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<br />January lZ, t915.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Common Council January lZth there were present:
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<br />Messrs--C. H. Herbert, Vice-President, J. H. Branch, T. F. White, E. S. B~rgess, J. T. Hanvey, Joe. S. Moore, C. E. Hutchins,
<br /> J. Byron Whitehurst, Earl H. Wright, W. D. Morgan, Robt. L. Moore,
<br /> B. S. See, lZ.
<br />Absent--W. C. Corbitt, M. T. Cain, J. E. S~nellings, H. L. Flemming,
<br /> S. B. Laylor, S. T. Montague, Jr., H. C. Reynolds, Grover C. Wright,
<br /> S.. B. Houghton, F. P. Baldwin, 10.
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<br /> On motion, the minutes of the preceding meetings were adopted without reading and the Presi-
<br />dent authorized to sign the same.
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<br />Auditing--
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<br /> REPORTSOF COMMITTEES.
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<br />The Clerk presented bills against the City for the .~mon~hof December,
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<br />1914,
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<br />to amount of $5, Z36.77 for the City Proper; $1j079.74 for the SiXth Ward; and SP~O.?O for the
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<br />Seventh Ward; stating that they h~d. been approved by the Chairmen of Committees but not by the
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<br />Auditor.
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<br />lowing vote:
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<br />Whereupon, the bills were allowed, ~ubJect to approval by the AUditor, and by the fol-
<br /> Hutchins, ~itehurst~
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<br />Ayes--Herbert, Branch, ~hite~'Burgess, Harvey, Moore,
<br /> W~ight, Morgan, Moore ~(~obt. L.), See, 1~.
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<br />Finance--
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<br /> Hon. Common Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Tour Finance Committee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee~December 8-15,
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<br />1914:
<br /> Referred by Common Council December Sth.
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<br /> To appropriate the extra amount (about $E5.00) needed to construct a sidewalk on the south
<br />side of Ann street, between Armstrong and Owens, out of unexpended funds in the Budget for the
<br />"Friends Church Drain."
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> An appropriation of $89.5? to pay Charles Bunting for 4~ days
<br />driver, on account of injuries received.-
<br /> It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed.
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<br />lost from
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<br />service as engine
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for November,-1914.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him because they exceeded appr~nria-
<br />tion allowed for same: Fire, $10.10; Police, $77.83; Public Property, $175.83; Sixth Ward,
<br />Ssz4.5z.
<br /> See recommendation to.cover this section under section following.
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<br /> List of coupons reported by the Auditor becoming due in 1915.
<br /> It is~recommended that the Auditor be instructed to report to the Committee monthly
<br />amounts of coupons becoming due.
<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $~0,000~ for Current Expenses and $10,000. for School
<br />Expenses, ~o take care of January expenditures.
<br /> It is recommended that the request of the Treasurer be granted and that the following
<br />resolutions be adopted therefor:
<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized
<br />to make notes in The Merchants & Farmers Bank, The Bank of Portsmouth, the Bank of Tidewater,
<br />and The First National Bank~of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($~0;000.00), to
<br />meet Current Expenses of the City for the month of January, 1915; said amount to be repaid from
<br />r~venues of the City for the current year.
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<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes in The Merchants
<br />& Farmers Bank, The Bank of Portsmouth, the Bank o~f T~dewater, and The First National Bank of
<br />Portsmouth, to amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to meet School Expenses for January,
<br />1918; said amount to be repaid from revenues of the City for the current year.
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<br /> And in this connection, it is recommended that the Trsasure~ hereafter notify the
<br />banks, in advance, that he will apply to the Council for such sums ag is desired to borrow.
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<br /> A report of B. F. Long as License Inspector, with request that he be retained by the Com-
<br />mittee as such Inspector for such a number of morrths a~ter January let as it may deem advisable.
<br /> We recommend that it is inadvisable to retain Mr. Long as License Inspector at this
<br />time.
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<br /> The School Board's Budget for the year beginning January 1, 1915, as adopted by said Board
<br />December 4~e1914.
<br /> report that this matter has been taken care of in the Budget for 1915.
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<br /> A bill of Nicholas Brescia to amount of $18.00, for services to the City as witness and
<br />expenses in the case of the City of Portsmouth vs. Barbour, in the United States court.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be paid, if advised by the City Attorney that it is
<br />due.
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