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R. C.P. 9, October 10, 1911. A request of the Treasurer to make notes, to amount of $10,000, to meet City expenses for October; and $10,000, to meet expenses of the Public Schools for October and November. 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 Bank of Tide- water, and The First National Bank of Portsmouth, to amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to meet City expenses for October; and to amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to meet expenses of the Public Schools for October and November, 1911; said amounts to be repaid from revenues of the City for the-current yearo~ A're~uest of the Treasurer to renew notes in the several City banks, to amount of $21,000, due October 2l, 19~l. It is recommended that the request be granted, and that the following resolution be adopted therefor: Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to renew heres in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and The First National Bank of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty-one Thousand Dollars ($21,000.00)~ said amount to be repaid from revenues of the City for the current year.. Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Nard Local Boards for August, 1911. Progress. A bill of the Water Company, forwarded by the Sixth Ward Local Board, to amount of ~4.77, for changing a fire hydrant from the corner of County and Rose streets to Grace and High. It is recommended that this bill be referred to the Sixth Ward Board for payment. A request of the School Board to be relieved from City taxes from June l, 1911, on t~e fol- lowing lots to be used for school purposes: S lots at the northeast corner of Ann and Butler streets; 4 lots en the east side of Bu~ler street; and 4 lots at the northwest corner of Owen and Ann streets. It i~ recommended that the request of the School Board be granted. A bill of the Coroner, High Constable, and juries, to amount of $110.O0, for holding in- quests on bodies during June, July, and August, 1911. It is recommended that said bill be allowed. A bill of the Mayor, to ~mount of $5.00, expenses to Richmond in the matter of assessment of property of the S. A. L. Railway Company. It is recommended that said bill be. allowed. A request of the High Constable, Harry C. Hall, that amounting to $15o00 per month. We have looked into this request, and recommend the Council pay for rent of his office, that it be not granted. (With City Engineer). The Question of sewering P~ndolp~ street, between Second,nd Third. Progress. A resolution for establishing a Police Justice for the City. Progress. Referred by Board of Aldermen September 19th. Recommitted. The matter of paying $150.00 each to J~mes A. Mulvey, ~eo. D. Lawrence, and H. L. Alexander, late appraisers of City real estate. Tour Committee had decided ~o adhere to its former action in recommending $150.'00 each for the paE o~ said assessors, when they were advised by the City Attorney that it would be il- legal to pay the assessors more than they were entitled to as witnesses, nam$1y, $.50 per day each; ?~.d it ~s recommended, therefore, that said assessors be allowed only $.50 per day each for said services. A request of Frank C. Hanrahan and sundry others to have refunded themthe amount paid as a license tax on slot machines for the year 1911, said slot machines having been repressed by order of the ~ayor. : It is recommended that said petitioners be allowed a rebate of five-sixths of the a- mount paid the City on each slot machine so repressed by order of the Mayor. A request of the Water Company to be paid $167.58 due it by de~ree of the court. It is recommended that said amount be allowed. Referred by Common Council August 8th. (Wi~h Claims Committee and City Attorney). Report of the Claims Co'mi%tee on the claim of Mrs. M. L. Dozier, hurt on Elm kvenue, Seventh Ward. By the advice of the City Attorney, it is recommended that thi~ 'claim be allowed, and that it be paid out of the Seventh Wa~d funds. Referred by Common C. ouscil July itth. A bill of the C~er~ of the Court~ for $300.00; City Sergeant, $S50.00; C. N. ~arkham,$200., for services in connection with the re-assessment of City real estate. As the Clerk's bill is much lower than wb~t he is allowed by law to charge for said services, it is recomraended ~hat said bill be allowed; it is also recommended that the City Ser- geant be allowed $150.00 in lieu of all Zees that be might be allowed by law to charge for services. In regard to pay of Nr. Markham,~ we report that he has r~ceived t~e full pay hereto- fore recommended b2 tha Committee for his services and adopted by the Council, and we have no further recommendation to make as to him. A bil~ ~f the Treasurer, to amount of $75.~0, for certifying the poll tax list.