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<br />Juue 9, 1908.
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<br /> A bond of E. B. Wflkins, given with his oontr~et for making certain improvements
<br /> View-e~ine house, was presented and was referred to the Jqint Fine, nee Committee.
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<br /> The Keeper of 0emeteries m~de the following report
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<br />~ing the month of~y, 1908:
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<br />to the Park
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<br />of lots sold in the Oak Grove cemetery
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<br /> 4, ~o Arthur Dotem~n, $. H. of No..759 & N. E. of No. 761, Ave. G.
<br />t5, John J. Nobreg~, S. H. of No. !2~, Ave. C.
<br />18, J.W. ~attox & V. S; Saunders,~ N. H. of No, 125, Ave. O.
<br />20, J.E. Sneliings, S. H. of No. 201, Ave. 0.
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS.
<br />The following resolutions were presented by the eh~irm~ of the Joint Fin~nce Oommittee:
<br />Resolved. ~hat The Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to renew a note for ten thousand
<br />($t0,000) dollars in the ~erchants and Farmers Bank. and a note for three thousand ($3,0~0) dollarS_in
<br />the ~ ef Portsmouth,~J~ly~iS~lg08; and the said notes to said amount are tG be renewed upon the
<br />same terms and conditions as were proposed by the several banks and adopted by.the Oity 0oundil Jan~
<br />uarY s,
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<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be ~nd he is hereby authorized to make new note~ i~ the several
<br />City-banks to ~mo~mt of fifteen thousand ($15~000) dollars, ts meet current e~penses ferthe month
<br />of July, 1908; and ~he said notes to said amount are to be made upon the s~me terms and conditions
<br />as were proposed by the seve~l banks ~nd adopted by ~he 0ity 0ouncil January 5, 1~04.
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<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to make notes in the several 0ity
<br />banks to amount of twelve hundred ($1~200) dollars, to meet a request of the School Board for such
<br />amount June 11, 1907, the same being necessary for pay of teachers, de. for September, October, No-
<br />vember and December of the following session; and the sa. id notes to said amoun~ are to be made up-
<br />on the same terms and conditions as were proposed by the several banks ~nd adopted by the 0ity Coun-
<br />cil January 5, 1~04.
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<br /> The several resolutions were adopted by the following vote, the vote being the same for eaah:
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<br /> Ayes--mai!, John H., Watts, Dashiell, Ea~vey, Warren, Biiisoly, ~elton, Hall, J. E. Jr.,
<br /> Johnson,~Leigh, Br!nson,_Buchan~n, 0ulpepper, Hawks, 14.
<br /> A request of the Independent Fire 0ompany to-have confirmed the election of eertain paid men
<br />of the company elected by them Nay 4th, was referred to the Joint Fire 0ommittee.
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<br /> ~tlliamB. ~atsonand sunnily others petitioned for a light at the corner of Pearl and Glasgow
<br />streets, and the petition w~s referred to the Joint Light Committee.
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<br /> A communications was read from Harry A. Brlzd~ley, attorney, in which he asked about the progress
<br />made as to ~ ordinance for the establishment of a PlumberS? Board. The com~un~_eation ~as ~f~erward
<br />ordered to file.
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<br /> Requisitions on the City by the Auditor of Public Accounts, to amount of $522.12, to pay the
<br />Oity's proportion of salary of Oircuit Judge, and of $1,250, to pay salary of 0orporation Judge, for
<br />the year beginning February l, 1909, were referred to the Joint Finance 0o~ittee.
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<br /> A commuunieation was read from the Board of Eealth in which it requested a relief from the un-
<br />sanitary condition of the section bounded by Glasgow, Green and Grace streets, and that its commu-
<br />nication be referred to the Street a~d Finance committees Jointly.
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<br /> On motion, the communication w~s referred to ~he Joint Street 0ommittee,
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<br /> An application of the Treasurer for a thirty days~ leave of absence was grzn%ed.
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<br /> On motion of Nr. Eawks, the Joint Sewer Committee was authorized to advertise for bids.to sewer
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<br /> The ohairman~ of the ~h~b~¢ Property 0ommittee reported that his committee 'ha~made ~4i'e~f0rt-to~'
<br />sell the "old jail lot~ ~ti~, but as the price bid for it was less than the~ thOumht ~ d~d
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