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~ay 10, 1910
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the Common 0ounci! ~L~y 10th there wore present--
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<br /> Eessrs. W. C. 0o~bitt, Preside~nt, Jno. Howard Hall, V~ee-president.
<br /> H. Z. ~atts, J.. T. Hauvey, R, B. Brooks, 0h~S. R, ~elton,
<br /> J. H, Halt, Jr., ~. E. J~on, L, O. B~inson. W, J, 0~oss,
<br /> 0~s. J. ~ithy, 0. Z. Tyler, S. B, Eutohins, H, E. ~rker. R, E. Melggs, 15.
<br /> Absent--A. Aug. Bilisoly, Jno. P. Zeigh~ E. D, Bueh~, E, B, Hawks,
<br /> E. P. ~i~ns, g, D. Wa~er, 6~
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<br /> The mitres of re,ar meeting ~rch 8th, joint ~session, April 8th, re~lar and adjou~ed
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<br />ular Ap~I l~h and 14~h, and called meeti~ A~it 26th._ ~ere re~d and approved.
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<br /> ~RTS 0F O0~TTEE~,
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<br /> Au~$ing- -
<br /> Reported hanna exa~ned b~lls a~inst the 8ity for April, 1910, and ~hey reeo~en-
<br />deal the s~e for pa~ent to ~o~t of $10,048.47 for the 0i~ proper, and $245.22 for th~ Si~h
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<br /> ~ motion, the bills were ~llowed. by ~he follo~ng vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Hall, Jne. Eo~d; Watts, H~vey, Brooks, ~orbitt, ~to~, Hall, J. H.,
<br /> Jo~son. ~on, 0rosa, ~ithy, Tyler, Eute~ns,. ~rker. Eeiggs, 15.
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<br /> Ge~t~emtn:--Your ~i~nce Oo~ittee r~spect~ly reports herein
<br />comee~ng the follo~ ~tters =efe~ed to the Joint Fiance Oo~ittee April 12-14-19, Earth 8th,
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<br />~d December 21, 1909:
<br /> Refe~ed by 0o~on 0o~cil ~pril 12th ~nd
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<br /> ~pproDri~ti one - -
<br /> $3,5004 ~e ~De~ HaSten street, ~om Glasgow ~
<br /> It is reeo~ende~ $~t the mppropriation be zllowe~ ~om proceeds~- of smle of bonds for
<br />G~ng, ~ and Street Im~ov~ents.
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<br /> $300. to ente~n dele~tes from ~he State Federation ef ~ber ~o Portsmouth J~e
<br /> The Go--tree h~ve thou~t it advisable te consul~ the City A~torney as to ~he legality
<br />of such ~ appropria~ion~ ~d~he submits ~he fello~ng thereon:
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<br /> "To the Hon. Fizmnce 0ommittee,
<br /> C~ty 0oUnoil.
<br /> '~entiemen: -
<br /> "Replying to your request, received through the Oity Clerk', for ~y 'opinion as
<br />to the legality' ef an ~pproDriation of $300. in order to ~tert~im ~ o~nven~ion ef the State Fed-
<br />e=ation~r te be hel& iR ~his City J~e 6$h, I bag te state: Thmt I have heretofore
<br />q~ent~ ~d~sed you c~ ~bjee~$ ef ~s nature that it is now hardly neeessa~ for me te s~y more
<br />than t~t ~oh ~~pDrop~a~on' ' wo~d he ille~l ~d ~thout authority ef law.
<br /> ~Respeet~ly,
<br /> ~Jno, ~. H~pper, Oity Atto~ey.~
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<br /> $2,000. to D~chase ~00 feet of fire hose. ~e~ess as ~o s~e.
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<br /> $225, or ms ~ch~ef the m~e ~s m~y be neeessm~, to p~ase ~ H~ Deluge Eozzle or s~e oth-
<br />er si~lar.
<br /> It is recovered thmt the mppropri~tion be mt!owed, out of ~pprepria~ion te ~he ~e
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<br />part-mont.
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<br />to purchase a bicycle for use of the 0bier ef the Fire Department.
<br />It.is recommended that the appropriation be allowed, out of appropriation to the Fire De-~
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<br />$125. for~ a fire-alarm-box at the corner of H/ah and Green streets.
<br /> It is r~oommended that a special appropriation of $125. be m~de therefor,
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<br />$15o. fo~ ~ w~gon.for the Fire Department, and to provide also for a room to house the s~ne.
<br /> ~ Pro~rea~ as to szmdm~tter.~ '
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<br />$150. for a "Tapper Anxili~ry System" for the Fire Department.
<br /> It is recommended ~hat the appropriation for sa~e be net allowed.
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<br /> $20,000. to bo borrowed of the several Oity banks to meet 0ity current expenses for ~ay, 1910.
<br /> i~ is :recommende~' that s~id amount, er as much ef the same as may be necessary, be bomrowed
<br />and that the following reselutien be adopted therefor:
<br /> Resolved, that the ~reasurer be, and he is
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<br />hereby authorlz
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<br />or.as mush ef the
<br />be repai~ from the
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<br />$~.799.88 claimed by'
<br />.$3~,400. of School Bon~s, ~
<br />AS the 0oU1~ of ~
<br />Oity for Nareh 22~ ~09, ~
<br />calculated ought to ~e fro~
<br />retest on $33,~00j ~0r 9"m{
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<br />of The~Bank of Portsmouth, The ~erehants and Farmers Ba~k, The First
<br /> and the Bank of Tidewater,~ the sum of twenty thousand,($20;000) dsllars,
<br /> necessary, to meet current expenses of ~he Oit~ ~er May, 1910, to
<br /> current year, and to execute the City's notes for the same~
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<br />;he N~rfolk Oounty Beard of Supervisors as due the County for-interea~ on
<br />~om November 21, 1908 te Deeembe.r ~l, 1909, .at 4.85 per Sent. '
<br />.ppeals made the order of annexation ~f ~he Smxth and Seventh wards te the }
<br />~e ~time for-which, i~ our opinion, the interest on these bon~s shsuld be
<br />~ March 22nd te December~ 51st, 1909, er 9 months an~ t0 ~ays; and ~he in-
<br />nths~ and l0 days, at 4-85 per cent,is $1,259,92. ~ tt ~s recommended, there-~
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