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August 8. 1911. At a regular meeting of the Common 0ouncil August 8th there were present-- Nessrs--W. O. Corbitt. President. Jno. Howard Hall. Vice~President.. J. F. Bensen, Geo. R. Parrish. J.~T..Hanvey. J, Ed. Johnsonw ~Jno. P. ~eigh~ L. O. Brinson. Ohms. J. Withy, 0. L. Tyler, -E~ B. Hawks· S. B. Hutchins. H. E. Parker. Absent--R. B~ Brooks· A. Aug, Bilisoiy, Ellis W.~Noore. Wm; Hedges Bs~ker. H. O. Reynolds. W. J. Cress. Thcs. P. 0coke. Mark Saunders. 8. The minutes of the regular meetings June l?th and July llth. and of Joint Session July 25th were read and approved. I~PORTS OF COI~ITTEES. Auditing-- Reported having examined bills against the City for July, 1911. and they recommend- ed the same for payment to amount of $28.266.63 for the. City proper, ~1,?00;04 fo'.the Sixth Nard. and $5,951.73 for the Seventh On motion of N~. ~ar~ish, the last quarter's ~ills of the Por~smou.th: Berkley, & Suffolk Water Oompany, to amount of $12U2.50, which had no% ~een passed on by the Auditing ~ommittee, were allowed also. And by the following vote: ~e~gh, Brinson, ~ithy, Finance-- Hon. Ayes--0orbitt.~Hall. Benson. 2arrish. Hanvey, Johnson. Tyler, Hawks, Parker, Beisel. 1~. Common ~ouncil.. Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Committee respectfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee July 1t-18 and July 25.I911: Referred by Oemmon Oounoil July ll~h. Authorized to make notes in the several 0ity banks from time %0 time. toamou~ of $55.000.~in order to re-imburse the ~aving Bond funds to tha~ amO~mnt. It is recommended that the Treasurer be authOrized to make said notes from time to ~ime. end. that the following resolution be adopted therefor: Resolved. that the T~e~eurer be. and he is hereby, authcrized%o makenotes in The Bank. the Bank ~ Tide~w~.~ter, and The ~F~.rs~ National B~w of Por' ~$55,O00.00~. inorder to ~e-imburse the ~aving Bon~l fumds; said amoun~ be be repmid from revenues of the 0ity for the current year. A~ appropriation, not in excess of $200, tending Hat,on street to High. This m~ter was re-referred to the~ 18th. ~nd We await the- report of said ~ommit~ for employment ef an agent to take up the matter of ex- 0ommittee by the Board' of Aldermen July $1300, for additional pavement.o~ It is recommended that stree%~ out of the New Bo~dlssue. A special ap~ro~riation of $185. for certain work at the house of ~he Annex Fire Company. It ia recommended that said amount be not allowed. $25, out of appropriation to Public Property, for repairs ~o roof of Union Fire 0ompany's house. It is recommended that a speoia~ aPpropria~ion~ to sai~ amount, be ~ltowed. (With Public P~operty 0ommittee~o To ~r~ange for turning over the City Hall to. the Chambers' and HoOk & Ladder Fire Companies. ~rogres~ A r in · Etliott. d~river of the Union Fire Company. to be paid for three d~ys lost on account of Sickness~ Progress, $2.287. to pay for 2500 feet of fire hose. Iris recomme~de~ that said amount be allowed. One light at the intersection of the Hampton Place and washington street, and another at the cor- ner ~f Green ~ Bart s~reets. ~regress. To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes, to amount of $15,000. due August 31, 1911. It iS recommended ~hat the a~theri~y'be granted, and that the followmng resolution be adopt? ed therefor: Resolved. that the Treasurer be, and he ~ ~ereby. authorized to renew notes in The 2~nk~f P , The ~erohan~s, & Farmers~ Bank. the:Bank of Tidewater, and The National Ba~zk %0 amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15.000.00}; ~aid ~ repai~from revenues of the City for the current year. Bill of .~he Treasurer, to amount of $75.90.~ for certifying the poll tax lis~. (~thFire Committee}. A petiti¢ paid for three days lost fromduty in tillerman of the Eook on account o~ sick-ness. Pro. ~rogress~ ~z~A~k. to be A ec~mmunieation from the ~res~ent of League of Virginia ~unieipallti. es. requesting the Council to send ~elega~es to its next meeting ~e~tember 14-15, l~ll. It is recommended that the delegates be se sen~, and that an .appropria~ien of $25.00 be al- lowed for the purpose.