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Janua~j 17, 1911.
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<br /> Te pay $2,4~5.79 to Norfolk 0o~ty for City expenses in "amexation proee~dings," by e~der of
<br />the Court, the said amount of expenses h%~v~ng,be, n advanced by s~id Norf~-lk 0o~nty.
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<br />To aee~% a bid of E. T. Barnum for $465. to furnish five eelts for the ~.il.
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<br /> To allow the Chief Engineer of t~e Sewer P~ House, Paul E. Whitehu~st, $10. per m~n~h begin-
<br />nine January 1, 1911, for overlooking the ineine~ator.
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<br />On whieh said adoptions the follcwin~ remarks :an~ obJeettons were m~de by ~e.~,N~yDr:
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<br /> "All of the above are approved except items to aLllow an assistaut to the City ~le~k, th
<br />the salary of Jos. P. Weaver, to increase the salary .offfi~emen at the Sewer Powe~ House, whie~ are
<br />disapproved for reasons giv~en.on sheet attaehed."
<br /> "J. Davis Reed,
<br /> "Dee. 28, 1910."
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<br /> '~The Counell:-~ "28tn., December, 1910.
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<br /> "I return herewith my approval all of the m~tters adopted Deeember 1~-20,I~10,
<br />and referred to me on Deeember 2~d., exeept th~ items, "to ~1~ ~e City Clerk ~n ~is~n~t ~
<br />p~y of $~. per men,h; "to ~1~ $12.~ m~thl~ ~m~g J~ry 1, 1911, for ~e City Ool~ ~-
<br />ber~losis ~e;" "to ~ke the s~l~ry of J~s. ~.~7~ve~, ~s~'%~ to ~e'0it~ ~in~, $1~.~
<br />mo. beg~ Jm~ry 1, 1911;" "to ~ke ~e s~m~c~f~T~eme~ mt ~e S~e~ P~e~ House ~. p~.~
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<br /> "I do not eonsider this ~e ~ope~ ~ te er~%e ~dd~io~l. offiees or to iner~se s~ies
<br />u~ess s~eh office is mbsolutely neees~ary er ~e s~mry o~ ~mpensation is ~1~ ~at ~ ~
<br />eities ~nd eo~ormtio~ for similmr serviee.
<br /> "0~er employe~S e~n ~olish offices or ~e~ee s~ies, but h~ oft~m d0 you see ~ ~ty ~
<br />eithe~ ~
<br /> "~e 0ity offieimls ~ e~loyees should be ~emted liberally ~s re~rds eompensmtion, mud Ib~
<br />lieve they ~re t~ea~ed !iber~ll2 in ~is re~d~ but ~e ~it2 sh~ld live ~hin its income.
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<br /> "~om what I emu ga~her from reports m~de to m~ by the Auditor the City will have expended du-
<br /> rin~ the year. 1910 near $25,0~0. more than its ~ne~me. _
<br /> "It will owe at ~ae end of this year $90,000. or, 'in round numbers, $1~,000. mo~e than a~
<br /> end of the year .1909.
<br /> "~e items which I have disapproved and t~e other increases in salmrie~ whieh have been adop-
<br /> ted by one braneh of the Council, will inerease the City's e~penses over $4,000. per year, and in
<br /> additiO~ the City will have to p~¥ interest on l~e reeent issue of $250,000. of~_bonds and set ~side
<br /> thel'~sum' required for the s4~king fund, or say $6,000. moreib~i~terest than last'year.
<br /> "The s~m of $20,000. app~ol~iated for a el~k's office was n~t ~ed this year, but all ef
<br /> and more will have to be used next year; so that ~t leeks as if t~he City v~uld hm_v_e to spend
<br /> o~ more' next year than it did th is.
<br /> ' "T~e assessed values have not increased ove~ $~00',000, ~d if ~e tax on all' of this is e~llee-
<br /> ted t~e revenue would net be inereased over $5,250.C0
<br /> 'T~e City Clerk~as been relieved of the ~ies e~ el~rk te the Board of He_atth and t~e Auditor
<br /> has been required to perform p~rt of the work formerl~ pe~med by the Clerk, ~nd I see no rees~
<br /> why the City at this time sh6uld be put to Ih e emp~ense of $6~0. m year for an assi~tmnt, thus ma~ng
<br /> the total cost of this work $2,220. per
<br /> "! regret to have to disapprove of the apl~opriation Of $t2.B0 per month to 'tRe City Colored
<br />· Tuber~uie~ls League, as the City. should heip in,he w~rk of preventing the spread of tubereulosis,
<br /> but as such _mn appropriation is in violation ofseeti6n i~B of the Constitutio~ of ~ae State, I ~ve
<br /> to disapprove of it, thmgh if the appropriation ~s m~de to. the Board of Health, to be ~&~o~
<br /> same~l~urpose, it wlll~.Ei~ me pteasume to approve it.
<br /> "I believe $100. per~ month to be more than is usm~ll¥ paid for the work performed bY the ~Ss~-
<br /> taut to the City Engineer, and for this reason a'nd thereason g~ven above, I disapprove of this ap-
<br /> propriation.
<br /> "T~e firemen at the~ Sewer Po~e~ House.are now reeeivLng, in m~ op. inion, more than the eurre~t
<br /> wage for sue~ work, and for ~at reason ! disapprove c~. %~e±lnerease!~ their salaries of $55. per
<br /> mo~lth, a
<br /> "Respe etfuLly,
<br /> J. Davis Reed,
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<br />T~e veto having been ~ead and the reasons therefor, the Chair put the e~uestion,"Shall the
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<br />tion of this body Deeember 20th in re~r~ to allowing the Clerk an assistant, making an appropmi~-
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<br />tion for the Colored Tuberculosis League, making the pay of Jos. F. Weaver $100. per month and the
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<br />firemen at the Sewer Power House, ~.~5. per month, notwithstanding the veto of the Mayor to the eon-
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<br />trary?"
<br /> Whereupon, said former aetion of the body was adhere~ to and by t~e following veto, the
<br />vote being the same for eae~ pro~osition:
<br /> Ayes---Moo~e, Langhorne, Walker, ~lle~t~ne, Adams,
<br /> Prive%t, Montague, ~ll!~ms~ 8.
<br /> Nays--None.
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<br />The Mmyor stated also that he had employed 0. N. Markham to examine the City deed books and
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