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<br />July 14, '1914o
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<br /> Light Committee-- Petition of sundry property owners an~ residents on Holladay street
<br />that a light be placed at the corner of Holladay and Chestnut streets.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />August !t, 1914.
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<br />At a re~lar meeting of the ~mm~n~Coum¢il August llth there were present:
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<br />Mesars--W. C. Oorbitt, President, JUG. Howard Hall, Vice-President,
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<br /> mFs Nhite, Geo. R. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey, C. R. Herbert,
<br /> Joe. S. Moore, J. Ed. Johnson, N. J. Oross~ E. B. Hawks,
<br /> S. B. Houghton, Thcs. P. Oooke,
<br />A~sent~-C~e. D. Dewson, A. Aug. Bilisoly, M. Goodman, Albert Lassiter,
<br /> H. C. Reynolds, S. B. Laylo~, C. L. Tyler, W. D. Morgan,
<br /> Charles Beisel, Mark Saunders, lC.
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<br />The minutes of regular meetings June 9th amd July 14th were read and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COM}~IITTEES.
<br /> Auditing--.
<br /> Reported having examined bills against the City for the month of July, 1914,
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<br />and they foot--ended th~ payment of sams to the following am~mnts: $6,565.10 for the Ci-ty Pro-
<br />per; $~?.75 for the Sixth Ward; and ~"I~:~'OS; for the Seventh Ward.
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<br /> The reoort havln~ been read, the Olerk stated for the Chairman of the Auditing Com-
<br />mittee tha~ there were sundry other b[llsts amount of $1,085.64 for the Cmty Propers. $1S9.47
<br />for the Sixth Ward; and $1.~0 fo~ the Seventh Nard which, though approved by one Chairman only,
<br />he would recommend for payment, believing said bills to be-correct~
<br /> Whereupon, ~en~motion~ all the~bills presented for payment were allowed and by the fol-
<br />lowing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Oo~bitlt, Hall, White, Parrish, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, JOhnson, Cross,
<br /> Hawks, Houghton, Oooke,
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon. Oommon Council.
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<br /> Gentlemen:-- Tour Einanoe Oommittee respectfully reports
<br /> herein concerning the fol!owing~matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee July l~-Si~ June
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<br />i 9-t7, and May 1~, 1914: Referred by Oommon Oouncil July 14th.
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<br /> An appropriatiom to supply the Sewer Power House with ?GO tons, more or less,
<br /> steam coal, at $.~.0S per ton.
<br /> It is resommended that an appropriation to pay for said coal be allowed.
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<br />of Pocahontas
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treas~mer, and Sixth and Seventh ~ard Boards for June, 1914.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $S0,000. to meet Oux~ent Expenses for August~ 1914.
<br /> It is recommended that said request be granted~amd tha~the following resolu%lon be
<br />adopted to cover same:
<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is he~e~y, authorized to make
<br />notes in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the bank of Tidewater, and The
<br />First National Bank of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollar~*($~O,O00. O0), to meet
<br />Ourrent Expenses for the month of August, 1914; said amount to be repamd from revenues of the
<br />City for the current yea~.
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<br /> A report cf. the Auditor of. following bills held up by him, because ~f lack of appropriation
<br />or because they ~xsee~ded i~iB o~ appropriatio~ allowed for same: ~lmshonse, $~.00; Board of
<br />Health, $7.83; Fire, $2.~0; T~aah ~ Garbage,.$11?.O0; Sixth Ward~ $1,178.?B; and also a bill of
<br />Eas~er~ Dredging Co. to amount of $1,47~..07, held up ~ ~nstruc~iens f~om t~ ~ayor.
<br /> It i~ recommended t~t said bmlls be allowed.
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<br /> (With Power to Act). To make available $4, B~0. £o~ land purchased for the extension of
<br />Dinwiddie street.
<br /> wam~an~s to cover ~ounte due
<br /> Ne report that we have instructed the Auditor to issue ~ ~
<br />for said extension.
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