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' referred to Finance Committee. A request was read also from the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $98,000.00 falling due in September, and $~0,000.00 due Street Paving Bond Account. On 'motion, the request was granted and by the following vote: Ayes-~Corbitt~ Hall, Parrish, Hanvey~ Noore, Johnson, Walker~ Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins~ ll. Mr. Parker moved that the Finance Committee make available $80.00 allowed in the Budget for "Mire of Horses," and to allow $t8.00 out of said amount for horse collars. The motion was adopted. By Mr. Parker, that the Fir~ Committee b~ authorized ~o advertise for bids to erect a hose dryer at a cost not to'exceed $~00.00, said amount being allowed in the Budget. On motion, the au~thority was grant~d, the appropriation being referred to the Finance Committee~ By the same, that the Fir~ Committee b~ authorized to sell a horse of the Park View Fire Company at a sum not ies~ than SZ~O.O0. On motion, the authority was granted. ~r. Hall moved t~at the Mayor be requested to write to the Superintendent of The Ferries Company and have him r~pair at once the leaking steam valve in the cabin of the ferr2 boat ~City of Portsmouth." The motion was adopted. On motion of ~. Johw~son, the advisability of putting men at work in the City Cemeteries on the same basis as the street hands~ that is~ they be given ten days'holiday after working t~ months, was referred to the Ordinance Committee. N~ Pa~ke= moved that the Finance Committee make available the appropriation al-lowed in the Budget for purchase of fire hose. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. TyAer, ~n approprmat~on of $~00.00 for a playground at the corner of ~ythe and Cour~ stre'e~s was ~eferre~ to the Finance Committee. Mr. Tyler moved that the attention of the Street Committee be called to condition of drain at the north end of Fourth street. The motion was adopted. By the.~same, that the Finance Committee consider an appropriation of $1,.000.00 in the Bud- ge~ for l~l~~ for improvement to playground at corner of Wythe and Court streets. The motion was adopSedo Nr. Johnson said that the matter of a light at the corner of Green and Grif£in streets, re~erred to the Light ~ommittee July 8th, had not been reported on b~m$~id COmmittee and he would like to have a report from them~and so moved. The motion waSado~ed. The Aud&to~ reoo~tedthe following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation for them or because~they exceeded 1/l~ of appropriation allo~ed for same: Public Property~ Fire, ~18.00; Police~ On motion, the b~lls were referred to the Finance Committee. On motion~ adj o-~ned.