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December 21, 1909.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen November 16th.
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<br /> ~o~ne~ that the pay for hydrants
<br /> Reco~mm,te for further consideration an opma~on of the City ~- ~ v
<br />in the Sixth and S~venth wards should come out of funds of said wards.
<br />We have reconsidered the matter with the Oity Attorney and have been able to reach but
<br />one conc!usion~ n~mely: that the City is under no obligation legally to pay for the water hydrants
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<br />in the Sixth ~_~ Seventh
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<br /> est~olmsnmng a ~ater Oommission.
<br /> m~_e ad%~sability of .
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<br /> (Signed)
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<br />Progress~
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<br />E. Clover,
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<br />0hairman. B. of_A.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted.
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<br /> D~FINISH~BUSiEESS.
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<br />First. Ratters adopted by the 0ommon Council December 14th mhd referred to
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<br />the Board of Alder-
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<br />~en for concurrence.
<br /> To direct the Andi%or to transfer $45- from
<br />~ddle street account, in order to complete the pav~ng of Y~idd~ street.
<br /> To authorime the building cfa Clerk's office on the east side of the Ooumt-house yard.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to make new notes in the several Oity ba~us to a~nount of
<br />to meet current exoenses of the Oity for ganua~Y, 19lO.
<br /> To authorize ~he Treasurer to renew notes in ~he Batik of Portsmouth, 'ghe Nerch~nts and Farmers
<br />Bank and The First Nation1 Bank of Portsmouth~ to amount of ~38,000.00.
<br /> All of the above were concurred in by the follov~ng vote~(except as to builaing of the Clerk's
<br /> Ayes--Langhorne, Nalker, Ballentine, Adsms~ Goodson. Eontague, ~illiams.
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<br />And for the O!erk~s office.
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<br />Ayes--Langhorne, Ballentine, Adm~ns,
<br />Nays--~alker, ~aimer~ 2.
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<br />Goodson= ~ontague, ~i!liams. 6.1
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<br /> Second. 0o~munications from the
<br /> The ~yor called attention to the unsanitary condition of- gu~,ters on the west szme of Ohestnm~
<br />street; to the need-~f se%erzng Eastwood's and Eunter~s lanes; recommended that the assessors of rea~
<br />estate for 1910 be paid $2. per day each by the City; that the new assessment of.real estate Be pub-
<br />lished in pamphlet form and sent to each owner of property assessed; and that $501.75 collected in
<br />dog taxes from the Sixth ~ard. smd $~32.~0 from the Seventh Ward, be ret~rned to said wards.
<br /> (For communications in i%all see records of the Common Council Page 226).
<br /> On motions, the recormmendations in regard to 0hestnut street ~ud Eastwood ~ud Hunter lanes
<br />were refer~ed to the Sewerage and Ordinance committees jointly; and to retu?n to the Sixth and Sev-
<br />enth wards the dog tax collected from them, to pay the assessors of real estate ~2. per day, e~d to
<br />distribute pamphlets of rea! esters ~ssessments smong property ovrners, were referred to the Joint
<br />Finance Committee~
<br /> T~ne i~ayor returned his approval elsie to the following matters adopted by the two brances of
<br />0ouncil November 9-16, 1909:
<br /> ~u extra ~ppropriatio~ ef $825. for the concrete culvert at the soutk
<br />end of Oourt street.
<br /> An appropriation of $700. to co~huect the ~Hampton Pi ce with the City sewerage system.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to make notes in the several Oity banks to ~mount of $12,000, to meet
<br />City current expenses for November, 1909.
<br /> An sppropriation of $5,600. to pave~ Gl~sgow~street, between Effi~h~ and 0coke. out of appro-
<br />priation to Paving and Grading. ~ .
<br /> An appropriation of ~300. to replace street czoss~ngs in Park Vie~v.
<br /> To me. ke the salary of the Auditor $1,000, per year, beginning January l, 1910.
<br /> To pay ~m. H. Hieason $400. for separating the lists of Delinquent Real Estate property from
<br />the lists of Personal Property.
<br /> To authorize the ~ayor to expend $i00. for entertainment of delegates to the ~tlantic Deeper
<br />~ate~ays Association Convention.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer ~o renew notes in the several Oity b~nks to amount of $49,742.91.
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<br /> Third. Reports of Officers and. other ~m~mr~shed ocs=ness.
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<br /> The-regular reports of Officers for November were presented and were
<br />~ourse~
<br /> In accordance with instruction given the City Attorney November 9th,
<br />by its next re~alar meetings as to authority of the Sixth ~nd Seventh wards
<br />contracts, and do street work, he g~ve the following
<br /> (For the opi~on see records of the 0o~on
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<br />ordered to take the usual
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<br /> To advise the Council
<br /> to expend moneys, make
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<br /> Nm. ~illi~ms said that the Sewerage Oom~/ttee desired to have put to record the foilo~ng eom-
<br />m'cm/eations from the City Engineer:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va~, December 21st, 1909,
<br /> ~Dear Sir:-
<br /> ~I beg to report that on the 22d day of 0etcher l~st B~ & 0omDa~ of
<br />~lls, Fl~, completed Their contact ~th the 0ity of Portsmouth for l~ng sewer m~ins, eonst~.et-~
<br />i~m~oles. ~sht~s, eto., of the Fifth ~rd ~e=age syst~, ~t a total cost of
<br /> "This fi~heg~work on this contact on the 21st day o~ September, 1909, ~nd ~ompteted it on
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<br />~om The completion of contract for The repi~ci~, if neoessz~, of ~ wof~ship or poor ~terials,
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<br />~y ~fter the seven months in which they ~greed to fiz~sh the contrsct,
<br /> "The eontrset for const~eti~ %~o chambers, in which ~ill be fu~shed ~nd. installed ejectors,
<br />in duplicate, for i~ft~_~g sewsge, and ~ll neoes~sr7 pipe eclectics, w~s executed on the 3d d~y of
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