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November 20~ 1907. Deferred action on the 3~Iayor's veto of the "oav~ shop ordinanee'~ until its next regular meeting. aha rezerrem to ~he Common Coun- Third. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen November 19th = ~ ° - oil for concurrence. To authorize the Joint Almshouse Com~.ittee to .advertise medicines, clothing and provisions for the next fiscal year. for bids to supply the Almshouse with To authorize the Joint Sewerage Co~ittee to advertise for bids with 700 tons of Pocahontas coal for the incoming fiscal year. To instruct the City ~ttorney to take to Court the matter the extension of First street northwardly. Conourre5 in. suopiy the Sewer Power House Concurred in. of condenuuing%he i~nd necessary for To request the Join~ Pu~iic Property Committee to make no repairs or additions to public build- ings, except by instruction of the Council or by request of a committee having special charge of the said property. Not concurred in. Fourth. Communications from %he The N~yor returned his approval to the following resolutions adopted by the t~o br~nohes of Coun- cAi October 8th and m_~. To appropriate 91,000 for cleaning streets; ~1,500 for purchase of e~ushed stone; and to author- ize the emplo~nent o£ two additional ooiicemen. Fifth. Reports of Officers and other~unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers for month of October were presented ~nd were ordered to take the usumi course. The Keeper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in the Oak Grove eom- etery during the month of October, 1907: October 12: to J. T. Grer~ids: N. ~ of No. 80, Ave. B. 14, C. ~. Casperson, S. H. of No. 78: Ave. 19, C.C. Verlander: N~ H. of No. 649, Ave. Debor~Ja S. Gilbe~t~ No. 6577 Ave. F. Loula T. Trent, No. 470, Ave. E. Is~bell Scorey~ S. H. of No. 649: Ave. J.T. Ferebee~ S. H. of No. 80~ Ave. B~ NE~BUSiNESS. A eonmmnioationwms read from the City Engineer inw~hieh he states that it will require 93,000 mor~ to complete i~ying of the sewer m~in in the Naval Hospital grounds, and, on motion, the oommuni- c~tion w~s referred to the Joint FAr, nee Committee. The chairman of the FAr, rice Committee presented the following communication from the Treasurer in relstion to City finances: "~. Jno. H. Hall~ Chairman of F~ance Committee. "Dear Sir;- "The bills to be paid by the City, i~cluding iCth~ amb~t to "Notes due several b~nks (except Peoples'), 98,750 eae~, "Notes in Peoples Bar, k: "Cash on hand, $29,000. "Not ineiudingPeoples Bar£~: balance to be raised, "Please have Council to muthorize the'transfer of funds from ~mving & Grading and Si~king Fund~ if necessary~ ~o General Aee0u~t. "The notes are due: ~8,750 in each bar~ Nov. 27. "Very respect~iiy~ Uteo. "Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 20, i907· salaries from the present time to Dec. 926,250. 1~4 ~ 250. 6,ooo. 2q, 000 27. ooo. &. Tabb, O~t~ T~emsurer.~"