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September 13, 1927
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council September 13th there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- J. G. Dunford, E.W. M~upin~ Jr.,
<br /> J. Alden Cast, J. R. Stewart., L.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />Arthur Mayo,
<br />G. White,
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<br /> Vice-president J. R. Stewart in the Oh~ir.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting August 23rd ~ud special meetings August 26th and August
<br />29th were read and were ~oproved..
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<br /> REPORTS OF 00~,~ITTEES
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<br />Fin~nce--
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<br /> Order
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<br /> Referred August 23rd
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<br /> of Court relieving Fred Grey from the payment of the following taxes on Real Estate:
<br />ye~r.1926~ $~O.00; Year 192y, $~3.20.
<br /> It is recommended that ~ed Grey be relieved from payment of-following taxes on Real
<br />Estate for 1926, $~O.O0; 1~275~3.20, as per 0ou~t Order, same being a double .~ssessment.
<br /> Order of oourt exoneratin~ F. M~ Jones, Charles Gray, Lewis Richards and Jo~hn O. Ellis,
<br />Trustees of the Celestial B~ptmst 0h_u~?h, from the p~ment of taxes charged against lots 16
<br />and l?, in Block "B" on the pl~t of Wmlliam F. 0uthriell, for the years 1926 and 1~27, with
<br />interest and penalties thereon.
<br /> It is recommended that~the Oelestial Baptist Ohuroh be relieved from p~yment of Real
<br />Estate taxes as follows: 1926 $10.00; 1927 $10.80; as per 0curt Order,
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<br />Referred August
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<br /> Oommunication from the City Collector attaching list o~ certain delinquent property owners
<br />and recommending ~ame to Oouncil for consideration to offer for sale for payment of ~axes.
<br /> Your Finance Committee has referred this item to the City Attorney and it is recom-
<br />mended that he beinst~ucted to make his report to the 0ouncll direct.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />Arth-o~v M~yo, Ohairm~n.
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<br />vote~
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<br />On motion of M~.
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<br />Maupin, the repor~ of the 0ommi~tee~was adopt a, and by the following
<br /> Ayes-- Dunford, Maupin, Mayo, Cast, Stewart, ~nite, $.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the 0ity Manager:
<br /> 1st. "! am o£ the opinion
<br />that the City should make certain improvements in the Harrison Ward as soon as practicable. I
<br />have a statement from the City Clerk &~Auditor to the effect that there is a bs~lanoe on hand
<br />in the funds of this ward of ~36,Oll. 2~ and $12,258.~9 ~e from the General Fund on the Community
<br />H~ll, maki~ a total of $48,2~9.73 on hand, to the credmt of this w~rd. There are a good m~ny
<br />improvements which should be made from this amount.
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<br /> I am submitting for your consideration a list of needed improvements for which the money
<br />shou±d be made ~vailable:
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<br />Oharleston Ave. from Duke St. to Wst~s Ave.
<br />Des Mo~.ues Ave. to be paved from Dake St. to Key Road wi~h 18' concrete roadway.
<br />Ohestnut St. between Key Road and George Washington Highway to be curbed and guttered and
<br />road bed to be concreted; also two blocks of concrete sidewalk placed on Ohestnut St. be-
<br />tweenKey Road and George Washington Highway.
<br />Key Road between Elm Ave. and 0hest~t S~. to be paved with l~, concrete road bed.
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<br /> Of course bids wi&l be asked for mhe ~bove work and it is a most excellent time of the year
<br />to start the work now. I might add ~hat I believe these improvements as suggested would meet
<br />the wishes of the people of that section ms they are permanent improvements and the money will
<br />be well spent. There is no special reason, as I can see, why we should delay the work ~u~til
<br />next year."
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<br /> On motion o~ Mr. White,
<br />meeting of the Oou~ucilo
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<br />th~ communication was laid on the table until the next regular
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<br /> 2nd. ~ ~I h~ve a recommendation from Dr. L. J. Roper, Director of Public Welfare, concerning
<br />the retirement of Mr. J. E. Duke, an employee of the City. Mm. Duke has h~d approximately
<br />thirty t~h~ee yes.rs service with the 0ity and at the present time his physical condition is such
<br />as to render him incapable of further active duties and I recommend his retirement as of May
<br />18th, 192~, which was the last day he worked, at $50.00 per month. Mr. D~ke ha~ been in very
<br />ba~ condition for several months and is now confined to his home. Attached you will find report
<br />on Mr. Duke's condition made by the City Physician, Dr. J. O. Phillips~
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<br />The record of Mr. Duke's service is as follows:
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<br />Employed in cemeteries under
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<br />~orked outside on city streets
<br />Employed in cemeteries under
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<br />J. J. Dashiell- 18~ to 1899.
<br />Carey H~ll - 190~ to 191~.
<br /> - 191~ to 191~.
<br />W. Ho Dashiell- l~l~ to
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<br /> I have gone over the list of pensions on the City's pay rolls and find that two
<br />former employees holding positions similar to that held by Mr. Duke, h~ve been retired at the
<br />above mentioned rate. Shouzd you concur Lu my recommendation, it will be necessary that ~u ap-
<br />propriation of $350.00 be made to cover this pension for the remainder of the year."
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<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford, the recommendation of the E~.nager was concurred in, and a special
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