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March 17, 1914;
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<br /> To have printed and distributed among the members of Councils report of the joint Auditing
<br />and Finance Committee in regard to manner of handling City bills.
<br /> To authorize the Auditor to issue a new warrant to G. W. Cooper to amount of $12.50, the
<br />original warrant having been lost, and the Auditor to take the usual securities for same.
<br /> To rescind previous action in authorizing the borrowing of $3,058.8? for payment of balance
<br />due on upper High street, said amount to be repaid by the Sixth Ward to the City; and to autho-
<br />rize the Treasurer to borrow $3, 103.95 for the purpose named, said amount including interest.
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<br /> All of the above were concurred in.
<br /> Fourth. Matters adopted by the Common Council March 10th and referred to the Board of Al-
<br />dermen for concurrence.
<br /> To allow the Chief of Fire Department to use Washington street, from High to County, fo
<br />one week from August 2~-290h, for the purpose of holding a street fair and carnival; provided
<br />he obtain the -consent of residents in this locality and report same to Council.
<br /> To appropriate $~00.00 for fitting..up ol.d Council Chamber, Clerk's Office, and room in the
<br />Armistead Building, for the City Collector, O~ty T~asurer, an.d C_ommiss.ione. r cf..Revenue, respec-
<br />tively; said work to be done under the supervisio~ of the Pubtmc ~ropermy uommi~ee.
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $18,500.00 due on "Municipal Build-
<br />ing."
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<br /> To appoint the Presidents of the. two branches and Clerk as a Committee to examine coupons
<br />and sundry papers in vault of the eld Council Chamber, with a-vie~ of destroying such as are
<br />useleas.
<br /> All_of the above were concurred in and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Williams,
<br /> Flournoy, Langhorne, Barle$, .Privett, Markham, Davis, Murry, Pile, 9.
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<br /> Fifth. Matters adopted by the Joint Session March 16th and referred to the Boamd of Alder-
<br />men for concurrence.
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<br />The "Budget of Anticipated Receipts and Expenditures for the Year 1914."
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<br />ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS FROM--
<br />
<br />Gemeral Tax, $1Z0,000
<br />School Tax,
<br />Back School Tax, . 1,~00
<br />Back Tax, 6,800
<br />Interest on Back Tax, 1,~65
<br />Interest on 191S ~ax, ~08
<br />Advertising Delinquent Taxes, 165
<br />Advertising 1913 Tax, 95
<br />Licenses, 54,000
<br />Penalty, 1,850
<br />Fines, 5,
<br />Market Tax, 500
<br />Notes for New Market Shed, .750
<br />Rent of New Market Shed, 900
<br />Ground Rent, 3,000
<br />Soil Tax, t00
<br />Dog Tax, 1,OOO
<br />Defiming Lines for Lots, ~30
<br />Opening Sidewalks, 1,000
<br />Burial Permits, 450
<br />Ferry Lease, 67,~00
<br />6th & ?th Wds. for City Collector, 500
<br /> $$90,710.
<br /> APPROPRIATIONS
<br /> ~j L$i~ §00
<br /> 31~
<br /> $1,81B
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<br />Harbor Commissioners,
<br />Quarantine Commissioners,
<br />
<br />Brought Eorward, $292,?10
<br />Balance,. . 5,942
<br />Bala~cs (Paving &Grading, M.&F.)~ 1~3A5
<br />Balance Sinking P~LUd
<br />Balance, Municipal Building, 305
<br /> C;mete~yFund:
<br /> Balance, Merchants & Farmers
<br /> , Bk. of Portsmouth, t,915
<br /> " ~ First NatiOnal, 3,560
<br /> Bank of Tzdewat~r, 1,494
<br />Balance, Pav~ng & St. Improvement, 163
<br />~Bond Issue.
<br />Water Street, E~840
<br />DinWiddie Street, ?,500
<br />Chestnut Street, 7,0i5
<br />First Street, $,351
<br />Sixth & Seventh Wards:
<br />Sixth Ward,
<br />Seventh ~a~d,
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<br />CONTINGENT EXPENSES,-
<br />- ' Brought Forward,
<br /> Sundries,
<br />
<br /> APPROPRIAT IONS- FOR STREET DEPARTNENT--
<br />8~lary of Street Inspector, $ !,200 B~ought Forward,
<br />Sir eot ~i.~l tin g, ~00
<br />
<br />3, 500'
<br />700
<br />8,000
<br />6,000
<br />150
<br />150
<br />;BO~ 400
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<br />Total,
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<br />Total,
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<br />Incinerator (Salaries, &C.),
<br />Friends Ohu~ch Drain,
<br />Sidewalk.N. Side of Randolph St.,
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<br />Repairs to'Streets & Asphalt,
<br />Sidewalks & Bricks,
<br />Cleam~ng~ Streets,
<br />~rash~Garbage,.
<br /> 6~t~ark~VieW streets,
<br />Vehicl% for City Engineer,
<br />
<br />btw. Fizst & Second,
<br />8idewalk~ S. Side of Anne
<br />btwn. Armstrong & Owens,
<br />Concrete Combined C. & G.
<br />
<br /> 19,373
<br />, 15,837
<br />$37.3,426.
<br />
<br /> $1,815
<br />, 5~ OSO
<br />~6,845.
<br />
<br /> APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLI0 PROPERTY
<br />Salary, Clerk ef Market, $ 600
<br />" Asst. Clerk of Market,
<br />" Janitor of P~blie Buildings, 1,080
<br />Lights, 500
<br />Rent of Fer~ Rooms, 150
<br />Jail ~applies, · 650
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<br />DEPARTMENT~-
<br />
<br /> Brought Forward,
<br /> Repair Work,
<br /> Sundries~
<br /> Approved Bills (1~t$),.
<br />· ~napprov~d Bills (191~),
<br /> Contingent,
<br />
<br />2,000
<br /> ~7B
<br />
<br />17 5
<br />
<br />St.,
<br />
<br /> CarolineSt, AS?
<br /> Total, $23, BiZ
<br />
<br />Total,
<br />
<br />3, '~0
<br />4,450
<br />1~!62
<br />~64
<br />364
<br />15Q
<br />9,850
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