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R.C.P.
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<br />April 9, 1912.
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<br />$~00.00 for a new floor in the rear of Police Station. Progress.
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<br /> $400.00 to build a shed on the south side of Seaboard market.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be allowed, out of appropriation for same in the
<br />"budAet" for 1912.
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<br /> A recues~ of the Mayor that the "Contingent" fund and "Do~" fund ~or 1912 be made available.
<br /> -It is ~cohn~end~d that an appropriation of $200.00 be allowed for "ContinAent" fund
<br />and ~150.00 for "DON" fund, out of the "budget" for 1912.
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<br /> Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for February, 1912.
<br /> Prc~ress.
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<br /> R~port of the Auditor of foliowin~ bills to followin~ amounte~ held un by him because of -
<br />lack of aoprop~iation for them or~begause they exceeded 1/lE~of appropriation allowed for same:
<br />Fire, 6217.95; Cemetery, $14.50; Pot~ce, $30.~5~
<br /> · It is r~commended that special appropriations be allowed to ~ay the~ followin~ of said
<br />bills: Fire--S, P. 0ast,'$43.50;'GameWell FzreZAlarm Tel~raoh Co., $~4.~?0; Portsmouth Gas Co.,
<br />$81.08; Virginia Railway &~Power Co., $B~,37; Cemetery--W, &J. Parker~ $14.50; Police--Dal-
<br />by, Nottingham & Company, $$0.25.
<br /> It isrecommended that the following 2f said bills, be referr?d to the Fire Committee
<br />for explanation: W. F. Robertson, $~,05; Eurek= Fire Hose Co,, $22.60, W. R. Walker~ $i.00,
<br />E. C. Lilly Co., $9.45.
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<br />Report of the Auditor of cancelled counons to amount of $67,691.50. Progress.
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<br />Bond of H. M. L~cas for movin~ the "Armistead house."
<br /> We have examined this bond and recommend that it be accepted.
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<br /> Bids with accompanying statement, for laying 50,000 square yards of oavinm in
<br />Ward. Pro~ress.
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<br />the Seventh
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<br />$60,000.00, out of anticioated sale of, bonds, for pavin~ in the Seventh Ward, Pre~ress.
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<br /> A bill of the Coroner to amount of $80.00,, for inquesta held durin~ January and February,
<br />1912.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be allowed.
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<br /> A request of the Fraternal Order of Eagles for an approoriation of $95.00 to assist in
<br />entertainin~ a convention of same, to meet in ~his City June ll~.
<br /> It is recommended that this matter be referred to the City Attorney to ascertain the
<br />legal right of ~he City to make such appronriation.
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<br /> A request of Winston Parrish, attorney at law, for,payment of jud~a-ment a~ainst t~e Citv,
<br />to amount of'$250,00, with interest from February 5, 19~2, and $44.65 costs, in the matte= ~f
<br />suit of E. H. Sivils.
<br /> It is recommended that said reo, uest be ~ranted, the appropriation zo come out of
<br />Seventh Ward funds.
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<br /> A netition of Elizabeth A. Lawless to be relieved from nayment of City taxes
<br />1877-1883~ inclusive, to amount of $i~6.43. Pro,tess.
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<br /> A bill of the City Attorney to amount of $10,80,
<br />the ~Oity.
<br /> It is recommended that the bill be allowed,
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<br />for expenses to Richmond in
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<br />for the years
<br />interest of
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to bomrow $~0,000,00 to meet current expenses for April, 1~t2.
<br /> It is recommended that the request be ~ranted, and that the followin~ resolution be
<br />adopted therefor:
<br /> "Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes
<br />in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, t~e Bank of Tidewater, and The First
<br />National Bank Of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20~000~00), to meet current
<br />exnenmes of the' City for Ap~it, 1915, said amount to be repaid from revenues o{ th~ City for the
<br />current year."
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<br /> Bond of the Gamewell Fire-Alarm Telegraph Company to furnish the City with a Six Circuit
<br />Fire-alarm Repeater and Automatic B~ora~e Battery,
<br /> We have examine~this bond and recommend that it be acce~ted.
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<br /> An aporopriation to maintain, durin~ the month of march. 191~, the street lights on Hi~h,
<br />Effin~ham and County streets, heretofore paid ~or by ~itizens, -
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriatzon of $~00~00 be allowed to cover bill forimame.
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<br />Referred by Joint Session March 2tst.
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<br /> To a Sneoial Committee for a conference with the Board of Health, and to report, to ~he ~Fi-
<br />nance Committee, such an appropriation as may be necessary to clean uo the 'City ahd bn~ i~in a
<br />general sanitary condition.
<br /> This Snecial Committee have con%erred with the Board of Health and rec0~e~
<br />priation of $2,500.00 for such purDose~ and this Committee recommends that an,appro~rla~i~n to
<br />said amount be allowed.
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<br />Refe~med by Common Council January 9th.
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<br /> $10,000.00 to nrovide additional armory and storage facilities for Grimes Battery°
<br /> It is recommended that this matter be referred to the Public Property Committee to
<br />ascertain if the work can not be done for less than $10,000.00.
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<br /> A petition of P~InhP~nRon, Doliceman, to be paid $17.50 for time lost from duty From De-
<br />cember i0-21, inclusive, on account of sickness.
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