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June 15. !910. At an adjourned regular meeting of the 0o~o~ Go~ncil June !bth there ware present-- Johnson. gno. P. ~eigh. L. 0. Bric, on. W..J..0ross. ~has. g. Withy. Tyler, ~. H. Parker~ R~ E. ~eiggs, 12. Brooks. ~. 0. Gorbitt. A. Aug. Bilisoly, J. E. Hall, Jr.. Buchanan. E. B. Ha~$, S. B. Hutchins. E. P. ~ilkins. J. D. Walker. The minutes of the re~ar mest~ng~y'~ ~0'~ w~re read and approve&. Audi ting-= Reported having e~minsd bills against the 0ity for E~y. 19i0. and they reco'mfmended the same for payment to amount of $11,9a5.8P for the Gity proper, $35i,92 for the Si~h ~ard~ and $62.45 for the Seventh Ward. On motion, the bills were allowed by the following vote: A~yes--Ea!!. Jno. Eo~rd; Watts, Hanvey, Welton, Jo?~son, Leigh, Brinson. gross, Withy, Tyler, ~rker, Eeiggs, 12. Gentlemen:--YoD~ Finance ~o~zuzt ~ee respectfully reports herein eonoer~ing the following matters referred to the Joint Fi~_2~r~os 0o~zuittee Hay 10-17, April lath and p~sviously: Referred by Cen,ken Oouneil Hay 10th. Appropriations-- $25d~ to pur~r~se a ~tamping ~ohins~ qfor the Street ~epar~ment. , ~ ~ It is recommended that ~hs purehase be allowed, out of a specie! appropriation tnere_o~. $7.50 to be returned to 0. L. Williams because cf a wagons &moense to that amount, paid by him in' error. Progress as to same. $54o.49. a olai~ of buildsr~ B. F, S~nith, for ~drnisn~ng plans and specification for a ~le_k s office. Progress.. $4,67 to .poliseman. ~. L. Gad~. to ~.a,~ v him for ~_ days lost from du~y mn' _orallY_ ~ 19%0~ on ac- $~00. to be spent under t~e direction of the 0omni,tee when the State Federation of Labor $66~. per ~ann~ o~ $i40..per month $o pay substitute policemen when the regUlar policemen ted~_e thbir re, days iea~e of absence. It is recon~aendsd ~hat an approprlation of $14D, per month be made for pay ofsald sub- stitute policemen, out of a special appropriation therefor. ~1,900._ to Mr. G~ Hatton and ~.~==~. to J~dge Je~ss L. Eo~e~- o'~'_e, allowed as appraisers for the ~ of the No fo~ Oo~muty ~erriss. it iA reco~endsd tha't the sa~e appropriations be .made out of r~ee~ts ~rom tn~ Ferries. $500. to purchase two iron safes for of£foers in the 0ity Hall. Progress. ~10;000. to be borrowed of the several 0ity banks and to be advanced to ~he 8¢hool Board for pay of the publi~ school expenses for !&~y and June~ iglO. It is reeo~aended that the said a~meunt be borrowed for advancement to the School Board and that the fo~%owmng resolution be adopted therefor: Resolved~ that the Treasurer be. and he is hereby authorized to m~ke notes in The Bank of Port~outh~ The ~erob.~te ~nd Fa~e~s ~, The First Nm~io~l B~ of'Portsmouth, and the Ba~ of Tidswgter~ to amount of ten thousand ($%0~000) do%farm, in order to meet ~penses of the public schools for ~y and g~e, 1910, the said amo~m% to be repaid fro~ the revenue~ of the current year. (W~th .the Fire Oo~z~tee) A peoitaon of Joseph 0. Daughtry to be paid $28.42, +." '-~- ~ -~ '' ' ~ndur~es received while on duty as a fireman. Progress. having o~n expenses by n~ because of ~' -' ' kiss. To no~zzy %ne No__o=k 0onn~y Board of Suler~sors that the 0ity desires to acquire all of the "=tm&stead p~op~rty adfo~r~ng '~hs court house yard, instead of o~_~ng it join~!y with the Century: Oom. m~t~ee ~nstre. ots~ to take steps foroo~a~n~ng thepro'0ez_ ~,.y. Progress~ ~ deorae It s~oa~.~ol~e-s of the Peoples Bank from paying 0_~y taxes for the of the Co-opt reiievinE ~ ~ ' '~ ~'~ is resommended tn~t ~he 0ity 0ollsetor be notifzed of said dscre.e. R~fe_~re~ by Board of A_~derme$ 2~y &Tth. ~appropriation of $37.50 to. the 8ewe~a~e Department ~o put ~ower Ho~se. It is reoon~ende& ths, t theappropriation be allowed. age Department. out of appropriation to the Sewer% (~.zth lh~ol~e Property 0o~zaittaa]. Tn~ ad;~sabi±zt~ of removing the iron fanes orotund the aourt house yard. i~roo~ ess ~