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September 1S, 1913. Treas,~rer authorized to borrow $~0,000.00 to meet current expenses for August, 1913. Special appropriation of $200.00 for preliminary work on codification of City Ordinances. To make available $500.00 allowed in ~he Budget for "West Park View Streets., To advance a-special appropriation of $~,550.00 for c,~_rbin~ an ~utt~r~ _ . d ~_ ...... ,, and shelling roadway of Pearl street in the Seventh Ward, north from .South street, said amount to b~ repaid to the City by the Sixth Ward, in accordance~ with opinion of~ the City Attorney therefor. Special appropriation of $200.00 to Seventh Ward Board to meet its "Street" expenses for August and September, 1913, said amount to be repaid to the City when Wa~d funds are avalilable for same. To make available balance of $150o00 allowed in the Budget for Police "Contingent.. Treasurer authorized to renew notes to amount of $96,000°00 due in September, and $20,000.00 due Street Paving Bond Account. To request the Board of Harbor Commissioners to abandon the port warden line in Gander Creek. To permit the Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 to use the playground from September 8-13th, inclusive, for holding a carnival; and also to exempt said Company from paying a license tax on same. An Ordinance Governing the Location and Operation of Wood and Coal Yards. Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished busine-ss. The regular reports of Officers fnr the month of August, 1913~ were presented and were ordered to take the usual course. A communication was received from the Seaboard Air Line Railway ComDany, in answer to a request t.hat it remove its spur track from the playground at corner of Court and~W~he streets, stated that instructions had been issued to ~take up said track. The communication was ordered to file. NEW BUSIneSS. ~ A communication was read from Pabst Brewing'Com~any,/~etaimin. g~.? ~14.00, for damages done to a wagon of said Company on First street May 3rd, which communication had"been forwarded to the Council by the ~ayor. On motion, said communication was referred to the Claims Committee. An application from the Oommonwealth Attorney for an increase of salary was referred to the Fi- nance Committee. ~ petition was read from D. T. Ballentine, f~reman at Sewerage Power House, to be paid $30.00 for time lost on account of sickness during the first half of Septembers and said petition was re- ferred to Sewerage Committee. Mr. Montague moved to refer to Finance Committee for an appropriation in ~he Budget of 1914 to provide some kind of fire apparatus for South Portsmouth. The motion was adopted. Mr. ~arkham moved that a Committee of Five be appointed to take up and report at an early date the matter of providing a new charter for the City of Portsmouth, in order to have the same prepa=ed for the Legislature when it meets. The motion was adopted. On motion of Er. Langhorne, the proposition of establishing a ~rchasing Committee to provide such stores as may be needed for this City, was referred to Finance and Ordinance Committees jointly. · Mr. kPilliams moved that the Finance Comm~ittee provide in the Budget of 19i~ an appropriation of $600.00 yearl~ instead of $500.00, for the Portsmouth Orphan ~sylum. The motion was adopted. BT-the same, to refer to Light Committee advisability of a light at the corner of Green and Em- -mett streets. The motion was adopted. By the same, to refer to Street Committee, with distinct instructions, to take up with the Vir- ginia Railway and Power Company the matter of extending its street car service to West Park View. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Langhorne, the advisability of a light at the corner of Columbia and Middle streets was referred to Light Committee. The Clerk reported, as instructed to do, that Mrs. Agnes Dtuun had given deed to the City for lot purchased of her in rear of the Union ~ire Company's House. On motion, adjou~ed.