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April 21, 1914~ From: The Lindsay Co., $139.50 D. Sullivan, 1~.00 It is recommended that award for the wagon and harness be made to The Lindsay Co., said firm being the lower bidder for same combined. It is further recommended that the appropriation allowed in the Budget for "Ambulance and P~rness" be made available. (Signed) D.W. Ballentine, Chairman B. of A. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the foIIowing vote: Ayes-~Williams, Langhorne, Barlow, Bailen~ine~ Privett Markham~ Davis, Mu~rry, Pile, 9. ' ~Ferries-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:m= Yotur Ferry Committee respectfully reports herein concerning the following matter referred to the Joint Ferry Committee February 17, ~914. Referred by Board of Aldermen February l?th. A request of The Ferries Co. ~or permission to erect a corrugated ~heet iron canopy oyer entrance to ferry house on Water street, Portsmouth, accompanied by a diagram of said canopy. We have looked into this matter and recommend that the request be granted. (Signed) O.P. Murry, Chairman B. of A. On motion, the report of the Committee Ayes--Williams, Langhorne, Barlow, Pile, was adopted and by th~ following vote: Ballentine, Privett, Markham, Davis, Nutty, UNFINISP~D BUSINESS., First. Matters adopted by Board of Aldermen March l?th and referred to Common Council for concurrence. To lend to Sixth and Seventh Wards $3,500. for payment of past due bills of said Wards. To appoint a Conference Committee in regard to manner of enforcing^contract between the City and Va. Ry..& Power Co. for trackage at intersection of High street and S. A. L. Hallway. To allow a bill of I. C. Brinktey for supplying the Atmshous~ with provisions for month of February, 1~14. To instruct the Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards that they must not contract bills for their Wards without consent of the City Council therefor. "Budget of Anticipated Receipts and Expenditures for the Tear 1914. Report of joint Auditing and Finance committees in regard to manner of handling City bills. All of the above were concurrea. ~ in, except to allow a bill of t. C. Brink!ey for sup- plying the A~mshouse.with provisions fo7 February, 1914, which was amended so as to allow the bill, exclu~mng the mtem for soap, leavmng said matter in the hands of the Almshouse Committee for adjustment. ~ Second. Matter adopted by the Common Council March Slst and referred to the Board of A1- del~den for concurrence, To adopt the "Redistricting Ordinance" with the following amendments thereto: To substi- tute numbers, instead of names, for the Wards; to allow five members from each Ward for the old part of the City, $ on the Common Council and S on the Board of Aldermen, and ~ members from the Sixth and Seventh Wards each, ~ each on the Common Council and i each on the Board~ of Alder- men, making a total membership on both branches of Council of S6. The above was not concttrred in. of the Ordinance Committee). (See action on "Redistricting Ordinance" under report . Third. Matters adopted by the Common Council April l~th and referred to the Board of Al- dermen for concurrence. To refer to Street Committee, with power to act, a petition of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to be~ permitted to buil~ manholes on Crawford street, as provided for in blue- print submitted with application Sept. B~rd. To make available $1~0. allowed in Budget for "Music" for annual pa=adc of firemen, a war- rant for said amount ~o be made payable to the Chairman of the Fire Committee. To authOrize the Sewerage Committee to advertise for bids to repair the Sewer Power_ House. To instruct the City Attorney to procee~ ~ · wmthou~ further delay in the suit against the Va. Ry. & Power Co. for amounts due by it to the City for paving in and outside of tracks of said Oompany in the Sixth and ~v~b ~w~=