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April 15, i9o~.
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<br /> for furnishing T~he police force with a dozen budges and six pistol~, and for a police station near
<br /> ~he western boundary of the old patter the City, was referred to the JOint Police Committee. ~ne
<br /> last m~tte~ being referred Jointiy with the Finance Commit%es.
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<br /> A commur~catio~ was read from the Chief of the Fire Depart~nent in which he. requests that the
<br />fire-al~m system be extended to the new terrA%cry and that four street homes be installed therein
<br />as an aid for said system. He s~id also ~hat he Md accepted the services of t~vo white ~mre~' compa-
<br />niesfrom the new wards, to become a pa~t of the city~ire Depa~%unent; and also on~ colored fire~ com-
<br />pany. i~ne latter company, however, is not to be attached to the Fi~e Depart~ment, but in all other
<br />2espeets is to be governed by the ordinances and by the reg,!arlene of the Department.
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<br /> The 0bier asked %hat his action be approved, and that the colored fire company be allowed $20
<br />per month for maintenance as it had been allowed heretofore by the County.
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<br /> 0~motions, a~ appropriation for the Btree~ bo~es was referred to the Fi~.~ee ~ud ~ire commit-
<br />tees Jointly, ~nd the action of the 0bier in accepting the services of the fire oomD~.~!es was adop-
<br />ted. The mppropriation of $20 per month for maintenance of the colored fire company was adopted
<br />by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Hall, Jno~ Howard~ ~tts, D~shie!l, Hauvey, Brooks~ 0o~bitt, ~elton, Hall, J.H. Jr.,
<br /> Johnson, Zeigh, Brinson, Buchanan, 0wins, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins~ 16.
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<br /> The bond and oath of J. H, Jobson, policeman etectw~s presented. The bond was ~efe~ed to
<br />'~he Joint Fi~.~.noe ~ommittee and the cathie ordered to file.
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<br /> A eomm~u~ication was received from the City E~gineer in which he stmted that he had delivered
<br /> of ~he Court
<br />to the Clekk, a blue print cppy of map of the "a~nexed territory.·
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<br /> The eommanieation was referred to the Joint OityE~tenslon Committee.
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<br /> An appraisement of the Norfolk County ~erries together with recommendations as to certain fer-
<br />ryboats was presented by G. Hatton, appraise~ for the 0ity.
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<br /> The appraisement was referred %o the Joint ~inance 0ommittee and the -eoommendatmon as to boats,
<br />to the Joint Felry Committee.
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<br /> Bids of ~. S. Huybert and S;
<br />hence Committee.
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<br /> for removal of night soil
<br />S, Armstro~,Jr.~were presented and ~ere referred to the goin~ Fi-
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<br /> The Eeeper of 0emeteries made the fol!ov~ng report of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove cem-
<br />etery for Es~vch, 1~09:
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<br /> ~rch ~, to Charles S. Marble, N. H. of No. 351, Ave. E.
<br /> , 0, G. Heise~ N. H. of No. 487, Ave. ~.
<br /> 18, D.E. &_F. P. Baldwin, No. 2~o~, Ave, C.
<br /> 20, ~. L. Gru~b, No. 85, Ave. A.
<br /> 22, J.E. S~ellings, N, H. of No. 116, Ave. B.
<br /> 22, ~rs. Joe. L. Young, No, 126, Ave. B.
<br /> 2?, Portsmouth Aerie No. 558 F, 0. Eagles, No. 599, Ave. F,
<br /> 30, ~. G. Hinton, N. H. of No. 671, Ave. ~.
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<br /> NEW BUSII~SS.
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<br /> The Superintendent of E~blic Sshool~ requested by letter tha~ members be elected to the School
<br />Board from the Sixth and Seventh wards, their terms of service to begin at the same time as that of
<br />the other members lately so elected. ~ne eomm~ieation was referred to the ~exation Committee,
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<br /> A petition from the Ladies Civic League for permission to put benchesj &c. on the "old jail lot,'
<br />the same to be used for a "res~ spot," w~s gr~nted.
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<br /> The 0h~irman of the Public Property Oommittee reported that his committee has h~d no satisfac-
<br />tory answer from the Board of Supervisors in regard ~o the Clerk's off'ce.
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<br /> W~ereupon, ~r. Brinson moved %h~% the Committee be instructed to act in the matter under the
<br />opinion of the City Attorney heretofore given.
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<br /> ~r. Hawks moved to amend, that the plans for the 0ierk's office now in possession of ~he Coun-
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