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$ctober 14, 19iZ.
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<br />Authorized to advertise for bids for coal for the Sewer Power House for + o
<br /> ~h~ incoming year.
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<br /> Ferry Committee--
<br /> A communication from the Commonwealth Attorney of Norfolk County~request-
<br />lng the Council to authorize the City Attorney to unite with him in suing The Ferries Co. for
<br />failure to keep the ferry in operation in accordance with contract.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />October. S4, 191Z.
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<br />At a special mee%ing of the Common Council October 24th there w~re present:
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<br />Messrs--W. O. Corbitt, President, Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-President,
<br /> T. F. White, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, Wm. Hedges Baker,
<br /> J. Ed. Johnson, W. L. Walker, W. J. Cross, Ohas. J. Withy,
<br /> E. B. Hawks, H. H. Parker, Charles Beisel, Nark Saunders, 14.
<br />Absent--Geo. R. Parrish, Geo. D. Dewson, A. Aug. Bilisoly, M. Goodman,
<br /> ~ H. C. Reynolds, C. L. Tyler, S. B. Hutohins, Thcs. P. Cooke, 8.
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<br /> The following directions for the called meeting were read:
<br /> .Portsmouth, ~a., Oct. SS, 1913.
<br /> ~Mr. L. P. 8later,
<br /> City Oi~k, City.
<br /> Dear Sir:--
<br /> You'will please call a special meeting of the Common Council for Friday, Octo-
<br />ber B4th, S o'clock P. M., to consider:
<br /> First. An appropriation of SB, O00. O0, adopted by the BOard of Aldermen October ~lst, for
<br />extending the pavement on upper High street to Ninth avenue.
<br /> Second. An appropriation of $?,000.00 to pay teachers, janitors, and bills of the p6blic
<br />schools for the month of October, 1~1~, referred to the Finance Committee by the Boa~d of Alder-
<br />men at its last meeting, --
<br /> Very truly,
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<br />(Signed) W. C. Corbitt, .
<br /> President Common Council.
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<br />The "call" having been read, the following report of the Finance Committee was read:
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<br />Hon. Common Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Joint Finance Committee desires to report further
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<br />on the following matter referred to them April Sth, 1915:
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<br />tion
<br />with
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<br />To provide $~,045.60 to continue improvement work on High ~treet to City limits.
<br /> We have considered this matter with the Street Committee~ and recommend an appropria-
<br />of SE~O00.O0 for the purpose, provided s~id amount i$ returned to the City by the Sixth Ward
<br />interest. ·
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<br /> Your
<br />Board of Aldermen October ~iet:
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<br /> A o~tz~mon of the School Board for an appropriation of $~,000.00 to pay teachers~ janitore~
<br />and bii~s for the month of October, 191~.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed.
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<br />Commmttee desires to report further on the following matter referred to it by the
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<br />(Signed) Jnc. Howard Hall,
<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 /> On Appr~oriation of $~,000:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey, Herbert, Baker, Johnson,
<br /> Walker, Cross, Withy~ Hawks, Parker, Beisel, ~aunders, 14.
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<br /> On Appropriation of $7,000:
<br /> Ayes-~Corbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey, Bilisoly, Herbert.
<br /> Baker~ Johnson, Walker, Cross, Withy, ~awks, t~.
<br /> (Br. Bilisoly was not present to vote on the appropriation of SB, O00.O0). ~
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<br />The Chairman of the Finance Committee then asked for unanimous consent to p~es~nt a bond
<br />o~ The.Bank of T~dewater, Inc~, g~ven, as requmred of mt~ by resolutmon of April 8-1Bth allow-
<br /> g amd Ban~ to ~unnel under the smdewalk mn front of ~ts new bumldmng.
<br /> He stated that the .bond had been approved by the Committee ~with recommendation that it be
<br />accepted.
<br /> The request wa~ granted and then, on motion, the bond was gecepted and by the ~ot~low-
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