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At a reguls~meeting of the Common Council Dece~oer 13th there were present--
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<br />Messrs~ ~. O..Corbitt, President, Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-president,~
<br /> J. T. Harvey, ~. S. Brooks, Ellis ~. ~ogre, Wm, Hedges Baker,
<br /> Jno. P. Zeigh, Z. C. Brinson.~Chas. J, Withy, C. L, Tyler,
<br /> E.~B. Ea~ks, S..B. Hu$~ns, E.~H. Parker, Charles Beisel, Thcs. P.
<br />Absent--Geb. R, Parrish, A. Aug, Bilisoly, J. Ed. Johnson~ H. C. Reynolds,
<br /> ~. J. Cross, Nark S~unders, 6~
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<br />Cooke, 15,
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<br /> The minu~es of the regular meeting October llth, ~oint session, November ?th, regular meeting
<br />November 9th, ~oint session November 10th and called meeting on ~he same d~y, were read and approve~.
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<br />REPORTS OF C0~V~ITTEES.
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<br /> Auditing-- Re'erred having ex,.mined bills against the Oity for November, i910, and %hey recom-
<br />mended the same for payment te amo~at cf $6,84?.5? for the Gity proper, $8~1,89 far the Sixth ~mrd,
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<br />and $186.07 for the Seventh
<br /> On motion, the bills were allowed by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Hall, Jno, How~rd; Eanvey, Brooks, Corbitt, Noore, Baker, Leigh, Brinson, ~ithy,
<br /> Tyler, Hawks, Hutshins. Parker, Beisel,
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<br /> Hon. Common Council.
<br /> ~e~tiemen~--Iour Finance Committee respscti~tlly repsrts herein
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<br />eenceraing the following matters referred to %he Join~ ~inmnee ~ommiJttee November 9-10=i5~ 1910/ and'
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<br />prey= ousiy.
<br /> Referred by Co, on Oounoil No~e~Jber 9th.
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<br /> An appropriation of, $180. for a bell %0 be Dst on ~he house of the A~nl~ex Fire
<br /> It is recommended that $180. be all'owed for the bell in the budget' for 1911.
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<br />An appropriation of $30. for purchase of a safe for pOiiee headquarters.
<br /> It is recommended that ~he appropriation be ailewed~
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<br />Reports ~f ~he Sixth and Seventh ~ard Local Boards for October. Progress as %o same.
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<br /> A petition of J. Davis Reed %o be relieved i~om payment of City taxgs to amount of $12. on the
<br />piece of property at th~ east corner of Henry and Elm streets, owned by himprevious to January l,
<br />igio.
<br /> It is resom~ended that the petition be. grantei~
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<br />Reports of the Auditor a~ Treasurer .for October. Progress,
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<br /> Jr., administrator, from paying City ~axes to
<br /> It is reeemmende~ tha~ the order of Court be
<br />complied with,
<br /> An order, of GGurt exoneraming~Hrs, Fanny Neely from paymen~ of Ci~ ~axes on,certain Ci~
<br />tV %o amount of $57.50, for the year 1910,
<br /> tt ~s recommended that theorder cf Court be complied with,
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<br /> A request of the ~reasurer for =utho~it~t~ renewnetes i~ the several City banks for $~O,000,
<br /> It is recommended that the authority be g~anted and that the following resolution be ad,
<br />opted therefor:
<br /> Resolved, that the Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to renew-notes in
<br />~e Bank of Portsmouth, The NeFehan~s and Faz~ers Bank, ~he First Nationai~Bank of ~or~smouth, and
<br />~he Bank of Tidewater, to amount of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000), for ~ine~y days; said notes
<br />to be. repaid from revenues of the current year.
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<br />An appropriation of $D4- to the League of Virginia ~i~iol~£~ies for its cu~en, year.
<br /> It is recommended that the appropriation be allowed.
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<br /> A peti~on~cf Gaetano Deiso. i, Festa, Vitc Eoriino, and D. Gr%iie~ts~ h~ve ~efui~ed them $21.
<br />each, the s~d amounts being for fi~es and cost imposed on them ~Y the~Nayer for violation of the
<br />"second handl Shoe 0r~zu~nce," which said ordinance ~die Court has decided ~to he illegal.
<br /> It is recommended tha~ the petition be grantee.
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<br />A requeat ~f ~he Board o~ Hesith fo~ the establisllment of the office bf Bacteriologist. Prog,
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<br /> The mdvisability of an assistant to the City Clerk, with pay for same,
<br /> I~ ,is recammended that the ~ity Clerk be au~horizgd to emi3i~y a~assistan~ by the month,
<br />at a pay of $50, per month,
<br /> Referred by Common Council November 10th.
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<br />To employ a competent for examination of books, dc., of the date City Collector. Progress.
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<br />Referred by Common Council O~tober ilth.
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<br /> An appropria~ion~of $~50. for a galvanized iron house on City land adjoining the-,incinera~or,
<br />· c ~ere materials used by the Street Depa~ment.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $750. be allowed for this purpose in the bud-~
<br />get for 1911.
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<br />~An appropria~io~ of $tOO. for a "feed room~ ~r~tke inne~ Fire Company,
<br /> I~ i~ re~0~ended tha~ this a~oro~r~a~ie~b;~ ~i!owed in the budget for
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