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Febr~ary 8. 1~10.
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<br />Th~ regular-reports of Officers for January.were presented and were ordered to take the usual
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<br /> The oaths of office of Dr. Geo. H. 0err, lately elected to the Board of Quarantine Corm%salon-
<br />ers, H. D. Yard, to the Bo~rd~of Harbor 0ommissioners, and W. J. 0ross, to the Common Council. were
<br />presented and were ordered to file.
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<br /> (~esent Messrs. Brooks and Walker. Mr. Withy excused from further attendance).
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<br /> On motion, the rules were suspended to hear from a committee of the School Board.
<br /> Mr. ~rshall spoke and urged the necessity for more school room, and requested the issue of
<br />bonds for that purpose.
<br /> After some discussion of the matter between him and several members of the 0ounoil, Mr. Jno.
<br />Howard Hall moved that the question of a bond issue for building public school houses be referred
<br />to the Joint Finance Oommit~ce. and that they be requested to ~epor~ defihitely concerning-sa~ at the
<br />called meeting for Friday evening, The motion was adopted.
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<br /> The Eeeper of the Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove
<br />cemetery during the month of January, l~10:
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<br /> January 4, to Jos. F. Weaver, S. H. of No. 651, Ave. F.
<br /> 4, J.-S. Worrel!,~a child's.grave in No. 907, Ave. J.
<br /> 1~, D.V. Gaskins, an ~dult's grave in No. 915, Ave. J.
<br /> I~, L.B. Griffin~ No. ~79, Ave. F.
<br /> 15, S.D. P~rker, N. H. of No. 218, Ave~ D.
<br /> 15, Mary ~[ Ridley, No. 625, Ave. F.
<br /> 27, Harry L. 0~kiey, N. H. of No. 601, Ave. F.
<br /> 2~. Harry G. Anderton, No. 108. Ave. B.
<br /> 2 , John W. Ford, a child's grave in No. 907, Ave. J.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A oommu~micationwas read from the Chambers Fire 0ompeny in wkich they thanked the 0o~n~c~lfor
<br />mm~tmng up the Company's meetins room, and also mnvm~ed them to vmsmo said room on the first Thurs-
<br />day in.rah,, at.8 o'clock P. ~.~
<br /> On motion, the invitatio~ wa~ accepted ahd thanks of the body returbed for same.
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<br /> The Seventh Ward Local Improvement Board requested the 0ouncil to appoint a committee to audit
<br />the accounts of the retiring Local Board and to take an inventory of all articles bought by said
<br />retiring Board.
<br /> On motion, the request was referred to the Joint Finance 0ommittee, with authorit~ to employ
<br />an accountant to make such examination, if the Committee should thi~k it necessary.
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<br /> A communication was read from 0sole Dashie!l, John J. Gmllagher and other ~ster and Journeymen
<br />plumbers in which they said that ~$ it seemed that the question of how much should be paid members
<br />of the Plumbing Board was the only difficulty in the way of adopting the Plumbing Ordinance, they
<br />would serve on said Board for one year without pay.
<br /> Mr. Hawks moved to refer the matter to the consideration of the Joint Finance Committee.
<br /> ~SLr. J. H. Hall, Jr. moved to amend, that the Joint Ordinance 0ommittee be instructed to elimi-
<br />nate the m~tter of pay for members of the Plumbing Board in the ordinance proposed some time since,
<br />and to present the ordinance so amended at the next meetings of the Councils.
<br /> ~he amendment was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Hutehins presented a bill of Arthur F. Flynn to amount of $99-40 for work done sometime a-
<br /> go to hOUse of the Independent Fire Company. He said that the Portsmouth Gas Company h~d a bill a-
<br /> gainst the City for $80. for gas consunned in Armory Hall, and he thought it advisable to cut off the
<br /> gas from said ~ll ~t a~ cost not in excess of $50.00~
<br /> On motion~ the bill of Arthur F. Flynn and the advisability of cuttting of the gas from Armory
<br />-Hall were referred to the Joint Public Property Committee, while th~ claim- o£ the Portsmouth Gas
<br /> 0omDanywas, referred to the Joint Committee on Claims.
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<br /> ~r. Hutchins said further that the Oity Oolleotor had received $150. from the insurance compa-
<br />nies because o~ damag~~ done to the Seaboard I~arket from the burning of O. L. ~illi~ms' stables, and
<br />~e asked that thds money be turned over to the Joint Public Proper~ty Oom~itte~ to be use& for put-
<br />ting inwin~0w lights and nmk~ng ether repairs to the building, made necessary because of the fire.
<br /> On motion, ~ appropriation of $~0. was allowed by the following vg~e~
<br /> Ayesi-Eall, Jno. Howard: Dasamell, Hauvey, Brooks, Corbmtt, Bilmsoly,~ Welton,
<br /> Hall. J. H., Jr.. Leigh, Brinson, Gross, Tyler, Hutchins, Hawks. 14.
<br /> }~essrs. Parker, Walker and ~eiggs not voting.
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<br /> ,, The ea~s~urer made applmcatmon to renew notes of the Cm~y mn the several .Cmty banks to amount
<br />of $50,000, &nd ~the authority was granted by the followinE resolution:
<br /> ..ReSol~ed, tha~ ~e Treasurer be and he ms hereby authormzed to renew notes mn ~e B~ of
<br />Pgrtsm~th,~ ~he ~ierchs~ts and Fa~ers B~, ~e Fi~st N~ional B~ of Portsmouth~ ~d the B~.~w of
<br />Tmdewa~er, te ~o~t of fi~y thous~d ($50,000) doli~rs, the s~md notes to be repaid from the reve-
<br />nues of the ~ur~en~ year.
<br /> The resolution ~$ adopted by th~ follo~ng vote:
<br /> Ayem--n~ll, ~no. ~0w~r., Dashmell, H~nvey~ Brooks, Oorbmtt, Bmlmsoly, ~elton,
<br /> H~l, J~ H., Jr., Zeigh, Br~nson, Cross,-Tyler, ~awka. Euto~ns,
<br /> Messrs. ~E~r, Wal~er ,~d Me~ggs no~ voting.
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<br />(~. Pa~ker excused from further attendance).
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<br />'On motiOnS,, the foilowl~ng other matters were referred to--
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<br /> An order of 0curt relievi Mrs. Georgeana Holiday from payment of taxes on
<br />her prop~r~.o~ the West sid~ off,die street, ~ ' fo~ 189~.
<br /> Pet~i!~o~ W.~.Sy~e~ and ~. H. Garr~s, policemen, to be paid for time lost from duty_on ac-
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