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<br />December 8, 1914.
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<br />the rules to consider it.
<br /> The motion to suspend was adopted, and the $~00. was appropriated for the purpose named
<br />and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-,Oorbitt, Herbert, Branch, White,"Burgess, C~in,
<br /> Hanvey, Noo~e'(Jos. S.), Hutchins, Whitehurst, Laylor, Monta~ce, ~right,
<br /> Norman, 14.
<br /> Mr. See observed that the Finance Committee had made no recommendation_as to reta~ining Mr.
<br />B. F. Long as License Inspector after January 1st.
<br /> He then called for the reading~of the report of Mr. Long to the Finance Committee with a
<br />petition signed by sunchvy citizens for a retention of him as License Inspector; and the report
<br />and petition having been read, he moved that these papers be referred to the Finance Committee
<br />with request that Mr. Long be retained by the Committee for such a number of months after Janu-
<br />ary 1st as it may deem advisable. The motion was adopted. (Present Mr. Houghton).
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<br /> Mr. Burgess stated that there was $85.00 needed to meet Court Expenses in payment of .Jury
<br />fees and he moved that said am~ant be transferred from .Contingent" account to ,Court Expenses"
<br />for that purpose.
<br />Mr. Jos. S. Moore remarked that it was customary to refer the t~ransfer of money from one
<br />account to another to Finance Committee, and he moved to amend that maid matter be so referred.
<br /> The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> Then on motion of Mr. Burgess, the following matters were referred to Finance Committee
<br />with power to act:
<br /> To pay bills for all unsettled accounts out of any available funds on hand.
<br /> To provide for the December pay roll, pending adoption of the Budget for 1915.
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<br /> Closing up accounts on the Treasurer's books.
<br /> To transfer from .Contingent" fund to "Court Expenses" a sufficient amount (about $85.00)
<br />to cover any Jury bills due.
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<br /> Mr. Laylor called attention to the complaint of the Water Company about the waste of water
<br />at the City Jail and in t~e public school hO~LSe~, and he moved that such matter be refer~ed to
<br />the Pubiio Property and Finance Committees with power to act at once.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> On motion of N~. Whitehurst, the Committee on Ferries & Public Docks was instructed to take
<br />up with thee.ferry authorities a nni~ance caused by boot blacks plying their vocation in the fer-
<br />~y houses, boat cabins, and about the cabin doors.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Robert L. Moore called attention to bad drainage on South street near Pearl, and he
<br /> moved that the Street Committee be inst~cted to attend to this matter.
<br /> After some discussion, the motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Ns. ~hite said he thought it was about ~ime for the City Attorney to appear before the Cor-
<br /> poration Commission in the matter of adjusting the complaints of water takers.
<br /> The Clerk answered that he had he~rd the City Attorney say that he intended to go to
<br /> Richmond Thursday next in interest of this matter.
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<br /> N~. Houghton said he would like to have a reconsideration of the motion adopted to refer
<br /> to Street Committee the matter of drainage on South street near .Pearl, stating that after dis-
<br /> cussion of the matter, it occurred to him that it ought to be sent to the Seventh-Yard Local
<br /> Board.
<br /> The~ motion to reconsider was adopted and, on motion, the drainage named was referred
<br /> to the Seventh Ward Local Board.
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<br /> And on motions, the following other matters were refer~ed to::
<br /> Finance Committee--
<br /> A
<br /> bill of Nic~holas Brescia to amount of $18.00, for s.ervices to the City as witness and expenses
<br /> in the case of the City of Portsmouth vs~ Bazbour, ~n the ~. S. Co~t. .
<br /> A bill of R. J. Davis to amount of $$~.00; for acting as 8~bstitute Civil and Police Jus-
<br /> tice.
<br /> A request of the Board of Ha~bor Commissioners for an appropriation of $$?5.00 as first
<br /> quarterly payment on account of assessment of $1,500. on the City for the fiscal year ending
<br /> June ~0, 1915.
<br /> Order of Court exonerating Rodrigo Ottavio a.nd Nichols .Giorgano fro.m payment of City taxes
<br /> to amount of $4E~0 and State~ taxes to amount of $8.?5 for the year 19.15, refunding them $18.15
<br /> paid for City taxes and $~..~ paid f~or State taxes, for the year 1915, ~d exonerating them from
<br /> payment of City taxes to amount of $t6,15 and State taxes to amount of $~.~E for the ye.ar 1914.
<br /> Order Qf Court exempting L. Calderazz~ and M.. J. O'8ha~gnessy from the paYment of $15.~0
<br /> for City t~axes and $~.15 for State taxes charged in the name of .L. CaIdex~zzi for each of the
<br /> years 19i3 and 1914, and all interest and penalties thereon; aha also from furthers-payment of
<br /> ts_xes on the land described for the years 1915 and 191.4, when the said taxes in the name of John
<br /> ~m. Delan have been paid.
<br /> Order of Court exonerating Harry N. Cohen from the payment of $1E. 75 for City taxes and $E.4~
<br /> for State taxes for the year 191~, and ~ll interest and penalties thereon; an~t from the payment
<br /> of $E0.4~ for ~zty taxes and $6..65 for State taxes, charged for the year 191 , and that said er-
<br /> roneous assessments be hereafter removed f.rom the Land .Books.
<br /> Order of Cou~t exonerating Joseph H. Jackson from payment of $17.00 for Cit~ taxes and $$.50
<br /> for State taxes, erroneously charged ag.a~nst him for ~he year 1~t~, and zntezes~ and p~nalt~es
<br /> thereom 'if not already oaid. and if paid.~ roll, riding said amounts to him.
<br /> Order m Court exonerating Charles R. Welton s~ud Ebenezer ThOmpson from payment o~ $1~.60
<br /> for City taxes and $E.80 for State taxes for the year 1915, if not already paid~ and if paid,
<br /> refunding said amomuts to them.
<br /> S~mmone, &c., in the case of the City of Richmond vs. The Southern Railway Co. et als.. con-
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