Cooke and North streets. Progress ae to same.
<br /> To make available $~00.00 allowed in the Budget for painting and repaire ~o the Almshouse build-
<br />ings. It is recommended that the $$00.00 all~wed to Almshouse Department in the Budget for ,Paint-
<br />ing and Repairs," or as much of the same as may be necessary, be made available for th~ purpose named.
<br /> To transfer $48.00 from Cemetery "Oontingent" Account to pay balance lacking four sewerage work
<br />in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
<br /> It ie recommended that the tEO0.O0 allowed in the Budget for ,Fitting Up and Connecting
<br />with Sewerage Two Toilet Rooms in the 'Oak Grove~Cemetery," together with $48.00 to be transferred
<br />from Cemetery "Contingent" Account, be made ava~iable, in order to complete the contract for sewe~-
<br />age work in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
<br /> (With Cemetery Committee). With Powe~ to Act--For an appropriation to cover the'work of white-
<br />waeh~no the~cemetery walls.
<br /> I~ is recommended that $80.75 be appropriated' for this work, in accordance with contract
<br /> for same, out of $150.00 allowed in the Budget for ,Whitewashing Brick Nalls, Stables, &c."
<br /> An increase of pay to $75.00 per month to W. A. Greenland W. A. Hunt, assistant engineers of
<br /> the Sewer Power House.
<br /> A~ increase of said salaries, will be considered for the Budget for 1914.
<br /> An appropriation not in excess of $100.00 to purchase 154 sections of link rods ~o clean sewer
<br /> pipes. It is recommended that a special appropriatio~ of no~ over $100.00 be allowed for the pur-
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<br /> pose named.
<br /> $40,000.00 for purchase of a suitable piece of land and the erection t.hereon of a colored school
<br /> building.. The City Clerk has been instructed to write to the School authorities for a detailed ac-
<br /> count of cost of said building, and maintenance of its schools.
<br /> Reports of the Auditor, T~easurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for March, 1915. Progress..
<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $5,000.00 to ~eet School Expenses for Nay~ 191~. -
<br /> It is recommended that'the request of the Treasurer be granted, and that the following
<br /> tmon be ado ted therefor: . .
<br /> soiu ' P - - ....... ~-~ t ke notes ~n The Bank-of
<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be, an~ ne is nero?y, ~~_o _ma _ ~ ......
<br /> ~._~ .... ~ m~_ ~,_a~+~ &'Farmers' Bank the Bank of Tidewater, ana '£ne ~rsm mamlonal ~anx ox
<br /> PortsmOuth, to amount of ~mve 2hOusand ($~,000.00) Dollars~ to meet SchOOl w_~xpenses for the mo~th
<br /> Nay, 1915; said. amount to be repaid ~om revenues of the City for the current year.
<br /> A report of the Auditor o~ the following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation '
<br /> for them or because they exceeded 1/1E of appropriations allowed for same: Patrol Wagoh, $1?.RS; Pub-
<br /> lic Property, $11.O0~
<br /> It ie recommended that s$i~.amounts of $i?.98 and $11.O0 be allowed to Police and Public
<br /> ?roperty Departments, reepeotlvely, provided that not mor~ than 1/l~ of the yearly appropriations for
<br /> these Departments be expended,' and that ~he oldest bills due shall tak~ priority' for payment.
<br /> A request of the Board of. Health to be allowed to use a portion of amount set aside for Office
<br /> Clerk, for pttrchase .of a typew~ittr for office of the. Sanitary Inspector~
<br /> I~ is rec'ommendedthat $100.00~ or as much of the same a~ mayoe necessary, be allowed,
<br /> ~t of said salary, for the pttrpose named.
<br /> A bill of Robert B. Alber~son to amount of $18~00~ for defending a prisone~ by order of Court.
<br /> It is recommended t~ha~ $~d amount be allowed, out of "Contingent."
<br /> A bill of the City Attorney to amount of $$~.50, in connection with Annexation proceedings, and
<br /> in suit of Phillips & Nool vs. the Oity.
<br /> It is recommended that sai~ amount be allowed, out of "Contingent."
<br />
<br /> A bi.ll of W. A. Fiske to amount of $1g.O0, in connection with the suit of Phillips & Wool vs.
<br /> the City.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be allowed, out of "Contingent."
<br />
<br /> To make available tBO0.O0 allowed in the Budge~Tor new work on the fire-alar~ telegraph system.
<br /> It is recommended that tBO0.O0, or as ~ch of the same as may be necessary,-be alloWed for
<br /> this puxloose.
<br />
<br /> (W~th Police Committee). An appropriation of $150.00 to meet rental and other expenses~ of the
<br /> Central Police Station.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $150.00 be allowed to meet rental and
<br /> other expenses of the Central Police StatioD for three months of iglE and for the balance of lgl~.
<br />
<br /> Referred byBoard of Aldermen April l~th.
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<br /> A peri:riCh of J. T. ~ha~o to ~e refunded $1.80 paid in er=or fo= ~ight soil tax for the yea= lglE.
<br /> It is recommended that said amOunt be refunded to N~r. Sharp.
<br />
<br />Question of night soil tax in the Sixth Ward.
<br /> In this connec~tion, it is recommended that the Sanitary Inspector be instructed to get. up
<br /> ed statement of the number of houses in the Sixth Ward subject to night soil
<br />
<br /> Referred by Common Council Nare~h llth.
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<br /> An appropriation for 100 blankats and gO0 mattresses for the Jail.
<br /> It is recommended that th~ tBO0.O0 allo~ed i~ the Budget for "Jail ~upplties" be made avail-
<br />! i~,~nd that an .appropriation of $~00.00 ~or said .blankets and mattresses be allowed out of said~
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