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AU~t 13, 19lB.
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<br /> The Board concurred also in al~ repom~endations~Of.Oommittees adopted by the Common
<br />Council, ~exoept the recommended a~opticn of ordinance in regard to muzzling dogs, which said
<br />ordinance was not adopted by the Board.
<br /> The Board passed over-the t~ay,or~s veto the following resolutions which the Common Coun-
<br />cil ordered to lie on the table: $1,000.00 to pave North street, from Crawfo~d to Mater, out
<br />of appropriation already made for-~ Street Paving; $8,455.00 to pave First street~ out of appro~
<br />priation already made for Street Paving~ and to'make award to F. J. McGuire to lay 30,000 sq.
<br />yds., more or less, of pavement in the Seventh Ward, at $1. l? per sq. yd.
<br /> Second. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen July 18th and referred to
<br />cji for concurrence.
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<br /> To instruct the City Engineer to take charge of all street work done in the
<br /> of the City.
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<br /> ~To refer to Auditing Committee to investigate the presenm method of rendering~
<br />and~payin'g City bills, and to report with recommendation regarding same.
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<br /> To refer to Ferry Committee to investigate the presen~ fer=y~faOilities, &c.
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<br /> To appoint a Committee of Five to confer with ~he B. '~, A. in regard~to getting the gunboat
<br /> Sacramento built at this Navy Yard~
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<br /> All of the above w~re concurred in~ eXCept the section in regard to instructing the
<br /> City ~gineer to take charge of all street work done in the Seventh Ward of the City, which,
<br /> on motion of Mr. Parris~, was referred to the Street Committee to examine and make full report.
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<br />the 'Common Coun~
<br />Seventh ~ard
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<br /> approving,
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<br /> Third. Communications from the Mayor.
<br /> ePortsmouth, Va., 9th August, 19lB.
<br /> "The Council:-~
<br /> "Upon information given me by the City Engineer~ I issued summonses against
<br />several lot owners in the Seventh Ward for ~iolation o£ section E60.of the city ordinances, which
<br />ordinance requires all lots on streets to be paved to b~ve a ~ead pzpe Connection with the water
<br />main.
<br /> ·With one exception, the street on which the.lots were located which~had not been connect-
<br />ed with the water main by a lead pipe, had been paved~ Or partly paved, when the parties apPea~-
<br />ed before me.
<br /> ,~% was-,contended by those who had not complied with section E60 that the ' merit
<br />Dols~r~aY, ~aa not such as the ordinance, when adopted~
<br />~id ~der, ~d ~hat since the adoption of the ordinates y which the
<br />pipe Oan be forced under th~ pavement~
<br /> ~One party o~ed ~ight~en lots ~d claimed that it w~ld be many year~ these lots
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<br />~Respectfully~
<br /> "J. Davis Reed, Mayor.,
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<br /> Th~ communication having been read, Mr. Brinson moved that the ( d to write
<br />to the Mayor and request that he enforce the lead pipe. ordinance on all pave~
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> The Mayor returned also-his approval of the following resolution an~ ordinancesadopted by
<br />the two branches Of Council July 9-1@th:
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $~0,000.00 to.meet current expenses of the City fo=
<br />July~ 191~.
<br /> "An. Ordinance to Prohibit the Giving of False Alarms of Fire."'
<br /> "An Ordinance Requiring the Removal of Manure from Stables and other ~ces and for the Keep-
<br />ing of the Same in Sanitary Condition."
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<br /> The following other matters adopted by the two branches of Co~Lt~,cil Jn~M 9-lSth and refer-
<br />red to the Mayor for approval, became effective by reas°n of his f~l~$b~:zet~'.Same to the
<br />Clerk within five days:
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<br />A special appropriation of $200.00 for continuatio~ of ~he ,w its ~" dur~n June, 191E,
<br />A special appropriation of $188.10 for a granolith~c si~ewalk,'o~ ~::eastside cf Butler
<br />street, from Ann to A.
<br />A special appropriatian of $333.38 for a drain pipe and catch basin on one side of Fi~th
<br />street, from Jefferson to Fayette.
<br />".A special app=opriati.on cf $320.30 for a concrete combined curb andgutter on both sides
<br />of Fi~th street, from Jefferson to Fayette.
<br />A specia~ appropriation of $~87,10 for a granolithic sidewalk on the ,~est sideOf Fifth'
<br />sNree~, from Jefferson to..Fayei
<br /> .A~speei~l ~ 60 for a granolithic sidewalk on the north side of JefferL
<br />son s~reet, f~om to
<br /> .A special appropriatiOn 40 for a concrete combined curb and ~uSter c~th~ north side
<br />of Jefferson street, from Fourth to Sixth.
<br /> A special appropriation of $150.00 to repai~ doors at the north en~.~f, the vege~.e~.~emarket.
<br /> . $450.00 to pay claim of~S.. W, R. Da=den w~o .w~_? injured by stepping into a hoieiin the
<br />boardwalk on High street, Cottage Place, ou~ of Sixth War, funds. ' ' '
<br /> $800.00 for West Park View streets~ out-of the budget for 191E.
<br /> $700..09 flor paving Ngrth street, between Cooke and Pearl, out of the budget for 19lB.
<br /> A special ap~propriation of $3,000.00 to sewer the Cgoke street schooli . .
<br /> $ special appropriation of $1,450.00 to A. Lee Rawlings to audit the.ui~y oooEs.
<br /> ~v ~ ~ ~a ~v~d~ ~dd~ti~yaal armory and storage-facilities for Grimes Battery, out cz
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