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Au~st 19, 1915o
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $~0,000.00 to meet current expenses hr August, 1913.
<br /> therefor: It is recommended that the reques~ be granted and that the following resolution be adopted
<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes ~n The Bank
<br />or Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank~ the Bank of Tidewater, and The First Natzonal Bank of
<br />Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($~0,000.00) said amount to.be repaid ~rom revenues
<br />of the City for the current y~ar. '
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<br /> (With Public Property Committee). Matter of re-arranging lights in the Municipal Building and
<br />providing for additional lights in same. Progress.
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<br /> $~00.00 for preliminary work on codification of City Ordinances.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed.
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<br /> To make available $500.00 allowed in the Budget for "West Park View Streets." It is recommended that said amount be made available.
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<br /> $500.00, or as ~ch of the same as may be necessary, for getting up plans and specifications
<br />for repairs to the Seaboard Market House.
<br /> It is recommended that $100.00, out of $~,000.00 available for Seaboard Market House, be
<br />allowed for the purpose.
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<br /> To make available $~00.00 allowed in the Budget for reception of Naval Committee visiting Nor-
<br />folk and Portsmouth.
<br /> It is recommended that $S4.~0 of said amount be made available, in accordance with bill
<br />rendered for same.
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<br /> $B, 550.00 to curb and gutter, and shell roadway of Pearl street in the Seventh Ward north from
<br />South street the cost to be charged to the new ward or wards in accordance with recent opinion of
<br />the City Attorney thereon.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $E,5~0.00 be advanced for this work, said
<br />amount to be repaid to the Oity by the ~ixth Ward~
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen July 15th.
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<br /> Appropriation to send representatives to Convention of League of American Municioalities, meet-
<br />ing in Winnipeg, Canada~ August ~, 8, and 9th, 1915; and also to pay dues of the City' to the League.
<br /> As the time for meeting of this Convention has passed, it is recommended that no appropri-
<br />ation be made for the purpose named.
<br /> With regard'to dues of the City for membership in said League, we report Prog=ess.
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<br /> A request of the Seventh Ward Board for a supplementary appropriation of $?00.00 on Seventh
<br />Ward Street Budge~ for 1915.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of SBO0.O0 be made to said Ward, to meet
<br />its expenses for August and September, said amount to be reoaid to the City when the Ward f~mds are
<br />available. '
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<br /> Report of the Auditor of th~ following bills h~Id up by him, because of lack of appropriation
<br />for them or because they exceeded 1/l~ of appropriation allowed for same: ~blic Property, $18.55;
<br />.Almshouse, $t~.50.
<br /> It ie recommended that a special appropriation of $1~.50 be made to pay Almshouse bills;
<br />and the Public Property bills be allowed, with the pro.visions that the payment of same does not ex-
<br />ceed 1/l~ of appropriation for ~them.
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<br /> A bill Of W. T. Anderson to amount of ~84.50, for entertaining the Naval Committee. We report that this matter is covered by recommendation above.
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<br /> (With Street ~ommmt~e). $100.00 to repai= foot bridge at the east end of High street.
<br /> The Street Committee could not'meet with us, but, as the proposition seems advisable, and
<br />it is recommended that ~i00o00 be allowed from Street "Contingent. fund for the purpose.
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<br /> 450.00, out of money available for repai=s to City Narket, to enable the Public Property Commit
<br />tee to obtain plans a~ud specifications for same.
<br /> ~e report that this proposition is covered by recommendation above.
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<br /> A special appropriation of $~I. 50 dUe thev'.~rg~nza' ' Railway & Power Company by the Fire Depart-
<br /> for the year t91~, as reported by the Auditor.
<br /> It ie recommended that a special appropriation to ~aid amount be allowed.
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<br /> To make available $50.00 allowed in the Budget for repairs to cemetery fences. It is recommended that said amount be made available.
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<br /> To make available $100.00, out of appropriation of SZ,O00.O0 for Seaboard Market House,
<br />to employ services of an architect on same.
<br /> We report that this matter ie covered by recommendation above.
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<br />the Budget
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<br />in order
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<br />It is ~arther recommended that, on request of the Mayor, the balance of $150.00 allowed in
<br />for Police "~ontingent" be made available~
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<br /> (Signed). W. Jones Williams,
<br /> -Chairman B. of Aj
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<br /> The report having been read, Mr. Davis moved that~the recommended appropriation of $~,~30.00 to
<br />curb and gutter, and shell roadway of Pearl street in the Seventh Ward be sent back to the Committee
<br />for further consideration. The motion was lost.
<br /> Then the report was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-~Williams~ Moore,
<br /> Langhorne, Ballentine, Adams~ Privett~ Montague~ Markham, Davis, Murry, Pile, i1.
<br /> (Mr. Davis voting No on recom~mended appropriation of $~,530.00 for Pearl street).
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