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March 8, 1910.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Common 0o~ci! ~srch 8th there were present--
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<br />Messrs. W. C.. Corbitt, President, Jno~ Howard Hgii, ~ice-president,
<br /> H. L. V~atta. J. T. Harvey,. A~ Aug~ Bi!isoly, J. H~ H~I1,. Jr.,
<br /> J. E. Job~son. Jno. P. Leigh, L. 0. Brinson, W. J. Cross,
<br /> C. Z. Tyler, E, ~. Hawks. S. B. Hutchins. E. H. Parker,
<br /> J. D. Walker, R. E. Eeiggs, t6.
<br />Absent--T. E. Dashiell~ R. S. BroOks, Chas. R~ Welton, ~. D. Buchanan,
<br /> Cbas. J. Withy, E.
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<br />The minutes of the reg~lar meeting February 8th and of special ~eeting February llth were read
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<br />and approved~
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<br />REPORTS OF CO~E~ITTEES~
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<br /> Auditing--
<br /> The Joint Auditi~ Committee reported bills against the O_ty for February~ 19i0, ~d
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<br />they .recommended the same for p~ent to amount of $5,725~54 for the City proper, $3~5~69 for the
<br />Sixth Ward, and $126,~3 of Board of Health bills for the Seventh Ward~
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<br />A bill of T, 0. Knott to amount of $44- o for acting as registrar for the Sixth Ward had been
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<br />properly approved, but was overlooked by the Con~zittee; and it was ~eported tb~t the Seventh W~rd
<br />Local Board had no funds at command to pay for the bill which had been audited. Both of these sets
<br />of bills, however, were allowed, but with the provision that the $126,$3 advanced to the Seventh
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<br />Ward is to be refunded to the
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<br />~en'all of the bills presented were allowed by the following vote:
<br /> H~ll, Jno. Howard; ~atts, H~nvey, Corbitt. Bil~soly, Hall, J.
<br /> Johnson, ~ei~n, Brinson. 0ross, Tyler, H~wks, Hutchins, Parker,
<br /> Walker, ~eiggs, 16,
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<br />Fiance--
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<br />Eon. Common Gouneit.
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<br />Gentlemen.--_.our Finemce Com~nmt~ee respectfully reports herein
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<br />concerning the fol!o~,~ng matters referred to the Joint Finance 0ommittee by the Co~mon Council Feb-
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<br />8-11, 1910:
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<br /> Appropri~tions--
<br /> $294. to pave the south-~side of Randolph street, between Second and Third.
<br /> Progress as to same.
<br /> $~60. to p~ve the north side of King street~ between Court ~d ~ddle. Pro,tess.
<br /> $166. to p~ve the south side of Leckie street,-between Cooke and Armstrong, out of Fifth Ward
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<br /> It is recon~ended that the appropriation be allowed. ~nd. in this connection, it is fur-
<br />ther recommended that all Fifth ~ard f~mds new. on hand or to be collected in future, sh~ll be placed
<br />to credit of the General Account.
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<br /> $25. per month to hire a horse and con~-ey~uce for the City Engineer. Progess.
<br /> $2.5~ per month increase of s.~.tary for firemen ~t the Sewer Power House. Progress.
<br /> $~3.~? to p~y ~. L. Sykes, polmcem~n, for 19 days absence from duty during January ~d Februa-
<br /> ry , on account of sickness.
<br /> It is reso.~nended that the pay be allowed. ~ -
<br /> $13.55 to pay J. H. Carrie, po!ice~n, for 6 d~ys ~bsenee from duty during J~u~ry, on
<br /> of sie~ess, it is recommended tb~t ~_e pay.be allowed.
<br /> $20,000. to be borrowed by the Tr~s~er of the several Oity ba~s to meet current empe~es of
<br /> the City for !~aroh, 1910.
<br /> It is reco~ended that the ~ppropristicn be allowed ~d that the follo~ng resolution be
<br /> adopted therefor:
<br /> Eeso!ved= that the Treasurer be, ~d he is hereby, ~utAorized to borro~om ~he
<br /> B~ of Portsmouth, The Eeroh~nts ~nd F~ers Ba~, The First N~o~i Ba~ of Portsmouth, ~d the
<br /> B~ of ~i~ter, the s~m of ~;~ thous~d ($20~000), to be repaid from the rev~ues of the'cu,-
<br /> rent ye~, ~nd 9o execute the 0i~y's notes for the s~me.
<br /> A decree of ~e Go~t relievinE~s. George~n~ Holl~d~y from payment of City t~xes on her
<br />erty on tbs we~t '~ ~ "- * ~
<br /> ~de of ~dle s~reet, zor 1893, ~ogrees.
<br /> A~ increase o~ s~l~ry for'the Street Inspector. ~,gress~
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<br /> Authorized to have' A~ted the Tr~surer~s ~oeo~ts ~om Angst 31st to Dec~moez 51~t,
<br /> ~Ae Omty duster c~n do this work, ~d we ~ve so instructed him.
<br /> Authorized to. have ~dited recounts of the Seventh ~ard Loewi Board, previous te J~n~ry 1,
<br /> ~ogress zs to
<br /> To h~ve printed the ~yor's ~u~l
<br /> This m~er is receiving ~ttention.
<br /> To set ~side receipts from theNe=folk Co'o~ty Ferriea 'to pay ~ne ~moatinE debt of the
<br /> And. To 'tr~er $2!8, to credit of the Si~ing F~d to the Bond Redemption
<br /> ~t is reoo~ended that ~l.moneys to cre~t of'the Si~ing F~A ~e transferred to the Bond
<br />Red,pitched. of
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<br />of Pavmng ~d Street Impro~m~nt.~, to Ge~er~I Account. PrOgress~
<br /> To tr~afe= $4~5.80 of ~ifth ~m~df~ds to Gene~l
<br /> Our re~o~nda~ion con~e~m~ this m~tter mS covered by the recommendation m~de ~bove
<br />to Fifth ~rd f~s~
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