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July 14, '1914.
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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 !1, 1914.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the.~omm6ncOoumctl August ltth there were present:
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<br /> Joe.
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<br />A~sent--C~ o.
<br /> H. Co
<br /> Charles Beisel,
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<br />Corbitt, President, Jno. Howard Halls Vice-President,
<br />White, Geo. R. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
<br />S. Moore, J. Ed. Johnson, W. J. Cross, E. B. Hawks,
<br /> Houghton, Thcs. P. Cooke,
<br />D. Dewson, A. Aug. Bilisoly, M. Goodman, Albert Lassiter,
<br /> Reynolds, S. B. Laylor, C. L. Tyler, W. D. Morgan,
<br /> Mark maunder s, 10.
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<br />The minutes of regular meetings June 9th and July 14th were read a~d were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
<br /> Auditing---
<br /> Reported having examined bills against the City for the month of July, 1914,
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<br />and they recommended th~ payment of same to the following amounts: ~B, 56B. lO for the O£ty Pro-
<br />per; $~7.75 for the Sixth Ward; and $1~O~jOS: for the Seventh Ward.
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<br /> · The report having been read~ the Clerk stated for the Ohairman of the Auditing Com-
<br />mmttee that there were .sundry other bills to amount o~ $1,08~.84 for the City Proper~ $I~9.47
<br />for the 2ixth Ward; and $1.~0 for the Seventh Ward whmch, though approved by One Chairman only,
<br />he would recommend for payment, believing said bills to be-correct,
<br /> Whereupon, oni~otion, all the ~bills presented for payment were allowed and by the fol-
<br />lowing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Oorbitt.-Hall, White, Parrish, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, JOhnson, Cross,
<br /> Hawks, ~oughton, Cooke,
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon. Common Counoil~
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Einance Committee respecti~lly
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<br />reports
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<br />herein concerning the foltowing~mattere referred to the Joint Finance Committee July 1A--E1, June
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<br />9-17, and May 12, 1914:
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<br />Referred by Common Council July l~th.
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<br /> An appropriation to supply the Sewer Power House with 700 tons, more or less,
<br />steam coal, at $$.0~ per
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation to pay for ~aid coal be allowed.
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<br />of Pocahontas
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<br />Reports of the AuditoT, Treasurer, and Sixth and~eventh Nard Boards for June, 1914.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow Szo,o00. to meet Current Expenses for August~ 1914.
<br /> It is recommended that said request be granted=and thatthe following resolution be
<br />adopted to cover same:
<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is her~,~y, authorized to make
<br />notes in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, theba~.of Tidewater, and The
<br />First National Bank of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000~00), to meet
<br />Current Expenses for the month of August, 1~14; said am*ant to be repaid from revenues of the
<br />City for the current year. -
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<br /> A report of~ the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because ~f lack of appropriation
<br />or because they exceededl$l~ of appropriation allowed for same: Almshouse, $~.00; Board of
<br />Health, $7.$$; Fire, $~.?0; Tramh % Garbage, $1t?.00; Sixth Ward~$1~178.?Z; and also a bill
<br />Eas~er~ ~redg~nE Co~ ~o amount of $1,4.P~..07, held up by instructions from the Mayor.
<br /> It ms recommended that said bmlle be allowed.
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<br /> (With Power to Act). To make available $~,B40. for' land purchased for the extension of
<br />Dinwiddie street.
<br /> We report that we have instructed the Auditor to issue war=ants to cover amounts due
<br />for said extension.
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