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~t i~ further recommended that ~n appropriation '~flash lights" for the Police Force. (Signed). of $15 be made to the 0ommittee to purchase ~. Privett, Qhai~ B. of A. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted, and the recommended ~appropriation w~e re- ferred to the Joint Finance Committee. Sewerage-- , Hen. Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:--Your Sewerage Comm~ tree respectfully rose--ends the following appropriations: $64.§4 to extend the se~er main on ~ddle street ?l feet s~uthward. $1,000, or as much of the s~e as may be necessary, to connect flush tanks with water mains. $967.70 to pay a bill d~e B~yan & Company. (Signed). Jones Williams, Ohair~.manB~.. g~ A. The report having been read, the Viee-0haiTmsn of the Oommittee said that he objected {0 the appropriation of $64.50 for ~nni~g a sewer main at the south end of Eiddle street, as authority for running a main had never been given. Thsn ~fr. ~oore moved that this body concur with the Common Council in adopting the repor~ as a whole, and, after some animated discussion between the Vice-Chairman and several other members, the motion offer, goers was concurred in, that is to say, the several recommended appropriations of the C~ttee were adopted and were referred to the Joint Finance Committee. D~FINI SHED BUSIkTESS. First. Eatters adopted by the Co~on Council'February 14th and referred to the Board of dermen for concurrence. To transfer $116.19 of funds for redemption of bonds to the Bond Sinking fund. To authorize the Joint Fin~uce Committee to advertise for bids to supply the several depart- ments with statione~% p~inting and ice used by them; and each department shall furnish an estimate of such supplies as may be needed for it for the year 1911. To make the new ordinance for regulating the pay of the Police Force go into effect ~ar.!,!91!. All of the above were concurred in; and the Board concurred also in all recommendations of com- mittees adopted by the Common ~ou0ac~l ~ebruar~ 14th. Second. Communications from the The ~ayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of oil February 14-21, 1911: To pay Bryan & Company $4,0S0 and the Schone Company $640, the said amts. having been forfeited by these Companies, respectively, for failure to car~ out their contracts with the City. To pay an assessment on the Oity of $285 to the Board of Quarautine Commissioners, to meet its expenses for the curren~ year. To allow C. N. !,~arWb.am $70 per month for ex~mining City deed book~ ac. To hire the ste~n roller to the Portsmouth Coal & ice Company for '$100 per month, give a satisfactory bond for said hire, provided they To allow the pay of the Police Force from ~rch I, 1911, in accordance with the ordinance !ate~ ly adopted for said pay. To transfer $118~l~ of "funds for the redemption of bonds" to the Bond Sinking Pund~ To allow the Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction Company to put'Under-ground conduits in Eastwood's Lane, as per diagram presented therefor. Budget of anticipated receipts and proposed expenditures of ~k~b!ic Funds for the year 191!. ~u ordin~uce to include County smree~ entirely in ~the Sixth Ward. Au ordin~uce for fixing the pay of the Police Force. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers for Fsbruary m~ere presented and ordered to take the usual course. NE~ BUSIR-ESS. A eommunzca~zon was read from Dr. Joseph A. Guthrie in which he proposed to sell to strip of laud on the west Side of the Oak Grove Cemetery for addi%mona~ cemetery ground. The cormmanication was referred to the Joint Oemetery Oommittee. the City a .~u invitation was received from the Hook & Ladder Company to attend April Jrd., at 9:J0 o'clock. The" '= '' znvm~a~mon was accepted with thanks. its ~ual "smoker", Eon- A communication ~as read from the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Assistaut Engineers of the Fire Department in re.at=on to themr posmtmons as members of the Fire Board. The communicatio~ was referred to the Joint Fire 0ommittee.