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June 13. 1911~
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<br />Judge for incoming year. Progress.
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<br /> A request of the seventh Ward Local Board that there be piaeed to the credit of the Street Bud-
<br />get for 1911 the following election e~pehses: for 190~, $126.30I for 1910, $27,00; for l~ll, $36,80.
<br />Progress.
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<br /> A request of the Seventh'Ward Local Board to be credited with $500. advanced to.. the Oity as its
<br />part of the expense fox !aying culverts on 0hestnut and Effi~ngham streets, in conjunction ~ith said
<br />Ward.
<br /> It is recommended that the appropriation of $500, be allowed.
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<br /> Bills of James A. Mulvey, Geo. D. Lawrence. and M. L. Alexander. ~aon for $500, as e~oert land
<br />appraisers for the 0ityo Progress.
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<br /> Bills of 0ity Sergeant of Norfolk. to amount of $4.50; City Sergeant of Rie~nond. $1,00~ 0ity
<br />Sergeant of Winchester, $.52; and Sheriff of Baltimore. $2.00; all for notices served 'for bene,~t of
<br />the Oity,
<br /> It is recommended that these bills be paid.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen ~ay 16th.
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<br /> A request of the. Treasurer for authority to borrow $5,O00. of the several City banks, to meet
<br />Public School expenses for June. 1911.
<br /> It is recommended that the request be granted, and that the following resolution be adopt-
<br />ed therefor:
<br /> Resolved: That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to make notes in The
<br />Ba~k of Portsmouth. The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and The First National
<br />Bank of Portsmouth. to amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), to mee~ expenses of the Public
<br />Schools for the m~nth of June,~tgll; said mmount to be repaid from revenues of the 0ity for the cur-
<br />rent year.
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<br /> A petition of the Editor of The Portsmouth Star te have the "delinquent tax list" published here-
<br />after for ten, instead of five days.
<br /> We have looked' into this petition, see no reason for granting it, an~ recommend ~hat it be
<br />not granted.
<br /> Referred by 0ommon Council Hatch 14th.
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<br /> An appropriation of $64,50 to pay for laying a sewer pipe on Middle street, south end. 71 fe~t
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<br /> This sewer~pipe was laid before it was authorized by the Ooumcil, but as the Council has
<br /> si=ce approved of the work we have nothing to do but recommend the payment of the bill. We would
<br /> suggest, however, that in the ~uture no 0on, tree will undertake to have work done, without approval
<br /> of the 0ouncil for the same.
<br /> Refe~re~ by Common Council April llth.
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<br /> (With Public Property Oem~ittee). A communication from Judge Bain concerning the building of
<br /> a Clerk's office.
<br /> The two Committees have given this matter ear~m~zl consideration, and have finally, conclud-
<br /> ed. unanimously~ to recommend that you acquire the "Armmste~d Property," touching the court' house
<br /> yar~, and that $~0,000. be &ppropriated for building thereon a suitable Clerk'so-ffice and Council
<br /> 0hamber, and for i~zrnishing the same.
<br /> That. for these purposes the Joint Finance 0ommittee be instruoted to negotiate a loan of
<br /> $60,000. in the several ~ity banks, for four years' time; said loan to ~e paid in four.~q~a~ yearly
<br /> /instalments, and.*~hat receipts of the 0ity from the Norfolk 0o~tyFerr~es be hypothecaZe~ zerDay-
<br />x~ merit of same.
<br /> The Chairman of the Sixth Ward ~ocal Board appeared before the Committee at its last meeting,
<br /> an~ retuested that the 0ommztte? recommend to the Coune~l to advance $15,000. to the Sixth Wardfor
<br /> en~.bling it to complete its paving on County and Glasgow streets.
<br /> . ASter considering the proposition,'the 0ommittee decided to recommend ¢o 'the Coun6il to
<br /> g~an~ r~quest, provided s~id amount of $15,0OO.¢an be obtained ~=~O~ba~k~ on:six months'
<br /> time, ~$ ;~i~terest. the Ward to ~ythe. interest on the amount until.~e~8~'d b~ it; and we so re-
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<br /> :That ,though the whole amount of $~5,575.~5 has ~esn allowed ~he Sixt~ ~Z~asne¢ pr~c~e~ of
<br />it~ b'0nd issue, yet said a me,ant has not be~n at~propriated to the ~ard, and zt zs re~c~mmen~ed there-
<br />fore that it be now se.appropriated.
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<br /> It is C~rther recommended ttzat 'the matter of fixing a week day on which stree~ hands.~and othe~
<br />per diem men shall be paid off, and' also for ~ixing the time'that ~ Z8~ls for ~ll~th~ Dep~r~e~tS
<br />and b$11s shoul~ be pzeDared, be refe~ to your Oo~it~ee for ex~tnatmpnan~' ~ec~endatmon tnere-
<br />0~.
<br /> (Si~ed). Jno. Howard H~ll,
<br /> Ohai~ O. O.
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<br />On motion, the report of the 0ommittee was adopted, and by the foltoving vote:
<br /> Ayes--~orbitt. Mall, M~rrish, Hanvey, Moore, ~ohnson. Brinson, Reynolds,
<br /> Tyler. Hawks. Parker. Beisel. Cooke. 14.
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<br /> On motion, the 0ity Attorney was instructed to take the necessary steps Eot acquiring the
<br />misread Property.~
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<br /> Streets-- Eon. Common Counoi!.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Street Oommitteeres~ectfully reports herein
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<br />concerning the following m~tters referr~ed to the Joint Street Oommittee May 9 and April ll-18, 1911':
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<br /> Referred by Common Council Ray 9th.
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