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July 8~ 191~
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<br />Cemetery during the month of June, 191~:
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<br />June 4, to Oscar C. Piiand, child's grave, No. 9B6, let Ave.
<br /> 6, g.E. Bnellings, adult!s grave, No~ 918, Ave. Jo
<br /> .17~ E.A. Maddry, child's grave, No. 9E6~ let Ave.
<br /> Bl, E. ~. Barco:and Goldie Old, N. H. No. 590, Ave. G.
<br /> Bi~ Wmo H. Dashiell, No. 888, Ave. I.
<br /> B4, ~. G~ Whitson and E~ A~ Whitson, No. 94~ Ave~ B.
<br /> 28, Louis Piavidal, child's grave, No. 928~ let Ave.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adjourned.
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<br />August 1B~ 1915.
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<br />At a regular meeting of %~he Common C~ancil ~ugust IEth there ~ere present:
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<br />~es~rs--W. C. Corbitt, President, Jno. Howard Hall~ Vice~Presi~ent,
<br /> Geo. R. Parrish~ Jo To H~uvey, C. H. Herbert, J. Ed. Johnson,
<br /> W. L. Walker, W. JJ Cross, Chas. J. Withy, C~ L~ Tyler,
<br />E~ B. Hawks, B. B. Hutehins, H. Ho Parker~ Charles Beisel, 14.
<br />Absent--Geo. D. Dewson~ A~ Aug. Bilisoly~ Wm. Hodges Baker~ Geo. P~ Heath,
<br /> H. C'. Reynolds, ThOs.~P. Cooke, Mark Saunters,
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<br /> ~u~y 8th were read and were approved.
<br />The minutes of the regular meeting v"
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<br /> RE OR~B OF CO~(ITTEEB.
<br /> Auditing-~
<br /> ~ Reported h~ving examined bills against the City for the month of.'J~iy, i91~,
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<br /> for t~e City Pro-
<br />and they recommended the payment of same to the following amounts: ~,~96.~7 ~'
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<br />per, and $?,gEBjSO fb= $~e.Sixth~ard.
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<br />On motion, the bills were atlowed and by the following vote:
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<br /> Parrish,~Hanvey, Herbert, Johnson, ~alker, Cross, stay,
<br /> Parker, Beieel,~ 14~
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<br />Ayes~-Oorbitt, Mall,
<br />Tyler, Hawks,.Hutchins,
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<br /> Mr. Withy, Vice-Chairman of the Almshouse Committee, said that ~here were certain Almshouse
<br />bills which he had not approved in time to be audited, because he had not been well and could
<br />net-attend to the matte~, bnt that~he~had since approved the bills and requested that they be
<br />allowed to amount of $~88.10~
<br /> On motion~ said hills were allowed, subject to approval of th~ Auditing Committee, and
<br />by the'following vote:
<br /> Ayes-=Oorbitt, Hall~ Pa=fish, Hanvey, Herbert, Johnson, Walker,
<br /> Cross, Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel~ 14.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon. Common Council.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your
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<br />~imance Committee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee July 8~i5, i915:
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<br /> Referred by Common Council July 8th.
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<br /> Matter of appealing case. of E. Parks Lindsay against the City for lowering water pipes on
<br />· Count:y and Glasgow Streets, with power to instruct the City Attorney. regarding same~
<br /> It is recommended that the City Attorney be instructed to appeal the case to the Su-
<br />preme Court of Appeals of Virginia~
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<br /> ~A bitl of Mrs. Agnes Dnnn for $75~00, for a piece of land sold the City in rear of ~he
<br />UniT~ Fire Company's House.
<br /> It is recommended that maid bill be pai~, and that the City Clerk advise the Council
<br /> when the deed for same has been executed to the C~ty.
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<br /> A ~ill of Do 8. Phlegar to amount of $6?.50, for reporting and transcribing evidence in
<br /> case'of Margaret Lee vs. the City of ?ortsmouth.
<br /> I~.iS~ecommended that a special appropriation to said amoun~ be made to pay %he bill.
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<br /> Authorized to have voucher drawn and payment made of amount, approximating $8,000.00, due
<br /> th~eLcontractore for work performed in ~he paving of upper High street, when bills for same are
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