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At a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen August 19th there were present:
<br /> Messrs--W. J$nesLWil$i~ms~'VicewP~esident~ W. 0~ M?o~e~ ~L B;:Langhorne, D. We Ballentine, M. N. Adams, L. Privett, S. To Montague,
<br /> C. No Markham, L. H. Davis, 0o P. Nurry~ Henry Pile~ ll.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting July 15th were read and were approved.
<br /> REPORTS OF CONMITTEES~
<br />Auditing-~
<br /> The Joint Auditing Committee reported having examined bills against the
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<br />the month of July,
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<br />and they recommended the payment of same
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<br /> Street Cleaning~ $
<br /> Street Repairs,
<br /> Trash & Garbage,
<br /> Washington St. Drain Pipe,
<br /> Street Contingent,
<br /> Sidewalks~
<br /> Granolithic ~idewalke,
<br /> Incinerator~
<br /> Board of Health~
<br /> Cemeteries,
<br /> Contingent,
<br /> Oourt Expenses,
<br /> Fire,
<br /> Sewerage,
<br /> Police,
<br /> Wate~ Commission,
<br /> Public Property,
<br /> Registration,
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<br />Sixth ~ard Bills:
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<br />Total,
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<br />Board of Health~
<br />Sa!aries~
<br />Bond Account,
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<br />Total,
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<br />City
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<br /> to the?ollowing amounts:
<br /> 196 ~ 50
<br /> 8~.40
<br /> 523.45
<br /> 68,75
<br /> 92.85
<br /> !~6.18
<br /> 408.85
<br /> 60. ZO
<br /> ~45 84
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<br /> ~36 96
<br /> 112 40
<br /> 155 62
<br /> 3?:5 75
<br /> ~4 91
<br /> 9.00
<br /> 179.1~
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<br /> $ 68~ 50
<br /> 25. O0
<br />' 7 8S0 gO
<br /> $?, 923 ~ 50.
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<br />for
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes~Williams~ Moore,
<br /> Langhorne, Ballentine,. Adams~ Privett,. Montague~ Markham, Davis, Murry, Pile,
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<br />ll.
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<br />Finance-~
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<br />Hon. Boa~d of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Finance
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<br />Committee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance 0ommittee July 8-15, 1913:
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<br />Referred by 6ommon Council July 8tho
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<br /> Matter of appealing case of E. Par~e Lindsay against the City £or lowering water pipes on County
<br />and Glasgow streets, with power to instruct the Ci~yAttorney regarding same.
<br /> It is recommended that the City Attorney be instructed to appeal the case to the Supreme
<br />Court of Appeals of Virginia~
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<br /> A bill of Mrs. Agnes Dunn for $75.00,
<br />Fire Company's House.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill
<br />the deed has been executed to the City.
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<br />for a piece of land sold the City in rear of. the Union
<br />be paid, and that the City Clerk advise the Council when
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<br /> A bill of D. S. Phiegar to amount of $67.50, for reporting and transcribing evidence in case of
<br />Margaret Lee vs. the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be made to pay the ~ill~
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<br /> Authorized to have voucher drawn and payment made of amount, approximating $8,000.00, due the
<br />contractors for work-performed in the paving of upper High street, when bills for same are properly
<br />approved, and to report action to next regular meetings of Councils.
<br /> This m~tter was referred to the Auditing Committee by the Board of Aldermen, and therefore
<br />we report that the Finance Oommittee has no power to act thereon.
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth.and Seventh Ward Boards for June, 1913.
<br /> Progress as to~sameo
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<br /> (With City,Attorney). Re-referred° An appropriation of $6~611.0~ to pay bills of Portsmouth,
<br />Berkley & SuffoAk Water Company for hydrant rental in the sixth and Seventh Wards.
<br /> The amount named for h~drant rental im due the Portsmouth Suburban Water Company, instead
<br />of the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Company; and it is recommended that a special appropria-
<br />tion to the following amounts, with interest to December ~1, iglE, be made to said Portsmouth ~dbur-
<br />ban Water Company, provided that said payment shaIt be without prejudice~ in the premises, to rights
<br />of either the City or the Water Company:
<br /> Sixth Wa~d hydrants: from March ZZ, 1909~ to December 31, 191~, 20, charges, $3~0ZI. 51,
<br />interest, $319.84, total, ~$,$41.~5.
<br /> Seventh Ward hydrants: from March ~, 1909, to September 30~ 1910, 19, charges, $1,~60.4~,
<br />interest, $201.25, total~ $1,$6t.68. F~om October 1, 1910, to December $i~ lgl~, ~0, eh~rge~,$i~$OO,
<br />interest, $108.00~ total, $!,908.00.
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<br />Te inves~$~te and report, with recommendation, concerning bills due sundry parties by the City
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