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<br />March 19, 191Z.
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<br />Referred by Common Council February i3th.
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<br /> $1,790.00 for a Six Circuit Fire Alarm Repeater and Automatic Storage Battery; and an extra
<br />appropriation of $484.55 for wiring said apparatus.
<br /> It is recommended that said amounts be allowed, out of appropriation for same in the "bud-
<br />get" for 191Z.
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<br /> $Z5.00 to pay a bill of C. N. Alexander for medical attendance to his son, who was hurt-by a
<br />City iron grating falling on his foot.
<br /> It is reconmended that said amount be allowed~ out of appropriation for "Contingent Ex-
<br />penses.~
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<br /> (With Light Committee and City Attorney). Instructed to draft a contract for continuing the
<br />"White Way" on High street, between Water and Chestnut streets, when same e~il have been adopted
<br />by the two branches of Council. Progress as to same.
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<br /> A resolution in regard to duties of City Collector and Treasurer~ jointly. It is ~ecommended that said matter.be dropped.
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<br /> Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Local Boards for January, 191E.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> The Mayor's Annual Message for 1911.
<br /> It is recommended that the proper number
<br />instructed to obtain bids for printing same.
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<br />of the "Messages" be printed and that the Clerk
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<br />A request of the Board of Police Commissioners for two police sergeants. Progress.
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<br /> Opinion of the City Attorney in regard to claims of Messrs. Lawrence, Alexander and Muivey, late
<br />assessors of City rea2 estate.
<br /> It is recommended that said assessors be paid $150.00 each for their services, and in this
<br />connection, that the communication from the City Attorney to the Council February 1Bth in regard to
<br />their pay, be made a part of the records with this recomin~endation.
<br /> (See said communication in records Common Council February 13, 191Z, page 5?).
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<br /> · .Report of the Audztor concernzng the fol.£owmng l~s .held up by hi.m, becau~se of lack of ~appro-
<br />przation~for same~ or b. ecause they ~exceeded~ l~IE of approprmation: Contmngent, $49.00; Fire, $$4.95;
<br />Police, $100.54; Public Property, $90.67.
<br /> It is recommended that the following of said .bills be allowed: Contingent-Whitson & Shep-
<br />herd, $49.05; Fire- W. G. Black, $I1.50~ Police- Po.rtsmo~.th Gas Company, $67.E9; Dalby, Nottingham
<br />Comoan~ ~33~§- Public Pronerty- Portsmouth Star, $4.50: Manufacturers R$cord Publishing COmpany,
<br />~9~BO~'P~rtsmo'.uth Gas Co.mp~y: $8~6~; virginia ~i~way ~ Power Compan.y,
<br />~' In th~s conneotzon, ~t is recommended that a special appropriation of $585.50 be allowed
<br />for Street Cleaning bills, contracted during 1911.
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<br /> An order of Court to relxeve W. S. Grzffmn, admznzstra~oz of the est=ts o~ Josep~ H. Parker,
<br />deceased, from payment of Oity taxes, erroneously assessed against him, to amount of $4~5.00.
<br /> It is recommended that said petitioner be relieved from payment of City taxes to said a-
<br />mount.
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<br /> A request of the Board of Health for an additional appropriation of $150.00 annually for the
<br />colored Anti-tuberculosis League.. Progress.
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<br /> A communication from the City of Cleveland in regard to the coinage of a 'three-cent piece.
<br /> We report that we do not think it desirable for the Council to take any action in this mat-
<br />ter.
<br /> (With Sewerage Committee). A request of the employees of the Sewerage Power House for an in-
<br />crease of pay. Progress.
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<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $~0,000.00 to meet City expenses for March, 19iS.
<br /> It is recommended that the request of the Treasurer be granted and that the following re-
<br />solution be adopted therefor:
<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make
<br />notes in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants~ & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of T~dewater, and The First
<br />National Bank, to amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($~0,000.00), to meet general expenses of the
<br />City for March, 19i~; said amount to be repaid from the revenues of the City for the current year.
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<br /> Bond of Deputy City Collector for the year beginning January l,
<br /> We report that we have examined this bond, found it to be
<br />it be accepted.
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<br />satisfactory,
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<br />and recommend that
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<br /> To make available an appropriation of $540~00 for pavement of Race avenue,
<br />for 191Z.
<br /> It is recommended that said appropriation bf $540.00 be allowed.
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<br />out of the
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<br />"budget"
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<br /> An appropriation to cover expense of delegations to the Senate Committee on Counties, Cities
<br />and Towns, in the matter of the "Norfolk Water Bill."
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to amount of $$99.50,-be allowed for same.
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<br /> To allow an appropriation to put two more h~drants in the Oak Grove cemetery, out of appropri-
<br />ation for same in the "budget~ for 191Z. ~
<br /> It is recommended that amappropriation to amount of $80.00 be allowed for same.
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<br /> An appropriation to connect up certain parts~of the sewerage line in the Fifth Ward, not now
<br />connected.
<br /> It is recommended that this matter be referred to the Sewerage Committee for a reoommenda-
<br />tion and estimates on same.
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<br />$3?3.00 for rubbe~ coats and boots, allowed in the "budget" for 19ir.
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