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July 11. 1911.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the 0ommon Oouncil July llth there were presen~=~
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<br />Messrs--W. 01.Corbitt, President, Jno~ Howard Hall, Viee-Presiient.
<br /> J, F. Benson, Geo, R. Parrish, J. T, Hanvey, R. S. Brooks,
<br /> Ellis ~. Eoore, J. Ed, Johnson, Jne. P, Leigh, Chas, J. Withy,
<br />E. B. Hawks, S. B. Hutchins. H. H. Parker, ThosD P. Cooke, 14.
<br />Absent--&. Aug. Bilisoty, Wm. Hedges Baker, L. C. Brinson, H. O. Reynolds,
<br /> W, J. Cross, C. Z. Tyler~ 0has, Beisel, ~ark Saunders, 8~
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<br />On motion, the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting June 13th was dispensed with.
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<br />REPORTS OF
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<br />A~diting--
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<br />Reported having examined bills against the ,~mty for June, 1911, and~ they recommend-
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<br />ed the s~me for payment to amount of $1,668.21 for the City prope~ ~91.69 for the Sixth Ward, and
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<br />for the Seventh ~ard~
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--0orbitt, Hall, Benson,
<br /> Parrish, Hanvey, Brooks, ~aore, Johnson, Lei g h, withy, Hawks, Hutehins, Parker,
<br /> 0coke, 14.
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<br /> In connection with the report of the Auditing Committee, a report from the Auditor was read of
<br />hills, to the following amounts against the following named Dep~rtments~ for which there were no
<br />propriations: Oemetery, $30.80; Public Property, $t?.?5?.Con~ng~t~$~.~; Registration. $82.50.
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<br />On motion, the bills were referred to the Joint Finance Conmmittee~
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Gentlemen:-- ¥ou~ Finance
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<br />Comm~ittee respectfully reports here-
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<br />in coneermi~g the following matters referred to the ~oint Finance Committee June 1~,20 and March 14,
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<br />1911:
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<br />Referred by Co~mon Council ~une iSth.
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<br /> To fix a day when per diem men shall be paid off, and when pay rolls for such payment shall be
<br />prepared by the Auditor.
<br /> It is recommended that~all per diem men, except polieemen~ be paid off weekly on Friday
<br />for week ending on the preceding Wednesday. and that pay rolls for such payments be prep~re~ by 12
<br />o'clock on Thursday°
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<br /> $8,706.23 to pave Glasgow street, from Godwin to division line between the Fifth and Sixth~ards.
<br /> Progress as ~o s~me.
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<br /> For the City proper to bear equally with the Sixth ~ard in expense of p~ving at the intersection
<br />of Chestnut and ~o~nt~ streets, and .with the Seventh W~rd at the in~r~ee~ien of Chestmut~an~ South
<br />streets.
<br /> It is recommended that this matter be referred to the Joint Street Committee for an esti-
<br />mate of cost of such paving.
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<br /> $390. to build an iron shed on the south side of th~ Seaboard~arket,
<br /> T~e Committee are in sympathy ,With the proposition to build this shed, but in eonsideratioh
<br />of condition of the Oity's finances at this time, it is recommended that an ~proprma~m for the pur-
<br />pose be referred to the Tbudget~ for 1~12.
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<br /> Four additional polioemen~
<br /> ~e have reeemmended for ~he Pod_ice Department as large an appropriation~ ~ in, the· 'budget"~ ~ for
<br />l~ll ts the City funds Will bear, and recommend, ~herefore, that any further app~oprmatmon ~or ~he
<br />Dep~rtment be carried over until l~12~
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<br /> $D~4- for a patrol wagon.
<br /> It has been urged by the Chairman of the Police Conm!ittee that au auto-patrol wagon would
<br />be more ~zitable, and in the long run more eeonomicaI, than ~ horse patrol Wagon, and it is regommend-
<br />ed, therefore, t~tthismatter be referred to theJo~nt Police 0o~ttee for their eO~sider~tion~ .
<br /> Bills held up for lack of appropriation as follows: P~blic Property,w~.~°° ~ wire. , $157.98;
<br />Ceme~erxes,
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<br />the Cemeteries.
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<br /> Request of the Treasurer to. renew notes in the several City banks, to amount of $21,000.
<br /> It is recommended that the request be granted, and that the following resolution be mdopt-
<br />ed therefor:
<br /> Resolved, that the T. reasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to ~e~ew no~es in The Bank
<br />of Portsmouth, The Narchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Barfl~ of Tidewater, and ~he Fmrst Nmtmonal Bank of
<br />Portsmouth, to amount of TwentY-~ne Thousand Dollars ~$21,0~0,00j; $$id amount to be repaid from re-
<br />venues of the City for the current year.
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<br /> Request of the School Beard to be provid~with ahother building for colored school children.
<br /> We report that the Oity Public S~hoo~s have been provided with all the funds this fiscal
<br />year that the Oity finances will allow~ and it is recommended that any further appropriations for the
<br />schools be ~efferred until 1912.
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