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R. C. P, 51. ' February iS, 191S. A petition of Ralph Bendon, bet 10-21, inclusive, on account policeman, to be paid $17.50 of sickness. Progress. for time lost from duty from Decca- A petition of J. T. and W. J. Parker to have refunded thom $10.00 because o£ an erroneous assessment on their lots on the west side of Green street, Seventh Ward. It is recommended that this matter be referred to the .Commissioner of the Revenue for information concerning ~he same. Reports of the Progress. $200.00 to pay "budget 19ii. Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for December, Referred by ComMon Council January llth. Civic League bills for 1911. I.t is recommended that said amount be allowed~ out of appropriation for same in the for 1912. Advisability of increasing the pay of engineers of the Fire Department. Progress. $35.48 to the Water Company for replacing hydrants at co~rners of Hi'gh and Effingham and Queen and Effingham streets. : It is recommended that said amount be allowed, out of appropriation to "Sundries" -for Water Department~ in the "budget" for 191~. $500.00 for bricks; $1,000.00 for repairs to asphalt sidewalks; and $1,500.00 to pave Ef- fingham street, between Scott and Duke. It is recommended that said amounts be allowed, out of appropriations for same in the "budget" for 1912. Referred bY Board~o£ Aldermen January~:!6th. A request of the Treasurer to borrow $20~000.00 to meet general expenses of the City for February; and $10~000.00 to meet expenses of the public schools Ter February and March, 19lB. It is recommended that the request of the Treasurer be granted~ and that the follow- ing resolution be adopted therefor: Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, autho- rized to make notes in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bmuk of Tide- water, and The First National Bank of Portsmouth, to amounz o.f Twenty Thousand Dollars ($ZO,O00. 00), to meet g~ne~al expenses of the City for February; and to amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10~000.00), to meet expenses o£ the Public Schools for February andMarch, 191~; said amounts to be repaid from the revenues of the City flor the current year. A request of the Seventh Ward Board for an additional bond issue of $50,000.00. Progress. ~ A petition of the Y. M~ C. ~. for a remission of certain City taxes on the building lately o~ned bv said Associatiou.'for the years 1897, 1898, and 1910, and for a remission of taxes from J~'nuary~l to September ~ It i's recommended that a special appropriation, to amount of $443.32~ be allowed to cover said taxes. (~ith Fir~'~and Public Property). Advisability of uslng temporarily a house on South street near Cheet~t, for the Annex Fire Hose Company, at a cost of $100.00. Progress. Referred by Common Council December 1Bth. A request of J. Davis Reed to be relieved from payment of taxes on property at the corner o~lm avenue and Henry streets for the year 1911, amounting to It is recommended that the request be granted. A request of the Seventh Ward Board tha~ the City petition the General Assembly to autho- rize the issue of $10,000.00 additiona~ bonds for Street Improvements in said Ward. Progress. A petition'of W. G. Hinton to be paid $2.50 which was erroneously assessed for night soil tax on his wife's property No. 741 Riverview avenue. I~ is recommended that said petition be referred to the Plumbing Inspector for infor- mation concerning same. ~ A petition~of A. ~. Jacobson to be re-imbursed to amount of $5.76 because of over-assess- m~t on ~his personal p~operty for 19tl. ~ It ~s recommended that the request be granted, sa~d amount to be appropriated out of ~xth Ward funds. - ~QA Petition of C. E. Knox to be re-imbursed to amount of $1.25: because of night soil tax errOnegusly paid by him for the year 1911. It is recommended that A petition of Mrs. Lulie. O. her. It is recommended that for information concerning same. said amount be altowed. Banks to have refunded her $10. E4 erroneously assessed agaisst said petition be referred to the~Commissioner of the Revenue A petition gainst her. It is for information of ~rs. Gustave E, Maschke ~o have refunded her $11.50 erroneously assessed a- recommended thaZ said ~etition be referred to the Commissioner of the Revenue concerning same. A request of the Sixth Ward Board for an additional bond-issue of ~0,000.00 for Street Improvements in said Ward. Progress. Advisability of issuing $150~000.00 of additional bonds for Street Paving for the City pro-