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M~y 19, 1914.
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<br />1914, not to include the item for soap.
<br /> To msJ~e available $150. ~llowed in the Budget for .Music" for annua~l parade of firemen, a
<br />warrant for said amo~nt-to be made payable to the Chairms~u of the Fire Committee.
<br /> Tb instruct the City Attorney to proceed without further delay in the suit mgainet the Va.
<br />Ry. & Power Cc. for amounts due by it to the City for paving in and outside of tracks of said
<br />Company in the Sixth and Seventh Wards.
<br /> To refer to Street Committee, with power to act, a petition of Chesapeake & Potomac Tel.
<br />Co. to be permitted to build manholes on Crawford street, as provided for in blueprint submitted
<br />with application September ~3rd.
<br />To grant The Ferries Co. permission to erect a corrugated sheet iron canopy over entrance
<br />to ferry house on Water street, Portsmouth, in accordance with diagram submitted by said Compamy.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $10,000. for Schools; $17,000. for
<br />Municipa& Building; $10,000. for Playground; and $3,103.95 for Sixth Ward Bond Account.
<br /> Sixth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of April, 191~, were presented and were or-
<br /> dered to take the usual course.
<br /> The followin~ ordinamce ordered to lie on the table by this body April ~lst was taken up
<br /> and re,i:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO A~ND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 139 OF THE CITY 0RDINANCES~ FIXING THE
<br /> BOND OF TH~ CITY TREASURER.
<br /> The ordinance h~ving been read, Mr. Davis said he thought that the reduction in the bond
<br /> of the Treasurer was too large, and he moved to amend that said bond o~ fixed at $1~,000, in-
<br /> stead ef $10,000.00.
<br /> The amendment was lost and then the ordinance was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayee--~illiame, Nontague, Flournoy, Langhorne~ Bmrlow, B~ltentine, Adams, Privett, Markham, Davis, Murry, Pile, lB.
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<br /> The following ordinance ordered to lie on the table by this body April Elst was taken up,
<br /> read, and adopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO A~END ANDRE-ORDAIN SECTION l~B OF THE CITY ORDINANCES WITH
<br /> REFERENCE TO COUNTERSIGNING CITY WARRANTS.
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<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Williams, Montague, Flournoy, L~ghcrne, Barlow,
<br /> Ballentine~ Adams, Privett, Markhmm, Davis, Murry, Pile, lB..
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A request was received from the Humane Society for an ordinance in regard to overhead check
<br />reins on horses, and said request was referred to Ordinance Co~ittee.
<br /> A petition was read from J. G. Garris to be paid $E8.00 for time lost while in the employ
<br />of the Seventh Ward Board from Februmry $-E?th, on account of an. injured foot.
<br /> On motion, said petition was referred to Claims Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Davis brought up the mmtter of employing a License Inspector to act~ as~m generml util-
<br />ity m~.n also, and claime~d th.at, in the f~ce of section ~98 of the City 9r&inances relatl~g~?
<br />authon$ing the Finance ¥ommmttee
<br />per month, this combinatmon of dutmes for said Inspects= couza nom ~e mags anG rsoommenaea oy
<br />the Finance Committee.
<br /> He then ~ugg~stsd that the previous action of the Councils in combln'~ng these duties and
<br />fiXtmg the compensation' for the Inspector at $?B. per month be rescinded.
<br /> The maturer was discussed by Messrs. Langhorne~ Davis, and Markham, and finally on motion
<br />of Mr. N~rkham, the Finance Committee was instructed to consider an approprmatmOn o $~B.0O, or
<br />ae ~uch of the same ms may be necessary, to pay for such additional work as is proposed for the
<br />License Inspector. The motion wms adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Langhorne offered the following resolution:
<br /> ,RESOLVED, That the Finance Committee of
<br />the Councils be ~equested to call a special meeting as es~rly ~s possible to confer with a com-
<br />mittee consisting of N~yor Mope~s~ud the Presidents of the four bsm~ks in this City~ w~th a v~e
<br />of arranging some manner in which the floating de~t of this City m~y be placed on a fiv~ per
<br />cent interest bearing bmsis~ said Finance Committee to report a~ the June meetings of the Coun-
<br />cils in detail the ~easibility of such a plan, and any recommendation they may suggest to hmve
<br />loan or loans so placed."
<br /> 0~ motion of Mr. Langhorne, the rules were suspended to allow the privilege of the floor
<br />te Mr. Jas. Eulvey to explmin the resolution.
<br /> Mr. Mulvey explained s~d, ~ter some further discussion of the m~tter, on motion of
<br />Markham, the resolution was referred to Finance Committee. ~
<br /> Mr. Privett observed that no voting place h~d been provided for the Second Ward fo~ the
<br />June elec~ ion and, on motion of ~&v. Markham, the m~tter of m~king such i~ovls~n w~s~
<br />to Public Property Committee, with power to
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<br /> Mr. Pile stated that a~ a~niu~ was needed before the doo~ of the
<br />moved that the providing of such a~ning be referred to the Fire Oommitt~
<br />mdopted.
<br /> ~. Markham stated that there were several outstandin~ bills m~gainet the "Sundry Account"
<br /> of Fire Department, mud he moved that said bill~ be paid after they hmve been properly ~udlted.
<br /> The motion was ~dopted.
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<br /> /~ .... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On mo~ion, adjourned. ~
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