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February !4~ 191lo
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<br />~ne s~me. The report was ordered to be filed.
<br /> m~ ~ ~..~ ~,.~t ~rwarded a cert~fzed copy of the order of Cour~ ~or a spe~_a~ e~c~lon ~
<br />to be held ~anuary 18, 1911~to authorize the issue of $800,000 of bonds .or the erec~mon of water wor~s,
<br />&c., stating in said copy that said issue of bonds had received a majority vote therefor.
<br /> ~ne Keeper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in O~k Grove Cemetery
<br />during the month of January, 1911:
<br />
<br />~anuary
<br /> 8,
<br /> ll,
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<br /> 13
<br /> 13
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<br /> 2O
<br /> 28
<br /> 28
<br /> 3O
<br /> ~0
<br /> 30
<br /> 31.
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<br />t0~D.~. Goo ,dm~n, a child's grave in No. 907, Ave. J.
<br /> Lol~ L'..~_her~on,.No. 332, Ave. D.
<br /> Charles H. Lewis, No. 807, Ave. ~.
<br /> F. E. Harmon, a child's grave in No. 907, Ave. J.
<br /> Stu~tev~ut & Specht, a child's grave in No. 907, Ave.
<br /> ~A%c. H. Beale, No. 80~, Ave. 2.
<br /> Thomas Siverton, S. H. of No. 8~9, Ave. H.
<br /> J. B. Seawell, an adult's gr~ve in No. 9!5, Ave. 2.
<br /> John ;~urray, N. H. of No. 819, Ave. H.
<br /> 01ella Sawyer, S. H. of ~o. 819, Ave. H.
<br /> P. G. Johnson, No. 854. Ave. I.
<br /> Victoria E. Benton, N. H. of No. 529, Ave° E.
<br /> F. M. Benda~-l, No. ~8~, Ave. G.
<br /> J. L. Branch, a child's grave in No. 907, Ave. ~.
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<br />Iq'EW BUS!I~ESS.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Hall offered the following resolutions:
<br /> First. _~t requisition must be furnished by s~ll
<br />the Dep~rtments and approved by their respective Chairmen, preceding the bills for whiSh such re-
<br />quisitions are made. No Department shall exceed its appropriations and that the City Auditor be in-
<br />structed to see that the ordinances relating thereto are enforced.
<br /> Second. That the Joint Finance Cs~mittee be authorized to advertise for bids to supply the soy-
<br />'ertl Departments with stationery, printing and ice to be used by them; and each Department shall fur-
<br />nish an estimate of such supplies as may be needed for it for the year 19il. The motion was adopted.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Brinson, the Auditor was instructed to transfer $t16.19 of funds for the redemp-
<br /> tion of bsnds te credit of the Bond Sinking Fund. The motion was adopted.
<br /> On motion of-~r. H~ll, the Ferry lessees were requested to change the signs on their buildings
<br />to read Norfolk and Portsmouth Ferries,instead of Eorfolk County Ferries.
<br />
<br />On motions, the fciiowing other matters were referred to~-
<br /> Fin~uoe Csmmittee--
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<br />A bill of Whit-
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<br />son & Shepherd to amount ef ~19., contracted by the C~mmonwealtn Attorney.
<br /> A bill of ~. A. Fiske f~r $190.25 for supplies furnished Clerk of the Court.
<br /> Application of F. F~lcome, through his Attorney, F. F. V. Staples, to ~ve r~turned him $20, said
<br />amount having been imposed as a fine for selling second-hand shoes, which fine the Court 'has held te
<br />be illegal.
<br /> Bills of George D. I~wrenoe te amount sf $200 for assistance ~o the St~e~ Committee in extending
<br />Dinwiddie street southwardly, and i~tton street to London.
<br /> A petition of the Chief of Police for leave of absence for ~0 days, beginning about Earth lst.,
<br />with p~y.
<br /> A petition of policeman, J. E. Drake, to be paid $49.08 for £2 days absent from duty in January
<br />on account of sickness.
<br /> Advisability of an increase of salary for the Keeper of Cemeteries enad his two Assistants.
<br /> Te allow the employees of the Sewerage Department, when working on the streets, the same pay as
<br />the regular street force.
<br /> Tofix theproportion which the Sixth and Seventh ~ards should pay towards the salary of the City
<br />Collector~
<br /> To ~llow the widow of the late Street Inspector, John W. ~ood, his s~iary for ~ebrumry, 1911.
<br /> Advisability of issuing $100,000 of bonds during the coming summer for paving streets.
<br />
<br /> Streets~-
<br /> An application from the Seventh ~ard Local Beard for the old stones to be taken up
<br /> ~ +rest between High
<br />from the streets, when they are repaved; the said stones to.be used on Chestnut s~ ,
<br />and Clifford. in the-Sixth and Seventh ~ards~
<br />A petition of W. R. McGehee for permission to plant fiewers and make a hedge on the ~uused pave-
<br />men~ mt the ~nd of Armstrong street, corner of Ann, southeast side.
<br />En application of the Sixth ~ard Local Board for a driveway at the fire-house, at the corner of
<br />Queen and Rose streets.
<br />Petition of ~oseph Grits-and sundry ethers for the pmving of Green street, north of North street,
<br />to the U. S. Hospital Gate.
<br /> C~ H. Herbert and others for the paving of ~ashington street.
<br /> ~e paving of the east side of Chestnut street, between Ann a~ud F~mmett.
<br /> A red, est of the Seventh ~ard L~cal Board for authority to do wo~& on certain streets in the ~ard,
<br />said request, accompanied by a map of the streets.
<br />
<br /> Public Property--
<br /> To consider the.advisability of putting
<br />in the p~ace of gas stoves used there.
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<br />oo~I eEoves
<br />
<br />in the City Hall offices
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<br /> Fire--
<br /> A petition of fireman, J. ]E. tIgrmon, to be paid $5.9-5 because of being absent from duty
<br />days en acoo. unt of sickness.
<br /> A csmmun~¢ation from the Chief of the Fire De~r~ent s~Eesting a re-organization of the ~ire
<br /> ~om the s~e, suggesting an or~in~uoe to preh~ibit the covering of fr~e buildings with met~.
<br />
<br />Ordinance--
<br /> To repeal that pmrt ef the ordinances which prohibits the construction of cess pools_
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