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September 9, 1913.
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<br />R. C. P.
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<br /> To make available the appropr~iation allowed for purchase of fire hose.
<br /> It is recommended that $4709.oo be allowed to pay for the hose, and also that any
<br />add~onal'~' expe~nsv ~ inou~rred_ in obta~nln~o the hose be paid for.
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<br /> To consider an appropriation of $1,000.00 in the ~dget for 191& for the playground az
<br />the corner of ~ou~t' and Wythe streets.
<br /> We report t~t this appropriation ~ill be cQnsidered for the Budget of 191&.
<br /> Appropriation of ~500.00 at this time for the playgr~nd at the corner of Wythe and Court
<br />streets.
<br /> Ne report t~t such ~ appropriation will be considered for the Budget of 191&.
<br /> Report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because of l~ck ~f appropriation
<br />o~ because they exceeded l/lB of appropriation allowed for same: ~blic ~ope. ty, SE1.00; ~ire~
<br />$18.00~ ~olice, ~151.60.
<br /> It is recommended that the ~ublic ~ro~e=ty bills be allowed out of appropriation to
<br />~blic ~2operty, proyided they do not exceed 1,~IE of app~oriation allowed ~o= . that the
<br />bill of F. X. ~arker to ~o~t of $&B. 15, unde~ Police, be allowed ~t of ap~opriation for au-
<br />to-patrol wagon~ and a soecial_ . aooroo~iation__ _ be. ailowedm to pay the other Police. bills to ~ount.
<br />of $109.&53 the Fi~e bill to ~ount of $18,00 ~s cove:ed by reco~en~tzon zn section above.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen August 19th.
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<br />19.1& an in-
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<br /> A request 'of the Board of Police Commissioners to include in the Budget for
<br />crease to the Police Force by seven patrolmen.
<br /> We report that Shid matter will be considered for the Budget of 191&.
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<br />appropriation of $500.00 in the Budget fox lB14 for support of the Portsmouth
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<br /> ~o~ the Budget of 1914.
<br /> ~e report that this matter will be considered ~ ~
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<br />Referred by Common Council J~ne 10th.
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<br />~sylum.
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<br /> $59.00 to pay medical bills of Walter L. Sykes policeman, on acc~znt cf injuries received
<br />by him November 8~ 191~, while in discharge of his duty.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to ~a~d amount be allowed.
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<br />Referred bY Common Council March lith.
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<br /> (With Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards). A bill of F. J. MoGuire to amount of $538.31, for
<br />interest due him on Sixt~h and Seventh Ward notes.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be paid when duly approved by the Sixth and Seventh
<br />War~ Boards.
<br /> (Signed). Jno. Howd. Hall~
<br /> Chairm~u Co C.
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<br />following vote:
<br />Ayes-~Corbitt, Hall~
<br />Cross, Tyler, Hutchins~ Parker, Beise!,
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<br />On 4
<br /> mot.on, the 2epO~t was a~oPted and by the
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<br /> White, Hanvey, Herbert, Baker, Johnson,
<br /> Cooke, 13.
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<br /> Street s -~
<br /> ~nstead of the regular report of the Committee, its Chairman, who was not present,
<br />submitted through the Clerk the following comm'~uication to the Eayor from F. J. ~EcGuire contract-
<br />or, and also a communication to the Chairman of the Committee from the City Engineer, concerning
<br />pavement on upper High street;
<br /> "Norfolk, Va;~ Au&~st 30th, 1913.
<br /> "Honorable Nayor Hope,
<br /> "Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />"~y Dear Sir :--
<br /> "We have been instructed by the City Engineer not to carry the paving work
<br /> on High~ Street any furth.er than Sixth Ave. I als? talked with ~SLr. E. B. Hawks, Chairman of the
<br /> Street Committee and he znforms me that the ~ouncll and the ~oa~d of'Aldermen have passed reso-
<br /> lutions to not pave High Street any further than Sixth Ave, ~util the Virginia Railway & Power
<br /> Company and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. have re-arranged their tracks on High Street~be-
<br /> tween Chestnut and Cooke Streets.
<br /> "We will have the concrete base to and across Sixth Ave. in the next two or three days. We
<br />have a little grading to do on the szd?wal~s above Szxoh Av¥., wnz~h wzll take us three or ~our
<br />days. This will then complete our work between Cooke and Smxth Avenue with the exceptien of put-
<br />ting on the top.
<br /> "in our ooinion, the work between Chestnut and Cooke Streets of the Railway Compa~uies will
<br />make it impossible to do that paving for a considerable time as there is a great deal of work to
<br />be done by the Railway Companies in those two blocks. A considerable special work will have to
<br />be installed, which takes time to get.
<br /> "Therefore, we will consider our work on ~igh Street finished when we have completed to and
<br />across Sixth Ave., and will be forced to ~emove our plant smd outfit t.o other work.
<br /> "~en you and the Council of Portsmouth have considered this mattes, you will see that it
<br />is impossible for us to hold this plant ~_ud outfit indefinitely to finish what work you may some-
<br />time make satisfactory arrangements to do.
<br /> "We have had material placed to finish work from Sixth to Ninth Aves., and it is going to
<br />i~cur some expense for moving same. Unless we can get from y,~r city in w~iting a definite ar-
<br />rangement, we will render a bill when we have finished the work as previously noted, and will be
<br />glad t~o take up the finishing of the balance of it with you at such time as you ars in position
<br />to mmake definite a~rangemsnts and time for doing it.
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<br />~Youre very respectfully,
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<br />"Portsmouth~ Va.~ August 23rd~ 19la.
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