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January 12, 1909.
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<br /> The oaths of office of W. O. Mash and of H. A. V. Parker elected at a joint session November
<br />24, 1908, as members oS the Board of Harbor Commissioners from the City of Portsmouth, were presen-
<br />ted and were ordered to file.
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<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries,made the following report of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove cem-
<br />tery for the month of December, 1908:
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<br />December !1, to Thcs. Wiley, an adult's grave In No.-908,
<br /> 14, E.A. Wood, N. E. of No. lZ2, Ave. B.
<br /> 19, B.P. Eller, No.. 120, Ave. B.
<br /> .E.T. Waller, S. H. of No..ll?, Ave. O.
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<br />Ave~ J.
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<br /> As requested of the Board of Health by the Councils December 8th and 15th that it advertise for
<br /> bids to remove garbage for one year, the Board replied that it had so advertised and. had received bids
<br /> for same from E. Park Lindsay and ~. S. Huybert; but that instead of passing on said bids it had de-
<br /> cided to refer them to the Council without recommendation therefor.
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<br /> On motion, the bids were referred to the Joint Finance Committee.
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<br /> NE~BUSIEESS.
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<br /> An invitation was received from the Ladies? 0i~2o ~g'ub tOT a~end ~ l~e ~y~r.
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<br /> at the Gou~ Stree~ Baptis% Z~t~re Boom January ltth, at 8 o'olo~ P. M.
<br /> The invitation was ordered te file.
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<br /> The follo~ng co~icatio~ was read from the Board of He~l~h:
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<br /> "Hon. 0ity ~o~cil.
<br /> 'Genttemen:-~t a meeting of ~e Board of Health J~uary 4~h the follo~ng
<br />requests were made of your Honorable~Body:
<br /> ~Fmrst. To inst~cmt the oity ~ineer to supply the Board of Health ~!th ~y n~ber of loads
<br />of dirt ~om Middle ~d Lincoln streets, for sanita~ pu~oses, on application of the President of
<br />s~e therefor.
<br /> "Second. To have '~mbodied In the new Ferry le~se that the lessee of the property shall detmil
<br />m man whose special duty it sh~ll be to see that mll boats, ferry e~bins, &c~, are kept ele~ ~d
<br />i~ a s~Ita~ condition.
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> L. P. SIater, Seere%a~."
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<br /> 0n motdons, the first request o~ the Board ~s referred to the Joint Street 0o~fttee, ~d the
<br /> second, to the Join~ Fer~ Oo~ittee.
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<br /> ~e Sewe~ge 0o~ittee asked for pe~ission to advertise for bids to supply the Sewer Power
<br />House with 700 tons of ~oal for the i~ooming year; and the pe~/ssion was gr~nted.
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<br /> On motdon of ehai~ of the Fiance Oo~tttee, the following resolution was adopted:
<br /> Resolved, That the, Board of Zi~ng~ ~d Oo~issioners be and they are hereby requested ~o loan
<br />the ~ity two thous~d five h~dred ($9,500) dollars of the Bond Si~ng ~d, for 90 days, on the
<br />te~s ~d conditions pr~seribed by th~ 0ity charter for said loan.
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<br /> The mo~ion was adopted by the follo~ng vote:
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<br /> ~es--~ll, Joh~ Hoard, Na~ts, H~vey, 0orbi~t, Welton, Hall, J. H. Jr., Jonson, Leigh, Brmnson, ~eh~an, ~ins, Withy, Tyler, Hawks. HUtchins. 15.
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<br /> Oertain "books fo= reeeip~s of f~nes" for the six months ending December 51, 1908. were ~u~ed
<br />over to She 0o~oit by the ~yor ~d~ 01erk of the Court; and the said books were referred to the
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<br />Auditor for ex~lnation mhd report.
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<br /> 0n reco~endation of the Joins Fiance Oo~ittee, the 0ity Atto~ey was inst~eted to prepare
<br />a~ ordinance for issue of $50.000 of Re~dtng Bonds to ~ for 30 years and bear 4~Per een~.
<br />retest, payable semi-a~uaily. ~e s~id Re~ding ~onds .re %o be issued ~o ~e u~ $50,000 of
<br />~mfth Wa~ Bo~ds for Paving ~d Gradi g %he Streets, and due July 1, 1909.
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<br /> The reco~enda%ion cf the Oo~fttee was adopted by ~he follo~ng vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Hall, Je~Howa~, Watts, ~nvey, O0rbi%t, Wel~on, H~ll, J. H. Jr., Jonson, Leigh, Brinson, Buehmnan, Owens, ~ithy, Tyler, ~wks, Hu~e~ns, 15.
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<br /> 0n motions, %he following other matte=~ were referred
<br /> ~n~ee
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