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February 8, ~910.
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<br /> To refer ,to the Deeper Ch~nnelways Committee a recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy to
<br />Congress for an increase of size of dry docks in this navy yard, and for the building of-another
<br />dry dock there of the largest size.
<br /> To instruct the Joint Fire Committee to purchase, horses for the new combination w~gons in the
<br />Sixth and Seventh wards. ~_
<br /> To instruct the Joint l~zblie P~operty Committee to obtain,- specifications and estimates for al-
<br />tering and repairing the engine houses in the Sixth and Seventh wards.
<br /> ~ll of the above were concurred in.
<br /> Second; N~tters adopted by the Board of Aldermen January 25th and refe~ed to the Common Court-
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<br />oil for concurrence.
<br /> ~ pe~ to the General Assembly for "~ Act to Authorize the '0ity of ~ort~outh to Issue
<br />Bond~ fo~ Paving, Grading and Other Street Improvements,
<br /> To ~ke award to E. B. ~?il~s for alteration ~d ~epair of ~e a~th ~d Seventh ward e~ne
<br />houses, to 8cst ~1.200.00.
<br /> To m~ ~ appropriation of-$945~ for supplies fo~ the new combination ~gons
<br />Seventh war~s.
<br /> Ooncurred in and by the follo~ng vote:
<br /> A~es-~Eall, Jno. Howard, Das~ell, H~nvey, Gorbitt, Bilisoly, Vlelton, Hall, J. H.~ Jr..
<br /> ~ 'Zeigh, Brinson, Gross, ~ithy, T~er, H~wks, Hutohins. Parker, N~gg , 16.
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<br />Third.' Oomm,~azcatlons from the Mayor.
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<br />~8th.,~eb-, '10.
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<br /> "The ~ouncil:-
<br /> "Gentlemen:-
<br /> "I submit for your eonsiderationa proposition of the Portsmouth,
<br />Berkley & Suffolk Tater Oompax4y regarding the .connection of five er more flush tanks with the
<br /> said company~
<br />mains?~&ould ask that i~ be sent to the City Attorney for his approval, but would suggest that sec-.
<br />tion Second be c~anged so as. to read that ~he rmgh~ to disconnect-shall only exist un,i! a determina-
<br />tion of the question in.controversy is settled by the courts.
<br /> "This I understand th~ ~ater ~ompany will not object to aud. if there is no objection raised by
<br />the City Attorney to the agreement, would ask that the proper officers be directed to sign the
<br />greement, so that these who can oozmect with the sewer on the gravity line be not longer delayed mn
<br />making such connection than is necessary.
<br /> ~Respeotfully.
<br /> J. Da~s Reed. Mayor.~
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<br /> "At a meeting of the ~oard of Police Oommissioners held February 7th, 1910, the fDilowing reso-
<br />lution was unsr~imously adopted:
<br /> w~ ~ d~a~l ~ diraated its Ordinance Oommittee to pre,are an ordi.nanoe requiring
<br />all Sergeants of Police that it may ~ereafter authorize the Board of P~lice 'Go~mmssi0ners to
<br /> ~o~oe,
<br />to be selected from *~he active m~mbers of the police ~ ~ ·
<br /> "Whereas~ section 58, thapte= 5 of'the City charter requires that ~ll policemen, officers and
<br />p~trolmen shal~ be selects from the electorate of the City, Which. inthe ~piz~ton of this Beard,
<br />means that it has the ri~t and privilege to select such ~olicemen, officers ~nd patrolmen from the
<br />entire-electorate, therefore, be it . - - ' ' t
<br /> ,Resolved, that the Board of Police Oommmssioners objects to t~e proposed ordinance,
<br />it would restrict and limit it in its selection'of officers and would take fromm-it privileges g~ven
<br />and duties imposed by said section 58, chapter 5 of the City eharter.
<br /> "Resolved, that a copy of this resolution De sent to th~ Oo-~ucil.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />"J. D. Reed=
<br /> Prest. of Boamd of Police 0ommissioners.~
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<br /> -- On motion, the pro.posed cgntraet ~th the ~ater' OomDe~4y fo.&ed 1by th~ ~yo~,~ }~s rp~fe~ed
<br /> to the Joint ,W~ter 0o~mttee with the 0ity At~0~ey, and th~ re$~l~ 'of ~he. B0~'.~f Police .oom
<br /> ~ssi$ners i~ ~egard to the ordinance for seleeti~ Bergea~s of Polie$, ~s orde=~d
<br /> ~e ~yor's a~ual message for the year 1909 was presented, but its reading was d~ferred
<br /> the called meeting of this bo~ for Friday, F~a~ llth.
<br /> The ~yor retu~ed also his approval of the following matters ~dopted by the ~o bran0hes of
<br /> 0o~no_~ J~uary llth ~d 18th:
<br /> Appropriations--
<br />~ $130. to pave E~ett street, from Effinghs~ to
<br />Gree~, out of Fifth ~ara ~ds. - - ' . . -
<br />/ ~ To petition the General Asstmbly for,~thormty to issue $150,00o
<br />'~f bonds du=i~m lel0 ~nd-$v~ 000. ~ng 1911, for street ~av~, grmdi~, ~c.
<br /> ~ $i~075. to GeO. M. Bail ~or instatlmng ~elve ~ , ~ '
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<br /> ~d for overhauling the fire ~la~ s~tem of the Oity proper.
<br /> v $1,625. to ~he G~ewell Fire Ala~ Telegraph System for supplying twelve fire~ala~-bo~es and
<br /> ~ne h~dred batte~ cells.
<br />~ $~25. to be re~ed tc the First N~tional Ban~~, because of ~ improper assessment against
<br /> ~e ss~e to tha~ ~o~t-for 1909
<br /> $122.50, ~ relief te the T. M. O. i. of City t~xes for the year 1909-
<br /> ~ $21,000. ~o be borrowed of the sevezsl 0iCy ~s to meet e~ent ~pe~es of the Oi~ for
<br /> ~ ~mary,
<br /> ~, $250. for ~plo~ent of ~o temche~s of night schools for fo~ months ~d for ~penses eo~ec-.
<br /> ted wz ~h m~ntai~ng said schools.
<br /> To increase the s~lzry of W. ~. Bereft. inspector of Pl~bing, to $1,080. per
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<br /> Fou~,~h. Re~orts of Of~moe~s ~d o~er unfi~she& business~
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