N~r. Ba~lo~, the attentio~ of the S~reet Oommittee was c~led~to condition of gutter on the north side of North street, hear the inter~ection o2 Dinwiddie. On motion of Mr. Markham, the advisability of curbing and guttering Wythe street, between Court and Third, was referred to Street Committee. Mr. Barlow moved to refer to Street Committee ~o consider the condition of the driveway on Chestnut street, between Leckie ai~eet and Naval avenue, near King's Daughters Hospital. The motion was adopted. Mr. Wilson moved to refer to Street Committee to look into the advisability of paving Lin- coln street, between Sixth and Washington. The motion wasadopted. Mr. Browne moved that a SPecial Committee be appointed to service for West Pamk View. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Bagwell, the an ene~roachment on Columbia street, there. endeavor to obtaim street On motion of Mr. Bagwell, the Street Committee was instructed also to lo of waste water from the factory of the Portsmouth .C~al & Ice 06., making adjoining. ~stion The Chair announced the appointment of members to Committees as follows,: RULES--C. N. Markham, Vice-Chairman; S. C. Browne. AUDITING & CLAIMS--M. B. Langhorne, halrnman, J. H. Wilson. F INANOE-~E. L. Barlow, Vice, Ohairman; S. C. Browne. STREETS--S. C. Browns, Chairman; M. M. Adams. PUBLIC PROPERTY & SOHOOLS-~L. Privett, Chairman; Lorenzo Oarr. FIRE--W. G. Bagwell, Vice-Ohairman; Lorenzo Caz~.