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R. C. P.
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<br />March lO, 1914.
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<br />A petition of Geo. W. N. Spentz:-to be refunded SI.BO paid in error for opening sidewalks.
<br /> It is recommended tD~t the petition be referred to the Street Committee.
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<br /> A petition of the Sealer of Weights & Measures for certain apparatus to be used in connec-
<br />tion with his business. Progress.
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<br /> (With City Attorney). A communication from the Police Justice wishing to know out of what
<br />funds the premium of his bond for SE, O00. O0 is to be:paid. Progress.
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<br /> A request of the Seventh Ward Board for an appropriation of $800.00 to continue an 18 inch
<br />pipe line on Lincoln street, between.Effingham_and~Wa~hington. Progress.
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<br /> Referred by Comm°n Co6nc~l February S~h.'
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<br /> An application of C. A. Brid~ng'for one-h~tf_Of.fine cf $~5.$O,'as informer in case of L. M.
<br />Goodma~ for violation of License Tax Bill.
<br /> It is recommended that the application be granted, w~en the bill is properly approved.
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<br /> An appropriation of $175.00 to repair walkways of the West Park V~ew Bridge.
<br /> It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed, out of "Street Repairs."
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<br /> It is further_recommended that the bond of J. W. Booth & Bro.
<br />with medicines for the year 1914 be accepted.
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<br />(Si~ned) Jno. Howa~rd Hall,
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<br />for supplying the City
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<br />Chairman C. C.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes~-Oorbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Goodman, CToss,
<br /> Hawks, Beieel, Cooke, l~.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br /> _First. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen at a special meeting March 6th and refer-
<br />red to the Common Council for concurrence.
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<br /> TO hav~:p~inted and distributed among the members of Council proposed Budget of Antici-
<br />pated Receipts and Expenditures for the Year 1914.
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<br /> To have printed and distributed among the members of Council report of the joint Auditing
<br />and Finance committees in regard to manner of handling City bills.
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<br /> To authorize the Auditor to issue a new warrant to G. W. Cooper to amount of $tZ.50, the
<br />original warrant having been lost, and the Auditor to take the usual securities for same.
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<br /> To rescin~ previous actio~ in authorizing the borrowing of. $3,05~.87 for paymeDt of balance
<br />due on upper Hm~h street, said amount to be repaid by the Sixth_Ward; and to authorime the Treas-
<br />urer to borrow $3,103.95 fo~ the purPose, said amount includzng interest.
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<br />Ail of the above were concurred in and by the following vets:
<br /> Ayes--Oorbitt, Hall,
<br />White, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Gocdmmn, Cross, Hawks, Beisel, Cooke, lZ.
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<br /> Second. Communications from the Mayor.
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., March 10, 1914.
<br /> "Hon. City COuncil,
<br /> City.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "The O~.u~.cil, in instructing the Commissioner of Revenue to put on the Sixth
<br />and Seventh Wards the additional tax.allowed by the law for the year 1914, did not say what a-
<br />mount of tax was to be so imposed, but, believing that it was intended to impose on said Wards
<br />the whole amount of tax allowed, I have instructed the Commissioner of Revenue to fix such tax.
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> "F. S. Hope, Mayor."
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<br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to file.
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<br /> Oommunications between the ~ayor and the Superintendent of the Portsmouth, Berkley & ~uf-
<br />folk Water Company concerning failure of e~id Company to give sufficient water pressure during
<br />the recent cold spells were referred to the Water ~m~t~e-eLanE th~'C~t~ Attorney. -
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<br /> ~he.Mayor returned also his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches
<br />of City Council February 17-Z6th, 1914:
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<br /> To pay bill of F. J. McGuire to amount of $15.588.19, for ~alanee due for work done on up-
<br />per Nigh street, $1~,531.3~ of said amount to be a~towed from Smxth Ws.rd Bond Issue and the bal-
<br />ance to be advanced by the City to the Sixth Ward.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount cf $149,~00.00 due in several City banks
<br />.in ~arch, 1914.
<br /> To allow the Park V~ew ~ire Company to use the playground for holding a carnival the latter
<br />part of May, and to exempt said Company from payment of a license tax on same; provided, ~that
<br />the right be surrendered if ~he City should need the playground before the Carnival is to be held
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section ~$5 of the Ordinances of the City with Reference
<br />to the Police Force and ~ixing the CompenSation of.the Officers and Members-of said Force, and
<br />to Repeal Ail Ordinances in Conflict Herewith.
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<br />Third. Reports of. Officers and other unfinished business.
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