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R, C, P.
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<br />' August 18,' 1914.
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<br />At
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<br />a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen August tSth there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-~W. Jones Williams, President, M. B. Langhorne, Vice-President
<br /> W.~:E. ~lo~rnoy, E. L. Barlow, M. M. Adams, L. Privett, '
<br /> L. N. Davis, ~enry Pile, $.
<br /> Absent--D. W. Ballentine, J. H. Wilson, C..N. Markham, O. P. Musty,
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting July 14th.were read and were approved.
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<br /> I~ connection with the minutes, Mr. Davis said that, as this Will probably be the last
<br />meeting cf the present Board of Aldermen and, therefore, the minutes of this meeting would not
<br />be read tO-it, he~ would move that the President of the body be instructed to sign the ~ecords,
<br />if he should fina them to be correct. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
<br /> Auditing--
<br /> The Joint Auditing Committee reported having examined bills against the City
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<br />for the month of July, ~i~14, and they recommended the payment of same to t~e following amounts:
<br />$6~565~10 for the City Proper; $277.?5 for the Sixth Ward; and $1,062.03 for the Seventh ~ard.
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<br /> The report having been read~ the Clerk stated.for the Chairman of the Auditing Com-
<br />mittee that there were sundry ~ther b~lle to amount of $1~08S.~64 for the City Proper, $139.47
<br />for the Sixth Ward, and $1.20 for the Seventh Ward, which, though approved by one Chairma~ only,
<br />he would recommend for payment, believing saidbiils to be correct.
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<br /> Whereupon, e~Lmotion, all the
<br />lowing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Williams, Langhorne,
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<br />Finance--
<br /> Non. Board of Aldermen.
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<br />bills presented for payment were allowed and by the fol-
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<br /> Flournoy, Barlow, Adams., Privett, Davis, Pi~e, $.
<br /> (Present Mr. Markham,.
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<br />Gentlem~n:-- Your Finance Committee respectfully re-
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<br />ports herein concerning the following matters.referred to the Joint Finance
<br />June 9-17, and May 12, 1914:
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<br /> Heferredby Common Council July 14th.
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<br />Committee
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<br />July 14-El,
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<br /> An appropriation tO supply the
<br />steam coal, at $3.0~ per ton.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation
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<br />Sewer Power House with 700 tons, more or less, of Pocahontas
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<br />to pay for sai~ coal be allowed.
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for June, 1914..
<br /> Progress as to same. ~
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to ~Orrow $20,000.'t0 meet Ourrent Expenses ~or Auguet,.19i4.
<br /> It is recommendedthat sa~d request be granted and that the foltow~ng resolution be
<br />adopted to cover same:
<br /> - Resolved, That the T~east~ver be, and he is hereby, authorized to make
<br />n~tes in The Bank of PortSmouth, The Merchants' ~ Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and The
<br />Fmrst National Bar~ of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), to meet
<br />Ourrent Expenses of the City for the month of August, 1914; said amount to be repaid from re-
<br />venues of the City for the current year.
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<br /> A report of the~A~ditqr'of followin$ bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation
<br />or because they exceeded 1/12 of appropriation allowed for same: A~mshOUse, $3.00; Board of
<br />Health, ~S3; Fire,~$2.?O; Trash & Garbage~ $117.00; Sixth Ward~ $1,178.73; and also a bill of
<br />Eastern Dredging Co. to amount of $1,4~.07, held up by instructions from the Mayor.
<br /> It is recommended that said bills be allowed.
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<br /> (With Power'to Act).
<br />Dinwiddie street.
<br /> We report that
<br />~or said extension.
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<br /> To make available $4,240. for land purchased for the extension of
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<br />we have instruote~ the Auditor to issue warrants te cover amounts due
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<br /> A request of the Board of Health that an additional appropriation of $1,000.
<br />the credit or-smallpox and vaccination account.
<br /> it is recemended that said appropriation be allowed.
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<br />be placed to
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<br /> A petition of Western Union TeiegraphCo. for a refund of at least 50% of the specific li-
<br />cense tax of $100. which was paid by said Company for 1914-15; and also that the license tax
<br />dinance be amended so as to place the specific license t~x on telegraph companies at not exceed-
<br />ing $50. for 1915 and succeeding.years.
<br /> It is recommended that the Western Union Telegraph Cc. be refunded 50% of its license
<br />tax for 1914-15 and the Postal Telegraph Co. 33 1/~% of its license tax, for doing business in
<br />the City, but that the tax on poles for beth companies remain as heretofore.
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<br /> A request of the Park Commission to have made available $500j appropriated in the Budget
<br />of 1914 for park purposes.
<br /> We have instructed the Clerk to write to the Commission and ask it to furnish the
<br />Committee with plans Eot improvements requiring $500.00.
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<br /> Bills of Portsmouth ~uburban Water Co. to amount of $2, 200,
<br />and Seventh Wards for 12 months ending December $1, 191S.
<br /> Bill of Portsmouth Suburban Water Co. for ~drant rental in
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<br />for hydrant rental in the Sixth
<br />Sixth Ward for S months endin~
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