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~. C. ?. November i(~, 1914. To authorize the Treasurer to make notes to amount of $~C,000. for meeting Current Expenses of the. City for November, 1914. It is recommended that said authority be granted and that the following resolution be adopted therefor: . Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, .authorized to. make notes in The Merchants & Farmers Bank, The Bank of Portsmouth, the Bank of Tidewater, aha The First National Bank of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dolla~s~ ($BO, O00.O0), to meet Current Expenses of the City for November, 1914~ said a~ount to be repaia from revenues of the City fbr the current year. To have deducted from $7,500. due the Sixth and Seventh Wards by the Va. Ky. & Power Co., amounts advanced by the City to these Wards. It is recommended that The amounts advanced by the City to the_ Sixth and Seventh Wards be deducted n6t only from the $7,500. due said Wards by the Va. Ry. & Power Co., but out of any other funds available to said Wards. Matter of making arrangements for the City's floating debt. We report that we are in correspondence concerning said matter and hops tisfactorily thereon in the nea~ future. to report sa- Delinquent real esta~.e tax list for the year 1913 now in the hands of the City Collector. It is recommended that ~he City Collector be urged to use his best ~fforts to collect delinquent real estate tax and to prepare and_submit to the Finance Committee a list of proper~y held by ~iife~interest" only. The Finance Committee is looking in~o the advisability of advertising delinquent per- sonal property, but it has not been determined whether the expense would justify such advertise- ment. Th? City Attorney advises that it is legal to advertise but the collections can not be made lega~ for ov~r two years ~n personal property an~ therefore, we urge that the City Collec- tor use special emfo~to collect d?linquent personal %axes. ~Nith_Ci:~y Attorney) Matter of collecting a bill against the Dalb~, Nottingb~ Co. for removal of dead horses from its premises. It is recommended t'hat the City Attorney be instructed to bring suit at once ~or col- lection of this bill. To make available $150. allowed in the Budget for "Catching Dogs." It is recommended that said amount of $1~0. be made available. An additional appropriation for the Police Department in connection with the "State-wide election." We repo~ that no appropriatio~ is necessary to pay expenses of the Police Department in said election; but it is recommended that an additional appropriation of $90.15, under "elec- tions," be made to pay judges, clerks and registrars. (With Fire Committee) A bill of J. C. Miller & Co. to amount of for the Fire Department. It is recommended that said bill be paid, out of balance ef $900. get for "Horses." (With City Attorney) A communication from the State Treammr~r to the City Treasurer in regard to holding up the payment ~o the Employers' Indemnity Co. of Philadelphia, Pa. We report that the City Attorney advises that the State Treasure= had Authority under the law to instrnct the City Treasurer to hold up the~payment of any money in hand for said Em- ployers' Indemnity Co. for a horse purchased allowed in the Bud- Payment ~or the Police Telephone~System.. It is recommended that the $~,990. allowed £or said system in the ~Budget" be paid The Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Comp~a~y, provided the bill for same is approved by the Police Committee; attention of said Committee being called to_condition of the system, and also in- structed to see that same is in good order before approving the bill. A communication from The Merchants & Farmers Bank in regard to $~5.~5 paid. by said Bank for interest on City coupons during August and September. It is recommended that said amount be paid said Bank and that it be paid also $14.40 for interest since paid for the. City on coupons. To make available thesecond half of the $500. allowed in the Budget for the "O~phan Asy- lums" and-to have same payable to the Treasttver of said institution. It is recommended that the second half of the $500..be made available.and that~it be paid as requested. Advisability of advertising ~he delinquent personal tax at the same time that the delinquent real estate tax is advertised, cost of said advertising to be paid by-the delinquent. We report that this matter is covered by recommendation in section.above. To submit a list of names, no~ less than six o~ more tSan ten, to the Judge of ~he Hustings Court, requssting that he select the appraisers f~om said list for the 19i4 ass~ment of real estate. We have discussedthis matter and it is recommended ~hat the City~ supplement the a- mount allowed by the State for'the re-assessment of.p~opert~:i~.O0 per day), the amount ~f Four Dollars per diem of six hours' work, for~a~perlodnot ~0 exceed four ~on~hs~ and that the Finance Committee be authorized to submit to the Judge a list of not less than.slx nor more than ten names, and ~espeetfull~ request that he consider the names so submitted in appointing the said assessors. Matter of curtailing notes now held against the City ~y the several banks. We have discussed this matter and have instructed the~Auditor a~d the Treasurer to pay the City notes held by the banks,~as far as the cash collected will per'mit, payment to each bank to be in oroDortion to their several l~ans.