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R, C. P.
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<br />Reports of the Auditor~ Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for March, 1913.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $5~000.00 to meet~School Expenses for Say, 1913.
<br /> It is recommended that the request of the~Treasurer be granted, and that the follow-
<br /> ing resolution be adopted therefor: · -
<br /> Res0Ived, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes in The
<br />Ban~'ofP~tsmOUt~,The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tid~water,-and The First ~ational
<br />Bank of Portsmouth, to amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5~000.00), to meet School Expenses for
<br />the month of May~ 1915; said amount to.be repaid from revenues of the City for the current year.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of the following bills held ~ by him, because of lack of appropri-
<br />~o~fo~ ~em ~r because_they exceeded 1/iS~ of appropriation allowed for same: Patrol Wagon,
<br />~.~o; ~uoAic ~roper~y, $il.00.
<br /> it ~s recommended that said amounts of $17.96 and $11.00 be allowed ~o Police and Pub-
<br />lic Property Departments, respeQtively, provided that not more than 1/i~ of the yearly appropri-
<br />ations for these Departments be expended~ and that the oldest bills due shall take priority for
<br />payment.
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<br /> A request of the Board of Health to be allowed to use a portion of a~ount set aaide for Of-
<br />floe Clerk, .for purchase of a typewriter for office of the Sanita=y Inspector.
<br /> It is recommended that $100.00, or as much of the same as may be necessary~ be allow-
<br />ed~ out of said salary,~ for the purpose named.
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<br /> A bill of Robert B. Albertson to amount of ~15.00, for defending a prisoner by order of
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<br />0curt.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be allowed,
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<br /> A bill of the Cit~ Attorney to amount of $E~.50, in
<br />and in suit of Phillips & Wool vs. the City.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be allowed,
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<br />out of "Contingent."
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<br />connection with Annexation proceedings,
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<br />out of "Contingent..
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<br /> A bi. ll of W. A. Fiske to amount of $19.00, in connection with the suit of Phillips & Wool
<br />the City.
<br /> ~t is reco~ended that said amount be allowed, out of "Contingent..
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<br />system.
<br /> It is recommended that $500.00,
<br />for this purpose.
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<br />To make available $500.00 allowed in the Budget for new work on the fire-alarm telegraph
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<br />or as much of the same as may be neoessary~ be allowed
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<br /> (With Police Committee). An appropriation of ~150.00 to meet rental and other expenses of
<br /> the Central Police Station.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $150.00 be allowed to meet rental
<br />~nd other expenses of the Central Police Station for three months of 1~1~ and for the balance
<br />of 1~1~.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen April 15th.
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<br /> A petition
<br />year
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<br />of J. T. Sharp to be refunded $1.80 paid in error for night soil tax for the
<br />recommended that said amount be refunded to Mr. Sharp.
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<br /> Question of night soil tax in the Sixth Ward.
<br />In this c. Onnection, it is recommended that the Sanitary Inspector be instructed to
<br />get up an itemized'statement of the number of houses in the Sixth Ward subject to night soil tax.
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<br />Refer'red by Oommon OouncilMarch ilth.
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<br /> An appropriation for ~00 ~lankets.-and ~00 mattresses for the Jail.
<br /> It is recommende~ th.a~ the $500~.00 allowed in ~he Budget for Jail Supplies be made
<br />availabl.e, and that an aPp~ropr~ation of $~00.00 for said blankets and mattresses be allowed o~ut
<br />of said SBO0.00.
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<br /> $150.00 for running expenses of the auto-patrol wagon for the year 1~1~'.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $150.00 be made ~to meet expenses'for
<br /> rcnning the auto-patrol wagon for the year 1~15.
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<br /> Adjustment of bills of the Portsmouth, Berkiev & Suffolk Water Compan~ to amount of $19,157~
<br /> for h~drant rental.
<br /> These bill~wer$ submitte~ to a sub-committee of ~he Fir~nce Committee, with the~City
<br />Attorney, for examination and to report ~o the Finance Committee such of said bills as are just
<br />and fair.
<br /> Said Su~m-commi%tse have ma~e this examination and r~po~t~as to Sixth and Seventh Ward
<br />~ills, as ~hown ~ ~he~o!lowing~report and statement:
<br /> "Norfolk, Va., May lEth, t9!~.
<br /> "John Howard Hall, Esq., ....
<br /> "Chairman Finance Committee,
<br /> "Portsmouth, Virginia'.
<br /> ~Dear Sir:--
<br /> "~n accordance with the action of the Finance Co~ittee some time previous,
<br />the bills for Hydrant Ren~al for the Sixth and Seventh Wards, and interest on same, have been
<br />examined and found correct.
<br /> "We have only examined these bills as to the amounts of same and interes~ oharges~ havi~g
<br />no data' in our possession to verify the various dates as submitted by the PortsmOUth_ Be~kX~v' '
<br />& Suffolk Water Oompany. rheee~ however, are ~o doubt ~orrect, but should be~verifi~d b~ t~.i~ ~
<br />Auditor before payment is made.
<br /> ~?e~ respectfully,
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