|
September @, 1914.
<br />
<br />deplorable condition of the City fire alsmm wires.
<br />
<br /> Public Property Committee--
<br /> (With Finsmce Committee). Request of City Sergeant for a new
<br />heater at the City Jail.
<br /> Amthorized to advertise for coal and.wood for the public buildings for the winter season.
<br />
<br /> Fire Oommittee-?
<br /> A communication from B~s~ess Men's Association calling attention to need
<br />of fire plugs ~t the corner of South street, extended, and Des Moines avenue. ~
<br />
<br /> Almshouse Committee--
<br /> Authorized to advertise for bids to furnish the poor of the
<br />with medicines and the Almshouse with rations for the year 1915.
<br />
<br />City
<br />
<br /> Water Committee-- -
<br /> (With Sewerage Committee). A request of the Board of Health to have
<br />placed sewer m~_~ns in. the following streets of the City~ ~Bart, between Court and Middle; Grif-
<br />fin, between Washington and Dinwiddie; Effingham, betwe~nScott and Duke;'~irginia, between
<br />Randolph and Henry; and Sulliwans Court on Fayette street, between Third and Fourth.
<br />
<br />The Chair announced the appointment of members to Committees as follows:
<br />
<br />RUDES~Jos. S. Moore, Chairman; C. H. Herbert; W. D. Morgan.
<br />AUDITING~ ~D~M~E~.S~.~gess., Vice-Chairman; S. B. Houghton; S. T. Montague, Jr.
<br />FINANOE--J. T. Hanvey, Chairman; Joe. S. N0pre; E. ~. Burgess.
<br />STREETS--Joe. S. Moore, Vice,Chairman; W. ~. Morgan, H. L. Flemm~ng.
<br />PUBLIC PROPERTY & SCHOOLS--M. T. Cain, Vioe~Chairm~; S. B. Laylor; J. E. Snellings.
<br />FIRE~-C. H. Herbert, Chairm~u; H. C. Reynolae; J. B. Whitehu~st.
<br />0RDINANCES--S. B. Houghton, Vice-Chairman; L. B. Plummer; Grower C. Wright.
<br />ALNSHOUSE--J. E. Shellings, Chairman; B. S. Bee; H. C. Reynolds.
<br />CEMETERIES-~C. E. Hutohins, Ch~.irman; ~. T. Nontague, Jr.; Robt. L, Moore.
<br />LIGHTS--S~ B. Laylor, Vice-C~irman; F. P. Baldwin; Robt. L. Moore.
<br />WATER & SEWERAGE--T. F. White, Chairman; M. T. Cain; L. B. Plummet.
<br />FERRIES & PUBLIC D00KS~-Graver C. Wright, 0hairman; J. B. Whitehurst, F. P. Baldwin.
<br />
<br />POLIOE--Earl H. Wright, Chairman; B. S. Bee;
<br /> !
<br />
<br />C. E. Hutchins.
<br />
<br />adjourned,
<br /> /
<br />
<br /> .
<br />
<br />September 25, 1914.
<br />
<br />At a special meeting of the Common Council s~ptembe~ 2Sth Shore were present:
<br />
<br />Mess~s--w. C. CorbiSt, President, C.. H. Herbert, Vice-President,
<br /> T. F..~hite, E. S. Burgess, J. T. Hanvey, J. Byron Whitehurst,
<br /> J. E. Shellings, H. L. Flemming, S. B. Laylor~ W. D. Morgan,
<br /> Grower C. ~right, F. P. Baldw%n, RobS. L. Moore~
<br />Absent--L. B. Plummet, M. T. C$in~ Joe. S.~ Moore, C. E. Hutchins,
<br /> S. T. Montague, Jr., H. C. Reynolds, Earl H. Wright,
<br /> S. B. Houghton, B. S. Se~, 9.
<br />
<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
<br />
<br /> "Portsmouth,
<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a special meeting of the Common Council
<br />September E5th, at 8 o'clock P. M., to take steps fo= authorizing the issue of a
<br />to take up coupons held by the City banks, now past due.
<br /> "The matter is urgent and requires im~edl&te attention.
<br />
<br />Va., September 24, 1914.
<br />
<br />for Friday,
<br />note for $20,000.
<br />
<br />"Very truly,
<br /> THE JOINT FINANCE COM~ITTEE."
<br />
<br /> Whereupon, the Chairman of'the Finance Committee state~ t~at the meeting of the body was
<br />held ~?n request'~ his Committee in order to make the app~°P=iatmon for takmng up City coupons
<br />held ~n the banksand to meet other City expenses for September; that to make the appropriation
<br />legal it was necessary to have it referred to the Finance Committee for report at a future date;
<br />and he moved that said appropriation be referred to the Esmmitte~oT2eport to the body Satur-
<br />day evening September ESth. The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br />On motion, adjourned to September
<br />
<br />26th.
<br />
<br />
<br />
|