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January i8, 1910.
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<br /> On motions, the stveral recommendations of the Committee were adopted by the following vote, the
<br />vote being the same for each:
<br /> Barlow. Zmnghorne, ~alker, Ballentine, AdamS. ~ontague, ~illiams,
<br />Palmer, ~u~ray, Stroud, t0.
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<br />l>~bli c Property--
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<br />Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:--Your Public
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<br />Property Committee respectful-
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<br /> ~o~eruy ~o~ttee
<br />ly reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the ~oint ~blic
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<br />December 14-21, t909:
<br /> Referred by 0ommon 0ouncil ~eo~mber 14th~
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<br /> An application of the Clerk of the Court for a typewriter, ~o cost It is recommended that the application be
<br /> An applicmtion of the Commissioner of the Revenue for an enlargement of his. quarters in the City
<br />Hall, at a cost of ~oout $87.00~
<br /> It is recommended that the application be granted.
<br /> A request of Oaptain A, D. Olements, Third Company of 0cast Artillery, for a room for his com-
<br /> pany in the Armory Hall,
<br /> This matter has already been meted on by the Oounoil,
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen December
<br /> To have fixed the floors, s+~lls, dc., of the engine houses in +Jae Sixth and Seventh~ards,Prog,
<br /> (Signed) E, N, Goodson,
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<br /> On motion, the report of the 0ommittee was adopted, and the several recommended appropriations
<br />were referred to ~ne Joint ~insmce Committee,
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<br /> Police 0ommittee--
<br /> Mort. Board of Aldermen,
<br /> .Gentlemen:--Your Police Committee respeotih~lly
<br />ports conce ~raing the following matter sent back to the Oommittee by the Common 0ouncil November 9th
<br />for reconsideration,
<br /> A r~ecommen&ation of the ,~ommittee Nov.ember~ 9th ~hat ,~]~e, two Sergeants of Pplice
<br />be added to the police force and that they be selected from the present police force,
<br /> Your Committee reports that they have considered ~gain the matter carefully and would r~eoommend
<br />the following ms a substitute for the preceding recommendation:
<br /> That the 0oun¢il increase the police force by two Sergeants of ~olice; that the said Sergeants
<br />shall be se_acted from the present police force; a~d that in future Sergeants authorize to be
<br />to the police force shall be selected from the th~n exmst~no force. _
<br /> It is recommended, moreover, that the Joint Ordinance Committee be instructed to prepare an or-
<br /> dinance to cover these recommendations.
<br /> (Signed)' ~,I. Bo
<br /> Chairman, B. of
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<br />On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted,
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<br />~ommittee on Government of Virginia Cities--
<br /> Adopted at a joint session January 14th,
<br /> (For ~eport in full see records of Gammon Council, page 231).
<br /> DI~INISH~ BUSIh~ESS.
<br />First. Matters adopted by ~ne Board of Aldermen December 21st and refer~ed to the Oo~on 0sun-
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<br />oil for concurrence.
<br /> To authorize the Joint l~mbli¢ Property Committee to advertis~ for bids to Build a Clerk's office
<br />on the east side of the 0ourthouse yard, Concurred in,
<br /> Sec.ond. Matters adopted by the Oammcn 0o~noil January ilth .and referred to the Board of Alder-
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<br />men for co~c~rence,
<br /> To refer to the JointFinance Oommittee an application of the Treasurer to make notes in the Sev-
<br />eral City Banks to amount of $21,0'00, te meet current exloenses of T~he Oi~ty ~or FeB~, 1910,
<br /> To refer to the Deeper Ohm~elw~s 0o~ittee a .reeo~men~tion of the Seeme~ of the Nz~ to
<br />0o~ess for ~n increase of the size of ~Y docks,in the n~vy y~rd ~nd the build~ of another dock
<br />there of the largest size, . ~
<br /> To i~t~ot the Joint Fire ~o~ttee to p~o~se horses ~o~ the new eomb~t_on wagons,
<br /> To m~o~ the Joint ~b!ie ~oper~ Oo~ittee~o obtain ~ ~ '
<br />l~r~ng ~d ~epairing e~ne ho~ses in the Sixth ~d Seventh wards,
<br /> Ail of the ~bove'weme concurred in.
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<br /> Third. Communi~ations f~om the-Mayor,
<br /> wPortsmouth, Va.,,'Jany, llt~, 1910.
<br /> "~ne Co~iucil.
<br /> "Gentlemen:- "At %he request of many mom"sera of.the police force I respectfully
<br />ask if the Fidelity bonds required of incoming officers applies to the Chief of Police and mem~ers of
<br />the oolite force who have given personal b.onds, or only to, such office~s who may hereafter give bond?
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