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290.
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<br />~tme 9, 1914.
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<br />rent for said property.
<br /> To gr~nt permission to E. P. Lindsay to put an underground pipe for gasoline .on the street
<br />curb mt No. 518 Middle street,~provided the work be done under the supervision and to approval
<br />of the City Engineer.
<br /> To allow J~ H. Sharp and sundry othera to run a private sewer pipe through High street,
<br />between First mud Second avenues, to empty into the creek between Third mud Fourth a~enues,
<br />provided not, tunnelling is done under the permmnen~ pmvement ~nd the work is .done to approval
<br />cf the City Engineer a~d Board of Hsmlth.
<br /> To sllow the Bell Moto~ Co. ~o install On the sidewalk in front of premises Nos. 611~61S
<br />High street a gasoline delivery and storage tank, provided the work is done under the super-
<br />vision and to approval of the City Engineer.
<br /> To request Virginia Ry. & Power Co. to extend its tracks on Glasgow street, from Godwin
<br />to Wilson, and along Wilson to Eprmtley.
<br /> To make award to E. Banks to paint the Park View Engine House and Union Fire House, for
<br />$65.Toanda~thorize~$90'' respectivelY.the T~eas~e= to renew notes to amount of ~lE~200..£or Municipal Fund;
<br />95 for Sixth Ward Bond Account; $2!,000. for Schools; $141,000. for ~eneral, $1,750. for Sixth-
<br />Ward; and ~I,750. for Seventh Ward. . ~'
<br /> To refer to Public Property Committe, with powe~ to act, reco~enaa~on of the Board of
<br />Health with regard to making award 20 build a detention house on County street opposite the
<br />City Jail.
<br /> To allo~ the Y. M. C. A. to erect a coal bunker under the sidewalk in front of its new
<br /> building on High s~reet, in accordanc~ with sketch submitted therefor, otherwise under same
<br /> conc~tzone a~' apphed to Norman Cassell for tunnelling under the sidewalk in front of'the Law
<br /> Building.
<br /> To allow the ladies of The Portsmouth Public ~ee Library Association to put a four-foot
<br /> walk from Court etreet to the buildings they will occupy, provided the work is done without
<br /> expense to the City.
<br /> To instruct the City Attorney to take'steps to collect from Va. By. & Power Co. $400. or
<br /> more dus the City by said Company for guttering on High street in the ~i×th Ward.
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section 15E of the City Ordinances with Reference to
<br /> Countersigning City Warrants.
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain ~ection 159 of the City Ordinances Fixing the Bond of
<br /> the City Treasurer.
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<br /> The Mayor's Annual Message for the year 19i~ was presented and read and the several recom-
<br /> mendations therein were referred to their appropriate Committees; the Message itself wa~ refer-
<br /> red to the Finance Committee for publication.
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular report of Officers for the month of May, 1914, were presented and were ordered
<br />to take the usual course.
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<br /> The Auditor made the following .report of bills held up by him, because of ~ack of_appro-
<br />priation or because they exceeded ~12 of appropriation allowed for same: Almshouse,
<br />Fire, $47.15; P?lice, $~9.85; Public Property, $E3.4~. ~ .
<br /> On motzon, the bills were referred to the F~nanoe ~ommzttee.
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<br /> The oath of office of W. D. Morgan as a member of the Common Council from the Fifth Ward
<br />was presented and was ordered to file.
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<br /> A ~cmmunication was received from ~he~ City Attor. ney in regard to the progress he-is making
<br />with the suit cgainet the Va. Ry. & Power Co. as to cost of paving between tracks and two feet
<br />on each side of same in the Sixth amd Seventh Ward.
<br /> On motion, said communication was ordered to file.
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<br /> that ~he.Va.. y.. & Powe=~L0o.
<br /> A ~epl-y~was received f~om '-lP~lgth ,- R '
<br />ext~nd~t~ t~ackS~ofl~Gla~gew~t~ee~ ' street.
<br /> On motion, the matt~ ee to get in touch with said
<br />Company concerning its trackage, an~ the Clerk was instructed to write to the Company.and say
<br />that it was understood that a part of this trackage had been settled upon, they thought, between
<br />the City and the Company.
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<br /> A communication from the City Collector~ in regard ~o collecting a bill against the Dal~by,
<br />Nottingham Co. for removal of dead horses from its premises was, o~ motion of N~.~Eawks, refer-
<br />red to Finance Committee with the City Attorney.
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<br /> A communication from the Chief of Police to the Mayo~ in regard to a place of business at
<br />the corner of ~en~.sstreet and_~ixth avenue being kept open on the Sabath Day, wasreAch'an~
<br />was ordered to file.
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<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries made the fotlOwlhgi~e~t of lots~ and grates sold in the Oak
<br />Grove 0emetery during the month of May, 1914:
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<br />Nay 4, to Julian* Hester~ child's grave, ~o. 92~, Ave. J.
<br /> 11, Andrew ~. Roans, S. H. No. 577, Ave. F~
<br /> ~5, John F. Hayden, No..563, Ave. ~.
<br /> 25, Eela Busby, S. H. No. 887, Ave. J.
<br /> ~5, M.F. Parker, No. 600, Ave. G.
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<br /> I~EW BUSINESS.
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<br />A communication was read from The Norfolk National Bank, giving secttrity for a refund of
<br />representing two coupons lost by a ~nner of the ba~k.
<br /> On motion, eaid communication was~ referred to the Finance ~ommittee.
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<br /> An application of the $. A. L. Ry. Cc. to erect a watch box at the intersection of said
<br />Railway's tracks and Court street was referred to ~treet Committee.
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