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September 16, 1913. Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers~ Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and The First National Bank of Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) said amount to be repaid from re- venues of the City for the current year. To make available $60.00 allowed in the Budget for "Hire of Horses," and to allow $15.00, out of same, for horse collars. It is recommnended that the $18.00 be allowed from "Hire of Horses. for horse colla~vs, but report that the balance of the $80.O0'has ~lready oeen expended on approved Fire bills. To make available $$00.00 allowed in the Budget for "~ose Dryer House." It is recommended that said amount be made available. To make available the appropriation allowed for purchase of fire hose. It is~recommended that $1,?00.~0 be allowed to pay for the hose, and also that any additien- al expense incurred in obtaining the hos~ be paid for. To consider an appropriation of $1~000.00 in the Budget for 1914 for the playground at the cor- ner of Fourth and Wythe streets. We report that this appropriation will be considered for the Budget of 1914. Appropriation of $500.00 at this time for the playground at the corner of Wythe and Court streets. We report that such an appropriation will be considered for the Budget of 1914. Report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation or because ~hey exceeded l/lB of appropriation allowed for same' Public Property, $21.00; Fmre, $18.00; Police, $151.60. It is recommended that the Public Property bills be allowed out of appropriation to Public Property, provided they do not exceed 1/12 of appropriation allowed for same; that the bill of F. Xo Parker to amount of $42.15, under Police, be allowed out of appropriation for auto-patrol wagon, and a special appropriation be allowed to pay the oth~r Police bills to amount of $109~45; the Fire bill to amount of $18.00 is covered by recommendation mn section above. Referred by Board of Aldermen August 19th. A request of the Boa~d of Police Commissioners to include in the Budget of 1914 an increase to the Police Force by seven patrolmen. We report that said matter will be considered for the Budget of 1914. An appropriation of $500.00 in the Budget for 1914 for support of the Portsmouth Orphan ~sylum. We report that this matter will be considered for the Budget of 1914. Referred by Common Council June 10th. $50.00 to pay medical bills of Walter L. Sykes policeman, on account of injuries received by him November 8, 191~, while in discharge of his duty. It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed. Referred by Common Council March llth. (With Sixth and Seventh Ward Boa~ds). A bill of F. J. McGuire to amount of $538.$t for inter- est due him on Sixth and Seventh Ward notes. It is recommended that said bill be paid when duly approved by the Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards. (Signed). W. Jones Williams, Chairman B. of A. On motion, the report of the Committee ~as adopted and by the following vote: Ayes-~Walker, Williams, Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett, Montague, Markham, Davis, Murry, Pile, 10. Streets-- Communications to the ~yor from ~. J. McGuire contractor, and t~ the Chairman of the Street Committee from the City Engineer, in regard to paving on upper High street, were read to the~Council, through request of the Chairman of the Committee; and the Board concurred with the Com- mon Council in referring said communications to the Street Committee. (See records of Common Coun- cil September 9, 191S, page 218r~19). The following report of the Street Committee,as made to the Common Council at a ~neoial meeting September 1Bth, was read: The City Council, PortsmOuth, Va. Gentlemen:-~ We~ your Street Committee, beg to report that the work of paving High Street, west of Chestnut Street, ms progressing, but call your attention to the fact that Just west of Chestnut ~treet there will be, in High Street, two street car tracks and one railroad track, ~ud as the road- way is only sixty feet wide, traffic on the south side of High Street will from time to time be con- gested, and to avoid this~ we recommend that the Street Committee be authorized to nmrrow the side- walk eight feet on the south side of High Street, beginning at Chestnut Street and ~nning west to. a point Just east of the property of the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Company. That this eight feet gained by narrowing the sidewalk be used for the roadway of this Street, and that~ the same be paved with the same material with which the roadway of the street is now being paved. We would also recommend that the Committee ~e ~uthorized to pave with belgium block that space occupied by the service track cf the Seaboard Ai~ Lmne Railway, which will parallel the tracks of the Street Car Company. Under date of August Blnd, your Committee received a letter from the Chairman and Secretary of the Local Board of Imorov~ments of the Sixth Ward~ ~om wb~b w~ o~ ~ ~11~w~-