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0o~ober ~, l~10. appropriation of $150. for a Tapper Auxiliary System. Progress. An appropriation of $50. for ~mboots and~bber scats-for the Sixth and ~even~h Yard firemen, Progress. An appropriation of $1,200. ~or purchase Of five HorseS fTr the Fire Department. We do not deem it advisable to recommend an appropriation for purchase of five efficient horses for the Fire Department before it~is k~own what the five inefficient horses in said depart- ment can be sold for. A~appropriation of $112,13 to pay for hose furnished the Fire Depart~ment by the Quaker City Rubber Company. The purchase of this hose was never authorized by the 0ounoil but was obtained through a misunderstanding. However. as the hose was sold by the Quaker 0ity Rubber Company to the City in good faith and it w~s needed by the Fire Department, it is recommended that the bill for s~me be paid, but that the Chief of the Fire Department be cautioned to m~ke no mere purchases for the City until he is fully authorized so to do. Advisability of relieving householders in the Fifth Ward from payment of night_soil tax for the year 1910. Progress.- An appropriation for placing a hydrant at the corner o~ Dinwiddie street and the Hampton Place and one at the corner of'O~estnu~ and ~ streets. It is recommended that an appropriation be allowed for placing said hydrants. TO authorize the Treas~er to renew notes i~ the several 0i~y bauks to amo~ut of $21,000, due November 14;-1910, It is recommended that said authority be givauand that the following resolution be adop- ted therefor: Resolved, that the Treasurer be, and he is ~ereby authorized t Ba~k of Port~mouth, The ~erch~n~s and Fa~'mers Ba~k, The !~rst National B~k of Por~smou~a,.and the Bank of Tidewater, to amount of twenty-one thoueaud ($21,000) dollars, due Eovember 14, I910, the said notes to be repaid from revenues of the current year. A bill of coroner, Dr, G. G~ ~ t Eolladay,~ ~o ~m~0un of~20, for holding an inquest~onfou~ d~~ring July, 1910. It is recommended that the bill be paid. To pay subscription pries of $20. to the League of American Municipalities for. l~10. It is recommended that the subscription price be paid. An appropriation to assist tSe Salvation Army in the Oity. Progress. A request of the Sixth War~ Local Beard for an appropriation, out of the war&funds, to meet sundry expenses in said ward, as set forth in ~he request. It is recommended that the appropriation be allowed. of $2,o75 An mppropriation of $15~ to DaY ~m.~Hodges H~ker for defending a prisaner~by order of the 0curt. It is recommended that the appropriatie~ be allowed. · pr.sorter by order of the Court. An approprmation of $15, for F. F, V. Staples for defending a ~ It is recommended that the appropriation be allowed. An aPlm~O~riation of' $350, to purchase paving, bricks for repairing broken ~lae$s in the streets. ~t is recommended ~hat the appropriatmon be allowed. An approprma~mo of $4.~52 to re,imburse poiieema~, July, 1910, on account of sick~ess. It is recommended that the $4,52 be allowed. O. Sha~uo~. for time lost from duty in Reports of the Audite~ %an~ Treasurer for July., 1910. 2ro~ress. Reports Of the Sixth and Seventh ~ard Local Boards of expenses of their respective Wards for July, 1910. Progress. A oomm~&uie~tio~ from attorney~ R. ~. HUdson, Concerning the eollectiau~ef d~li~q~ent taxes in ~he Oity. Progress. ~o fix a value on all City real estate not now valued, l~ogress. Referred by Board of Aldermen August ~ommittee in its August report. The question of allowing ~he~aid men ~f the. Fire Dep~r~me~t a t0 day ~e~e of absence yearly h~s bee~already acted em by the Council: we repor~ progress as mo ¢~nsidera~n of same leave of absence for employees of the Sewerage Department. Referred by Oommon Oouncil June iSth. A request of the Board of Health to be furnished wi~h an office, assista~t sanitary Inspector. It is ~ecommended that the request be net granted. clerk for ~he same, ~d an ~eferred by Common Oo~uoil ~y lOth, A petition of O. L, Williams mou~t p~id in error to the Oity. to have refu~ed him $7.50 because of wagon licenses to that Progress. (Signed) Jno. Hov~rd Hall,