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October 19, 1909.
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<br />Ayes--Langhorne. Walker, Ad,ns, Goodson. Montague, Glover, ~illiams, Stroud,' Murray, 9.
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<br />Oemeteries--
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<br />Eon. Board ofA ldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:--Tour 0emetery 0ommittee respectfully reports
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<br />as to the following matters referred to the JOln~ Cemetery 0ommittee by the two braueh~es of 0ouncil
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<br />March 9th and 16th:
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<br />To advertise for bids to put hydra, ts and connecting pipes in the Oak'Grove cemetery.
<br /> We have so advertised and have received the following bid therefor:
<br />~rom Oseie D~ell to install two (2) h~drants and connecting pipes, with a "cut off," for $8~
<br />It is recommended that award for said work be m~&e to ~. Da~hielI.
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<br />(Signed) 0. 2. Murray,
<br /> Acting ~h~irman. B. cf A.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the 0ommittee was adopted and the recommended appropriation of $80 was
<br />referred to the Joint Finance Committee.
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<br />~ewera~e--
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<br />Hon. Board of Aldermen.
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<br />~entlemen:--~e,
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<br />your Oomm~ttee on Sewerage, to whom was-=e-
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<br />ferred to consider the advisability of extending the sewerage-service through Hampton Place, recom-
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<br />mend that the work be done at a cost-of $?00, a~d further recommend that an mppropriation of $700 for
<br />the purpose be referred to the Join~ ~i~mse 0ommittee.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />Jones ~i!liams,
<br /> Gh~rma~-B. of A~
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<br />0n motion,, the report of the Gommittee was adopted.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br />First. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen September 21st and.referred to the 0ommon Court-
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<br />oil for concurrence.
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to make notes in the several 0ity b~nks to a~ount of $$,000 for main-
<br />tenauce of the public schools in the Sixth and Seventh wards between September 1st and January 1st,
<br />1909; and $3,000 for pay of teachers and janitors in schools of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and
<br />Fifth wards for September, 1909, 0oncurred in.
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<br /> Second. To refer to the Joint Finance Oommittee a request of the Treasurer to m~ke notes in
<br />the several 0ity ba~ks to s~ount of $12,000 to meet 0ity~ current expenses for November, 1909.
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<br /> To a~lopt the followinE resolution for authorizing the Treasurer to renew notes in the several
<br />0itybn.~w~, to ~mount of $~7,600.00.
<br /> Resolved, thmt .the ~reasurer be and he is hereby authorized to
<br />renew notes in The Bank of Portsmouth, The Nerchants a~d F~rmers Bank, and The First National B~.~k
<br />of Portsmouth, to amount of si~ty-seven thoussmd six hundred ($67,600) dollars, or as much of the
<br />same ms may be necessary, to Be repaid from the revenues of the eurren~ year.
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<br /> To appoint a joint committee to confer as to disagreement of the two branches in regard~to the
<br />employment of men at the incinerator.
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<br /> To appoint a joint committee to-confer with the' Rev. R. B. Garrett and other ministers of the Gos-.
<br />pel in regard to providing a house of refuge-lo, persons discharged from hospitals and jails.
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<br /> To instruct the ~ity Attorney to proceed to condemn, if necessary, property for widening First
<br />street along the lines to be given him by the Joint Street Committee.
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<br /> All of the above were concurred in; and the resolution to renew notes to amount of $67,600 was
<br />concurred in by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--L~ghorne, ~alker, Adams, Geodson, Montagne, Glover, Willis~s~, ~.
<br /> Messrs. Stroud and Murray~not voting.
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<br /> -The following n~med gentlemen were appointed from the Board of Aldermen on the
<br />named ~bove:
<br /> "0hureh 0harities"--E. L. Barlow~ J. ~. Stroud.
<br /> "Employment of N~en at the Ineinerator"--D. W. Ballentine, O. P. Murray.
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<br />special committees
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<br /> (The matters recorded above under the head of "Second~ were adopted by the
<br />12th and referred to the Board~of Aldermen for concurrence):
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<br />Third. ~ommumieations from. the
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<br />Common Oounoil
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<br />October
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<br /> The following communication add~vessed to
<br />oration:
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<br />the Mayor was by him referred to the Ooancil for consid-
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<br /> "Norfolk, Va., October 5th, 1909.
<br />"Eon. J. Davis Reed,
<br /> Mayor of Portsmouth, ~
<br /> Portsmouth, Va,
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<br />"Sir:--
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<br />"It is the earnest desire of the General Oo~ttee on A~an~ements. havi~ in charge
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