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may 1~, 1912. s~reet, the S. A. L. Railway tracks, Third street, and the Union Bridge Causeway, for parking ~and for a playground. To grant permission to the Hook and Ladder fire company to hold a ~arnival on the vacant lot at northeast corner of Wythe and Court streets, April E2-27th, and to exempt said company from pavement of a license tax on said carnival. To continue the joint committees on Annexation and To empower them To take steps at once in the matter of annexation of Port Norfolk and Pinners Point. To appoint a special committee to induce the S. A. L. Railway Company to erect a general office building in this City. T~ petition the Judge of the Hustings Court not to grant a license for the sale of liquor in the proposed annexed territory. To authorize the Street Committee to advertise for bids to pave First street. To accept a bid of Lewis Lawson to lay 16,000 sq. yds., more or less, of pavemen~ in the Seventh Ward, at $1.~0 per sq. yd. All of the above were concttrred in. The Board of Aldermen concurred also the Common Council, except the recommendation fronts in fire alarm boxes and keeping water tion was recommitted. Second. Commnnications from the Mayor. budget,to pay on their usual in all recommendations of Committees adopted by of the Fire Committee in~ regard to placing glass in boilers of engines warm, which said recommenda- "Portsmouth, Va., 9th May, 1912. "The Council. "Gentlemen:~ "Will please make available the $652. allowed in the annual the substitute police officers who take the place of the regula~ officers when summer furlough. "Re~M0ectfully~ "J. Davis Reed, Mayor." On motion: the request of the Mayor was referred to the Finance Committee. The Mayor returned also his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of City Council April 9-12-teth; 9~78.05 to pay a bill of the Atlantic Bitulithic Company, for repair of asphalt sidewalks., out of appropriation fo~ "Repair to Asphalt" in the budget for 1912. To give a renewable note to the Atlantic Bitulithio Company for 9EE~3iSl.?2, 5% interest~ payable every~ninety days £rom February 28, 19iE; said amount being due o~ c~ntract for pav. ing., ~ $400.00 ~o build a shed on the south side of the Seaboard Market, ou~ of appropriation for same in the budget for 19lEo To authorize the Treasure~ to borrow 9~0~000~00 to meet current expenses of the City for Apri!~ 1912. $2X)0.00 to maintain, during the month of March, 19i2~ the street lights on High, Effingham and County streets, heretofore paid for by citizens. ~ authorize the Tre~aurer ~o renew notes to. amount of 9$O:O00~O0,.due May B~, 191B~ .~special appropriation cf $B,500.00 to olean up the City and put it in a E~neral sanitary condition. $150.00 and 9200.00 to the Mayor for. "Dog" fund and "Contingent" fund, respec~ivaly, out of the budget for 1912. To pay a judgmen= against the C~ty i~ the matter of sum~ of E. H. Sivils, tc mmount of with interest, from February 5, 191g, and$44.6~ costs, out af Seventh ~Vard funds. To pay 9180-~00 in advanoe::-for telephone bills for the year 19lB, provided 8% discoun~ is allowed on said amount. 9600.00 for the :employment of a comp,etent person to supervise the construction of~the new Clerk's office and plaoisg of metal fturniture therein. 91~0o00. out of the budget fqr 1912~ for music for firemen on their annual parade. A ~peci~l appropriation of $t~000.00 for repaip of asp~ait Streets. Tom~aks award to~ Perry ~.~Ru~h &Oompany, InO~'~ of NoMfotk, Va.: to pave Chestnut street, from tlhe sou hh smde of Glasgow to isou~h smde of South, for $6~946.4Z. To make award to Lewis Lawson fo~ laying 16,000 sq. yds., more or less, of pavement in the Seventh Ward, at $1.~0 per zq. yd. To grant permission to the HGok an~ Ladder fire companyLtoho!d a carnival on the'vacant lot at northeast corner of N~the a~d Cotuvt streets, April ~ 27th,!and to exempt said company from payment of a license tax on ~id carnival. Chief of the Fire Department to be uniformed at his own expense within 60 days f~omadop- tion of resolution therefor. "~ Ordinance for the Extension of the Corporate Limits of the City of Port~mouth, Pttrsu~t to an Aotof the Gene,ral Asse~ly of Virginia, Approved Ms_rob lC, !904." "A~ O~dinance fo~ the~P~rd~ec~ion and Cs~e of Trees in the Hi s. "~ O~dinanee ~tol AuSh~ilz~ a~d Empower theMa f the :City C Legal Proceedings~ ini ~he Na~e of the City of Port h~ fc~ the E the ~th and Thirteenth Ciause;s of th~ Lease of the Norfolk Ferries. ~An ~th the ~Purchase~ or of Establ~,sh- ing or Enlarging ~ther with all the has been or may be Con~erred'uoon the City of Portsmouth'by any Act of the General Assembly or by the Gener- al Laws~of the S2ate ~or~the ~rpGse o£ Establishing and Operating such System o~ Water-works. The "License Tax Ordinance" for 1912 and thereafter.