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August 17, 1909. ·
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<br />is herebyp!edged.
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<br />Adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--LaP,thorne, Walker, Ballentine, Adams, Goodson, Hontague, Clover, Williams, Browne,
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<br /> To refer to the Joint Fins~ee 0ommittee to consider an. appropriation of $18,000 to cover cur-
<br />'rent expenses of the City for month of September, 1909. 0oneurred in.
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<br /> ' To authorize the Auditor to pay light bills of the Sixth and Seventh wards for April, May and
<br />June, 1909. Concurred in.
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<br />To dimeet the City Attorney to proceed in 0curt agminst parties delinquent for 0ity taxes.
<br /> 0oneurred in.
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<br /> To give the Clerk a leave of. absence for thirty days to begin 'after the meeting of th~ Board of
<br />Aldermen August lyth. Con~ed in~
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<br /> To appropriate $100 to dei~ay expenses of Messrs. Giever and Watts-of the Perry Committee to New
<br />York, for the examination of fer~y.boats. 0enGulfed in.
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<br /> Second. Communications from
<br /> "6th, August, 1909.
<br /> "The 0ouneil:-
<br /> "Gentlemen:- "I would respectf~Ily recommend thmt the State Corpomation Commis-
<br />sion be asked to increase the valuation~of the electric plant, lines and other property owned and
<br />used by the Norfolk& PortSmouth T~aetion Company in its lighting department in this City. "No tax has ever been paid on much of this propertY.
<br /> "I would also recommend thmt N~. D. G~ Stanbreugh or some other expert electrician be employed
<br />to go before the Commiss%en whe~ it :sits to fix the value ef .eerpo~ti0n property, to testify as to
<br /> the value of the above mentioned Property."
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<br /> "I beg to report that the $125 appropriated for catching dogs.is exhausted, and I would ask f-om
<br />an additior~l appropriation of $125~oo.
<br /> "This additional sum is needed owing to the increased size ef the 0ity.
<br /> "Up to date 140 dogs have been caught sa%d the tax haabeen paid on 1609dogs.
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> "J. D~vis Reed,
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<br /> On motions, the requests ef the Mayor for an~appropriation of $t25~to catch dogs and to ask the
<br />Corpo~tion. Commission for an increase of val~tlon on the'electric plant, lines, &e. off-the Norfolk
<br />& Portsmouth Traction Company, were referred te the Joint Finance Committee.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approval also to
<br />!~-20, 1909:
<br /> Appropriatkons--
<br /> $6B0 refit up
<br /> $~,000 for 3000 feet of fire hose;
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<br />the following m~tters ~dopted by the two br~nehes July
<br />~he. meeting~oom of' the Chambers Fir~ Company;
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<br /> $4,566.67 to Sixth ~a~d, 0ut of Sixth Wardfunds;
<br /> $~,000.90 te Seventh Ward~ Out of Seventh ~ard fun~s;
<br /> $20,000 ~o be borrowed of the several City bmnks to ~ee% City~cnmrent..expenses for j~ly, 1909;
<br /> $2,000, or as much of the same as may be neeessar$~, to employ an expert accountant for mn ex-
<br />amination of books of 0ity offieers;-
<br /> $7B0 to ~he Gutta Pereha & Rubber Co. for 10G0 feet of fire hose, at YB cents per foot;
<br /> $800 to the Fabric Fire Hose 0o. for 1000 feetof fire hose,-at 80 cents per
<br /> $21,7~O to be borrowed of the Several City banks to pay off a debt ino~_rred in purchase of
<br />Decarlo incinerator;
<br /> Also to direct the'~arnpike 0ompsa~v to move itm toll gmte on County street outside of the Oity;
<br /> To inst~-aet ~he OityAttorney to take legal steps for extending Nashington street to
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<br />mhird. Repo~ts of Officers mnd other unfinished business.
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<br />~e regular reports of 0ffieers for July were presented and were ordered to t~ke the usual
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A communication wms read from the Board of Health in which it requested that the 0ity Attorney
<br />be instructed te give his ~Tltten opinion ms to extent o~ ~utherity of said Board in the Sixth and
<br />Seventh wa~ds..- On motion, the City Attorney w~s so instructed.
<br /> On motion ef Mr~ Williams, the mmtter of commission to be allowed the Cit~ ~olleetor for collec-
<br />tion of City funds on a~d after tmnua~F 1, 1909, was referred to the Joint ~inmnoe Oommittee.
<br /> Er. ~illiams ~oved also that the Joint Fimanee Committee be instructed to consider the advism-
<br />bility of acquiring the five lots in rea~ of the Oooke stree~ p~blicsehoel house for public school
<br />purposes. The motion was ~lopted.
<br /> Bythe same, to have the Joint Street Committee oonside~ the advisability e! paving the west
<br />side of A~mstrong street, between Glasgow and Holladmy. Adopted~
<br /> On motion of Mr~ Eontague, the President Of the Board of Aldermen was requested to act as m del-
<br />eg~te'to the League of Ameriemn Munieipalitiesto meet in Montreal Au-gust 25th.
<br /> 0n motion, adjeux~nedo
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