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<br />March 11, 1913.
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<br /> We have looked into this matter, find that the patrol wagon has been built in accord-
<br />ance with terms of contract for same (no steel tires being provided for), and recommend that
<br />the award price of $2, B18.50 be~paid; and further recommend that an appropriation of $40.00 for
<br />insuring said wagon be also made.
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<br />An appropriation for 100 blankets and SOO.mattresses for the Jail. Progress.
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<br />An appropriation for piping, the Jail. progress.
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<br />To make available $3,000.00 allowed in the "budget" for repairs to the City Market.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be made available.
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<br /> To make available th~ following amounts allowed in the "budge? for 1913: Maintenance of
<br />Interior of Fire Houses- $300.00; Fire Alarm Telegraph, New Work, SB,06?.B0; One Fire Bell at
<br />Annex, $E00.09; Purchase of Land mn Rea~ of Unmon House~ $i00.00, Repairs to ~Hook & Ladder,.$B1.
<br />50; Collars, $~0..00; Hose Dryer House, $300.00; Horse, $190.00~ lB Chamrs for Union House, $8.00.
<br /> It is recommended that the following of the above amounts be made available: Mainte-
<br />nance of Interior of Fire Houses, $300.00; Repairs_Zo Hook & Ladder~ SBl.~0; Collars, $~0.00.
<br /> We report Progress as to the other amounts.
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<br /> ~ request of N. N. Rutter to have refunded him ~1.80 paid in error for night soil tax.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> To make available an appropriation of SEA~.00 for three typewriters furnished the Clerk of
<br />Court.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be allowed, out~of the "budget" for 191~.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen February 18th.
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<br />of $5,000,00 sm
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<br /> Recommitted for more specific conditions and to include in appropriation
<br />acknowledgment of equity of the City in King~ s Daughters Hospital building. ~
<br /> ~e have reconsidered this matter and make the same recommendation as ma~e before, to
<br />include the amendments made by the Councils therefore, n~mely, that an appropri~tmon o~ SB,000.
<br />(tha first instalment of the~$1~,000.00 asked to be appropriated in three year~) be made for the
<br />hospital, Provided the City can.retain ten beds therein for its service and that street hands
<br />and other City laboring ~foroe be provided for free of cost there.
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<br /> Recommitted. App~opriatiQn of $?,500.00 for G~imes Battery Gun Hoqm, ~itk inst..ruc~i0ns to
<br />get im touch with Adjutant General Sale and others mn authority, if thought ~roper, mn the' mat-
<br />ter of retaining Grimes Pattery equipment in the City. Progress.
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<br /> To make available $i, 0B4..00 allowed in the "budget" for installing the "~hite Way." It is~recommended that said amount be made available.
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<br /> To make available $~0,000.00 a~lowed in the "budget" for purchase of the "Phillips-Mahoney"
<br />property for a piaygroun~. _ Progress.
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<br /> To make available appropriation allowed in the "budget" for improvement of the Seaboard
<br />Market.
<br /> The amount milowed £o~ improvement of the Market is recommended robe made available
<br />a~ s~a~ed above.
<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen January
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<br /> ..Special appropriations to purchase two horses and an Eastman Hose Holder for the Fire De-
<br />partment.
<br /> It is recommended that $37.00 be allowed for purchase of an Eastman Hose Holder, out
<br />of $300.O0 recommended to be allowed for Maintenance of Interior of Fire Houses,
<br /> We report Progress as to requested, appropriation for two horses.
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<br /> I.t is further recommended that a speciaLappropriation of ~415.95 he allowed to pay
<br />unpaid Fir~ bills for the year 1B1E~
<br /> (Signed). Jno. Howard Hall,
<br /> Chairm~n C. C.
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<br />On motion, 'the report of the Committ. ee was adopted smd bythe following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Hall, Benson, Hanvey, Dawson, Johnson, Heath~ Walker, Cross, Withy,
<br />Tyler, Hawks, Hutehins, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, ~aunders, 18.
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<br />. On motio~, the rules were suspended to hear from Frank L. Crocker, Attorney for .th~ B~ar~
<br />6~.~ater Commissioners, concerning the acquisition of certain land necessar? ~ establishing
<br />C~ty water plant. . ' '
<br /> The mesolutio~ was accompanied by copy of deed given by par~ies hamedin the rgsolution for
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<br /> He then explained the resoiution, which is as foiiows:. -
<br />~he C~m~-,~on Council ~ .:. ~ ~. '. "~HEREAS, b~ a resol~ion, p~ssed
<br />,on the l~Sday o~ December !91Z, and b~ the Board of A~dezmen' on ~he 17th ~y ef Dec,bom 191E,
<br />and apprOVed by the Mayor on the 19th day of December 191Z, it was determimed ~e acquire by.pu~-
<br />chase, condonation or qthe~wi~e, for ~hepurposs of locating, es.t~blishing~ m~int~inins and o-
<br />perating a system of water works for the City of Portsmouth, certamn property fully described
<br />in said ~esolution, owned by, he Ric~ond Ce~ Wo~ke; and .whereas .the Riqhmond Cedar Works
<br />made a deed to the Cit~ of~ort~mouth for Said property, a copy of which ~s attached~to %hi~
<br />solution; and whereas it is desired that the City ~f Portsmouth~should execute said deed, ~long
<br />with the Ric~ond Cedar Works;
<br /> ".THEREFORE BE IT RE~0L~D by the Council of the~ City ~f.p0r~smouth, t~t the President
<br />Vioe.B~e~i~nt of each branchof the Counc~il ~eoutesaid aeed::fer.~d~i~ thq~:~? of t~he G~ity
<br />of Portsm~th, and that the Clerk of the Counc~l affix the $~l of the Cm~y t~ere%o." ~
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<br />And the resolution was adopted.by the following vote:
<br /> Aves--H~ll. Benson. F~nvev..Oewson.
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