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