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R.o.P. 289.
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<br />Jun~ 9, 1914,
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<br /> On motion,
<br />was continued.
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<br />the report of the Committee was adopted and on motion of )~. Hall, the 0ommittee
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br /> First. M~tters adopted by the Common Council May lZth and referred to ~he 'Board of Alder-
<br />men for conourrenoe.
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to am?u~t of $1S
<br />95 for Sixth Ward Bond Account; $~1,000. for Schools, $141,000.''~00'~f°r Municipal Fund; $$,103.
<br /> for General Account; $1,750. for
<br />Sixth Ward; ~nd $1,750. for Seventh Ward.
<br /> To allow the Y. M. C. A. to erect a coal bunker under the sidewalk in front of its new
<br />building on High street, in accordance with plan for same, and under the. same conditions as
<br />applied to Norman Cassell to tunnel in front of the Law Building.
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<br /> To refe,r to Public Property Committee, with power to act, recommendation of the Bo~rd of
<br />Health with regard to making award to build a detention house, on County street Opposite the City
<br />Jail..
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<br /> To instruct the City Attorney to take steps to collect from Virginia Ry. & Power ~o. $400.
<br />or more due the City by said Company for gutteri~g on High mtreet in the Si~h Ward.
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<br /> To allow the ladies o~ The Portsmouth Public Free Library to put a four-foot walk from
<br />Court street to the building which they will occupy, provided the work is done without expense
<br />to the City.
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<br /> To allow the Sewerage Committee to dispose of, either by exchange or sale, material or
<br />junk at the ,Sewer Power House of no use there, with the understanding that receipts for such
<br />m~terial shotuld be used for sewerage purposes.
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<br /> All of the above were concurred in, except with regard to ,~llowing the Sewerage Commit-
<br /> tee to dispose of material at the Sewer Power House, &c,, which was amended so as to have the
<br /> receipts from said material turned into the treasury and thence drawn on for ~ewerage purposes.
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<br /> The Board concurred in all recommendations of Committee~adopted by the 'Common Council
<br />M~y 12th.
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<br /> Second. Matters adopted by the Board of A~der~en M~y 19th and referred to the Common Coun-
<br />cil fo~ concurrence.
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<br /> To refer to Pu1~ic Property Committee, with power to act, matter of providing a voting
<br />place for the Second Ward for the June election.
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<br /> To pay several ou~stamding bills against the "Sundry" Account of Fire Department, when they
<br />have been properly audited.
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<br />The above were coDourred in and by ~he following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Hall,
<br />White, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Lassiter, Reymolds, Cross, Hawks,
<br />Morgan, Houghton, Cooke, 1~.
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<br /> Third. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approval of the foliowihg matters a~opt~d by the two branches of
<br />City Counci~May ?-lZ-19th, 1914:
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<br /> To make awa. rd to Lorenzo Cart to repair the Market House for $3,965.50.
<br /> · -To refer to Public property Committee, with power to ac~, request of the Ladies Library
<br /> Association to be allowed to use the offices formerly occupied by Judge Crocker~a~d the build-
<br /> ing attached to it by a platform, for a public free library.
<br /> To make available $4,000. for "Repairs to Market House." ·
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<br /> To make available' $150. for "Ambulance & H~rness, for the Almshouse.
<br /> To allow the following bills held up by the Auditor: $100.54 to B~s2d of Health (special);
<br /> $Z~.82 to Sewerage, out of its appropriation~ $47Z.85 to Sixth Ward and $667.41 to Seventh Ward,
<br />respectively, cdt of funds of said Wards.
<br /> To relieve the estate of late Jno. L. WatsoD from payment of $1~5, for City tkxes for the
<br />year 1913, by order of court.
<br /> To pay bill of Frank Dunkum to s~mount of $159.35, for removal of dea~ horses, and City Col-
<br />lector instructed to put in a bill against Dalby, Nottingham Co. for refunding said amount to
<br /> the City.
<br /> To m~ke available $5,000. to King's Daughters Hospital for the yea~ 191~.
<br /> To make available ~700. allowed in Budget for "Sewering Hunter's & Eaetwood's Lanes."
<br /> To make available $1E~. allowed in Budget for "Repairs to Sewer Power House."
<br /> To make available the following amounts allowed in Budget to Street Department: SEYB. for
<br />Friends Church Drain; $175. for Sidewslk on S. Side of Anne St.; $700. for Street Filling; $175.
<br />for Sidewalk on N. Side of RandOlph St;~ and~$487.~0 for ~oncrete Curb & Gutter on Caroline St.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to m~e ~ote~ f~r $?,0b0~' to meet S0hool Expenses for M~y, 1914.
<br /> TO appropriate $180. for increase of pay. of paid men of the Fire Department, said amount
<br />being for increase of pay from January 1, 1914~
<br /> To make available ~oSociety for Prevention of Cruelty-to Childre~'$ZB0. allowed in Budget
<br />for "Cruel~y to Children."
<br /> To allow $1SS.Z5 for suitable apparatus for the Sealer of Weights & Measures.
<br /> To allow, out of Seventh Ward funds, $800. ~o continue an 18 inch pipe line on Lincoln
<br />street, between Effinghamand WashingZon.
<br /> To pay bills of Water Company to amount of $550. for hydrant rental in the Sixth and Se~e~-
<br />th Wards for ~ m~nths ending December 31, 1913, out of Ward funds.
<br /> To refund to Y. M. O. A. taxes paid for property on south side-of High street, purchased
<br />£for its new buildin~ le~s
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