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Portsmouth, Va., November 20, 1907. · At an adjourned reo~uiar meeting of the Co~mmon Council Nove~oer 20th there were ~resent-- Xessra, W. C. Corbitt, President, Joi~n H. Hall: Vice-president, H. L. Watts, R. E. Warren, A. Aug. Bilisoly, Chas. R. Welt0n, J.H. Hall, Jr., J. E. Job~uson~ Jno. J. King, C. C. Culpepper, Chas. J. Wit~y~ E. A. Wood, E..B. Hawks~ .C.H. Tabb, 14. The =~nutes of the regular meeting October 8th ~ere read and were approved. R.~PORTS OF C0~IITTEES. Auditing-- Reported having examined bills against the City for the month of October, and they the same for payment to ano~nt of ~ On motzon, the bills ~re allowed. Finance-- Hon. 0onnnon Co~o~e~l. tothe several matters Gentlemen:--Your Firznce Committee respectfully reports herein as referred to the Joint Finance Committee October ~th and 15th, September llth, August 13th, as foilo~s: Referred by Common Couneil0otober 8th. An appropriation of ~1,350, more or less~ (W~th Fire Committee). ~eotton fire hose. for purchase of 1500 feet The Finance and. Fire committees recommend an appropriation of , ~l 000 for the purchase of hose upon the same terms for the tine for pa;~ent as were obtained on the last preceding ~ehase: of- sa~e. kn appmopriation to build in-the Pear of the Park View engine house a storage room flor the Battery. Progress as to same. An.appr0P~iation of $1,375 for inprovements to the Park View ermine house. We report progress as to appropriation of ~1,3V5, i ~Onstruot arches o~er the house doors for the safety of the but recommend an approoriation~of'~O t driver of-an engine going out of ~ An appropriation of $1,~y5, or as much thereof as m~y be necessary, to build sleeping paid men of the Cha~oers Fire Compare. Progress as to sane. An appropriation of $~0 to ~epair stalls in the Chambers' engine house. The Chief of the Fire Department reports that the needed improvements have been made; (With Police Committee). The advisability of a police teleohone system. It is believed that a police telephone system is desirable, and the Finance and Polic~ mittees Jointly recommend that such a systen be installed at a cost o2 ~75, with .an annual ~. of ~60 for maintenance of same.. Notes of J. T. Sa~yem given for deferred payments on rent of stalls in the Seaboard?~arket. We have. examined these-notes and recommend t~_a~ they be accepted. A petition of sarah E. Neville to have refute,dod her ~24.~50, said sum having been col±eet~ec, fro~ hep on an erroneous assessment of property in block 215 Ba~t.,street. We have looked into this ~.~tter, and recommend .that the petition be g~anted. An invitation to join the League-of Virginia Municipalities at a cost of ~10 It is teton.men, ed that-an a~r:O.~z t~on ofv.' ~ be m~d-e f~ t~e~ purpose.