R, C. P.
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<br />December 8, 1914.
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<br />331.
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<br />Third. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of
<br /> City Council November lO-17th, 1S14:
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<br /> $ special appropriation of $189.85 to t~e Police Department' to pay for repairs to automo-
<br /> bile ~bill held up by the Auditor in October).
<br /> $94E. 32 to pay Sixth Ward bills held up by the Auditor in October, out of Sixth Ward funds.
<br /> To pay judgments against the City in casa of A. J. Phillips & T. J. Wool for $5,250. with
<br /> interest and cost, and in case of E. Parke Lindsay for $916.72 with interest and cost.
<br /> To refund to such City banks as have paid under the assessment by the Commissioner of Re-
<br /> venue for 1914, or shall hereafter pay under the same, amounts over-assessed against them.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to make notes to amount of $~0,000. to meet Current Expenses of
<br /> the City for November, 1914~
<br /> T6 have deducted from ~?,500. due the Sixth and Seventh Wards by the Virginia Ry. & Power
<br /> Co. amounts advanced by the City to said Wards, or out of any other funds available to said
<br /> Wards. -
<br /> To instruct the City Attorney to bring suit at once for the collection of a bill against
<br /> the Da!by, Nottingham Co. for the removal of dead horses from its premises.
<br /> To make available $150. allowed in the Budget for "Catching Doge.
<br /> To pay a bill of J. C. Miller & Co. to amount of $250. for a horse purchased for the Fire
<br />Department, out of balance of $900. allowed in the Budget for ~Horses."
<br /> To pay a bill of The Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co. to amount of $E,990.00, out of ap-
<br />propriation allowed in the Budget for "Police Telephone," provided the bill is approved by the
<br />Police Committee, the attention of said Committee being called to condition of the system and
<br />instructed to see that same is in good order before approving the bill.
<br /> To make available the second half of $500. allowed in the Budget for the "Orphan Asylum,"
<br />and to make aame pa~able to the Treasurer OF said institution.
<br /> City to supplement the amount allowed by the State for the re-assessment of property ($~.00
<br />per day), the amount of $4.00 per diem of six (8) hours' work, for a period not to exceed ~ mon-
<br />ths, for the 1915 ~ssessment.
<br /> Auditor a~d Treasurer instructed to pay City notes held by the banks as far as the cash
<br />colie~ed will pemit, payment to each bank to be in proportion to their several loans.
<br /> To make available to the Fire Department balance 'of the $900. allowed in the Budget for
<br />"~orses."
<br /> To make available to the Public Property Department as much of the $36~.01 allowed in the
<br />Budget for "Unapproved Bills" as is unexpended.
<br /> A special appropriation of $17~. for re-arrangement of the Fire Alarm System and to repaLr
<br />police telephone wires.
<br /> To grant a request of the Park Commission'for permission to have transplanted a sufficient
<br />number of oak trees now on the Almshouse farm to the park site.
<br /> To make award to the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Co. to furnish the City departments with 83 tons,
<br />more or less, of Anthracite coal @ $?.2~ per ton, and with EB tons, more c~ less, of Pocahontas
<br />steam coal @ $S.75 per ton, for the incoming season. (;~Oring @ @.gO per
<br /> To make award to Beazley & Blanford to furnish 25 =crds of WbOd at the City Jail @
<br />per cord.
<br /> To allow a request of Mrs. Griffin to be allowed to use the unoccupied part of the Armis-
<br />toad Building for stores for the poor at Christmas.
<br /> City to furnish the Public Free Library Rooms with fuel, light, and janitor service.
<br /> Award made to Geo~ R. Dehnam to purchase "Buck, horse for $80.00~ to W. J. Price to pur-
<br />chase "Bal" horse for $1.50; and to H. L. Alexander to purchase "Baby~ horse for $153.00~
<br /> To instruct the City Attorney to lay water complaints before the Corporation Commission for
<br />the purpose of having them adjudicated by said Commission.
<br /> To instruct the City Collector to collect rents from the occupants of property lately ac-
<br />quired by the City for the opening of Dinwiddie street from August ~, 191~ as fsllows: the
<br />store at the corner of Harrison and Fifth err@ets, now occupied by Norris Eats, $6.00 per month,
<br />and property now occupied by Frederick Allen $5.00 per month; but both these occupant@ to vacate
<br />their property on ten daye~ notice by the Street Committee. ·
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $2~,003.50, fal~ing due in Decem-
<br />ber, 1914. :
<br /> To release the American Surety Co. from further liability under the bond to the Mayor.
<br /> To require the Police Justice to give the bond previously required of the Mayor.
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of Qfficers and other unfinishe~ .business.
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<br /> Th* regular reporte~Of~Off~¢ers for the month of December, 19i4, were presented and were
<br />ordered to take the usua~ course.
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<br /> The Auditor reported the following bills held up by him because ~Bey exceeded ~he appropri-
<br />ations allowed for same: Fire, $10.10; Police, $77.83; Public Property, $175.8~; S~xth Ward,
<br /> On motion, the bills were referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A request of the 'Treasurer to borrow $20,.000. for Current Expenses and $10,000. for School
<br />Expenses, to take care of January expenditures, was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> The
<br />Cemetery
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<br />Keeper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove
<br />during the month of November, 1914:
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<br />November
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<br /> 3, t6 Micheal F. Dolan, No. 6gO, Ave. G.
<br />16, Mrs. Louise F~ieund~ chil~'s grave,
<br />18, J.M. Ba~s, No. 445, Ave. F.
<br />~?, Mrs. C. W. Wilkins, N. H. No. 612, Ave.
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<br />NE~ FGSINESS.
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<br />925, Ave. ~
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<br />G.
<br /> (Present ~Y~r.
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<br />Hanvey).
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<br /> A request was read from the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm System for an emergency appro-
<br />p~iatio~ of $200.00, to put the fire alarm telegraph system in safe condition.
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