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April~16~ 19i2,
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<br />$100.00 for a feed room at the Union fire company's house. Progress.
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<br />$200.00 for a new fioor in the rear of Police Station. Progress.
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<br />$400.00 to build a shed on the south side of Seaboard Earket.
<br /> It is recommended that said amount be allowed, out of appropriation
<br />for 1912.
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<br />for same in the "bud-
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<br />$150.00 for
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<br />request of the Nayor that the "Contingent" fund and "Dog" fund for 1912 be made available.
<br /> It ie recommended that an appropriation of $200.00 be allowed for "Contingent" fund and
<br /> "Dog" fund, out of the "budget" for 19lB.
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<br />Reports of t.he Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for February, 1912.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Reporp of'the Auditor of following bills to following amounts.held up by him, because of lack
<br />of ~npropriation for them Or b?cause they exceeded i/la of aporoprzation allowed for same: Fi~e,
<br />$217.95; Cemetery, $14.50; Poizce, $$0.S5. - ~ ~
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<br /> It is reOommende~ that special appropriations be allowed to.pay the following of said
<br />~ilts: ~ire--S. P..Oast, $43.50; Gamewell~Fire-Aiarm TelegraPh Co~ $34.90; ~ortsmout~ G~s Company,
<br />$81.98; Virginia Railwsy & Pewer Company, $S~.37; Cemet~ry'-W. & J. Parker, $14.50; ?olzce--Dalby,
<br />Nott~ngham&~Oomoan~-$$Oo25. . ..... ~ ·
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<br /> It is recommended that the following of said bills be referred to th~ Fire Commitlse for
<br />explanation: E. F. Robertson, $3.05; Eureka Fire Hose Co., $~.60, W. R. Walker, $1.00; M. C. Lilly
<br />Co.~ $9.45.
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<br />Report of the Auditor of cancelled coupons to amount of $67,691.50. Progress.
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<br />Bond of H. M. Lucas for moving the "Armistead house."
<br /> We have examined this bond and recommend that it~be accepted~
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<br />Bids, with accompanying statement, for laying 50,000 square yards of paving in the Seventh Ward.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />$60,000.00~ out of anticipated sale of bonds~ for paving in the Seventh Ward. Progress.
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<br />A bill of the Coroner to amount of $80.00, for inquests held during January and February, ~ l~
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be allowed.
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<br /> A request of them Fraternal Order of Ea$1es for an appropriation of $95.00 to assist in enter-
<br />taining a Convention of same, to meet in thzs City June llth.
<br /> It is recommended that this matter be referred to the City Attorney to ascertain the legal
<br />right of the City to make such an appropriation.
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<br /> A request of Winston Parrish, attorney at law, for payment ~f a judgment agains~lthe City, to
<br />amount of $250.00, with interest from February 5, 1912, and $44.65 costs, in the matter of suit of
<br />E. H. Sivils.
<br /> It is recommended that said request be granted, the appropriation to come out of Seventh
<br />Ward funds.
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<br />A petition of Elizabeth A. Lawless to be relieved from pa~nent of City taxes for the years 18??-
<br />inclusive, to amount of $146.45. Progress.
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<br />A bill of the City Attorney to amount of $10.80, for expenses to Richmond in interest of the City.
<br /> It is recommended that the bill be allowed.
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $~0,000.00 to meet current expenses for April, 191~.
<br /> It is recommended that the request be granted, and that the followiDg resolution be adopted
<br />therefor:
<br /> "Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes in The Bank
<br />of Portsmouth, The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and The First National Bank of
<br />Portsmouth, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($SO,O00.O0), to meet current expenses of the City
<br />for April, tglB; said amount to be repaid from revenues of the City for the current year."
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<br /> Bond of the Gamewell Fire-Alarm Telegraph Company to furnish the City with a
<br />alarm R~peater and Automatic Storage Battery.
<br /> We have examined this bond and recommend that it be accepted.
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<br />Six Circuit Fire-
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<br /> An appropriation to maintain, during the month of Narch, 19iS, the street lights on High, Ef-
<br />fingham and County streets, heretofore paid fo~ by citizens.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriatmon of $200.00 be allowed to cover bill for same.
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<br />Referred by Joint Session March Slst.
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<br /> To a Special Committee for a conference with the Board of Health, and to report to the Finance
<br />Committee, such an appropriation as may be necessary to clean up the City and put it in a general
<br />sanitary condition.
<br /> This Special Committee have conferred with the Board of Health and recommend an appropri-
<br />ation of $B,500.00 for such purpose; and this Committee recommends that an appropriation to 'said
<br />amount be allowed.
<br /> Referred by Common Council January 9th.
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<br /> $10,000.00 to provide additional-armory and storage facilities for Grimes Battery.
<br /> It is recommended that this matter be rs.ferred to the Public Property Committee
<br />rain if the work can no~ bs done for less than $10,000.00.
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<br /> petition of Ralph Bsndon, policeman, to be paid $17.50 for time
<br />lO-Blst, inclusive, on account of sickness.
<br /> It is recommended that said petition be granted.
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<br />lost from duty from December
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