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<br />Ju y 14, 19o8.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of-the 0orm~on 0ouucfl July.t$th there were present--
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<br /> MesSrs. Job~ E, Fall, ¥ice-president, H. Z. Watts, J. T, F~nvey, R. E. Warren, 0has, R. Welton, J. E, Johnson, Jno. 2. Leigh,
<br /> O. 0, 0ulpeDper, Chas, J, Withy, E. B. Ha~s, lC.
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<br /> On motion, the reading of minutes of the regalar meeting June 9th and of called meeting June 22d
<br />wa~ deferred until the next regular meeting of the body.
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<br /> EEPORTS OF OONNITfEES.
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<br /> Auditing--
<br /> Reported having e~am!ned bills against the City for month of June and they recOm-
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<br />mended the payment cf same to the following ame~mt--$6,~80.98.
<br /> 0~motion, the bills were allowed by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--H~ll, John H., ~atts, Hanvey,~ Warren, Welton, Johnson, Leigh, 0ulpepper, Withy, Hawks, 10.
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<br /> The statement h~ving been made that a bill of the Portsmouth St~r for $412.50 for advertising
<br />the delinquent tax for ~907,- had not been approved ~y the chairmen of the Finance 0ommittee because
<br />it was thought that the charge for advertising was in excess of the rate for s~me by $100, the rules
<br />were suspended and the bi-ll was allowed to amount of $300, leaving the balance of $112.50 to be ad-
<br />justed hereafter:
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<br /> Ayes--Hall, John H., Watts, H~vey, Warren, Welton, Johnson, Leigh, 0ulpepper, Withy, Hawks, 10.
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<br /> Finance-- Eon. 0careen Council,
<br /> Gentlemen:-~Your Finance Committee respectfully reports herein
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<br />concerning the several matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee by the two br~nches of 0oun-
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<br />tit June 9th and 16th,
<br /> Referred by the Common Couneil June
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<br /> A recommendation of the Board of Police Commissioners that the following named policemen be
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<br />paid for time,lost from duty on account of sickness:
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<br />I. B. B~own, 5 da~s in October, 190~, $11.29
<br />Jno. Taylor, 1 "January, l~O6, 2.26
<br />J. M. Drake, 4 " ~ " " " ~.03
<br />R. T. Heath, ~ " "Nay, " ~.77
<br />J~o. ~ooney, 7 " " April, " 16.~3.
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<br /> As the applications of R. T. Heath and Jno.
<br />tificates for their sickness, it is reeoNmnended that
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<br /> The Auditor's and Treasurer's reports for N~y,
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<br />Mooney were aceom~panied by physicians~ cer-
<br />they be paid for the time lost.
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<br /> The 01erk says that he has ex~mined these reports and found them to be correct.
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<br /> A bond of E. B. Wilkins, given with his contract to make improvements on the Park View engine
<br />house.
<br /> We h~ve examined this bond and recommend that it be ~ctepted.
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<br /> Requisitions by the ~uditor of Public Accounts for the City's proportion of salary of Judge of
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<br />the Circuit 0curt to am~ount of $522.12,
<br />year ~eginning Febraaryl, 190~.
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<br /> It is recommended that the
<br /> A petition of S. R. Brittingham,
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<br />and salary of Judge ef the
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<br />requisitions be complied with.
<br />attorney and vendor, to have
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<br />0orporation Court for $1,250--
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<br />ticket to amount of $95.64 against the estate of WJ J. Brent.
<br /> A Communication from Thcs. ~. Hedges in regard to Saxes
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<br />0rawford street°
<br /> It is recommended that She 0ouncil take no action thereon.
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<br /> A petition of the ~.
<br />the years 1906 and 1907,
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<br /> removed from the tax book a ~x
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br />on his property on the east side of
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<br /> Referred ~y the Board of Aldermen June t6th.
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<br /> ~. C. A. to be relieved from payment of 0ity taxes on its building for
<br />to amount of $122.50, each year. ~
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