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R. C. P.
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<br />May k2, 1914.
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<br /> To authoriz? t~e City Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $10,000. for Schools; $17,000.
<br /> for Municipal Bulldmng; $10,000. for Playground; and $3,105,95 for Sixth Ward Bond,
<br /> Concurred in at a special meeting of the Common Council April SS, 1914.
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<br /> Fourth. ~tters adopted by the Board of Aldermen April Blst and referred to the Common
<br />Council for concurrence.
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<br /> To allow sundry Fire bills when properly approved by the Auditing Committee.
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<br /> Concurred in and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayee--Corbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey,
<br /> He~oert, Moore, Goodm~n, 'Reynolds, Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Houghton, Cooke, 1S.
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<br /> Fifth. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen ~y ~th and referred to the Common
<br />for concurrence.
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<br />Council
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<br /> To adopt a report of the Committee on Removal of S. A. L. Ry. Offices.
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<br /> To refer to Ordinance Committee a request of the Presilent of the S. A. E. Ry. Co. that
<br />said Company be allowed to ~operate more cars on Crawford street.
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<br /> To make award to Lorenzo Cart to repair the Mmrket House for
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<br /> To instruct the City Engineer ~to supervi~se the work of laying the concrete floor in the
<br />Seaboard Market.~
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<br /> To refer to Public Property Committee, with power to act, request of the Ladies Library As-
<br />sociation to be allowed to use the offices formerly occupied by Judge Crocker and the building
<br />attached to it by a platform, for a public free library.
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<br />All of the above were concurred in and by the follOWing ~ote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Hall,
<br />White, Hauvey, Herbert, Moore, Goodman, Reynolds, Cross, ~yler, Hawks, Houghton,
<br />Cooke, IS.
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<br /> Sixth. 0ommunications from the M~yor.
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<br /> The N~yor returned hie approval of ~he following m~tters adopted by two branches
<br />Conncil April 15-~1-~$, 191~:~
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<br />of City
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<br /> To appropriate $B0490. for taking care of City coupons; and to ~dvance $1,968.~ to the
<br /> Sixth and Seventh Wards each for taking ca=e of their coupons, said amount to be repaid to the
<br /> City by the said Wards with interest.
<br /> TTo m~ke available $~,000., out of the $4B~000.-~llowed in the Budget for "Schools," to
<br /> meet School Expenses for April~ t91~.
<br /> To app~oprimte $~0,000.~ to meet Curzent Expenses for April, 191&.
<br /> To pay bills of the Sixth ~ard to amount of $?39.?? on General Account° and to authorize
<br /> the Treasurer to ms~ke no~es in bank to cover same.
<br /> To pay bills of o~ntrmctor Frank Dunkum to amount of $8B~.~, and to authorize the Treasur-
<br />er to make notes in bank to cover same.
<br /> To employ B. F. Long as License Inspector ~nd general utility man for three months~ mt $?5.
<br /> per month.
<br /> To appropriate $755.~ plus interest, for paving work on upper High street, out of Sixth
<br /> Ward funds.
<br /> To make award to The Lindeay Co. to furnish the Almshouse with wagon and set of harness,
<br />fo~ $tS9.50.
<br /> To ~llow bill of I. C. Brinkley for supplying the Almshouse with provisio~ for Februe~vy,
<br /> 1914, not to include the item ~or soap.
<br /> To make available $150. allowed in the Budget for "Music" for annu~l parade of firemen, a
<br /> warrant for said amount to be made payable to the Chairman of the Fire Committee.
<br /> To instruct the City Attorney to proceed without further delmy in the suit against the Va.
<br />Ry. & Power Co. for amounts due by it to the City for paving in and outside of tracks of said
<br /> Company in the Sixth and Seventh Wa~vds.
<br /> To refer to ~treet Committee, with power to act, a petition of Chesapeake & Potomac Tel.
<br /> Co'. to be permitted to build manholes on Crawford street, as provided for in blueprint submitted
<br /> with application ~eptember 23rd.
<br />To grant The Ferries Co. permission to erect a corrugated sheet ir~n canopy over entrance
<br />-:to ferry house on ~ater street, Portsmouth, in accordance wi~h diagram submitted bM said Company.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $10,000. for Schools; $t?,000. for
<br /> Municipal B~ilding; $10,000. for Playground; and $~,10~.95 for Sixth ~s~vd Bond,Account.
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<br /> The following was received from the Mayor:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., May IEth, 1914.
<br /> "To the Council,
<br /> City.
<br /> "Ge~tlemen:--
<br /> "In reply to the question submitted to me by your bodies in relation'to the
<br />rights of occupancy and use of the platform at the southeast intersection of County and Water
<br />streets by the Southern Express Company for the purpose of business, I h~ve the honor to submit
<br />the-accompanying communication with plat received fromthe General Counsel of the Seaboard Air
<br />Line, which seemingly gives the Seaboard Air Line the right to grant such privilege.
<br /> .To my mind, this platform is not an obstruction a~d the fact of the location of the Express
<br />Company at that point has aided the Police Department in convicting violators engaged in the
<br />Cocmi~ Traffic.
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> "F. S. Hope,
<br /> -- M~yo~."
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<br />On motion, the oomm'anioation from the ~yor together with letter and plat from General
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