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December 8, 1914.
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<br />R. C. P,
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<br /> Lawrence Williams, $3.60, year 1914.
<br /> Jesse Swinton Jones, $~60, year 1914.
<br /> Nary Fletcher Bassett, ~5.40, year 191S.
<br /> R. L. Parker, $3.60, years 1913 and 1914.
<br /> W. K. Hedges, $1.SO, ~ear 1914.
<br /> And it is recommended that Geo. R. Ward be refunded $6,~I2~ paid in error for City taxes
<br />for the year 1914.
<br /> A bill of F. L. Crocker, attorney, for services in the .case of T. J. Wool and A. J. Phil-
<br />lips vs. the City of Portsmouth, to amount of
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be paid, out of the "Contingent" fund.
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<br /> A bill of W. A. Fiske to amount of $~1.00, for balance due for printing the City ordinances.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be paid, out of the "Contingent" fund.
<br /> The City's portion of. salaries of Judges of the Circuit and Corporation courts to amounts
<br />of $695.58 and $1,2~0.00, respectively, for the year beginning February 1st, 1915.
<br /> It is recommended that said salaries be paid.
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<br /> To make available the appropriation all?wed in the Budget fo.z "Pa~k Commission." It is recommended that $100. of sazd amount be made avazlable.
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<br /> Advisability of supplying the City Clerk's office with a copying machine.
<br /> It is recommended that $46.50 be allowed for a "Neostyle" copying machine for said of-
<br />lice and paid for out of "Contingent" fund for 1914.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen November l?th.
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<br /> (With ~biic Property Committee) A request of the School Board to be provided with suit-
<br />able offices for the Superintendent of Schools and the Clerk of said Board in either the Muni-
<br />cipal Building or the frame building in the rear of same. Progress.
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<br /> petition of B. S. See to be refunded $5.40 paid in error for. night
<br />1913, and 19i4.
<br /> It is recommended that said petition be granted.
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<br />soil tax for the years
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<br /> (With Public Property Committee) Resolutions of the "Colored Civic League"~amd "Colored
<br />Home and ~hool Improvemen~ League, ~ thaz an appropriation £or a modern school building for col-
<br />ored children be included ~n the Budget for 1915. Progress.
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<br /> (Signed) E.S. Burgess, Acting Chairman.
<br /> (Signed) E.L. Barlow, Vice-Chairman.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted an~ by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Herbert, Branch~ White, Burgess, Cain, Moore, Hutchins,
<br /> Whitehu~st, Laylo~, Montague, Wright, Morgan, Baldwin, Moore (R~bt. L. ),
<br /> See, 16.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br /> First. Matters adopted by the Common Council November 10th and referred to the Board of
<br />Aldermen for concurrence.
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to ~enew notes to amount of $~29,003.~0, falling due in Decem-
<br />ber, 1914.
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<br /> To instruct the City Collector to submit to the Finance Committee a list of delinquent per-
<br />sonai property taxes due for the years 1912, 191~, and 1914, at the earliest possible date.
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<br />The above were concurred in.
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<br /> The Board concurred also in all recommendations, of Committees adopted by the Common
<br />Council, except recommendation of the Financ~ ~ommittee in regard to paying bills of the .P.B.
<br />& S. Water Co. ~gainst the City Proper and against the Sixth and Seventh Wards, the said bills
<br />being held up for further examination.
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<br /> Th$ Board allowed the transfer of $200. frOm "Repairsto Asphalt" to "incinerator,"
<br />to meet expenses of the Incinerator for ~he ~XAmce of the yea~; but the Common Council Novem-
<br />ber 10th referred the matter of transfer to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> Second. Matters adopted by ~he Board of Aldermen November i?lh and referred to the Common
<br />Oouncil for concurrence.
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<br /> To transfer $200.00 from *M~epairs to Asphalt" to "Incinerator," to meet expenses of the In-
<br />cinerator for the balance of the year.
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<br /> To tranafe~ from "Sundries" account of Cemetery Department to "Labor" account such amount
<br />of "Sundries" as is unexpended.
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<br /> To request the Board of Health to instruct the Sanitary Inspector to compel the owners of
<br />lots where stables-of the Dalby, Nottingham Co. were burned to clean said lets and put them in
<br />a sightly condition.
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<br /> All of t~e above were concurred in and ~y the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt,
<br /> Herbert, ~ranch, White, Burgess, Cain, Moor~ (Jos. S.'), Hutchins~ Whitehurst,
<br /> Laylor, Montague, Wright, Morgan, Baldwin, Moor~ (Robt. L.), See, 16.
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