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Marsh 16, 1914.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of Cit~ Council Marsh 16th there were present:
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<br />Messrs--W. E. Flo%~no~ M. B. Langhorne, E.~ L. Barlow, D. W. Ballentine,
<br /> L. Privett, S. T. Montague, C. N. Markham, W. Jones Williams,
<br /> L. H. Davis, O. P. Murry, Henry Pile,
<br /> Jno. Howard Hall, T. F. White, J. T. Hanvey, W.
<br /> 0. H. Herbert, J. Ed. Johnson, M. Goodman, Albert Lassiter,
<br /> H. C. Reynolds, W. J. Cross, C. L. Tyler, E. B. Hawks, .
<br /> S. B. Houghton, Charles Beisel, Thcs. P. Cooke, Z6.
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<br />Th~ President of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br />The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
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<br />Portsmouth, Va., March lZ. th, 1914.
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<br /> Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> Dear Sir:--
<br /> You will please ~all a ~oint Session of the two'branche~ of City ~ouncil for
<br />Monday, March 16th, at 8 ?cl?ck P. M., te consider:
<br /> First. A =epo~t-~f~the Soint Finance and Auditing committees as to'manner ~ Which~b!lls
<br />against the City should be handled.
<br /> Second. A report from the Finance Committee on "Budget of Receipts and Expenditures for
<br />Year 1914..
<br /> Very truly, (Signed) ~. Jones Williams,
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<br /> President B. of A.
<br /> (3igned) W. C. Corbitt, President Common Council.
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<br /> The "call" having been read, it was decided to take up the "Budget of Receipts and Expendi-
<br />tures for Year 1914" first, and~on motion of Mr. Davis, to consider the same by Departments and
<br />by items.
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<br />for
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<br /> First. Contingent Expense.s--
<br /> Read and amended by allowing $5,0~0.00,
<br />"Sundries;" Total,. as amended, $6,84B.00.
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<br />instead of $6,030.00,
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<br /> Second. Street Department--
<br /> . . Read and.ame~ded by allowing $700., instead of $1000., for
<br />"Street Filling;" $3,500., instea~ of $4,500.,. for "Repairs t~ Streets a~d Asphalt;" $?00., in-
<br />stead of $1~000., fo~ "Sidewalks & Bricks;" $8,00G.,~instead of $9,000,, fo~ "Cleaning Streets;"
<br />96,000.~ instead of. $8,~00., ~or "Trash & Garbage;" $~50.,. i~stead of $30D.,. fo~ "West Park View
<br />~tre~Rs;N $1BO.., instead of $300., for "Vshicie for Cmty Engmnee~;" and by str~king out $§00.00
<br />mcr contingent." Total, as a~mended,
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<br /> Third. Public' Property Dep~rtment--
<br /> ' Read and amended by a~10wing$6~0., instead of $900.00,
<br />for "Jail 8upp~ies;" $t~G., instsad of $300., for Engine H~Uses; $300~, instead of ~600., for
<br />"Court Room; ~ $300.,.instead of $~O0., for "Goal;" $1~0., instead of $300., for "Contingent;"
<br />and by strikmng out $1BO. for ~ImProvement to 01d Council Ch~mber." T~tal, as amended, $9,~B0.13.
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<br /> Fsurth. Fire Department--
<br /> Read and amended by allowing an increase of $2.50per month each
<br />or pai.dmen o~ the Department; by allowing $SB0., instead of $450:, for "~aintenanoe Fire A-
<br />arm;" $9.00., mn~ead of 9I~00., for ,Ho=sss;" SRO0., instead of $1,000., for "Repairs to
<br />~ouses;" $Z50.~, ~nste~d of $5a5., for ?on%ingent for Housss;" and by striking out $1,500. for
<br />"lBO0 Ft. New Hose;" $189. for "Hyd~raul~c Hose Expenderj" $90. for "Storage LigSts;" '$~0. for
<br />"Ho~e Clamp;" Total~ as amended, $E8, ~.~0. (Increase. of pay of ~1 men at $~.~0 per month
<br /> 'Fifth. Almshouse Depart~en't-- to be added).
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<br /> . . Read an~amende~ by allowing $500.~ instead of $640., for
<br />"Labor;" $1,SOOs, instead of $$,O00., for "Drugs;" $~8.?B_ instead of $1B3~?$ for "~ood." $1~3.
<br />?~, ~nste~d of $17S.?~ f~r "Coal;" ~und SB0., instead of $100., for "Contingent." '~t~l, as
<br />amenaed, SV,B16. Si.
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<br /> Sixth. Cemetery Department--
<br /> . Read ~nd amended by allowing $~00., instead of $EB0., for
<br />~abor in. Cedar G~0ve Cemetery;" $400., mnstead Of SBO0~, for "Labor in Oak Grove Cemetery;"~
<br />~ou~ ~mea? o~ 9~OO~,~r "~lean~ng U~laimed Lots;" SEB.~ in~tead of SB0., £o~ "Mowing ~eeds,
<br />~., ~Ao., mnsmea? ox ~o.~ zor "Advertising, Printing, &c.;" $EB., instead o~ $100.~ for "Oy-
<br />~er Shells for Drmveway;" SBO.~ instead of 9100., for "General Re~Airs-" and ~60. instead of
<br />9150., for "Contingent." Total, as .amended, $Z, 786.00.
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<br /> Seventh. Light
<br />New Lights." Total,
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<br />Depsur t ment--
<br />as amended,
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<br />Read and amended by striking out $174.00 for
<br />$1~,665.89.
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<br />"Maintenance of
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<br />Eighth. Water~Department--
<br /> Read and adopted as presented..
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<br /> Ninth. Sewerage Department--
<br /> Read and amended by allowing $1Z5., instead of $E~5., for
<br />"Repairs to Sewer Power House;" $5,9S0., instead of $~,S80., for "General Expenses." Total,
<br />amended, $12,989.99.
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<br />as
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<br /> T§nth. Police Department-- ~
<br /> Read and amended by allowing $100., instead of $150.,.for "Sta-
<br />tionery & Forms;" $300.~ instead of $450. ~ for "Maintenance & Repairs to Patrol Wagon;".'$50.~ in-
<br />stead of $100,, for "Maintemance of Police Telegraph;" $100., instead of $S00., for "~Ontingent;"
<br />and by striking out-$1Z5~ for "Exnen~,~ ~ Ohi~ ~ Pnl~ ~ ~t~ ~ -" ~ ~ ~w~ ~r~
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