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May S0, 1913.
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<br /> It is recommended that. a sPecial appropriation of $150.00 be made to meet expenses for run-
<br /> ning the auto-patrol wagon for the yea_r 191S.
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<br /> Adjustment of bills o3 the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suf~ol~ Water Company to amount of $19,157.O0,
<br /> for hydrant rent. al.
<br /> These bill.s were submitted to a sub-coatmittee of the Finance Committee, with the City At-
<br /> '-torney,fair. for examination and to report.t° the Finance Committee such of said bills as___are jus~and
<br /> .... S~id-~snb¥com~.mi~t~t~e~have.~made~ this e~amination and report as to Sixth and Sev~enth ~ard~bills,
<br /> as shown by the following report and statement:
<br />
<br /> "John Howard Hal.l~ Esq., "Norfolk, Va.
<br /> "~hairman Finance Committee,
<br /> "~ortsmouth, Virginia.
<br /> "Dear Sir :--
<br /> ~ "In accordance with the- action of the Finance Committee some time previous, the
<br /> bills 'for Hydrant Rental for the Sixth and Seventh Wards, and interest on ease, have been examined
<br /> and found correct.
<br /> "We have only examined these bi~ts as to the amounts of same and interest cha~ges, having no
<br /> data~ in our possession to verify the various dates as submitted by the Portsmouth~ Berk~ey & Suffolk
<br /> Water Company. These, however, are no doubt correct, but should be verified by the Auditor before
<br /> payment is made.
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<br /> "Very respectfully,
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<br /> (SSgned) M. B. Langhorne
<br /> (Signed) Wm. Hodges Baker
<br /> Sub~committ es.,
<br /> ~ixth Ward hydrants: ~rom March SE, 1909, to December 31, 1~1~, S0, charges, $3,0E1.~1~ inter-
<br />es.t, $S19.84, total, $3,S41~$5. '
<br />.~ .Se~.ent_h Ward h~ydran.~s: from March SS, 1909, to Se~ember 30 1910 19 chargs · ' _
<br />e~r.es~,.~.~01. SS, to~al, ~1.,S61.68. From 0otober 1~ 1916';' to D~--
<br />mn~eres~ ~108.00, total', $1,908.00. ~ ~ ~=~
<br /> I.t is recommended th.at said bills b~e paid~ in accordance wi~h ~aid ~ecommendation
<br />p.aymen~ off.same be.~made Wl~ho~'pre Udi~ to~ ri2h~ ~ . ~ ~ · ~ ~ . , p~rowde.d ~he
<br /> ~ $ ~ ~ . ~of emther the-C~
<br /> ~blication of the "~yor,s~Annual Message for 191~."
<br /> We report that the "Message" is being printed.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen March 18th.
<br /> Rec~mmitted. Recommendation~to appropriate $5~000.00 to King's Daughters Hospital.
<br /> · It is recommended that $15,00G.00, $§,000.00 annually, be appropriat'ed in three years, with
<br /> the proviso', "that a declaration of the Trustees of said hospital, in the form hereto annexed, Shall
<br /> be duly executed by the said 'Trustees, and ~heL~Ea$ority of the outstanding stock of the King's Daugh-
<br /> ters H~spital'of Portsmouth, Va., be deposited with the T~stees ~herein named."
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<br /> Form of Declaration to be Executed by Trustees of King's Daughters Hospital.
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<br /> ~ ENOW ALL ~ BT~HESE PRESETS, that we, Edward S. Mahoney, Elder L. Lash, John A~ Morris, Frank
<br /> L. Crocker, Samuel Lasting, Charles H. Cole and Goodrich Hatton, who have been chosen trustees for
<br /> the purposes hereinafter stated, in consideration of the assignment to us of certain shares of stock
<br /> in "~he King's Daughters Hospital of Portsmouth, Virginia," a corporation, by the holders of said
<br /> shares, a schedule of the names-of said holders and the number of shares assigned by each being here-
<br /> to annexed, do hereby severally declare ti~a~ the said shares are and shall forever be held by us and
<br /> our successors upon the following trusts:
<br /> "First, That the. said Edward S..Mahoney, Elder L. Lash, John A. Morris~ Frank L. Crocker, Samuel
<br />Lasting, Charles H. C~tes, and Goodrich Hatton, T~stees as afo~resaid, and 'their successors, shall
<br />constitute a Board of Trustees which board shall forever hold and own the said stock and vote the
<br />same in all meetings of the stockholders of"The King's-Daughters Hospital of Portsmouth, Virginia,,
<br />and that said. stock shall be so voted by some person ~ho shall be selected a proxy for that~purpose
<br />at a meeting of said Board of T~stees, duly called and held for that purposed, before each amnual or
<br />genera2 meeting of the stockholders Of said corporation and by a majority of those present at said
<br />meeting.
<br /> "Second~ A quorum of said Board of T~stees shall consist of a majority of all the members of
<br /> said Board of ~rus~ees~
<br /> "Third, ~aid Board of Tm~stees may st any time, by resolution in writing, and duly adopted by
<br />a majority of all the members of said Board~ instruct its proxy as to how the vote or votes of said
<br />proxy ma, be cast on any question arising at any stockholders' meeting of said corporation, and said
<br />proxy shall be bOund by said instructions
<br /> "Fourth~ The said Board of Tm~etees ~hall be vested with all other powers, privileges and re-
<br />sponsibilities incident to the ownership of said stock subject always tc the trusts hereby created.
<br /> "Fifth, In case of a vacanoy in said Board of Tn~stees, the same shall be filled by the remain-
<br />ing members of said Board, and in case of the failure or refusal ~o act on the part of said Board in
<br />the filling of said vacancy for a period of ninety days after the same shall have occurred, the same
<br />may be filled by ~he Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, or the Judge'of said court in va-
<br />cation.
<br /> "Si~th~ The certificates of stock held by said Board of Trustees hereunder, Shall be by th~m de-
<br />posited in some s~fe place, subject to the order of said Board of Trustees.
<br /> "Seventh, When any member of said Board of Trustees shmll cease to reside in the City of Ports-
<br />mouth~ Virginia, he shall ipso facto cease to be a member of said Board. And in case of the inoapaL
<br />city or refusal to act of any member of said Board, the Court of Hustings for the city pf. Portsmou'th,
<br />Virginia, or the Judge thereof, in ~acation, may, upon the written application of ant cmtizen of the
<br />City of Portsmouth, declare vacant the position of said member of s~id Board.
<br /> "Eighth, The Said Trustees in the selection of a proxy ~o vote the said stock,' and in the exer-
<br />cise of the powers hereby vested in them, sh$11~ at ali times, sc.make said selection and so exercise
<br />said+p~2r~^~_~h? s~i~ co~orat$o~, "The Ki~g'~ Da~.ghters Mospmtal of Portsmouth, Virginia," ahatl
<br />exis~ =~= ~ m=~amne~ zor mne ma~n~enanee'anG Operation of a place where the sick Of the city'~of
<br />Portsmouth, may be cared for without regard to their religious belief, and if, at any time, such place
<br />can not'be so maintained and ooerated~ that th~ ~rn~tv ~ ~M ~~ ~o,, ~ ~ ~
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