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J~ly ~I, 1914. The report of the Street Committee in regard to paving program, ordered to lie. on the table April ES, 1914, was presented but was ordered to continue on the table. NEW BUSINESS. The Sixth Ward Board reported, in reply to a recommendation of the Street Committee, that it had decided n~t to make any further repairs to defective boardwalks but to haV~them taken up entirely; and on motion, said eom ~n~ioation was ordered to file. A statement was received from the Clerk of Cc~art showing receipt forms for fines in e~esien and also receipt forms that have been delivered by him among the ~Justicee of the ~ity since the let day of January, 1914~ to lSth day of June, On motion, said statement was referred to the Auditor. Nr. Pile moved to refer to the Water Committee and City Attorney to ascertain whether the P. B. · B. Water Co. has the right, to charge water rent for an autom~obile, owned by a c~itizen, especially where said owner pays $8.00 per annum to Water Company for wasn pave; also mo ascer- tain whether said Company has the right to charge extra for private residences on account of two families living in said house, the owner of samd premms~s having paid the required water rent as schedule~ in contract between the City of Portsmouth and the Water Company. The motion was adopted. On mo~on of Mr. Markham, the advisability of changing street ca~ trackage on certain streets~ And on ~otions, the following other matters were referred Finance Committee-- A petition of King's Daughters Hospital that the Oity give. it a note for SB, OOO. balance due on appropria- tion made to the Ho~ital, -said note to be without interest and payable 6 months after date. A bill of C. ~. Sherwood to amount of $$5.00, for care of the City Hall clock for the year ending June .~0, 1914. A petitmon of Seventk Ward Board that Certain license taxes to amount of $~.~0, collected from the Seventh Wa~d and credited to the City, be transferred te funds of said A petition of Seventh Ward Board that appropriation of $800. for ext~nsmon of pipe line on Lincoln street, from Effingham to Washington, be msde available. A request of F. W~.~Richards6n to be refunded $1.80 paid in error for night soil tax in the Seventh Ward for the ye~ 1913. . A petition of Jno. P. Goodman, representing W~rtz.berger Gi.nger Ale ComP~iy~ to be refunded $200.00 . for to paid license conduct a wholesale malt l~uor bus~ness in the ity. A petition of Board of T~etees of Central N.~E. Church to be relieved from payment of tAxee to amount of $119.07, for the year' Public Proper~y Committee~- A bill of The Ferries Co. to amount of $1BO., for rent of fer- ry property to the City from December KO, ~9t$, to ~aroh ~0, 1914. - · A request of Charles R..Wetton that the City offer for sale ~hat portion of Potter's Field situate on the south .side of Seaboard Air Line tracks, west of Chestnut street. A-request of Portsmouth Library Association te be furnished with heat, light and janitor service for its building in the rear of court house. Cemetery Committee-- A communication from Sixth ~ard Board in resard to·having gate cmt at ~he west end of Cedar Grove Cemetery, ~lasgo~ street, for the benefit of Sixth ~e~ple. Water Committee-~ A communication from Sixth Ward Board. in regard-t~ extending wa~er main down Eleventh avenue to corner of North street for fire protection, by p~operty owners in that part of said Ward. On motion, adjourned.