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November i9, 1912. tot's and Eaatwood~s lanes being referred toF'~nance Comm~ttees.~ UNFINISHED BUSINESS. ~.rs% Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen October 8th and ~efe~sa to the Common Council for concurrence. ~ ~ ' To transfer to accounts of Labor and Coal certain balances to credit of the Cemetery Department, to am~dnt of To make award to H. O. Lumber to repair the cemetery walls, for $70.00. To authorize the Almshouse Committee to advertise for bids to furnish Almshouse supplies for the winter. To establish a Committee ~of Five to be known as ~'Committee on Rules. All of the abo~e wer~ concurred in. Second. Matters adopted b~ the Common Council November 12th and referred to the Board of Al- dermen for concurrence. ~ T.o ~nstruc~ the Aud~.tor to pay a b~ll of ~5 ~ ~-- ~ ~'or a norse b~ght for the Fire D o ~o~t ~,+ ~ .......... Y ~P~_ y h~ ~ Co~.~ttee to credit the F~re D~o~w~+ ~,~*~ ~ ~-, _ ~ .... ~ $ 00.00 allowed for sams, ~d between $~5.00 ~nd amount reOeived by sale Of o]d~' th. sa~d amoun~ being a d~fference received To authorize the Audi~or~to pay certain election bills to ~nt of L$185.00. ~ ~o~9oncur in holding a $6int S$:ssion on Novembe~ ~Sth~ or as soon th~ · · · or e~e~ing a Police Justice. ~ .reaf~er as prac%cabls, To authorize the Treasurer to renew not.es to am~n~ of $i17,000.00, falling due in November. To authorize the Sixth Sard Board to advejtise for bids for work on High street. To refer to Board of Water Commissioners a resolution of two branches of City Council of Norfolk containing a request that the City Council of Portsmouth appoint a Committee of Five to confer with a similar Committee appointed by thff Norfolk Councii~ in regard to "acquisition of the properties of the ~sr' Companies having thei2 source of supply in the ~zffolk Lake District.~ To appoint a Committe~ po act in conjunction with other committees in entertaining the Naval of C°mmi~tee$~oo.oo°ntowardsitS visit such to entertaining.h~s community, and to refer to the Finance Committee for au appropriation Ail of the above were concurred i~, except to refer to Board of Water Commissioners a re- quest of the Counci1 of Norfolk that this Council appoint a Committee of Five to act 2ith a like Com- mittee in the matter.of acqui=ing properties of the Portsmouth, Berkiey & Suffolk Water Comoany; and by the following vote: ~ - Ayes--Walker, Williams~ Moor% Adams, Privett, Montague, Markham, Davis, Murry,~Nieholson, 10. (Messrs. Markham and Davis voting No in regard to instrucZing the Auditor to pay a bill of $E85.00 °for a horse purchased for th~ Fire Department). On motion, the request of the Council of Norfolk, as stated, was acceded to. The Board conc~red also in all recommendations of Committees adopted by the Common Council, ex- cept the recommendations ~n regard to paving of Chestnut street, from South to Lincoln, and paving the south side~°f Glasgow, e~reet, from Effingham to Chestnut~ which said recommendations_ were recom- ~dt~ed to the S~ree~ Committees and recommendations of the Light Committee in regard to installing lights at the corners of London and Chestnut and Third and Wythe streets which said recommendations were recommitted. , Third. Comm'anications from the Mayor. ~The Councils. "~ortsmouth~ Vag, Nov. 12th, 191E. City of Portsmouth. "Gentlemen: -- "I beg leave to call to your notice that with the present month,~ November, 191E~ a joint meeting of the Cour~ci! should be held for the purpose of electing Police Commissioners for the two years beginning January lst~ 191S. "Very respect fully~ "E. ff~. Hope, Mayor." On mozion, the comEunication was ordered to fiie. CouncilThe October Mayor returneds_15, 191~.:als° his approval of the following matters adopted by two branches of City ment.A special appropriation of .~,~18.50 for purchase of an auto-patrol ~agon for the Police Depart- A special aDpropriation o~f $10E.4E to cay Pub~a Property bills held up by the Auditor, because they exceeded l]l$ of appro~oriation allowed' f~r sa~g~ 300.00 for a horse for Annex fire company, to take the place of a balky horse. ~3~75S. 50 to Perry W. Ru~hhe& Coo~ Inc.~ for paving of C~stnut street, said amount to be re-im- bursed to the City from proceeds of bond sale~ To ~uthorize the Street Committee to put a granolithic pavement on the east side of Washington street, from North street to Har~Tpton Place, out of appropriation now available for same. To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $6t,000.00, falling due in November. To make award to W. & J. Parker to furnish the public buildings with 88 tons, more or less. of