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April 15, 1914. Resolved. That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes in T.he Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and ~he First National Bank of Portsmouth, to- amount of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00), to meet School Expenses for April, 1914; said amount to be repaid from revenues of the City for the current year. Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, au.thorized to make notes in ~he Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tmdewater. ~and The First National Bank of Ports~outh~ to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ~($~0,000.00), to meet Current Expenses for April, 1914; said amount to be repaid from revrenues of the City for the current year. To make available the balance of fund to credit of Pa~ing Bond Account. Progress. Referred by Beard of Aldermen Ma~ch l?th. A report of the Auditor of Sixth Ward bills held up by him to amount of $~76.~, because of lack of funds to pay same. The Auditor reported that there were bills of the Sixth Ward to amount of $T~.77 due on General Account and also due to contractor Dunkum $85a.~5. The bills were discussed at some length with the Chairman of the Sixth Ward Board and the said Chairman stated-that he would pledge for the Board that it would contract no more bills for the Ward until authorized by the Councils so to do. Therefore, it is recommended that bills to amounts of $759.77 and $85~.~5 be allowed; and that the Treasurer be authorized to make notes in banks to cover said appropriations. A communication from the City Attorney recommending that B. F. Long be paid $50.00, instead of $80.00, for services rendered in cases of Barbour and Moore against the City of Portsmouth. It is recommended that Mr. Long be paid $50.00 for said services. It is further recommended that Mr. B. F.. Long be employed as License Inspector and general utility man for three months at $7B.0~ per month. It is recommended Eurther that ~an.appropriation o~ $?~.88, plus interest, be allowed for paving work on upper-High street, .out of Sixth Ward lunds. ('Si~ned) Jno. Howard Hall, Chairman C. C. The report having been read, Mr. Hall explainad the conditions under which Mr. B. F. Long is to be employed as License Inspector and general utility man, and then the report was adopted and by the following vote: Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Goodman, Lassiter, Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Houghton, Cooke, 13. Streets-- Common Council. Gentlemen:-- Tour Street Committee respectfully reports here- in concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Committee March lO-17th, Feb- rusty ~8-17th, and January 1Sth, 1914: Referred by Common Council March 10th. A petition of Geo. W. N. Spentz to be refunded $1.50 paid in error for oDening sidewalks. ~'mA~ ~he Committee. is advised by the Oity ~Engimeer that the City was put to no expense for opening the sidewalk, it is recommended that the $1.50 be refunded him. Referred by Board of Aldermen March 17th. To consider condition o~ crossings at the corner of County and Effingham streets. We report that the condition will be remedied as soon ae practicable to do the work. Matter of grading ~ythe street, between Fourth and Thir~ Progress as to same. Referred by Common Council February ~th. Advisability of repairing Effin~ham street, south of County. Thms matter has been referred to the City ~gineer to ascertain the nature of work to be done.~ Referred by Board of Aldermen February l?th. A request of the Bell Motor Co. to be allowed to install on the sidewalk in front of pre- mises Nos. 611~13 High street a gasoline delivery and storage tank~ Progress as to same. A request of the Va..Ry. & Power of the City as shown by accompanying plat, the plat. Progress. that it be givem a franchise to occupy certain streets a~d~also to be allowed to abandon tracks marked on Instructed to enforce the contract against ~he Virginia Ry. & Power Co. in regard to track at intersection of High street and S. A. L. Ry. As the Common Council has referred~ this matter to the Mayor for enforcement, the Com- mittee is barred from acting thereon. Communication from O. E. Knox and L. M. Harrell calling a~tention to dangerous condition granolithic pavement at the northwest corner of Chestnut .~and Holiaday streets. We report that this work has'been done. ~.bill of P. J. Gatlagher to amoumt of SB~0.00, for'use of his lots, corner of Lincoln and Virginia streets, frsm N6v~mber 1, 1~11, to September 1. 1~t~, for storing thereon City stone.