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<br />December 14, 1909.
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<br /> Inspector, oath and bond; Vernon Brooks, Health Offfieer, oath &ual bond; ~. R. Walker, 0hief of the
<br /> Fire Department, oath; Jno, ~{. Happer, City Attorney, oath and bond; E. N. Grant, Eeeper of the Mar-
<br /> ',kef, oath and bond; Luther ~. Hall, Se~ler of Weights and Measures, oath; V. 0, 0assell~ 0ity Engin-
<br /> eer, oath and bond; Cary J. Hall, Eeeper of C~emeteries, oath and bond; T, Hume, Oit-y Auditor,
<br /> and bond; John C, Niemeyer, 0ommissioner of Revenue~ bond; He~ry ~, Hudgins~ City Treasurer, bond;
<br />Clarendon H, Willia~s, g. S. We!loner, ~artin ~eavitt, Frank L, Wickers, Tm, J. Noore, D, W, gall,
<br />.'~Board o~ Health, oaths; D, F. Appenzeller, James T.' 0asteen, ~illiam T, Bunting, Seventh Ward Local
<br /> Zmp=ovement Board, oaths~
<br /> On motion, the oaths of office were ordered to file, and the bonds refer-
<br /> red to 'the Joint Finance Committee,
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<br /> The keeper of Cemeteries m~de the followir~ report of lots and graves
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<br />ete~y during the month of November, 1909,
<br /> November 1. to Joseph D, Berry, S. H, of No. 203, Ave. 0;
<br /> 1, A, Oreeoy, No, 3'G~, Ave. 0,
<br /> l, R.P. Lassiter, NJ H. of No. 45~, Ave, F,
<br /> 11, D. G, Je~n, N, H. of No. 298, Ave, D.
<br /> 13, ~oseph E. ~te, No, 216, Ave, D.
<br /> 18, A, L. W~ght, a child's greave in No. 907, Ave, J.
<br /> 22, ~illi~ Allison Stores, S, H, of No. 489, ~ve, F.
<br /> 22, A, E, Fentress, ~n adult's grave in No. 915, Ave, J.
<br /> 22, Geo. P. Sc~oer, N. E. o~ No, 5~1, Ave. F,
<br /> 23, ~ene S. M~den, a child's g~ave in No. 907, Ave. J.
<br /> 23, L. ~. Ooltier, S. H. of No. 218, Ave. D.
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<br />sold in the Oak Grove cem-
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<br />BUSINESS.
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<br /> The resignation of ~r. H. V. A. Parker as a member of the Board of Harbor commissioners was read,
<br /> ~ccepted, and filling of the vacancy on said Board caused by his resignation was referred to z joint
<br />~session of the two branches.
<br /> The resignation of Mr, Charles 0wins as a member of the 0ommon Council was re~d and was accepted.
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<br /> Mr. JoPmsonmoved to refer ~to the Joint Fire 0o~ttee to consider 'the advisability of having
<br /> ~formed the p~id men of the Fire Department. The motion was adopted~
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<br /> He then moved that the, paid men of the Fire Del~r~ent shall be nominated for their respective
<br />positions by the Joint ~ire Committee, and their election shall be ~ade by the Council,
<br /> After some discussion of the motion it was lost.
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<br /> ~Lv. Hawks moved that ~r, Bascom Sykes be employed after J~nuary first, at a salary of $150,
<br />month, to
<br /> superintend the placing of ejectors in the Fifth
<br /> The proposition was referred to the Sewerage ~nd Finance committees
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<br /> The chairman of the Finance Committee presented thefollowing resolutioh~
<br /> Resolved, that the Treasurer be a~d he is hereby authorized to renew notes in The Bank of
<br />Portsmouth, The Merchants ~nd F~rmers B~nk, and the First Nationsl B~_k of Portsmouth, to amount of
<br />thirty-eight thousand ($58,000) dollars, or as much of that amount as m~y be necessary, the said
<br />notes to be repaid from the revenues of the current year,
<br /> The resolution was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Hall, John Ho~rd; Na~ts, Hanvey, Brooks, 0orbitt, Bilisoly, ~elton,
<br /> Hall, J. H~, Jr., Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, ~ithy, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, 15.
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<br /> By the same, To authorize the Treasurer to make new notes in the several 0it-y banks to amoomt
<br />of $21,000, to meet 0ity current expenses fo~ 2eb~ar~, 1910,
<br /> The proposition w~s referred to the Joint Fmnance 0emmittee.
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<br /> ~ne~resignation of Er, Jno. 0. Emmer~on as a member of the School Board from the Second Ward
<br />was read, accepted, and the filling of the vaooncy on smid Board caused by his resignation ~s re-
<br />ferred to a jo~n~ session of the t~o branches of ~o~noil.
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<br />The following other matters were, on motion, referred to--
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<br /> Finan6e 0om~ittee:
<br /> An order of the Oourt to refund %o The First National Bank of Portsmouth
<br />the sum of $325, the said ~mount having been erroneously collected from the Bank on City t~xes for
<br />y~r 1909,
<br /> An application' G, ~, Taylor and R, A. Dobie of the Board of Harbor Commissioners for the City
<br />to appropriate $1,800. to p~y the Hzrbo~ ~sters' salaries, maintain a tug, rent, light, dc.
<br /> ~ petition of E, L, Lash to h~ve refunded him $10, the said amount having been-erroneously as-
<br />sessed ~gainst his property at 809-11-13-15 Glasgow street for the years 1907-8-9.
<br /> A bill of ~. H, Baker for $15, allowed him by the ~ourt for defending Eugene Brow~.
<br /> ~ petition of the Y. E. O. A. to be relieved of pa~nnent of 0ity taxes on their building to
<br />mount of $122,50 for the year 1909.
<br /> Estimates by the School Board of funds necess~y to m~intain the public schools for 1910,
<br /> An application of the Board of Health for an assistant Sanitary Inspector,
<br /> A petition of Mrs. Jeannetta Ball and others to have refunded them $2,27, the said amo~u~t hav-
<br />ing been collected on an erroneous assessment of their personal property for
<br /> A petition of poliCem~u, Chas, E, Porter, to be paid $15, for time lost on account of si6~uness
<br />from November 2!st to 27th, inclusive.
<br /> An increase of pay for t&e police force.
<br /> (~ithFire Co~ttee), To dete~ne s~laries of paid men of the Fire Department for the in-
<br />comi~g year,
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<br /> .Street Oo~Jttee--
<br /> Petition o£~rs. Ennna W, Lindsay and sundry others to have abated a "smoke
<br />nuisance" on the northern end of 0ravrford street, caused by locomotives of the S. ~. L. Ry,
<br /> A proposition of E. ~. Johnson to sell the City ~ p~rt of his lot at corner of Green and Em-
<br />mett streets to widen the sidewalk there°
<br /> A petition of Isaac Fass and others to.have lowered the track of 'the ~. & P, ~raction Company
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