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~ovember 16, (Signed) M.B. L~orne. On motions, the ~ecommended appropriations of $46.50 an& $125.00 were referred to the Joint Fi- hence Committee. while that relating to the appointment of two mcr Police Sergeants was recommitted. 5NFIh~SHED BUSINESS. First. ~atters adopted by the 0ommon Council November 9th and referred to the Board of Aldermen To authorize the Joint Street Oommittee to act with a committee of the B. M. A. for the establish- ment of a public wharf. ~he following request by the Treas~ver: Resolved. that the Treasurer be and he is hereby author- ized to re~e~ ~otes in ~e B~ of Port,curb. ~e ~erch~nts ~d F~e~s ~. ~nd The ~ir~ Natio~l B~ of ~rtsmo~. to ~o~t off~rty-~ne ~o~d seven h~dred and forty-~o doll,s ~d ~nety- one 0ents ($~9.742.91). or as much of t~t ~o~t as may be necessary, inerde= to procure f~ds to meet p~ents on 0ity e~rent e~enses, the said notes to be me,id from the revenues of the current $2.500. borrowed of the SiD~d. To autho~ze 15h8 Joint ~re O~ittee to advertise for bids to put 12 fire-~la~-boxes in the Sixth and Seventh w~ds. To appoint ~ eo~ttee to met wi~ a co, tree of the B. M. A. fo~ a coherence with~th the officials of the Afl,tie 0cast Li~ Railroad ~nd the Southe~Railw~ in regard to locmti~ a joint f~eight ~ passenger ~epO~ in the 0ity. All of the ~oove ~ere oonc~red in.. ~d by the following vote: iyes--L~nghorne. ~zlker. Ballentine. Ad.ms. Goodson. Montague. Giove~. Williams. Murray. Stroud. 10. Second. Communications from the Mayor. The Mayor asked that section 257 of ordinances be amended so that a fine o~ube imposed for its violation; and that section 127 be ~m~nded so as to give one-half of the fine imposed for 't ' - tion to the Semler of Weights and Measures. On motions, the requests were referred to the Joint Ordinance Committee. The N~yor returned ~lso his ~approval to the followir~ m~t~ers adopted by the two' branches of Coun- cil October 12th and 19th: ~o borrow $10.000. of the several City b~n~ks to meet City current expenses for October. 1909. To borrow $3.000. of the several 0ity b~mks to pay off teachers ~ud j~nitors of the Oity public schools proper, for October. 1909. ~c make notes with The ~erch~uts.~ud Farmers Bank to amount of~$2.742.~I, in order to take up warrants to that amount deposited there by the public school teachers in June. 1909. To borrow $4.000. of the several City banks to maintain the public schools ~in the Sixth ~ud Sev- enth w~ds u~!~til .January 1. I~10; and $3.000. for pay of tea~$ers and ~itors .in the City schools proper for September. 1905. To renew notes to amount om. $.o7.600~ or as much of the ~me~s maybe necessary, in The Bsmk of Portsmouth. The ~erchamts and Fa~mers Bank. ~nd ~ne FirstN~tional Bank of Portal. curb. To approp~_ate $765.09 to the Six+~hWard. out of the ward funds~ To authorize the City 0otlector to collect all City revenues on and afte~ Jan~ l. !gl0; to allow him 1-1/2 per cent. for such collections, except on Personal Property and the Norfolk Ferries; to allow him 2-1/2 per.cent, o~ Personal Property collectioom, and 1/2 of one per cent. on co!lectio~s of Norfolk 8ounty Ferry fun~s. To direct that N~rket Nc~es sh~ll be turned over hereafter to the Auditor smd that he shall charge up said notes to the Oity Collector~ To appropriate $1.250. te G. Hatton. $3.000. to the N~emeyer estate, and $1.500. to Jno. H. Gra- ham for o~rch~se of their ~ro~er~y in order to extend ~ashmngton street to Carro!l To ~ake award to the ~w~%hmey Eng%nee~i~ng Company of Norfolk. Va.. to build a concrete culvert at the south end of Court street..for To make the S~la~y to Secretly of the Board of Health $200. per ~num. from October l. To m~ke the salary of the City 0ierk $1~5. per month, for acting as 01erk to the Council and the Oouncil con~dttees. To z~ke award to S. P. Oast to supply +~he jail with 25 cords of pine wood~ at $5.60 pe~ cord~ Third. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business~ ~he regular reports of Officers for October were presented ~md were ordered to course. NEW BUSI~ESS. take the usual The oathes of office of L. M. 2~lmer. elected to the Board of A!dermen. John Bright. keep~ of the Almshouse. and Oary J. Hall. polioem~n. ~ere presented and were ordere~ to file. ~ortsmou~n & Norfolk 0orporat~on in which it requests un ex- A commu~ioationw~s re~d fr~m the ~ ~ ~ tension of time for completing its contract for lighting the Oity. The request was referred to the Joint I~i~ht 0Ommittee. N~. ~illiams c~iled attention to ~ondition of the bridge connecting. Park Vi~ and ~est Pa~k View~ and remmrked thzt it might be better for the 0ity to ta~e the care of this bridge at this time. in order to keep it ~D. On motion, th~ Joint Street 0ommittee was instructed to confer with the City Attorney for z con- st~.ction of the contract under which the bridge was built and ho~ rep~irs on it are to be kept up.