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302,
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<br />to:furnish the City with a complete'telephone and telegraph system, without flash lights, for
<br />$;8, 990. O0.
<br /> We report that said system has been installed, is acceptable to the Committee, and it is
<br />recommende'd that said amount of $2,990. be paid The Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co., as pro-
<br />vided in its contract therefor.
<br /> (Signed) W.J. Cross,
<br /> Chairman C. C.
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<br /> The report having been read, on motion, same was adopted, the recommended appropriation of
<br />$2,990. being referred to Finance Committee. · .
<br /> · The~Ohairm~n of the ?.ommitte.e then mo~ed.a reconsideration of the motion just adopted_
<br />~iz: to~ef.er.~he .~lx~Pz~a. tim'x!.O~ ~,'99~0G.~0~ ~h~ ~ele~pne/a~d ~.eteg~h sF~e~' ~o ~he. Fi
<br />~am~e Co~ittee~ .stating .%~t the~ ~s~e~ ~baen .in~:~p~a~lon for~ fi~e '~ :~x mosths, ~was '~a-
<br />~i.sfacte=y ~e ~Me O0~i:~tee, ~d t~t/the ~hiil _should 'be paid_by this. ~o~cil snd n6t ca~=i~
<br />~ve= ~o the ~ew
<br /> The motion 1~o reconsider was adopted and on motion also, the rules were suspended to take
<br />up the appr~riati~ of $~,990.00.
<br /> It wac next moved tha~ the appropriation be made available ~t the motion was lost ~d
<br />by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes~Oorbitt. ~11, ~nvey, White,
<br /> ~ Cress, Tyler, Hawks, 9.
<br /> Nays--Patti eh, Moore,
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<br /> Then the app=opria~ion was again referred to Fimance
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<br />UNF INISPI~.D BUSINESS.
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<br /> First. Matters adopted by the Common Council July 14th and referred to Board of Aldermen
<br />for concurrence.
<br /> To instruct the City Attorney to effect a compromise atJ$5,000, in suit of E. F. Barbour
<br />against City of Portsmouth for $30,000., on account of injuries received by him~cn First street.
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<br /> To authorize the City Treasure= to renew notes to amount of
<br />July, 1914.
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<br /> To authorize the City Treasurer to renew notes to amount of
<br />August, 1914.
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<br /> To refer to Finance Committee, with power to act, to make available $4, 240. for
<br />chased for extension of Dinwiddie street.
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<br />$~0~860.55, falling.due in
<br />$47, i0B.95, falling due in
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<br /> land put-
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<br /> To authorize the Board of Health to continue for two years present contract for removal.of
<br />night soil f~om ~ixth and Seventh Wards, at the rate charged for last three years.
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<br /> To allow the Chief of Fire Department to use the playground in Wythe street week of August
<br />24-P£th, to hold a carnival for the purpose of entertaining the Virginia State Fi=em~$ Associ-
<br />ation on Augus~ ~6-~2-P~Sth, and ~lso to exempt same from payment of a license tax; with mnder-
<br />standing that the grounds be left in a cleanly condition when the carnival leaves the City.
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<br />To authorize the Fire Committee to advertise for bids to sell a horse in the Fire Department.
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<br /> To allow the City Engineer to exceed 1/12-of annual appropriation for ~Repair to Streets,"
<br />during July, Au.gust and September, in order to catchup withwor~ made On account of unusua~
<br />number of cuts ~n streets, together ~ith znstructione from Council to lower curb boxes..
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<br /> To ~uthorize the Auditor to make final.payment for repairs to market house, on approval by
<br />Public Property Committee.
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<br /> To refer to Street Committee and City Attorney to look into advisability cf entering suit
<br />to recover fr~m parties responsible the amount of money agreed upon in connection with compromise
<br />suit or E. F. Barbour against the City.
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<br /> All of the above were concurred in, except to authorize the Fire Committee to advertise
<br />for bids to sell a horse in the Fire D~partment.
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<br /> The Board concurred also in all recommendation of Committees adopted by the Common
<br />Council July 14th, e~cept recommendation of ~treet Committee to make award to A. F. Fiynn to
<br />construct concrete sidewalks on the south side of Anne street, from Owens to Armstrong, and on
<br />the north side of Randolph street, ~from First to Second, a~d for constructing concret~ ~urb and
<br />gutter on both sides of Caroline street, west o~ Green, W~ich recommendatio$~srecommitted; and
<br />also recommendation of Public Proper~y Oommittee ~ith r~gard te charge for ~e~al~of stalls in
<br />the Market House, which recommendation was recommmtted.
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<br /> Mr. Tyler, Chairman of the Ordinance and Public Pmope~ty Committees, remarked that, as
<br />the ordinance had 'ust been ad ted in regard to regulating the meat market and while the Board
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<br />of~Aldermen at rte last meeting had objected to the action of the Common Council July 1 ~h, he
<br />now believed the Board had misunderstood ~the proposition and the~efore,~ld make no further
<br />objection to it.
<br />· Hence, he moved that the Board be notified that the Common Council adhered to its
<br />action of July 14th in regard to said regulationa for the meat marked. The motion was adopted.
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<br />~econd. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br /> A communication was received from the Mayor asking that the appropriation of $150. allowed
<br />in ~he Budget for "Catching Dogs" be made available.
<br /> On motion, the request was referred to Finance Oommlttee.
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<br />The Mayor returned also :his approval of the following matters adopted by ~he two branches
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