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July 16,
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen July 16th there were present:
<br /> Messrs--W. Jones Willis~ms~, ¥ice-President~ N. B. Langho~rne, D. W. Ballentine,
<br /> L. Privett, S. T. Montague, C. N. Markham, L. H. Davis, O. P. Murry, 8.
<br /> The minutes of the adjourned regular meeting June 19th were read and were approved.
<br /> Mr. Markham eaid~ however, he thought the minutes should show that, when he presented the
<br />port of the Street Committee, he stated at the time that he objected to paving Glasgow street with
<br />bitulithic; _and the slatement was accepted by the body.
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<br /> REPORTS OF CO~MITTEES.
<br /> Audi t lng--
<br /> The Joint Auditing Com~ittee reported having examined bills agains~ the Cit~ for
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<br />the month of June, 191~, and they recommended the payment of same to following amounts:
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<br />Street Cleaning,
<br />Street Filling,
<br />incinerator,
<br />Garbage & Trash~
<br />Horse & Buggy,
<br />Bricks,
<br />Almshouse,
<br />Board of Health,
<br />Cemeteries,
<br />Court Expenses,
<br />Contingent,
<br />Elections,
<br />Registration~
<br />Lights,
<br />Police,
<br />Sewerage,
<br />Fire,
<br />Public Property,
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<br />Total,
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<br /> Z~4.!5
<br /> ~0.00
<br /> ZS. iO
<br /> 506.20
<br /> 30.00
<br /> 4.80
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<br />~354.00
<br />11.78
<br />9.00
<br />83.05
<br />i40.50
<br />53.70
<br />2,871.30
<br />9.00
<br />13~o80
<br />2,197.54
<br />~50.80
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<br />City Proper.
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<br />Sixth Ward Bills:
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<br />Board of Health,
<br />Drainage,
<br />Qontingent,
<br />Land,
<br />Salaries,
<br />Streets,
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<br />Total,
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<br />$ 108.00
<br />3.04
<br />3~,00
<br />800.00
<br />50.00
<br />50.00
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<br />Seventh Ward Bills:
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<br />Board of Health,
<br />Contingent,
<br />Street Improvements,
<br />Lights,
<br />$&lari~s,~
<br />Bond Account,
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<br /> $ lZO.O0
<br /> 39.60
<br /> 693.62
<br /> 367.10
<br /> 50.00
<br /> 9 1Z~-43
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<br />Total, $10,397.75.
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ballentine, Privett, Eontague, Na~kham~:Davis, ~rry, 8.
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<br />Ayes~Wi llimms, Langhorne,
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon. Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Finance
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<br />Commzttee respect fall~ reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee June 1P~-14-19, May
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<br />14, and January 9, 191~, and December la, 1911:
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<br /> Referred by Common Counc_l June lZth.
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<br /> Advisability of issuing $800,000.00 of bonds for establishing a water plant, &c.,.for th? O~ty.
<br /> It is recommended that thirty-year bonds o~ the City of Portsmouth, bearing ~nteres~ a~
<br />five per-cent per annum, and not exceeding in amount Six Hundred ~housand ($600,000.00) Dollars, be
<br />authorized; said bonds to be sold in such amounts and at such times as the Portsmouth Water Commis-
<br />sion may request, and the proceeds arising from the sale of such bonds to be applied to the construc-
<br />tion of a municipal water plant.
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<br />Referred by Common Council June 14th.
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<br /> An appropriation to continue the present "~ite Nay," pending the installation of the cluster
<br />light system.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of SEO0.O0 be allowed for th~ continuation
<br />of the "White Way" during June.
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<br /> $188.10 for a granolithic sidewalk on the east side of Butler street, from Ann to A;
<br />for a sidewalk entr&uce to Ann street school.
<br /> It is recommended that special appropriations to said amounts be allowed.
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<br />and $18. ?0
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