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June 13~ 1911.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the 0ommon 0ounci! June !3th there were present:
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<br />~essrsa-~. C. Corbitt,~President. Jn~. Ho~rd Hall, Vice-President,
<br /> Geo. R. Parrish, J. T, Hanvey, Ellis W. moore~ J, Ed. Johnson,
<br /> Lo C. Brinson~ H. C, Reynoids~ W~ J. Cross~ C. Z~ Tyler~
<br />E. B. H~wks, H. H~ Parker~ Charles Beieel~ Thos~ P. Cooke, 14~
<br />Absent--Jnoo F. Benson, R. S~ Brooks, A, ~ug. Bili~oly~ W. Hedges Baker.
<br /> Jno. P. Zeigh~ Chas~ J. ~m~h~, S. B, Hutchmns~ ~rk Saunders,
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<br />The minutes of the re~!ar meeting ~ay 9th and of joint session and called meeting Hay 23rd were
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<br />read and approved.
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<br />P~PORTS OF
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<br />Auditing--
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<br />Reported having examined bills against the City for Eay~ 1911, and they recommend-
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<br />ed the pa~ent of the same to &mount of $4,984~48 for the City proper, $373.78 for the Sixth ~ard,
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<br />~nd ~I0,194.49 for the Seventh Ward,
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<br />THe following other bills, though they had not been audited, were presented and allowed=
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<br /> $!,282,.~0 to the Portsmouth~ Berk!ey, & Suffolk ~ater Company; $444.19 to E. T. Barnum Iron Works
<br />for cells furnished the jail; ~21,46 to the Chesapeake & 0bib Railway for ~=~nsporting ce~le, $113.24
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<br />to mutter & W~iltier for putting cells in place; and $9.00 for rent of office for the Board of Water
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<br />~omm~ss~oners. All payments for cells to come out of appropriation of $920,0~ made for jail supplies,
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<br />And by .the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Oorbitt, ~
<br /> Ha~, P~rrish. Hanvey, ~oore,
<br /> Reynolds, 0ross, Tyler~ Hawks, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, 14o
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<br />Johnson, Brinson,
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<br />concerning the
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<br />Common Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Committee respectfully reports herein
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<br />following matters referred to the Jomn.~ Finance Committee may 4-9-16, April 11. and
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<br />March 14, 1911:
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<br />Referred by Common Council ~y 9th,
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<br />bill of' Wainwright & Son, to amount of $120.06. for supplying the City with sh~e!Iso
<br /> It is recommended that this bill be allowed, out of the appropriation for Crushed Stone.
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<br />~150. t-o purchase a filing case for the City Collector. Progress as to same.
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<br />$2.121, to be paid Edward Overman for securing the north w~I! of the City Hall building.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation, to said amount, be allowed for the work~
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<br />~225~ for fitting up of~moes, Ac,, for Cm~y Officers in the Ferry house.
<br /> It is reoo~ended'thmt a special appropriation, to that amount~ be aliowed.
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<br />~50. per month for rent of offices in the ~erry House, from may 1, 1911 to ~an. !, 1912.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $400. be ~llowed for the same.
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<br />$300. to purchase a substitute horse for horse ~ike, in the Park View Engine house. Progress.
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<br /> Question of t~xing property holders in the Sixth Ward for remo~l of night soil therefrom.
<br /> It is. recommended that householders in both the Sixth and Seventh ~ards be taxed $1.25 per
<br />year per house for removal of night soil, and that the Board of Health be authorized to advertise for
<br />Bid~fo~oi~g~such work,
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<br /> An application of the Sixt~n Ward to make awards for improvements on County street~ 2earl street,
<br /> ~nd ~he Air Line Turnpike, to amount of $15,000, to be paid for out of the $37,500. of original bond
<br />..issue for the Sixth ~ard.
<br /> -~it is recommended that $15,000. be so allowed.
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<br /> Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh ~ard Local Bo~rds for April, 1911. Prog.
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<br /> Bond of E, P. Lindsay for doing certain work in the Seventh ~ard, and of Edward Overman for work
<br /> on the north wall of the City Hall,
<br /> It is recommended that these bonds be accepted, and in this connection it ie also recommend-
<br /> ed that the bond of 0has. E, Hurden, lately elected Street inspector, and of the Atlantic Bithulithic
<br /> Company for s~reet paving, handed to us by the Clerk since the meeting of the Council, be accepted,
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<br /> An appropriation to the Almshouse, Fire, and Pu~!ic Property Depar1~nents, to meet deficiencies
<br />in said Departments.
<br /> It is recommended that $50.10 be m~de to Almshouse Department; $180,~0'to Fire Department;
<br />and $121.41 to Public PropeztyDepartment, for the pu_~pose named,
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<br /> A bill of Coroner, Dr. G. G. Hoiladay, to amount
<br />ing the months of April and may, 1911.
<br /> It is recommended that the bill be paid.
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<br />of $25,00,
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<br />for holding inquem~s on bodies, dur=
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<br /> A request of the School Board to have turned over to it the proceeds from sale of School Bonds,
<br />~rogress.
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