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· . February 21, 1911, Second. Communications from the "~ne Councit:-~ "Sth., Feb~ 'il. "Gentlemen~-- "i enclose a letter addressed to me by ~r. A. E. ~¥arner, attorney for Nrs. ~ary A. Tatem, in regard to a building on Third st. "This building has ~ong been in a condition to endanger e~rrounding property~ and I asked for a small appropriation several months a~o south,~nd of~the adjoining buildln~.° tO'remove the end on which the city owns a~d to board up the ·'nere ~s now about $§00 of t~es and interest due cn the lot and building, and the former own- er is dead. "The owner of the north end of the lot wil1 buy from the city the south end and I would recommend that the City Attorney be requested to get ~n order of Court for the saffe of the property and that it be sold at public auction, or that the eity put the building in habitable cond£tion; or should you nqt favor either of these suggestion~, that an appropriation of SS0 be n~de to cover cost of removing the south end of the building and putting weatherboarding en the adjoining end. "Respeetfully, J. Davis Reed, ~ayor." The ~I~yor forwarded also certain · the Portsmouth Subur bml~s of the Portsmouth, Berkls · ban Water Comoan · , . y & Suffol~ ~ter Com ~mount of 10 _ . ~ Y aga~ns~ the C~ty pro er a ' pany and I _. $ ,88~.08, for t~cense taxes · _ P n~ th? S~xth and Seventh ~ards. i and J=nuary l, 1911. pazd zn error ~nd for hy~ran~ rental between ~arch 22; to i910 On motions, the City Attorney was instructed to apply for an order of court to authorize the sale of the old house on ?ni~d street, and the bills of the ~ater Companies were referred to the Joint ~ater Committees. The Nayor returned also his approval of the following resolutions and ordinances adooted by the two branches of Council Becember 20, 1910, and January 10-!1-I~, 1911: Resolutions-- To appropriate $800 for redecki~g ~e~t Park View bridge. To sell to E.~W. Halsey & Company of New York $125,000 of Paving and Grading Bonds; $50,000. of School Bonds; $57,500 of Sixth V,~ard Improvement Bonds; and $57,500 of Seventh W~rd Improvement Bonds. 1911. To notify the contractor for removal of g~bage to disconti~u~ such work on and after ~a~-ch t, To make award to E. T. Barnum to supply five cells for the jail, at cost of ~485.00. To ma~e award to Mutter and Niltiere to put up five cells for the jail, for $87.50. To make award to S. B. Hutchins, Jr., for certain work on house of the Annex Fire Company, a~d for enclosing the adjoining lot with a fenee, at a cost of $180.00. $2,164,75. To ma~e award to !. C. Brinkley to supply the Almshouse with rations for 1911, a~ a cost of - To ms~e award to A. J. Phillips to supply the Almshouse with drygoods for 1911 at a cost of To ms~ke award to Nathan ~evy to supply the Almshouse with clothing for 1911, at a cost of ~464.50. To m~ke award to J. N. Bennett to supply the Almshouse with shoes for 1911, at a cost of $85.25. To m~ke award to J. W. Booth & Bro. to supply the poor of the City with gratis prescriptions of medicines for 1911, at 14 cents per prescription. To p~y the street hands $2. per day after January 1, 1911. To mm~e the salary of the Stree~ Inspector $1~200 per annum, beginning January l, lgll. Ts ma~e certain payment to Norfolk County, on account of "annexmtion proceedings." Ordinances-~ An ordinance to increase the pay of the Judge of the Hustings Court to $~800. per annllm. An ordinance to regulate the pay of the City Collector; to provide for a Deputy City Collector and to fix his pay. An ordinance to amend and renew an ordinance for the issue of~o0,000 of School Bonds; $12~,000 of P~v~ing and Street improvement Bonds; ~,500 of Sixth Ward Improvement Bonds; and $~7,~00 of Sevent2 ~rd Improvement Bonds. ~' The Nmyor~s message for 1911 was presented and was referred to the Joint Finance Committee; while the several recommendations made therein, viz: To set aside one-half of the Ferry receipts to take up City Notes; for reducing the tax ~ate on real estate; for the establishment of public docks; a roller bridge for the Gosport causeway; tO take c~h~rge of and keep in repair the landing mt the feo~ of High street; free portable shower-baths; a public comfort station; sanitary drinking foun- tains; a building ¢o.~e; a building inspector~ to codify the City ordinances; an ordinance for putting into effect the "Gieason system of aecounts;~ better ~uarters for the inmates of the Almshouse; ad- visability of changing the na~e of "Almshouse;" to obtain a Sharp-Miller photometer for testing elec- tric meters; a testing machine for gas meters; a testing m~ehine for water meters; to investigate the "flash-light system" for use of the Police Force; to instruct the City Attorney to obtain an order of Court for selling an abandoned eld house on ?nird street--were referred to their proper Committees. _~nird. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers for January were presented and were ordered to ts~e the usual co~rse. In accordance with the instructions therefor the City Engineer reported that he had ~erified the n~r~ber of mil~e of the several railroads in the City proper and in the Sixth and Seventh Wards, as- sessed by the State Corporation Commission, and found the said assessment to be correct. A report from the Sixth Wa~d r~oo~l Board ~tated that said Ward had examined the application of ~. Dowdey for the privilege to slaughter hogs in that Ward, and that tne~ ~ had declined to approve of the same. ~he report was ordered to be filed. The Clerk of the Court forwarded a certified copy of the order of Court for a special electdon to be held J~nuary 18, 1911 to authorize the is~e of$800~000 of bends for the erection of water works, ac., ~t~ting in s~id copy that said issue of bonds had received a majorit~ vote therefor.