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October Zl, 1913.
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<br /> Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for August, 1913. progress as to same.
<br /> Report of the _~uditor of the following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation
<br />or because they exceeded i/lZ of appropriation allowed for same: Almshouse, ~12.50; Public PrOperty~
<br /> .~ It is r~commen.ded that the Almshouse bill for ~iS. 50 be paid.by the Auditor in the u~ual
<br />course .for such bmlls; that Public Property bill of E, B. Wilkins for $~6~00 be referred to the l~blic
<br />Pro erty Committee for explanation concernin~g s~me, amd that bills of D. W. Nurden~for ~5.00. Ports-
<br />mouth Star for $4.50, va. Towel Supply Co. ~or $13.10, and Va. Ry. & Power Co. to ~oun~ of
<br />for Lights be =efer~ed to the Auditor.
<br /> ~ request of the Treasurer to borrow $20~000.00 to meet current expenses for October, 1913.
<br /> It is recommended that the request of the 'Treasure~ be ~anted~ and that the following r~
<br />solution be adopted therefor: Remolved That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorize~ to make
<br /> .... ~ .... ~,!_~.~+~, ~ ~e~s' B~k the Bank of Tmdewater, aha The First
<br />notes in The Bane oi' Fozmsmoumn~ 'znc ~~ ~=$~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~0~' said ~ount to be
<br />N~ational Bank of~Po~tsmouth~ to amount om' Twe~my ~-nousanG ~ ~,~.~
<br />paid~ f~om ~evenues ~ the City for the current
<br /> A petition of the Civil and Police Justice ~o be p~ovided with a Clerk.
<br /> ~ogress as to s~e.~
<br /> (With City Attorney). ~ communication from Watts & Hatton, attorneys for the Water Oompany,
<br /> questing settlement for money due the Water C~pany by the City. Pro,ess.
<br /> (With ~blic PrOperty Committee). ~atter ~ ~ approoriatio~ for Grimes Battery G~ RoOm.
<br /> We reoort that t'he Oo~ittee are in hearty sympathy wi~ th~ movement for enlarging Grimes
<br /> - ~ .. · ~ ..... the City, we a~e unable to
<br /> Battery Gun Room~ but consmaermng the stringent fmnancm~l conGmtmen cz
<br /> coEend the appropriation asked
<br /> An appropriation of ~40.00 to paint the inside ~ the Union Fire Co~nany's building, ~t of ~un~
<br /> left over from p~chase of fire hose.
<br /> It is recommended t~t the appropriation be not all~ed.
<br /> To consider for the ~dget of 19!4 an appropriation to do away with ho=ses for the Fire Depa=t-
<br /> men~ and to e~loy automobile equipment fo= the same.
<br /> ~e ~eport that such an appropriation will be considered for the Budget of 1914.
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<br /> A copy of the School Board's ~nual financial statement. P~ogress.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen September 16th.
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<br /> An application from the Commonwealth Attorney for an increase of salary. It is recommended that the application be not granted.
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<br /> To consider in the Budget of 1914 an appropriation for some kind of fire apparatus-for South
<br />Portsmouth. Progress.
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<br /> (With Ordinance Committee). Proposition for establishing a Purchasing Committee to provide such
<br />stores as may be needed for the City. Progress.
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<br /> To provide in the Budget of 1914 an appropriation of ~800.00 yearly, instead of $500.00, for the
<br />Portsmouth Orphan Asylum. Progress.
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<br /> Referred by Common Council June
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<br />Petitions of Jno. R. Jones~ Rebecca Hedges, Larkin~ B.
<br />$1.80 each, paid in error.for soil tax for the year 191Z.
<br /> It is recommended that said petitions be allowed,
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<br />10th.
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<br />Lester~ and Eddie L. Wa!ton~
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<br />out of Sixth Ward funds.
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<br />to be refun~
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<br />Referred by Common Council Nay lSth.
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<br /> much
<br /> of
<br /> ~±vo.uo, or as
<br />!ice Justice.
<br /> It is re~ommenaed
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<br />the same as may be neoessary~ for purchase of a filing case for the Po-
<br />that an appropriation not to exoee~d $65.00 be allowed for the same.
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<br /> On December lC-l?, 191~, the Co~nittee reported a bill of F. L. Crocker to amount of $?5.00,
<br />for legal services in the Seventh Ward, held up for lack of information concerning same, but having
<br />since investigated the matter, we would recommend that the bill be paid, out of the first funds in
<br />hand for the Seventh Ward; and that the Auditor be instructed to draw a warrant in favo= of ~. Croc-
<br />ker for said ~motuut.
<br /> (Signed) W. Jones Williams,
<br /> Chairman. B. of A.
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<br /> The report havin~ been read, Nr. Pile wished to know_why the appropriation for the Annex bell
<br />was not a~lowea, and Er. Langhorne replied that an appropriation of SZO0.O0 had been allowed in the
<br />B~dget for the bell~and the Finance Committee wanted to know why the additional $150.00 was needed
<br />fo~ the same.
<br /> It was explained that the bell, platform., &c., wou~d cost $150.00 more than it was expected to
<br />cost when the appropriation was first asked for.
<br /> With regar~ to the bill of F. L. Crocker for $75.00, it was~ after some discussion, on motion of
<br />Mr. Davis~ ~efe~red~to the~inancs~.Oommittee~for further consideration.
<br /> Then the report of the Committee, as amended~ was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-~Waiker, Williams, Langhorne, Bailentine, Prmv~, Nontague, }~arkham,
<br /> Davis, l{urry, Pile, lO.
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