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1910.
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<br />mee~=ng of the Oommon Oouncil January llth there were present--
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<br />~esers. Jobm Hero, rd Hall, Vice-president, H. L. Watts, J. T. Harvey.
<br /> 0has. R. ~elton, J.. H. Hall~ Jr., Jno. P. Leigh, L. 0, Brin~on.
<br /> Chas. ~. Withy. 0. L, Tyler= E. B. gawks. S. B. Hutchins.
<br /> H. H. Parker. J. D. Walker, R.
<br /> Absent--~/essrs, T. E. Da~hie11, R. S. Brooks, ~, 0, 0orbitt, A. Aug. Bilisoly,
<br /> J. E. Johnson, ~. D.
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<br /> RE~0RTS OF O0~NIi?EES.
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<br /> The Joint Auditing 0ommittee reported having eEamined bills against %he 0ity for December, 1909,
<br />and they reaommended the same for payment to amount of $8,595.02 for the 0ity proper.
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<br /> Seventh ~ard bills to amount of $1,81~.85, properly approved and audited, were presented, but
<br />~y request,were held up for further consideration -
<br /> The 0lark, by request, presented Sixth ~ard bills to amount of $1,0.~_,54~ properly approved, but
<br />not passed on by the Auditing 0ommittee; and the 0hair ruled ths.t said bills could not be considered
<br />by the 0ouncil until they had been audited.
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<br />Fi~ce--
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<br />Hon. Oommon Oouneil.
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<br />Gentlemen:--Your Fin~noe 0ommittee respectfully reports herein
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<br />concerning the following matters referre~ to the Joint Finance 0on~nittee by the two branches of
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<br />.oil December 14-21, 1910,
<br /> Referred by Gammon 0ouneit Deaember l%th.
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<br /> 'To provide for the mccepted bids of Huybert & Du~m to sweep the streets;
<br />for the street sweepers and sprinklers owned by the Oity,
<br /> These bids will be provided for in the budget for 1910.
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<br />to supply horses,
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<br />$t50, out of Fifth ~ard funds, to payeE m matt street, from Effingham to Green.
<br /> It is reaommended that the appropriation be allowed.
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<br /> $4~500. to be pe/d B, Newg~s and $3,500, to J. 0. Emmerson for their properties along 0rawford
<br />street ec~tended southw~rdly.
<br /> It is recommended that the appropriations be allowed.
<br /> $225,000.'for street p~vtng and for other st~ee~ impr~ents. ~ / ~ J' ~'~ ~ ~ /~ '~
<br /> v It is recomende~ that $150,000. ~f Bonds-be issued for such purposes in 1910, and $~5,~0.
<br />in 1911, and that the 0i~A~to~ey ~e inst~eted to dr~t ~ bill for present~tion to the GeneraI~
<br />Ass~bly to autho~ze the issue of these bonds.
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<br /> $100. to Geo. D. L~wrence for his se~icee in ~ten~ng Wm~ington ztreet. It is race,ended that the mppropriation be allowed.
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<br /> $20.5©. out of the P~b!ie Property Department, to pay the 0ity's share of cost of a line fence
<br />between the property of the 0ity and that of ~s. Annie 0. Smith.
<br /> It is recommended that the approA~rmatmon be allowed.
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<br /> $i,075, for Geo, M. B~ll to install twelve fire-alarm-boxes in the Sixth and Seventh w~rds and
<br />overhaul the fire alarm system in the 0ity proper.
<br /> It is race,ended that the appropriation be allowed.
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<br /> $1,625. for the G~mewell Fire Alam Telegraph 0ompany to supply twelve fire-alarm-boxes'~nd
<br />one hundred battery cells to the 0ity, . .
<br /> It is recommended that the appropriation be allowed.
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<br /> Bonds of sundryOi~y officers.
<br /> _ We h~ve examined bonds of the following named OSty 9fficers,
<br />as well as bonds of ~he Gwathmey EnEineering Gompany ~d of L, A. Bilisoly, fo~= them to be ear,eot,
<br />~d race, end t~t ~h~ be ~ooepted~ ..
<br /> T, H~e, Gity Auditor; He~ L, Hudgins, 0ity Trea~rer; Jno.
<br />N. H~er, 0ity Attorney; R, A. Hn~o~ns, Oity 0ollee~or; ~o~0..Niemeyer, 0o~issioner of T~e Rev-
<br />~u~; E. N. Gr~nt, Cl~ of %he N~e%; vernon. Brooks, Health Of~eer; Jo~ Bright, Keeper of ~e
<br />A~sho~e~ O~y J. H~ll, Eeeper of the 0emeteries: V. O. Cmssell, Jr., Oi~neer; D. ~. Nu~en,
<br />~nita~ I~pecter~.~..Z. Be~ett, Imspector of Pl~bing.
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<br /> An order ~ return $~25. to the First National B~nk of Portsmouth, if said amount had
<br />been for the year 1909 i~rom the bank, because such amount was due to an er-
<br />roneous assessment~ c ~ank.
<br /> It is ~ the order of ~he 0our~ be complied with.
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<br /> $1,800. for the Board ef Ha=bar 0ommissioners to pay for hire of a tug, rent, fuel, &e,, for
<br />the year 1910. .
<br /> This requisition w~s mad~ by twa members of the~ Board only, not a quorum of the s.ame; and
<br />it is recommended %%iat the requisition be referred back to the Bo~rd for further eonsiderat=on.
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<br /> $t0. for E. L. L~sh, because of an erroneous assessment to that amount on his property at 809-
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<br /> It $10o~ be refun~e~
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<br />$15, for W. H. B~k~r, by order o~ theOOnr~, for: defenoe of~ugene Brown.
<br /> It is recommended that the a~DroDri~t~on be altered.
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<br />To relieve the ¥. ~. 0. A. from payem~t of Oity ~xe~ on thei~ build/rig to amount of $122,50
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