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<br />J~ly 9~ 191~o
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<br />At a regular meeting of .the Common Council'July 9th there were present:
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<br />Messrs--Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-President, Goo, R. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey,
<br /> J. Ed. Johnson, Geo~ P. Heath,~H. C. Reynolds, Chaz. J. Withy,
<br /> Co L. Tyler, S. B. Hutchins, H. H. Parker, Charles Beisel,
<br /> Thcs. P. Cooke, la.
<br />Absent--W. C. Corbitt, J. F. Benson, Geo. D. Dewson, A. Aug. Bilisoly,
<br /> Elli~ W. Moore, Wm. Hodges Baker, L. C. Brinson, W. J. Cross,
<br /> E. B. Hawks, Mark Saunders, lC.
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<br />On motion of Mr. Parrish, the reading of the minutes of adjourned regular meetings June
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<br />12th and June 14th was deferred until next regular meeting of the body.
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<br />REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
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<br /> Auditing--
<br /> Reported having examined bills against the City for the month of June, .i912~
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<br />and they recommended the payment of same to the following amounts: $?~Z?2.Z9 for the City pro-
<br />per; $1,043.04 for the Sixth Ward~and:$1G,397.75 for the Seventh Ward.
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Hanvey, Johnson, Heath, Reynolds, Withy, Tyler, Hutchins,
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<br />Ayes--Hall, Parrish,
<br />Parker, Beisel, Cooke,
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon. Common Council.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Tour
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<br />Finance Committee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee June 12-14-19,
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<br />May 14, and January 9, 191Z, and December 12: 1911:
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<br />Referred by Common Council June l~th.
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<br /> Advisability of issuing $600,000.00 of bonds for establishing a water plant, &c., for the
<br />City.
<br /> It is recommended that thirty-year bonds of the City of Portsmouth, bearing interest_
<br />at five per-cent per annum, and not exceeding in amount Six Hundred Thousand ($600,000.00) Dol
<br />late, be authorized; said bonds to be sold in ~uch amounts and a% ~uch times as the Portsmouth
<br />Water Commission mayrequest, and the proceeds arising from the sale of such bonds to be applied
<br />to the construction of a municipal water plant.
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<br />Referred by Common Council June 14th.
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<br /> An appropriation to continue the present "White Way,~ pending the installation of the clus-
<br />ter light system.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $200.00 be al~owed~fo~.thecontinu~
<br />ation of the "White Way" during June.
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<br /> $188.10 for a granolithic sidewalk on the east side of Butler street, from Ann:to A, an
<br />$18.70 for a sidewalk entrance ~o Ann street school.
<br /> It is recommended that speSi~s/~appropriatio~s to~.said amounts be allowed.
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<br /> $333.38 for a drain pipe and catch basin on one side of Fifth street, from Jefferson to
<br />Fayette.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed.
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<br /> $320.30 for concrete combined curb and gutter on both sides of Fifth s~reet, from Jeffer-
<br />son to Fayette.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation ~o said amount be allowed,
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<br /> $887.
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<br />10 for a granolithic sidewalk on the west side of Fifth street, from Jefferson to. Fa-
<br />It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed.
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<br /> $281.
<br />Sixth.
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<br />60 for a granolithio sidewalk on the north side of Jefferson street,~from Fifth to
<br />It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allo~ed.
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<br /> $530.40 for concrete combined curb and gutter on the north side of Jefferson
<br />Fourth to Sixth.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be made
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<br /> $?07.10 to gutter with new granite block and curb with new granite
<br />Third street, from Harrison to Wythe; and to curb and gutter the South side
<br />from east Side of Court to east side of Third. Progress as~to same.
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<br /> $1~,265.00 to pave Glasgow street, from Godwin to the Scott Creek
<br /> The matter of paving Glasgow street was recommitted to the
<br />Board of Aldermen.
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<br />from
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<br />~he~ [
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<br />$~30.00
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<br />$1 o.oo
<br /> It
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<br />for installation of a bell for the SeVenth Ward engine house.
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<br />to repair doors at north end of the vegetable market.
<br />is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed.
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