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<br />June 8.~ 1915~
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<br />thereafter, successors are to be chosen for terms of three years, and with the further proviso
<br />that all incumbents shall hold over until their successors are named and qualified."
<br /> Sections of the License Tax Ordinance for 1915-16 agreed, to by the two branches of Council
<br />May ll-18th, except "A flat tax of $~5.00 on private automobiles."
<br /> And his disapproval of the following matters adopted by two branches of City Council Nay
<br />!l-18th, 1915:
<br /> To refer to Sewerage Committee, with power to act, necessity for.sewering Griffin s~reet.
<br /> "Each private automobile, a flat tax of $5.00." (License Ta~ 0rdznance)..
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<br /> Giving the following reasons therefor:
<br /> "My reason for vetoing your act in sending to the
<br />"Sewerage Comlnittee. with power to' act, necessity for sewering Griffin street,." is that I can
<br />not approve any leg~slation~that carries with it any expenditure of public monmes unless the a-
<br />mount is~ specified. While I am in favor of the contemplated improvement, my approval is. con-
<br />ditioned .on the cost of the same. Tour failure to name the amount necessary to promote this
<br />work was the cause of my withholding .m.y approval.
<br /> "In relation to the flat tax of $5.00 on every private automobile, my disapproval Of this
<br />tax is based on the fact that automobiles are tangible personal p~.operty easily value~d and ~-
<br />~ and l~eated and pay a personal _property tax to th? C.ity of $1.?0 0n_t.h.e .hundr~e.a ~doll~ars,
<br />and therefore, should not be made tO pay ase. oond tax ?mmpl. y. on aoc?un~ cz mnezr m.e~noa o.~'~ p~.o-
<br />pulsion. The gas driven vehicle has superseaed the horse c~vzven venieze in a grea~ many ~.ns~an-
<br />cee and is used for the same purpose for which the. horse driven ~ehiele is used.
<br /> "In my opinion, there is no Just =ea~son why the additional tax should be imposed and the
<br />horse d_riven vehicle used for private purposes is ~ot taxed.
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<br /> "F. S. Hope· Mayor.
<br /> "May ~5, 1915. ~
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<br /> Th~L.vetoes of the ~ayor having been read and the reasons therefor· the Chair put the quos-
<br /> "" ~Shall the action of this body May llth with regard to "referring to S~werage Co~.ittee,
<br />tion,
<br />with power to act, necessity fo~ ~ewe=ing Griffin street," and imposing "A ~lat tax of ~B.00 on
<br />each private aut~obile," stud as recorded, notwithst~ding the vetoes of the Mayor tc the con-
<br />tra~ ~e~e~on, ~ ms, ion, fu~the~c~si~e~a~i~ Of th~ ~appro~ of~the ~y~. ~e.~ ~mpos~
<br />ing "A~f~t t~ of .$5~ ~ e~ch private~aut~obile, "~was'"o~ae~ed' to-l~e.'. 9n~'~he~ ~ao~e; ~ no~~
<br />actionwas~taken?as to disapD~oV~ of~reZe==ing tO~werage ~o~itte~, wm~h ~er-tb act, neces-
<br />sity fo= sewe~ing ~fin street."
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<br /> Third. Reports of 0f~icers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of May· l~lB, were presented and were order-
<br />ed to take the usual course.
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<br /> The Auditor reported the following bills held up by him, because of lack of ap~ropriati.on
<br />9r because they ~xceed~d 1/1E of aDpropriation allowed fo~ same: Public Property~ $81.30; Fmre,
<br />$87.~E, Police, SZ?.lS, Cemetery, $10.00.
<br /> On motion, said bills were referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> A request was received from the Treasurer to borrow SS0,000. to meet Current Expenses for
<br />July, tglB, and to renew notes to amount of~$4~·500, falling due in July, 1915
<br />On motion, the request to borrow $29,000. was referred to Finance Committee,and the
<br />request to renew notes to amount of $4~·~00. was granted and by the following vote: (See P. 396).
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<br /> A reply was received from the Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co. in regard to matter of removing
<br />certain tracks across High street leading to property of the Portsmouth Retail Ltnmber Corpora-
<br />tion, referred to said Company May ll-18th on recommendation of the Street Committee.
<br /> The President of the S. A. ~. Ry. Co. stated that the matter would be looked into at
<br />once and Council w~ll be written to further as early as practicable.
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<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove
<br />Oemetery during the month of May, 1915:
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<br /> 1, to Anna M. Lotsey, S. H. No. 569, Ave. F.
<br />4, Mrs. G. L. Corey, N. H. No. 62,3, Ave. F.
<br />8, Elizabeth Tierney, S. H~ No. ?39, Ave. G.
<br />S, R.L. Garris, N. H. No. 741, Ave. G.
<br />2,5, J.F. McCoy, No. 4Z9, Ave. F.
<br />~, W.K. Hedges, No. 617, Ave. F.
<br />SI· Walter L. Beale, child's grave, No, 9~5· Ave.
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<br /> At this point, Mr~ Moore (Jos. S.)~asked to be excused from further attendance..
<br /> Whereupon, Mr. Wright (Earl H.) served notice that he would object hereafter to any mem-
<br />ber of the Common Council leaving the body before its adjournment unless he have a good excuse
<br />for ~o doing.
<br /> NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> Mr. White· Chairman of the Joint Water &: Sewerage Committee,asked that his Committee be
<br />permitted to use one-sixth of its appropriation allowed in the Budget; and the permission was
<br />grant ed.
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<br /> He moved also that the advisability of a light at the corner of Middle and Columbia streets
<br />be referred to the Light Committee. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Hanvey, the consideration bfa method of submitting requisitions for sup-
<br />plies to be purchased by the City was referred to 'the Finance Committee.
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<br />Mr. White moved that City Officials be not supplied with telephones at their residences al-
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