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<br />mo~nt of $119.07, for the year 15~.
<br />It is recommended that said Church be relieved from., payment of taxe_s to amount of
<br />Z/$ of $$$.17, as shown by tax ticket, leaving a balance of $89.$9 to be paid by the Church.
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<br />Referred by Oommon Council June 9th.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because they exceeded 1/18 of
<br />sppropriation allowed ~or same~or because of lack of appropriation: Almshouse, $3.00; Fire,
<br />$47.15; Police, $99.$5, Public Property, $83.45~
<br /> It is recommended that said bills be paid.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen June 17th.
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<br />A petition of A. L. Kline to be refunded $1. BO paid in error for soil tax for the yesur 1913.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be refunded.
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<br /> A petition of James Hesketh, Jr., to be refunded $1.$0 paid
<br />year 1913.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be refunded.
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<br />in error for soil tax for the
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<br />Referred by the two branches June 9-17th.
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<br /> Advisability of employing some expert to examine and railroad holdings in the City. and to /
<br /> see that their values are fairly listed.
<br /> We have discussed this matter with t~e Mayor, Presidents of the two branches, and Com-
<br /> missioner of Revenue, and recommend as follows: T~a~ the-~Mayo= b~ ~uthorized to select a Com-
<br /> mittee composed of two membersfrom the Common Council a~d~'one fromthe Board ~f Aldermen, who,
<br /> with the Nayo~, Oommissioner of Revenue, and City Attorn6y, shall look into ramlroad amd other
<br />~corporation assessments in the City of Portsmouth, with a view to ingreasing the same; and that
<br /> the Auditor be instructed to issue a check payabl~ to the Mayor for $100~00, to meet expenses
<br /> incurred in such exami~mation.
<br /> Furthe=~rShat said Oommittee be.authorized to employ N~. ~as. A. Mulvey to furnish it
<br /> with expert testimony as to said assessments, and the Committee Shall fix his compensation for
<br /> such work subject to approval of the Oity Council.
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<br />Refer~ed by Oommon Oounci~ May l~th.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation
<br />or because they exceeded ~/lZof appropriation allowed for same: Almshouse, $38.8~; Police,
<br />$76. ~4; Public Property, $~80.10.
<br /> It .is recommended that said bills.be allowed.
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<br /> An additional appropriation of $1,000. to Street Department for "Removal of Garbage" for
<br />1914.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation to said amount ~e allowed for the purpose
<br />named.
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<br /> The Auditor stated that coupons to amount of about $5,000. would be due in August for
<br />redemption,and it is recommended that $5,000. be deposited in The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank
<br />to meet payment of said coupons when due.
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<br /> The ~uestion of notes given The Merchants' & Farmers~ Bank, the bank of Tidewater, and
<br />The First National Bank of Portsmouth for the Municipal Building was discussed.
<br /> The condition on which these notes were given were as fotlows~-"~hat the amount bor-
<br />rowed ($80, O00.),be paid-in-four equal yearly instalments and that ~eeeipts of the City ~rom
<br />the Norfolk County Ferries be hypothecated for.payment of same at 5~ interest;"~bu~ as %he con-
<br />ditions have never been executed by the City and as the banks now wa~t the same rate of interestt
<br />on these notes as on.other City notes, it is recommended that hersa~ter they be allowed 6% in-
<br />terest,~instead of 5~ interest, on said notes.
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<br />(Signed) M.B. Langhorne,
<br /> Chairmam B. of A.
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<br /> The report having been read, ~ith regard to petition of Western UniCrn Telegraph Co., it
<br /> was objected that the refund askedfor would take place some months after ~he license tax had
<br /> been paid, and the same objection obtain~d ~o ~uchu=~fun~ua$ was held for a refund to physicians
<br /> of the City for the amount to be returned them for license tax. The matter was discussed by Messrs. Davis and Langhorne.
<br /> Then Mr. Langherne moved that the petition of Western Union Telegraph Co. be granted but
<br />~the motion was lost by a vote of 3 ayes and 4 nays.
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<br /> Objection was further raised to the wording of the recommendation for the employment of an
<br />expert to examine railroad asessments, &c.
<br /> The matter was discussed by Messrs. Davis, Langhorne, and Markham.
<br /> Then ~. Langhorne fxnally moved ~hat the recommendation be amended so as to read.as fol-
<br />lows: "That a Committee, composed of two members from the C~o~.mon Council and one fr~m the Board
<br />of Aldermen, be.appointed by the Chairs o~ the respective bodmes, ~nd that said Committee, with
<br />the Mayo=~ Oommissioner of Revenue~ and Cmty Attorney, shall look mnto railroad and other corpo-
<br />ration assessments in the City or-Portsmouth, with a~view of increasing the same, and tb~t an
<br />appropriation of $100. be made payable to the Oommittee to meet expenses incurred in such exami-
<br />nation.
<br /> "Further, that the said Committee be authorized to employ some citizen familiar with assess-
<br />ments to furnish expert testimony as to said assessments, and that the compensation for such ex-
<br />pert ~shall De fixed by the Committee to be subsequently approved by the City Council."
<br /> The amendment was adopted.
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<br />Then the report of the Committee, as amended, was adopted and by the following vote:
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