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'April 8, 1913.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Oommon Council April 8th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs--W. C. Corbitt, President, Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-President,
<br /> J. F. Benson, Geo. R. Parrish, J. T. Manvey, Geo..D. Dewson,
<br /> Wm~-- Hodges Baker, J. Ed. JohnSon, Geo. P. ~eath, W. J. Cross,
<br /> Ohas
<br /> · ~. Withy, C. L. Tyle~j E~ B. N~wks, S. B. Hutchins, .
<br /> Mi H. Parker, Charles Beisei, 16.
<br /> Absent--A. Aug. Bilisoly, Ellis W. Moore, W. L. Walker, R. C. Reynolds,
<br /> Thcs. P. Cooke, Mark Saunders, 6.
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<br /> The minutes
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<br />~uditing--
<br />and they recommended
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<br />of the regular meeting March llth were read and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS~OF CON~ITTEES.
<br />Reported having examined bills against the City for the' month of March, 19!~,
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<br /> the payment of same to the following amounts: $~,S~8.86 for the City Pro-
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<br />per.
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes~Co~bitt,
<br />Hall, Benson, Parrish, Hanvey, Dewson, Bake4, Johnson, Heath, Cross, Nithy,
<br />Tyler, Hawks, H~tchins, Parker, Beisel, 16.
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<br /> Finance-- Hon. Common Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Committee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee March i1-t$,19t3:
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<br />Referred by Common Council March tlth.
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<br />$~6.00 for two dozen chairs for the Police HeadquarterS.. Progress as to same·
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<br /> $SO.0~L for renewing ~ipe line at the Jail.
<br /> It is recommended that the amount of ~0.00 be allowed, out of appropriation of $500.00
<br />for Jail Eup~lies ~n ~he "budget~"
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<br />An appropriation f~r 100 blankets and gO0 mattresses for the Jail. Progress.
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<br />$150.00 for r~nning expenses of the auto-patr01 wagon ~for the year 191S.
<br /> We refer this matter back to the Police Committee fo~ information.
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<br /> $~00.00 to re-imburse F., H. Miller for damages done his horse,
<br />count of a collision with the Hook and Ladder truck.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount of $~00.00 be allowed.
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<br />buggy and harness, on ac-
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<br />Advisability of an Assistant Sanitary inspector. Progress.
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<br />Advisability of an Eiectrica~ and Light Inspector.' Progress.
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<br />Advisability of a .Put.chasing ~gent. Progress.
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<br /> Advisability of eliminating from our accounts such items as
<br />sets.
<br /> ~e have this matter under consideration.
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<br />are entirely valueless as as-
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<br />Adjustment of bills of the Portsmouth, Berkley & ~uffotk Water Company to amount of $19,157.
<br /> We have this matter under consideration with the City Attorney.~
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<br />Publication of the Mayor's Annual Message for 1912.
<br /> We ara preparing to have the Meseage~published.
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for February, 191Z.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Report of the Auditor of folloEing bills heid-~ by him, because of laok of appropriatign
<br />for them or because they exceeded 1~1~ of appropriatzon allowed for same: Public Property,
<br />~5; Police, $~74.50; Sixth War. d, $834.75.
<br /> _ It is recommended that there be appropriated to the Public Property Department as much
<br />of the $73.~5 as 1~1~ of the total appropriation to the Public Property Department wzil cover;
<br />that $854.?5 be loaned to the Sixth Ward, said amount to be deducted from a note of $3,000.00 to
<br />be pro~vided for said Ward, shown following.
<br /> The Auditor infSrms us that the $~74.50 lacking for the Police Department has been
<br />paid since his report was made to the body.
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $~0,000.00 for General Expenses and ~5,000.00 for
<br />School Expenses, for April, l~lZ.
<br /> It is recommended that the request be gr~nted, and that the following resolutions be
<br />adopted therefor:
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<br /> R~solved, That the Treasurer be, and he ie hereby, authorized to ~m~ke notes in The Bank of
<br />Ps~t~m0uth,The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and The First National Bank
<br />of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars (SE0,000.00), to meet General Expenses for
<br />the month of April, 1913; said amount to be repaid from revenues of the City for the current
<br />year. '
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<br /> · esolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to maEe notes in The Bank of
<br />Portsmouth, The ~erchants' & Farmers' Bank,~the Bank of Tidewater, and The First National Bank
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