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R. C. P. 62 March lB, 19i~. (With Sewerage~Committee). A request of the employees of the Sewerage Power House for an increase of pay. Progress. A request of the Treasurer to borrow $20,000.00 to meet City expenses for March, 1912. It is recommended that the request of the Treasurer be granted and that the following resolution be adopted therefor: Resolvedi That the Treasurer be] and he is hereby, authorized to make notes in The Batik of.Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers"Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and The First National Bank, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), to meet general expenses of the City for March, 1912; said amount--to be repaid from the revenues of the City for the current year. Bond of.~Deputy City Collector for year beginning January 1, !912. We report that we have examined this bond, found it to be satisfactory, and recommend that it be accepted. To make available an appropriation of $540.00.for pavement of Race avenue, in the "budget" for 1912. It is recommended that said appropriation of $540.00 be allowed. ~ An appropriation to cover expense of delegationb to the Senate Committee on Counties,Cities and Towns, in the matter of the "Norfolk Water Bill." It is recommended that a special appropriation to amount of $599.50, be allowed 'for sa~e. TO allow an appropriation to put two more hydrants in the Oak Grove cemetery, out of appro- priation for same in the "budget" for i912. It is recommended that an appropriation to amount ~f $80.00 be allowed for same. An appropriation to connect up certain parts:of the sewerage line in the Fifth Ward, not now connected. ~ It is recommended that this matter be referred to the Sewerage Com~&ttee for a recom- mendation and estimates on same. $373.00 for rubber coats and boots, allowed in the "budget" for 1912. It is recommended ~hat said a~ount of $$75.00 be allowed. To make available the followin~ appropriations allo~ed in the "budget" for 1912: $?20.00 for ~avinE'HiEh street, between Effingham'and Chestnut; ~88.00 for oa~ing Anne street, between Ud6E~ ~nd-But~er~ $500;00 for paving Randolph street, between First ~nd Second? It is recommended that $?20.00 be allowed for pavzng High street, between Effingham and Chestnut. The cther appropriations have already been allowed. Referred by Board of Aldermen February 20th. To close the Sinking Fund Aoco~t~ and to transfer lng Fund Commission Account. It is recommended ~hat said reoomJnendation be $231.90 adopted. from said account to the Sink- To have all warrants drawn on the Sinking Ftmd Commission Account countersigned by the Mayor and the Chairman ~f Finance Committee. Progress. To have all notes to be borrowed from the Sinking Fund Commission Account deposited in bank f~r collection when due~ and interest as well as principal of same collected at each maturity date of notes~ and that no loan be made to the City for a longer period than ninety days at a time. Progress. To rec_uire the Health Officer proper increase of pay. We report that we do not to give his enti~e time to the duties of his office, with a think action on this matter advisable at this time. Advisability of codifying the City o. dmnances. Progress. To pay the Sealer of Weights and Measures a salary, or to gmve him one,half of the fines imposed for violations of Ci~ty ordinances prohibiting the sale of unsound meat., &c.~ and to pur- chase for him proper testing apparatus. We report that we do not think action on this matter advisable at this time. A petition of the Board of Quarantine Commissioners for an appropriation of $315.00 to meet its expenses for the current-year. ~It is recomm~ended that said petition be allowed, and'.that said amoun~ of $315._00 be paid in equal instalments quarterly. To pay a bill of Dalby~ Nottingham Company ~o amount of $39.00. We report that this b~ll has been paid. Referred by Common Council December 12th. A petition of W. G. Hinton ~o be paid $2.50 which was erroneously assessed for night tax on his wife's property No. 741 Ri~ervieW avenue. ~ d We report that said amount has already be~n re~un ed to ~. Hinton. A petition of Mrs. her. Progress. A petition of Mrs. gainst her. Progress. soil Lulls 0. Banks to have refunded her $10.24 erroneously assessed against Gustave E. Maschke to have refunded her Sml.~O erroneously assessed a- is further recormmended that the appropriation of $5.000.00 allowed for the Board