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O~obe~ ~
<br /> ~, 1910.
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<br /> To authorize the Joint Sewerage 0ommittee to make sewerage connections with mains in the Fifth
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<br /> To instruct the Joint Ordinance Go~ittee~ to prepare an ordinmnoe for the October meeting~
<br />of the Gouneil, authorizing a vote by the people for issue of $600,000. of bonds, the proceeds from
<br />s~e to be applied by the ~Board of Water ~o~ssioner~' for the establishment of ~ system of water
<br />work~ in the
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<br /> All of the above were concurred in; and all recommendations of eomm%ttees adopted by the Gem-
<br />men 6ov~cil meptember 13th were also concurred in.
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<br />-. Second. M~tters adopted by the Board of Aldermen September 20th and referred to the Ceylon
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<br />~ounoil for concurrence.
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<br />To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes in the several airy banks to amount of $83,000..00.
<br /> Ooncurred ih by the followingresolutlon:
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<br /> Resolved, that the Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized to renew.notes in The Ba~k of
<br />Portsmouth, The ~ercb~nte ~nd ~armers Bank,. The ~irst N~tiona! Bank of ~ortamouth, and the ~.~w of
<br />~idew~ter, to amount of EightyrThree Thousand D~llars (83,000), due Sept. ember 25-~0 an& October 18,
<br />l~10; said notes to be repaid from revenues of the current year,
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<br /> ~nd by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Hall, Jno. Howard; Pettish, Hanvey,
<br />Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, Reynolds, 0rosa, Tyler, Hutehins, I~.
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<br />Oorbitt,
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<br />Noore, Baker.
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<br /> Third. 0ommunieations from the N_~yor.
<br /> "Sth~, October~ 1910.
<br /> WThe aouncil:-
<br /> "Gentlemen:-
<br /> ~! respectfully call your attention to an act of the General
<br />sembly, ~pproved Notch 1?th, 1910, to be found on page ~82 o£ ~he ACts of 1910, by which under.as-
<br />sessments of re~l estate can be correct'e~.
<br /> "I would recommend that the ~inance Oomm~ttee of the Oou~oil be authorized to employ sene one
<br />to go.over the list of assessments made this year by the S~ate Assessors a~d the deed books record-
<br />ing the conveyance of real estate for the last five years ~nd .report tom,id Qommittee each and ev-
<br />ery piece of rem1 estate the assessment of which i~ found to be less than forty five per cent. of
<br />the value of the property as ascertained from the said deed book~, and that ~he said committee di-
<br />rect th~ ~ommonwealth Attorney to petition the Honorable Judge cf the Ocurt of Hustings to increase
<br />the assessment of each such piece of real estate to a s~m equal to hot less than forty five per
<br />cent. of the value as given in the deed of bargain mud sale,
<br /> 'I believe such act~onwi~l materially help to equalize taxation in this city and increase its
<br />income not less than $5~000. per year.
<br /> 'Respectfully,
<br /> "J, Davis Reed, M~yor."
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<br /> The Mayor made known, further that he hzd suspended from office for 10 d~y~ H~gh 0o~stable.
<br />~. Anderton, for dereliction of duty.
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<br /> On motions, the r?¢ommendatio~of.the ~yor .for the appointment of sqme ~one to go over the list
<br />of assessments made thms year and the deed books recoraing t~e conveyance of reml estate for the
<br />Imst fi~e years, dc., wa~ referred to the Joint ~nauee 0~mmittee; a~d the announcement of suspen-
<br />sion of the High 0onstable from 0ffite w~s ordered to file.
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of 0ffieers and other unf==zshed business.
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<br /> ~he regui~rreports of Officers for September were presented amd were ordered to tak~ the usual
<br />cou~rse.
<br /> Re~orts of the Sixth and Seventh ~ard Local Boards of expenses of their wards for September
<br />were refe:m~ed to the ~oint. Fi~nce ~ommzgtee.
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<br />Finance ~ommi~tee.
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<br />of 0emeteries made ~he follewingreport of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove
<br />the month of September, 1910:
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<br />S'eptember
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<br /> 1, to 0. V. Oarpenter, S. H. of No. 331, Ave. E.
<br />6, W.F. Stephens, No. 81],~Ave. H.
<br />8, B.F..l~rker, a ehild3s grave in No. 907, Ave. J.
<br />10, Thomas A. Gresham, S..H. of No. 662. Ave. G.
<br />16,- -Henry Pettish, a child's grave in No. 907, Ave. J.
<br />19, Howard G. Wise, N. H. of No. 817, Ave. H.
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<br />28, ~. A, Raymond, N. H. of Ho. ~31. Ave. E.
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<br /> IfEW BUSIESS.
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<br /> The Sixth ~ard Local Bo~rd made appliea~ionfor an appropriation of $1,500. to lay an 18 inch
<br />~erra tetra pipe on the'North side of High street, between Pearl a~d Second, ~d s~id application
<br /> refe~ed to th~ Joint ~noe ~o~ittee.
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<br /> An appliemtion of. the Seventh W~rd Loea$ Boa=~ for ~ appropriation of ~3,000: ~o ~e
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<br /> By the ~e, to have ¢~ns~er~ed $1,!25. to street f~ of s~id ~zd, the s~id
<br />be~ ~side i~ the 'b~ge~~ for .inte=est ~nd si~ing ~d on the $3Z,,500, of its bond issue.
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<br /> B~ the-s~me, fSr ~ mo~roori~tion of $~.20 to ~y m bill of the Ideal ~bi~
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