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August 18, 1914. at 6% on deferred payments; and less cheek May ~, 1914, $~00.00. Bill of Portsmouth 8uburban Water Co. ~or hydrant rental in Seventh Ward for ~ months end- ing June 30, 1914, to amount of $E75.00; tolbalance~due March ~l, t914',~$~,485.67; plus inter- est at 6% on deferred payments; and less cheok~May ~ 1914, ~$~00.00. We ~ve referred t~se bills to the Auditor to report to~ the C~mittee what is due to said Comply on a ~sis of~ $~. per hydrant.~ A ce~unioatlen from the Adde= ~chine Co. in regard to pa~ent of $~09.50 on adding ehine sold the Oity Collector. We report that the adding ~chine was never bo~ght~ of the Adder Machine Go. ~d that t~e City o~s~ nothing on it; ~d we ~ve inatructed the Clerk to write to said Company and state the facts. ~linquent real estate t~ list for the yea= l~l~ submitted by the City Collects=. We discussed t~s matter with the City Oellecto= and it ie reco~ended that ~the t~es as sho~ ~ present list be ch~ged up to ~m, if not already c~rged, an~ also t~t he be lowed 90 days from ~te ~ p=esentation of same to purge the list to be fznally ~b~tte~ to the Fin~ce Commdttee. A request ~ ~ixth Wa~d Board t~t the City Asseaso~ arr~ge a w~t transferring $4~. 50 from the City to Sixth Nard, said ~ount being for taxes collected in the ~ixth Ward fo~ w~ch said Ward ~e no credit. It is recommended that ~he City Oollector be instructed to e:edit the ~ixth Ward with such ~ount of said t~es as may ag=es ~th his books. A petition of L. T. Walker to be ref~ded $1.80 paid tn error fo~ ~ght soil ~ for year 1913. It is recommended that said petition be referred to the Co~i~sione= of Revenue for endorsement. A petition of ~v~th ~rd Board fo~ a special appropriation ~ $75. fo~ the purchase ~d installation Of street Si~s. It is reco~ended t~t ~ app=opziation to said_~nt be allowed for t~ p~pose, out of Seventh Ward f~ds. A petition of Seventh Ward Board for a special appropriation of $100. for the purpose of ~ cutting weeds in the streets of said ward and otherwise assisting the Board of Health in abat- ing nuisances during August and September, 1914. It is recommended that said amount be allowed, cut of Seventh Ward funds° A petition of King's Daughters Hospital to be ref~ded $56.64 paid for taxes in Park View for the year 1915. It is recommended that said amount be ~efunded. building To mak~ a~ailable appropriation allowed in the Budget for installing bell in the A~nex En- gine He, se. It is recommended that the amount allowed in the Budget for the bell, or as much of the same as may he necessary, be appropriated. To make available $~00. for~horee bought and put in place of^balky horse im the Fire Depart- merit. It is recommended that said amount be allowed, sub~ect to approval by the Fire Committee~ ~With Street Committee). Advisability of putting extra tess-pools in the middle of each block, so as to allow water to'i~u~ off. Progress. Referred by Bos.rd of ~lderme~ July ~ist. A petition of Kin$'s. Daughters Hospital ~hat the City give it a mote for $5,000.00, for balance due on appropri~t~ade to the hospmSal, said note to be without interest a~d payable six months after date. ~ It is recommended that a note b$ given the King's Daughters Hospital fore,aid amount, said note to be without interest and payable May 15, 1915. A bill of O. S. Sherwood to amount of $~5.00, for care of the Oity hal2 cl~ck for the yeax ending June $0, 1914. It is recommended that said bill be allowed, when .$pproved by the P%$blic Property Com- mittee. A petition of Seventh Ward Board that certai~ license taxes to amount of $166.80, collected from the Seventh Wa~d and credited to ~he Cit,.be tramsferred to funds of said Ward. It is recommended that~he Czty Collector be instructed to credit the Seventh Ward with such amount cf said taxes as may agree with hi~ bo~ks. A request of Seventh Ward Boa~d that appropriation of $800. for extension of pipe line om Lincol~ street, from Ef. fingham~ to Washington, be made available. It is recommended that _said amount be made .available, cut of Seventh Ward fund~. A request of F. ~W. Richardson to be refunded $1.'$0 paid in error for might soil tax in the Seventh Ward for the year 191~. It ie recommended that said request be referred to the Commissioner cf Revenue for endol~sement. . A petition ?f Jno. P. Goodman, renresentinE Wurtzberger Ginger Ale Co. to be refunded SZO0. paid for lxcense to conduct a wholesale malt liquor business in the Oity. We report that we have_referred this matte= ~to tbm City Attorney for am opinion as to whether the license tax should have been required.