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S'epte~aber 21, 1909. think it excessive, and that the m~tter be referred back to the Joint Public Property Committee for further consideration. $~,~00 for purchase of a house and attached lot~in the Seventh Ward, owned by J. Davis Reed,_ for an engine house. It is recommended that the Joint Public Property Committee be requested to ascertain the cost of putting said house in proper slmpe for au engine house and. also to find whm% would be the cost of a suitable lot elsewhere in the Seventh Ward for an engine house, and for erecting a building thereon. To fix the payor a master and a journeyman plumber to serve on the Plumbing Board. Progress. To authorize the Treas~er %o make notes in the several City bar, ks to amount of'$18,000 to meet City current expenses for September,~1909· It is recommended that theTreasurer be so authorized mnd that the following resolntiom be adopted therefor: Resolved, That the Tmeas~rer be and he is hereby authorized to borrow from The Bank of Portsmouth, The Merchants ~nd l~rmers Bank, and. the ~irst Nati0~l Bank cf Portsmouth, the sum of eighteen ~housand ($18,000) dollars, to be repaid from the revemues of the current yemr, and to execute the 0ity~s notes for the same. To purchase horses for the Combi~tiongWaemieal Hose Wagons to be used in the Sixth And Seventh It is reeommemded that this mmtte~ be~eferred to the Joint ~ire Committee to as-eertaim the cost of the Horses. A petition of policem~, J. M~ D~ke, to be paid for 19 days ness, f~om Ju~e 29th to JulylSt~.lg09.' It is recommended%hat ~e-petition be g~a~ted. lest from.~uty om accoumt of sick-~ $125 fo~ eatehin~ dogs, requested by the It is recommended that the appropriation be made. A bill against the City to mmeu~t ef $2,B3B.79, re~dered by the 01e~k of the Norfolk Court, for expanses in "amneXmtio~' proceedings., Prog~ess~ The advisability of asking the Co~pormtion Commission to imcremse the assessment of the Traction Compar~vYs electric plant, &e.; to emgmge an experteteetr~eia~ to appear before the Corporatiom eom- -mission in the interest of this matter. It is recommended that the ~ayor and the 01ty Attorney be sent to Richmond to attend to this business. The Auditor's and Treasurer's reports for July~ 1909. The Olerk r~ports that he has examined thses reports and foumd them to be correct. Market notes for the incoming year. We have examined these motes and recommend that they be accepted. 0~ncetled coupons to~amoumt of $2~,444, reported by the Auditor. Progress. A oomm~ieation from the Superintendent-of Public Schools school pupils in the several cities of the State. This eommtu~ieation is motieed im the report relative in regard to relative cost of public to the public schools further on. The bond a~d contract of Huybert & DunJ~dm for removal of Night-soil The bond a~d eo~tx~et have been e~dorsed by the ~ityAttorney, mud it is recommended that they be accepted. To fix the bond of the Auditor for the i~eoming yemr. It~is recommended that the bo~d of the Auditor be fixed mt $2,000.00. Am mppliea%iom of the Bank of Tidewater for a proportion of the City's deposits and loans. It is.recommended that the City deposit fumds with amd b~row from the Bank of Tidewater on the same terms ms 6btainwith other City baoks. Referred by Board of Aldermen August 17th. To consider the commissio~ to be allowed the City Collector for funds c011eeted by him on and after January 1, I910. ~e~have reconsidered the matter carefully, but feel constrained to mmke the same recommen- dation thereon as pre~iously made~ viz; that the City Coile~tor be altoweda eo~issiom of 1-1/2 per cent. on all oolteetior~s m~de by him on and after January l~ 1910. This rate of eommimsion would assure him am i~eome of at least $3,500 per year for the~sevem City ward~ (not taking into account · anticipated revemue from the re-assessment in 19i0)~ nd we are satisfied that such am aiiowamee would be a liberal s~lary fo~ the office. Mr~ Brimson disse~ts. The advisability of purchasing the lots im rear ef the Cooke street public school house for pub- lie sehoolmpurposes. Progress. ~, ,~.~* ~m~ fo~ reoair ortho City Hall roof~ &e~: $15.75 for jail roof;