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<br />March ~, 1909.
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<br /> Appropriations:
<br /> To pave Glasgow street from Effingham to God,dh, $3,800.00.
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<br /> To meet a requisition of the Board of ~u~rantine Commissioners for the current year, $285.00.
<br /> To print the Mayor's annual message, $135.00.
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<br /> To pay a bill of the Eureka Fire Hose 0ompany of Minneapolis, Minn., $1,000.00.
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<br /> To pave King street, between Court and Middle, $2,200.00.
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<br /> To purchase a Decarie Incinerator $21,750, less a discount of l~-per ~ent from each payment.
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $10,000 of the Sewerage Bond Fund, to meet current expen-
<br />ses for February, 1909.
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<br /> To accept a proposition from
<br />after May 1, 1909.
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<br />S. Huybert,
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<br />to continue his contract for removal of garbage
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<br /> The Budget of Receipts and Appropriations for 1909.
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<br /> An ordinamee to authorize the granting of a franchise for lighting, with electricity, the
<br /> streets and public buildings of the 0ity, the residences and places of business, and other build-
<br /> ings and places within the City,
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of 0ffioers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for Month of February were presented snd were ord'$red to take
<br /> the usual course.
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<br /> The following was presented and read for the second time:
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<br /> AN ORDINANOE TO PROVID~ ~FOR THE ISSUE OF NE~ BONDS FOR THE REDEN~TION AND ZIQUIDATION OF
<br /> $50,000.00. OF "FIFTH WARD BONDS" FAI~ING DUE JUZY 1, 1909,
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<br /> A~d adopted by %he following vote:
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<br /> Ayes~-Watts, Hanvey, Brooks, Corbitt, ~elton, Hall, J. H, Jr., Johnson, Brinson, Owins, Withy, Tyler, ~wks, Hutchins, 13.
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<br /> The Auditor made the following report:
<br /> ~2ortsmouth, Va., Nar. 5, 1909,
<br /> '~resident and Members of the
<br /> . . Common Council &
<br /> Board of Aldermen.
<br /> =Gentlemen:
<br /> "I h~ve examine~ the receipts for fines of the Mayor, and respectfully report that
<br />~fines amounting to $412.00 have been collected, and I believe the same to be correct."
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> "T. Hume. Auditor."
<br /> On motion, the aline books" reported on by the Auditor were ordered to take the usual course.
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<br /> The-bond of the Deearie Incinerator 0ompany of Minneapolis, Minn. was presented, ~nd was re-
<br /> ferred to the Joint Finance Committee.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the 0ity Attorney:
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<br /> First. In regard to right of the 0ity to build a Clerk's Office and 0oun¢it Chamber on the
<br /> east side of the Cou~t House yard.
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<br /> 'The opinion of the 0ity Attorney with reference to the right of the 0ity to erect a Clerk's
<br /> Office on the Court House lot, without the consent of Norfolk ~ounty.'
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<br /> "To the Honorable,
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<br />"lr/~e 0ounci!
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<br />of the City of Portsmouth.
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<br /> "Gentlemen:
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<br />"With reference to
<br />house lot a clerk's off!es without the
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<br />the right of the City of Portsmouth to erect upon the court-
<br /> consent of Norfolk 0ou~ty, my opinion upon which having
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<br />been requested by your honorable body, I beg leave to state:
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<br /> "The lot in question was set apart by ~m. Or~wford, the founder of the town of Portsmouth, for
<br />courthouse purposes as early as February, 1752; this is the only source of title in either the 0dr-
<br />y of Portsmouth or Norfolk Oou~ty for the ownership in said property; neither having title by deed
<br />o= ~ill.
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