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March 10, 1914.
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<br />doted to ~ake~ the usual cottrse.
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<br /> ..The~AuditOr ~e~orted~f'l$ck~of:f~m~d~ tC take up coupons due April let, to amount
<br />490.00 for the C~ty. Pro, er and $1,968.85 for the Sixth and Seventh Wards each.
<br /> On motzon, the report was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in the
<br />Cemetery during the month of February,-1914:
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<br />February
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<br /> ~., to John W. Avent, child's grave, No. 985, Ave. J.
<br />1~.,. Nell E. Br~own, N. H. No. ?El, Ave. G.
<br />19, W.F. Hendvrson, S. H. No. ?~1, Ave. G.
<br />19, Georgia A.. White, adult's grave, No. 918, Ave. J.
<br />81, J.O. Grxffin, N. H. No. ?83, Ave. G.
<br />8~, S.G..Brisbois, S. H. No. ?E3, Ave. G.
<br />P~3~ Effie L. Jordan, adult's grave, No. 918, Ave. J.
<br /> (Present O. L.
<br /> NEW BUSINESS.
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<br />Tyler).
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<br />Oak Grove
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<br />A request was read from the Board of Police Commissioners for the adoption of an ordinance
<br />fixing the charges by public chauffeurs for the conveyance of passengers within the Ci~y limits.
<br /> On motion, the request was referred to the Ordinance Committee.
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<br /> A petition of Ida C. Birdsong to be refunded $i.8~, paid in error for soil tax for the yea~
<br />1913, was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> A communication was received from the Sixth Ward Boa~d, enclosing a communication from sun-
<br />dry residents Of the Sixth War~, requeettmg that the water main be extended from Glasgow street
<br />dow~ Tenth avenue to the corner of North.
<br /> On motion, said communication was referred to the Water Committe~.
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<br /> A request of the Sixth Ward Board that the Oity advance it $1,800.00 to enable it to take
<br />up certain bills due by said Board~was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> Bills of D. S. Phtegar to amounts of tEg. E5 and $85.~, for reporting ~n cases of~ E.P~'.Li~d-
<br />say and Jobson vs. the City of PortsmOUth,' ~'espectively, ~ere referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> A oom~oz~ication was received from the Chief of Fire Departmen , requesting that he be allow-
<br />ed to use Washington street~ from High to County. for one week from August ~th, for the pu~-
<br />pose of holding a street fair and carnival, and to.be exempted from payment of City taxes thereon.I
<br /> On motion, th~ ~aqu~st. wa~.-g~ante~, ~rovmded the Chief of the Fire Department obtain
<br />the consent of residents in this locality to the holding of the carnival amd that he report same
<br />te the Council.
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<br /> Applications were received from the City Collector and City Treasurer to remove their of-
<br />fices to the old Council Chamber and Clerk's Office, respectively.
<br /> Mr. Hall moved that the rules be suspended to consider the applications.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br /> He then first.moved that the applications be.granted; second, that rooms in the A~mis-
<br />tend building, such as the PabIic Property Committee m~ght th~nk d~smrable, be fitted up for
<br />the Commissioner of Revenue; third, that an appropriation cf: $~00.00 be made for movimg these
<br />offices and fittimg up the rooms named, the work to be done under supervision of ~he Public Pro-
<br />perry Committee,:a~d~the.Public.Property Committee to Proceed at once to put same into effect.
<br /> The matter was discussed by Messrs. Tyler, Hanvey, and Johnson, but finally the motions
<br />were adopted and bY the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Oorbit~, Hall, White, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore,
<br /> Johnson, Goodman, Cross, Tyler, Hawks, ll.
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<br />· Requests were received from the T~easurer to borrow $8,000.00 ~o meet School Expenses for
<br />Aprml, 19t4; ~o borrow $~0,000.00 t? meet Ourre~t E.xpenses for April, 1~14; and to renew notes
<br />to.am~r~nt of ~lS~500.OO,.d~e on Municipa~ Building ~n April. .
<br /> On motion, the requests to borrow $~,000.00 for.Schools and$EO, GO0.O0 for Current Ex-
<br />p~nses were referred to Finance Committee; and the request to renew notes ~o amount of $18,500.00
<br />due on Municipal B~ilding was granted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Oorbitt, Hall, White,
<br /> Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Goodman, Cross, Tyler, Hawks, 11.
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<br /> A card cf thanks was read from Mrs. C. W. Walker and family, expressing their appreciation
<br />f~ the kindness and sympathy of the Council in the death of Y~r. Walker.
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<br /> · he resignation of S. B. Hutchins as a member of the body frem the Fifth Ward was read and
<br />was accepted.
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<br /> Mr. Hall moved to refer to Ordinance Committee to consider a revision of the ordinance con-
<br />cerning the operatio~ of wood and coal yards, .having reference especially to such places in the
<br />~eventh Ward. He sazd he thought that the ordmnance as it stood at present worked a hardship om
<br />several peOPle doing b~iness. The matte= was discussed by-Messrs. Cooke, .~Wks, Johnson,-Tyler,
<br />and Herbert, and then the motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Cooke moved that in future the Clerk~hould ~hi~.:':the newspaper reporters with a list
<br />of all members of the Common CoUncil~present amd absent'at i~s ~eetings~ The motion was ~doDted.
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<br /> Mr. Johnson moved to refer to the Water Committee the advisability of a public hydmant at
<br />the corner of South'and E~fingham streets. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of N~. Goodman, the attention of the Bixth Ward Board was called to conditio~ of
<br />London street, between Cooke street and First avenue.
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<br />Johnson moved to refer.to, the Street Committee condition of crossings at the 9ormer of
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