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0etober 13, 1908.
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<br />At a regular meeting of th~ Common 0ouneil 0etcher l~th there were present--
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<br />Messra. W. C. Corbitt, President, John Howard Hall, Vice-president, To E. Dashiell~ J. T. H~nve~, Re S. Brooks~ Ohms. R.
<br /> J. H. Hall, Jr., J. E. Johnson, Jno. P. Leigh: L. C.
<br /> Mo D. Buchanan, Oha~les Owins, 0has. J. Withy, C. L.
<br /> E. Bo Hawks, $. B. Rutehins, 16.
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<br />Wel%on,
<br />Brinson~
<br />Tyler,
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<br />mnd approved.
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<br />Auditing--
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<br />ommended the same for payment to amount ef $9,769.89.
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<br /> · On motion, the bills were mt!owed by the fo!l~owing vote:
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<br /> A~ves--H~ll,
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<br />~in~noe--
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<br /> 0onee~ning the several m~tters referred to the Joint Pinanee Committee by the two branehes of 0cnn-
<br /> oil September Sth and 15th, as follows:
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<br /> Referred by Oommen 0euneil September 8th.
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<br /> An appropriation of $1,050 for improvement of d~mir~ge in the block bour~ded by W~shington, Glas-
<br /> gow, Din~iddie mhd London streets. Progress as te smme~
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<br /> To purchase land mlongWmshing~on street for extension of the s~me northwardly, and For a drain
<br />pipe and eonerete eulve~t on smid extension, $8,000~00.
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<br /> It is reeommended that the appropriation be ma~e, to be provided for from funds of the next
<br />fisoml Yea~.
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<br /> ~or pu~oh~se of ~rushed stone, $2,000.00.
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<br /> It is reeommended that the ~pproprimtion be m~de.
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<br /> ~or p~h~se of ~we fire-alarm-boxes~ one at the Kings Daughters~s Hospital and one at the cor-
<br />ner of High and ~reen streets.
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<br /> It is recommended that sn approprimtion of $125 be m~de for one of the fire-alarm-boxes.
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<br /> To reimburse the "contingent ~nd" at poliee headqumrters for money spent in the attempt to
<br />eapttr~ Jmmes Strong, ~5~.40.
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<br /> !% is recommended ~h~% %he mppropria%ion be allowed.
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<br /> To authorize the T~easurer to ms~ke notes for $10,000 to meet eu~rent expenses for 0etcher, !908.
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<br /> It is recommended that the following resolution be adopted therefor:
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<br /> Resolved, That the T~easnrer be and he is hereby authorized to m~ke notes in the ~erehants &
<br />~a~mers Ba~k and the Bmnk of Portsmouth to amount of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, %o meet our-
<br />rent expenses for month of 0etcher, !908; and the said notes to said amount are ~o be m~de upon
<br />the same te~ms and conditions as were proposed by the said banks and adopted by the City Council
<br />Jmnuaa~J5, 190~.
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<br /> The Auditor's and T~easurer's reports for August, 1908.
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<br /> The Olerk says that he has examined these reports and found'them to be oorreoto
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<br /> REPORTS 0P COMMITTEES.
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<br />Reported having examined bills ~gminst the City for month of September and they roe-
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<br /> John Hewmrd: Dashiell, H~nvey? Brooks, Corbitt, Wet%on, Hall, J. H.: J~.,
<br />Johnson, Leigh: Brinson, Buchanan, 0wins: Withy, Tyler, H~wks, Hutehins: 16.
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<br />Hon. common Oouneil.
<br /> ~t!emen:--Xour Rinanoe Oommittee respectfully reports herein
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<br />The minutes of a oslled meeting September ~st and of the regui~v meeting September 8th were read
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