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July $, 1913. Co. against the City~ to sm~ount cf $700.00. Referred by Board of Aldermen Nay S0th. A bill of the Clerk of Court to amount of $10o00, for recording a deed to the City from The Phillipe-Mahoney Co~ Inc. It is recommended that a epe¢iat appropriation to said amount be allowed. It ie further recommended that~$1~O.0-O a~lowed in ~he Budget for "Catching Dogs~ be allowed~ (Signed). Jno~ Howard Hall, Chairman C~ C. On motion, the report o£ the Committee was adopted, and by the following vote.: Ayes~Corbitt, Hall, Herbert, Hanvey, Dewson, Baker, Johnson, Heath, Walker, ~ithy, Tyler, Hawks, Beisel, Cooke, Parker, lB. Fire-- Common Council. Gentlemen:-- Your Fire Committee respectfully reports herein concerning the following matters refer~ed to the Joint Fire Committee J=ne 10~ 1918: ~__ Referred by Common C~ncil June 10th. A complaint of L. H. G~ubbs concerning employment of non~residents on City. work by the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm System. ~e have examined this comptaint~with both the complainant L. H. G~ubbs and the Super- intendent of the Fire Alarm System present, and respectfully meport that. we approve of the ac ~ tion of the said Superintendent in the .employment of men in this case. (Signed). Geo. D~ Dewson~ 0hairman 0~ O. - On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted. 0rdinances~- Hon. Common Council, Gentiemen:-~ Your Ordinance Committee respectfully re- ports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Ordinance Committee June 10~17, 1913: Referred~by Common Council June 10th. An ordinance to authorize ~the Board of Police Commissioners to appoint Officer Pearl J. Wilson a Desk Sergeant, without extra compensation for same. Progress as to same. Referred by Board of Aldermen June 17th~ for: Recommitted. An Ordinance Governing the Location and Operation of Wood and Coal Yards. ~e have reconsidered this ordinance and recommend that the following be adopted there~ An Ordinance Governing the Location and Operation of Wood and Coal Yards. (Signed). C.L. Tyler, Chairman The report having been read,.M~.~ Tyler desiredto suspend the rules in order ~to put on its passage a proposed ordinance governing the location and operation of wood and coal yszds, and explained why he wished for passage of the ordinance at this meeting.~ Mr. Hawks replied that there might be reasons sometimes for a suspension, of rules, and while the proposed ord%nance might be a goodone, he could see no proper reason for suspending the rules for the pass~ge of an ordinance of this kind. ~r. Tyle~ did not press~ the mattem, and on motion, the proposed ordinance Nas ordered to lie on the table until next regular meeting of body~ Then the report, as amended, was adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. First. Matters adopted DY the Common Council June loth and referred ~o the Board of Alder- m~n for oonourrenoe. To instruct the City Engineer to prevent the Suburban Water Company, or any other water company not having a contract with the City, from laying wate~ mains in the~ City of POrtsmouth. To authorize the Street Committee to ne§otiate with the proper par~ies for the purchase of a right cT way for the extension of Patton street, from London to High. To instruct the City Attorney to draft a~ con~ract between the City and The Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph ~o. to supply a telephone and telegraph system, without flash lights. All of the above were concurred in. The Board concurred also in all recommendations of 0ommittees, adopted by the 0ommon Counci~ J~ne 10th. except recommendation of the Finance Committee to pay certain bills held up by the AuGitor, and recommendation of the Street Cormmittee to appropriate $1, S00.O0 to run a nine line from London street to connect with the present pipe line on Glasgow street, which said