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March 18~ i91~.
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<br /> To refer to Auditing Committee matter of amending ordinancem in regard to auditing of bills
<br />gainst the City.
<br /> To assign to the Mayor the room in "Municipal Building" originally provided for the Commission-~ .
<br />er of Revenue.
<br /> To authorize the Public Proper~y Committee to make such.arrangements as in its discretion may
<br />seem advisable, for formal dedication of the "Municipal Building."
<br /> To authorize the Fire Committee to advertise for bids to supply the Annex Fire Company with a
<br />bell.
<br /> ~ All of the above were concurred in, and by the follOWing vote:
<br /> Ayes-mWalker, Williams,
<br /> Moore, Langhorne, Ballentine, Adams, Privett, Markham, Davis,
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<br /> Third. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br />,Portsmouth, Va., March 6th, 1913.
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<br /> "To The Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- "I am enclosing a letter from the Superintendent of'the Portsmouth,.
<br />Berkley & Suffolk Water Co., along with a copy of a letter from the City Engineer for your considera-
<br />ti°n'zIn a former correspondence Mr. Davis made claim to an approximate amount of $900.00~for water
<br />used by the flush tanks in the Old part of the City for excess of water in flushing the tanks. This
<br />claim was sent to the Sewerage Committee.
<br /> "He again refers to this matter and a~ks the installation of regulators on each flush tauk of
<br />the old part of the City. At this time I will not pass upon the justness or reasonableness of the
<br />~equest. We have a right to all water that is necessary, no more or less.
<br /> ,Respectfully~
<br /> "F;-S. Hope, Mayor."
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<br /> The communication having been read, it together with the accompanying papers referred to were
<br /> referred to the Sewerage Committee.
<br /> The Mayor returned also his ~proval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of
<br /> City Council February lt~lSth, t9~3:
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $S0,000.00 for-general City expenses and $10,000.00 for
<br /> School Purposes ~or February, 191~, out of Bond funds now in Bank.
<br /> To auth6rize the Treasurer to renew notes for $96,000.00, falling due in March, l~13.
<br /> To pay Coroner and Jurybills to amount of $13E.50~ for inquests held during the months of Oc-
<br /> tober, November and December, 191E, and January, 1913.
<br /> To allow $15,000.00 to the Board of Water Commissioners, out of the "budget" for 191~.
<br /> To i~st~ct the City Attorney to proceed to take such action as may be necessary to compel the
<br /> Virginia Railway & Power Company to reconstruct its.tracks on First street.
<br /> An O~dinance to Acquire by Condemmation~Oertai~ P~operty Situated in Norfolk County, Virginia~
<br /> of which M. E. G0etzinger is TeDant of the Freehold, which is Wanted by the City of Portsmouth for a
<br /> Municipal Water Supply.
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<br /> The Mayor's Annual Message for ~he year t9i~ was presented and ~ea~, and t~? s~eral recommen-
<br /> dations therein were referred to thezr appropriate Committees; and the message zmsez~ was referred
<br /> to the Finance Committee for publication.
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of. Officers for the month of February, 191~, were presented and wsre order-
<br /> ed to take the usual course.
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<br />N~W BUSINESS.
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<br /> A communication was read from the Seventh Ward Board,~ endorsed by members of the Common Council
<br />from the ~eventh Ward, recommending Henry Pile to be elected to fill a vaeaney~on theBoard of Alder-
<br />men, caused by the death of Lo O. Nicholeon.
<br /> Petitions were presented from sundry citizens of the Seventh Ward, endorsing H. J. Naddre~ for
<br />the position.
<br /> N~. Privett moved that the body go into election to fill the vacancy. The motion was adopted.
<br /> Whereupon, Mr. Langhorne 'nominated Henry Pile for the position, and~iv. Markham nominated H. J.
<br />Naddrey.
<br /> A vote being taken, N~v. Pile was elected by the following vo~e:
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<br /> For Henry Pile:
<br /> Walker, Williams, Moore, Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett, Murry, 7.
<br /> For H. J. ~_~ddrey:
<br /> Adams, Markham, Davie~ ~.
<br /> A communication was received from the Seventh Ward Board, in which it was requested that a bill
<br />fo= $719.64 due E. B. Powell for ~ertain gutter castings be deducted from funds allotted for tempora-
<br />ry street repairs in the "budget" for 1915.
<br /> On motion~ the matter was referred to Finance Oommittee.
<br /> A bill of the Clerk of Court to amount of $9.Z0, for writ tax on suit against She Virginia Pail-
<br />way & Power Company was referred to Finance Committee.
<br /> Mr. Williams moved to ~efer to Street Committee ~ne advisability of paving Cooke street in Park
<br />View, and of extending Cooke street to High. The motion was adopted.
<br /> By the samg~ to refer to Finance Committee for an appropriations. ..... of~ $178.05_~_~tc pay for typewriters
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