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August 15~ tglE~
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<br /> Resolved, That the TreasUrer be, and he is hereb.~, authorized to m&ke notes in The BAnk of
<br />-P~rtm~o~th, The ~erc .hants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater~ and Th~ First National Ba~k
<br />of Portsmouth~ to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollar~ ($2G,000~00)~ ~o meet~cur~ent expenses of
<br />th~ City f~r August~ 19tS; said amot~ut to b~ repaid f~om revenues of the City for the 'current
<br />year~
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<br /> $8~50~65 to pave First atree~. .
<br /> Wm report that an appr~p_iat~on to paws thi~ street was made in the Street Pa~ing
<br />gram which was ad~nted by Council and approved by th$ ~ayor~ and, therefore~ it i~ not necessary
<br />that a further appropriation be made for this work~
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<br />$~45;00 to pave with granolith the east side of Ohe~tnut ~tr~et~
<br /> Progress as t~ same,
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<br />from High to King.
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<br />ing,
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<br />$1,000.00 to pave North street~ from Crawford to Water.
<br />It is recommended tna~ said amount be allowed, out of appropriation for Stree~ Pay-
<br />as there will ~e a balance lefm in said appropriation, more than enough to cover this item.
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<br />$5,000.00 to Board of Na. ter Commissioners to meet its expenses for the year 19lB.
<br /> It is recommended that an appr~oriation to said amount be allowed.
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<br /> Report of the AuditOr of following bill's held U? by h~m, because of lack Of appropriation
<br />for them or because they exceeded lYlS o£ appropr~a~zon allowed for same: Public Property, $104.
<br />90; Fire, $~.45~ Repairs ~o 8treets~ $8~.O0;~Pav~ng Bon~ Account,
<br />· ingent, $366.00~ Police, ~6.44; Sixth Ward, $8,990.~9; Seventh Nard,
<br /> It is recommended that the following of said bills be allowed:
<br /> Public Property-- $61.90, out of appropriation to Public Property Dep~rtment; $43.00, spe-
<br /> = cial appropriation.
<br /> Repairs to Str~ets~ $85.00, out of appropriation for Repairs to Streets.
<br /> Street Paving Bond Account-~ $25.00, special appropriation.
<br /> Cemeteries--~$2t.97, out of appropriation to Cemetery Department.
<br /> Police~ $6.~, out of appropriation to Police D~artment.
<br /> Seventh Ward $26.00, special appropriation.
<br /> We report Progress in re§ard to Contingent bills for $366.00, the Sixth ~azd bill ~or
<br />$$~990.79 has been referred to Street Committee, and Fire bills are allowed in another section.
<br /> In this connection, it is further recommended that special appropriations be made to
<br />pay bills of Culpepper & Nooney for ~$9.'38, and L. P. Smith for $40.00; said bills having been
<br />held up by the Auditor in June~
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<br /> $118.B2 to pay City's proportion of cost of paving at the intersection of Chestnut and
<br />ty streets.
<br /> It is recommended t~hat this matter be .referred to the Street Comm£ttee.
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<br />Coun-
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<br />An increase of salary to W. M. Smith, Superintendent ,of the Fire Alarm ~ystem.
<br /> Ne repor~ that we will take this matter .up in the budget fez 1913,.
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<br /> To pay the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm: System for time he is on a five day leave of
<br />absence.
<br /> It is recommended that the Supt. of the Fire Alarm System be allowed pay for the five
<br />days he is on said leave.
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh ~ard Boards for June, 1912.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> A proposed ordinance in regard to the manner in which st~plies a~ve to be obtained by the
<br />City. Progress.
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<br /> To prepare s~ud present an ordinance for the issue of $600,000.00 of bonds to establish wa-
<br />ter works. Progress..
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<br />To employ A. Lee Rawlings to audit the City books, at ~ cost o£ $1~450.00.
<br /> We report that the Finance Committee will employ Mr~ Rawlings for~said~amount.
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<br /> (With City Attorney). A proposed contract by the Seaboard Air Line Railway for widening
<br />Water street.
<br /> It is recommended that the contract be adopted and the proper officers authorized .to
<br />sign same.
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<br /> (With the Street Committee). The erection of ho~s.e drinking fountains at the corner of
<br />Elm and South and County and Go~win streets. Progress.
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<br />To endeavo~r to settle the matter of City no,es given t~ The
<br />said Bank. to certain Norfolk banks, and now held by~he receiver of
<br /> We report that this matter has been settled.
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<br /> An appropriation for lighting the Whzte t~ay~ mn accordance~.wzth proposed contract for same.~
<br /> It is recommended that. the proposed contract be adopted~i~th amendments thereto, and
<br />that the proper officers be authorized to sign same.
<br /> It is further recommended, that an appropriation of $~75.00 be allowed for said lights
<br />for the balance of the year, and $1,554.00 be allowed for fixtures for same.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen July 18th.
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<br /> An
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<br />order of CoUrt relieving Jno, T. Gri££in, R~oeiver of The Peoples' Bank, f=om payment'
<br />taxes to amount of $687.50, for th~ ~ar 19ll.
<br /> It is recommended that said petitioner be relieved of taxes to said amount.
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<br /> A petition of Jennie ~. Dashiell for a refund~of $t.~5 for night soil tax paid in error for
<br />the year 1911.
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