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P April 15. 1908. A petition of the "Volunteer ~' .mrs Organization"to have'the 0ity pay for the music on the a~- nus.1 parade of the fire companies. A bill of S. soil from the Fifth ~ard, Recommended by the Board of Health. A petition of Adams & 2earce to have refunded them $12.25, on their property at 704 High street. S. Armstrong, .Jr;, to amount of $271.36j for extr~ services in removing night beoause Of an erroneous assessment An application of the 0ommonwealth Attorney to be furnished with an office. To look info-the advisability of instructing the Cit~~ Co~l~etor to deposit all 0ity funds in the Merchan%s and Farmers Bank and the Bznk~ef Portsmouth. · (With Street Committee). To consider an appropriation of $100 to e.omp!ete the paving on Vil- la street, between Cooke ~nd Armstrong streets. To consider the advisability of employing an e~pert accountant to audit the'~Oity books, Joint Street 0ommittee: A petition of 0. L, Williams for an i~proVeme~t to Ba~ street from Court~ to Middle, and to Midd2$, from B~rt to South street. A petition of C. J. Ellis for a granolithio sidewalk i~ front of his property on Linden Ave. A petition of Nfs. M. J. Hand and others for a pavement on the south side~ o~ High street, be- tween Effingham and Ohestnut. Joint Public Property 0ommittee: To advertise for sale at public auction the "old jai~ leto~ Joint Ordinance Oommittee: A request of the Board of Health to have the "health ordinances" ~published. 'Advisability or'reducing ~he number of b~rrooms in the 0ity to twenty-five, ~nd requiring that there shall not be any screens or curtains to the same. Joint Fire.Co~ittee: A reGues$~ef the Hook and Ladder Company to have confirmed the elec- tion of M. F. Diggs as Driver tnd J. E, Harman ~S Tillerman of said oompany~ Joint 0emete~y Committee: Authorized t0~adVsr~ise for bids to hitewash and repamr cemetery w~lls. Joint Ferry 0o~mittee; Norfolk 0ounty Ferries. Instructed to proceed ~t once with consideration of a release of the Committee on Advertising Portsmouth during the diture of the~$500 ~opropriated.for advertising° The Chair ~ppointed Mr. R. E. Leigh on all other connnlttees Jamestown Exposition: To report on the Warren chairman of the Ordinance 0o~mitte.e, and Er. of which Nr. Jno. J. King was a member. On motion, adjourned. Jno. exp en- P.