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November 18, 191Z.
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<br />nett to supply Shoes, for $?2.50; to Breslauer &~Anthony to supply Men's Underwear, for $51.00A to
<br />The Friedhn Co., Inc., to supply BXAnkets, for $36.00; to L. W. Siivester to supply Wood
<br />they being the lowest bidder for same, the quality of the goods being considered.
<br /> There were three bids to.s?p, ply mediclnes~as follows: E, P. V;ilkins, $.07 per prescrip-
<br />tion; N. G. Dayle, $.06 per prescrmption; and J. W. Booth & Bro., $.0~ per prescription.
<br /> The majority of the Committee decided to recommend that award be made to J. W. Booth & Bro.
<br /> Mr. Ballentine, Chairman of the Committee, dissented, he believing that the decision be-
<br />tween the equal bidders Messrs. J. W. Booth & Bro. and N. G. Oayle should be made by lot.
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<br />(Si ned). O.W.
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<br />Ballentine,
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<br />6hairman Bo of A.
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<br /> Tl~e report having been read, the recommendation of the ma~jerity~of ~theLCommit~eeot~.mEke award
<br />to J. W. Booth & Bro. to supply medicines was recommit%ed, after some discussion ~ same.
<br /> Then the other rec~en~tions of the 0o~ittee were adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> ~-~alke=, Willi~a, L~ghorne, Ballentine, A~s, Privett~
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<br /> O~aims-- '
<br /> Hon. Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:~ Yo~ Olaims Co~ittee :re~ectfully .reports he=e-
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<br />in concerning .t~ following mat_tera ~re~e=~ed ~t~e .~e Je~ Claims Go~i%~ee September
<br /> Refe~ed ~ Bo~d ~f Aldermen September
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<br /> A claim of Pabs~ Brewing ~ompany to ~o-~ ef $14~00, for d~ages done ~o a Eagon of said ODin-
<br />~y on First street May ~. Progress as to
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<br />Referred by Common Council June 10th.
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<br /> A petition of Harry Ac Brinkley, attorney for J. M. Broughton, to recover from ~the
<br />for damages to his property on Harrison street~ caused by a defective sewer pipe.
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<br />dition.
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<br />It
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<br />is reccm~ended that the City ~ngineer examine this sewer pipe and report
<br /> Referred by Common ~ouncil May 1Sth.
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<br /> city $2oo.0o
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<br />as to its con-
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<br /> A communication from Bilieoly & Shultice, ~ePresenting Fred Lesner, claiming compensation be-
<br />cause of injuries received b~ him on First street May Std.
<br /> N~v. Lesner has instituted suit against the City for said injuries and the matter is in the
<br />hands of the City Attorney.
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<br /> A petition of J. W. Smith to be paid $80.00 for services rendered in two cases of the .City of
<br />Portsmouth vs. The U.-S. Express OD.
<br /> We have examined this petition and it is recommended that sai~ amounz of $60.00 be paid
<br />Mr. Smith. (Signed) D.W. Ballentine,
<br /> Acting ChaixmanB. of A.
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<br /> On motion, the repor~ of the Committee was adopted, th? recommended appropriation of $0.00 to
<br />.pay claim of J. W. Smith being referred to the Finance ~Commmttee.
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<br />Special Committee
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<br />for Revising and Codifying Oity Ordinances--
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<br />Hon.
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<br />Board~of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-~ You~
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<br />Committee appointed September 10-17, 191E, to Revise and Codify the Ordinances of the City. of Ports-
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<br />mouth desire to report as follows:
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<br /> ~That the said work of revision and codification has been completed~ and is, sUbject to the ap-
<br />proval of the Co~mucil, in shape to go to the printe~. Inasmuch as the 0hatter of the City is the
<br />supreme. Iaw,$ fr~m which is d~rived the power to legmslate, &c., your Committee has dincluded it in
<br />the codific~tign, together with an elabDrate~index.
<br /> ~Youm Commmt~ee emp!eyed~Lr. Smith R. Brmttingham~ of the local ba~ to do the necessary work
<br />and to make report thereon. He.'has turned over to your Committee three typewritten bound vol%~mss
<br />embracing the City Chsurter and all ordinances which have been passed to this date, together with a
<br />detailed report touching his work. These V~lumes and the report accompan~-ing same, have been very
<br />carefully examined by your Committee, and wi~h a few correetions~e now turn them over to you as
<br />being in proper shape. '
<br /> ~The work has in our opinion ~een carefully done~ and we believe that this codification is the
<br />best and most acourste theft the Cmty has ever had. Mr. Brittingham has been employed on this work
<br />since last June, and his work has been most painstaking and thorough.
<br /> ~Your Committee desires also to express i~s th~nks to the Clerk~ Mr. Siater, who, by. his inti-
<br />mateacquaintance with the City's records an~ general exp~rience,~his bes~ of material a~d to us.
<br /> ~Your Committee herewith presents Mr. Brittingham's bill for $~00.00, properly approved, for set-
<br /> rendered, and asks that the same be allowed.
<br />vice'we further desire that we be permitted to advertise for'bids for printing ~nd'binding ZOO vol-
<br />umes of the City's laws.
<br /> '~Respectfully submitted,
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<br />"(Si~ned) L. H. Davis,
<br /> Chairman B.~of A.
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<br /> On motion, the rep6rt-of the Commit~&e was adopSed by the following v6tel the ordinances being
<br />ref~ri~ed to the Ordinahce Committe~ w~th the Oity Attorney for r~po~t on the same:
<br /> Ayes--~alker,
<br /> Wiltiams~ Lang~horne, Ballentine, Ada~s, Privett, Markham, Davis, 8.
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