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"The ~onnoil:--
<br />of ~10. to cover cost
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<br /> "Portsmouth, va., 9th ~ay, 19il.
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<br />"The Board of Police Commissioners would respectfully ask for an appropriation
<br />of covering ten leather clubs.
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<br />"Hespect~zlly,
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<br />~J. Davis Reed,
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<br /> Board of PolioeOommissioners."
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<br /> On motions, the communications of the Mayor in regard to an appropriation of $150. for Oatehing
<br />dogs, and an appropriation of 955. for taking down old house at 612 Third street were adopted by the
<br />follewir~ vote, the vote being the same for each:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, rarri~n, Harvey, Brooks,
<br /> · Br~nson, He,olds, 0ross, Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, .14.
<br /> Johnson, Leigh, ~
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<br /> And the communi~ation of the ~ayor in regard to on, appropriation of $10. ~o cover poiiee.elubs
<br />was referred to the ~oint Police committee~
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<br /> The Mayor returned also his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of
<br />City C~unoil April 11=1~8,
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<br /> 9900. to purchase horses for the ffire Department.
<br /> , $2,~00. for fire hose°
<br /> ~I~O. for a "Tapper Auziliary System."
<br /> ~200. to employ a consulting engineer for Sixth ward, out of ~ard i~nds.
<br /> 9400, for a storage room te ho1& street m~terial,
<br /> $?00. to pave the north end of Dinwiddie street.
<br /> ¥500. for two 2$-inch ~erra eotta pipes across Chestnut s~reet, between Scott & Duke, and two a-
<br /> cross Effingham, between ~cott &Duke. (Speeial~.
<br /> $265~ to pave North street, ~etween Dinwiddie and washington.
<br /> 9540- to pave Randolph street, between Second and Third.
<br /> $25. per mo~th ~or horse and buggy ~er Gity Engineer, and $2.00 per day for a fedmart, out of pro-
<br />seeds of bond issue for street paving~
<br /> ~35,5~6.25 to Seventh ~ard. out of proceeds of the ~ard bond issue.
<br /> $1,000. to connect flush ~anks mn the F~fth Wa d w~th w~ter mamns, ~pee~al;~
<br /> $800. to employ an engineer for seventh War~ street work, out of proceeds of Ward bonds.
<br /> ~o pay to Bryan &Company, er ~o their A~torney, G. Hatton, $967°?0, which is to be included in
<br />the total appropriation of $4,98y.?o to be pamd said Bryan & Oompany, (Special;.- $150. to meet contingent expenses o~ the ~yor ? o~fice,
<br /> $208.50 for hire of horses and maintenance of sick horses in the Fire Department~out of FireDept,
<br /> $t1~.9'? for clothing for i~ma~es of the A3~shouse. ~Special~,
<br /> $475. for building a waiting room i~ the ~edar Grove 0emetery, (Special).
<br /> $~12o25 to be transferred from the~treet Department, for removal of garbage, to Board of Real,h,
<br />to pay its expenses for same, during the months ef Decemb'er, January, and February,
<br /> $~55. to Board of Health to meet sundry expenses of same, as specified in its application for
<br />said appropriation. (Special).
<br /> ~ieense Tax Ordinance for 1911-12.
<br /> ~o relieve the Tras~ees of 2ark view m. E. Ghurch, South, from payment of City taxes for the yea~
<br />1911~ and thereafter.
<br /> ~t05. to ~. N. markham for ex~minationof records from ~anuary iSth to ~arch !st. .
<br /> - $145. to potieem~n, a. A. ~nnon, for I~ days lost from duty ~uring ~areh and ~, and for
<br />medical attendance.
<br /> $200. to street Committee to be spent on the old orphan asylum ground.
<br /> Treasurer authorized to make notes ~or 921,000. to meet ~ity current expenses for April, igll.
<br /> $150., ou~ of appropriation to Fire Department~ f~r their annual parade, s~i~ $150, er parts ef
<br />same, to be paid on order of the Joint ~ire ~ommittee. (~peciai).
<br /> $400, to complete the running of ga!vaz~ized ironp.pei at the north end of washington street, and
<br />the south end of Pin, riddle street, out of proceeds of bond issue.
<br /> ~796. ~or ~erra tetra drain pipe at north end of washington street, out of proceeds of-bond
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<br /> $175, ~o compie~e the pi~e line a~ ~co~ Oreek~ ou~ of bond issue.
<br /> $250, te Geo. D. Lawrence for service~ in conducting proceedings ~o a~quire ~he Armistea~prc-
<br />perry. (Special).
<br /> Bill of 2eyton Eosser for $87.00 for whitewashing the cemetery ~lls,
<br /> Disgontinued appropriation 9f $20. per month to theEeseue Fire
<br /> To ~uth0rize the ~oint Pubtm~c Property 0ommitteete take the necessary steps for pro~
<br />north w~<l o~ the Oity Hall, endangered by digging on the adjoining let, at a 500.
<br /> To pro~-ide quarters for the Officers in the Oity N~ii, in rooms House, at a cost
<br />of $50. per month for rent, lightm, water and ~aniter, and $209~ f~r fitting up the
<br /> To provide forhousing the ez~nes ~nd apparatus in the City Hall, mn ~ building on South street,
<br />at a probable cost of $25. per month~
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<br />Fourth~ Reports of Officers and other unfmnm~hea business~
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<br />work
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<br />The regular reports of Officers for April were presented and were ordered to take
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<br />Bonds of E. P. Lindsay to do certain arrest work in the ~eventh ~ard and of Edward Overman fo~
<br />on the north wall of the City Hall were referred to the Joint ?in~nceCommdttee.
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<br /> The oath of office of the lately elected High Constable, Harry 0, Hall, was presented and was 'or-
<br />dered to file~
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<br />The A~ditor reported b~l~s to following ~mo~unts against the followin~ named Departme~s,~or
<br />which there were no approprma~ions: AlmshoUse, $50.10; Fire. $180.~0~ Public Property, $~32,~9; and
<br /> bills were referred to the ~oint Finance Oommittee.
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<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries made the fo!lowi~ report of lots and graves sold in the Oak G~ove 0eme~
<br />tery~during the month of April, l~ll:
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