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January 14, 1908. To Fill vacancies on the Sohool Board From the Second and Fourth wards. To direot the City Attorney to prooeed at once for the openLug up of' First street by having the l~nd oondemned necessary For the purpose. All of the ~bove were concurred in. Third. ~atters adopted by the Co,men Council J~nuary 3d and referred to the Board of Aldermen for eoneur~enee. To adopt the report of the Fir~nce mhd Fire To muthorize the Treasurer to transfer $11~502.91 from the Paving & Grading ~nd Sin_king ~unds to General Account. To send the ~yor~ Presidents of the two br~nches and ~lerk as delegates to the Lemgue of Vir- ginia ~unioip~lities,~to'Ae~t in Richmond For a three days' session~ begir~ing Jmnuary R5th. To ~uthorize the Joint Charter Committee to do~ what in their judgment, might be'neoessmry to hmve the charter ~dopted in joint session presented to our representatives in the Legislature, and For h~ving it armored by that body. To instruct the City Attorney to put the charter in proper legal shape For presentation to the Legisimture. Ali of the above was cone~rred in. Fourth. Communications From the The m~yor returned his ~pproval to the Following resolutions~-~dopted by the two branches Deoem- be~ 10th: 17th and January To appropriate ~600 for street eleaning~ $250 for pay of two additional nolieemen For November and Deoemher: 1907; $480 to meet expenses of the Fire Department until the end of this Fiscal year; $2~000 to complete the laying of a sewer m~in through the Navml Hospitsl grounds; $1,000 for of ~,000 Feet of fire-hose. To ~nthorize the Treasurer to m~ke notes in the several City b~<s to amount of $21,000 to meet current expenses for month of Janu~ry~ 1908. To authorize the Treasurer to transfer $3:780 From Sinking Fund to General Aeeount: ~nd $7,500 from Paving ~d Grading Aeount to General Aeoount, to meet notes becoming due. To authorize the ~emsurer to transfer $11~502.91 from the Paving & Grading Aceotu~t snd from the Sinking F~d To General Aeeount. To permit Jos. A. Parker to run a "switch" From the S. A. L. Ry. ~oross the east end of -bi~ street to his prdperty. To awmrd a oontraot %o I. C. Brir~ley for supplying the Almshouse with provisions For the next fiscal year. To award a contract to L. Aug. Bilisoly For supply[ug the Almshouse with medicines For the next fiscal To ~ward a contract to the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Co~par~ to supply the Sewer Power House with 700 tons of Pocahontas eo~l. To award ~ eontraet to Le~j & J~oobs to supply the Almshouse with clothing for next Fiscal year. To authorize th, Joint Almshouse Co.~nittee to purchase shoes for the Almshouse for the next Fis- committees jointly in regard to purchase of fire-hos~.