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Dece~oer 20, 1910. An appropriation of 90. for purchase of a safe for police headquarters. It is recommended that the appropriation be allowed. Reports of theSixth and Seventh Ward Local Boards for 0otober. Progress as to same. A petition of J. Davis Reed to be relieved from palanent of City.taxes to amount of $12. on ~he piece of property at the east corner ef Eenry a~i El~ streets,.ovraed by him previous to J~nuary l, 1910. It is reeormncnded that the petition be granted. Reports of the Auditor and Treasurer for 0etober. Progress. An order of Court exonerating W. S. Lan~horne, Jr., administrator, from paying City taxes to amount of $125, on certain ~ityproperty, for 1910. It is recommended that the order of Court be co, lied with. An order of Court exonerating ~rs. Fanny ~eely from payment of City taxes on certain City prop- erty to amount of ~.50, for the year 1910. It is recommended that the-order of Court ~e complied with.. A request of the Treasurer for authority to re~_ew notes in the several City bar~s for'S90,000. It is recommend, ed that the.authority be granted a~d. that the following resolution be ad- opted therefor: Resolved, that the Treas,_ret be, and h~ is hereby, authorized to renew notes in The Bank of Portsmouth, .The Eerehants and Farmers Ba~, ~ne,Pirst National Ba~k of Portsmouth, mud the Bank of Tidewater, to amount of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($9O,000),for ninety days; said notes to be repaid from revenues of the current year. a~a appropriation of $}4, to the.League of Virginia Nunicipalities for its current year. It is recommended that ~he~appropriation be allowed. A petition of aaetano Deiso, A. Pests, Vito ~oriino, and D. Grille to have refunded them $21. each, the said amounts being £or fines and esot.imposed on t~aem by the Eayqr fo~ violation of the ~se~o~d hand Shoe Ordinanee~' which said 0rdinanee the Court has decided to be zllegal. It is reeom~ended that the petition be granted, request of the Board of Eea~th for the establishment of the office of Bacteriologist. Prog. The advisability of mn assistant to the City Clerk, with p~y for same. It is recommended that the City Clerk be authorized to employ an assistant ~y the month, at a pay of $50. per month. Referred by Common Council November 10th. To employ a eo~wo, etent for examination of books, &e.~ of the late City Collector. Progress. Referred by Common Comaeil 0etcher ilth. Ah appropriation of $750. for a~galvanized iron house on Oity land adjoining the incinerator, to store ~terials used by the Street Department. ,~ It is recommended that an appropriation of.$750, be allowed for this purpose in the bud- get for 191lo An appropriation of ~100. for a~feed room~ for the Annex Pire Compar~v. It is recommended that this approprimtion be allowed in the budget for 1911. An appropriation of ~.~65. for a ~®noe to enclose the lot adjoinir~house of the At, ex Pire It is recommended that the~appropriation be allowed in the budget for 1911. _an ~ppropriation of $25. for a front door entrance to house of the Anne~ Pire Company. It is recommended that the~appropriation be allowed in the budget, for 1911. An appropriation of $800. for ~ Pour 0urrent CireUit Repeater for ~dqe Pire Department. It is recommended that the ~ppropriation be allowed in the budget for 191t~ An appropriation of $150. for a fuel wmgon for the Pire Depmrtment. It is recommended that this appropriation ~e ailewed in the budget for 1911. An appropriation of $12.50 tov~rds support of the 0ity Colored Tuberculosis League. It is reeommended that the ~ppmopristion be atlow, ed: beginning Jsn~vy 1~ 1911. An appropriation of $50.y5 to re-imburse the Richmond BeneFioiml lnsnraa~ce OSmpmny, which mount~ it claims, was paid to the Oity illegally ms ~ license tax. We have referred this m~tter to the City Attorney for his opinion thereon. A-petition of Jos. P. Weaver, assistant to the Oity wngineer, for an increase of saia~y to $100. per month. It is reeomm~ded that the petition be granted, and that the salary shall begin from Jan- uary l, 1911.