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<br /> 4th. "As instructed by the 0omncil, I h~ve sub~it~ed to the Executive Co~zmit~eeof the
<br />Ninth ~ard League plans for improvements in the Ninth Ward, with the proceeds of the sale
<br />of bends for ~Imt ~ard. We kave come t~ a futl~ agreem~ent. Ss fellows:
<br /> lst- Rr~ctically the mt~re wa~d east and no~th of th~ Belt Line will be sewered ~t a
<br />cost ef $290,000.00.
<br /> And- $~5,000. er as much thereof as maybe necessary will be set aside for the pur-
<br />chase of a playground, and for the erection of a community h~ll, it beingunders~eod that
<br />should this Co--unity Halt be combined with a fire engine house, the City, from its General
<br />~k~nds will provide for equitable share of the expense.
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<br /> 5~d- Des ~oines_ ~ve. and Charleston Ave. will receive a slag macadampaving eighteen
<br />ft, wide, from the South St. Read te the Gesport~ead.
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<br /> 4th~ Should there be svx~fic~ent funds remaining the Gesport Road will be paved with
<br />an eighteen ft. concrete roadway from Chestnut St. te the South St. Rsa~.
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<br /> 5th- The City will pave ~lmAve. with an eighteen ft, concrete read from ~effersen
<br />St., te the Shell Road.
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<br /> The approval of this schedule is ~ecermaended."
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<br /> On,etlon of Nr.~ Brooks, the privilege ef the fleer was grmnted te any erie wh~ might
<br /> be interested in this m~tter~ and ~r. ~. H. Bain sp~eke.~
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<br /> _Then ~r. Brooks meved, t~mt th~recemmendatien ef the i/anager be adopted. The motion
<br /> w~s adap_ted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Eutchins, 0a~, Smith, Ste~rt~ ~.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White,~ ?.
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<br /> 5th. "I have had ~ eo~ference with the ~est Park League, and it is understood that the
<br /> pregram~ere will include ~the c~m~letien efIeckie St, so as te cemuaat~p with Sale,. the
<br /> paving of First Ave. from Sa~e to Spratiey, to Guthrie, ~o Sale., te First, with Bitumineus
<br /> m~¢adamat lea~st eighteen fe~t ~ide and extending from curb te curb if practicable; betterment'
<br /> of storm drainage; installation ~f a few lights m~aichhave also been provided for; cinder
<br /> sidewalks at certain points, already ordered. This program was apparently acceptabl~ te re-
<br /> presentatives ef the Lemgue present.
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<br /> The approval of this schedule is~_m~emmended."
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<br /> ~r. Brooks mov~dth~t the recommendation ef the t/~nager be adopted. ~e~tion was
<br /> adep~ed, and b~the felte~.~ng vote:
<br /> ~A~es~- Brooks, Hutohins, 0ast,.~mith,
<br /> Stewart {~'R.), St~war~ (R.E.B.), ~/hite, ?~
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<br />~ this connection, that ~he advisab~li!y of ce~structing ~ eightee~
<br />feet p~.~ent enWilson Avenue, Spratley, be referred ~e the City I/aunger for
<br /> investzgatien'and~ort'. T~e motion ~!as ~dopted.
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<br /> 6th. "~n accordance with instructions of t~e Council, I have t~ken up~ith the Seventh
<br /> ~a~d Oivic League the question ef contemplated improvements in that ward. In~ remarks te
<br /> them, ~ proposed the following program:
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<br />1. Complete sewerage of the
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<br />2.' Storm drainage ~bettered as far as practicable.
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<br /> ~. New Scheet house, with a minimma cap~gity ef eight rooms built on
<br /> the unit ota~, it being understood that-my statement ms te the
<br /> scheet ho~se wa~ mY~ers~al'~p~ni~n~a~d recommendation ehty
<br /> aud could net ~d-------~did net bin~ the ~ttuci!.
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<br />~. If ~ey should be availabte~, a lim~te~amount cf curbs a~d guttering,
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<br /> Th~s pregr~mha~ been approved by the League, The approval el this schedule is
<br />.-reoommended~"
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<br /> ~r. Brooks ~ved t~t the rec~endmtien ef the ~anager be m~ept~,. T~e~etien was
<br /> adopted, mhd by the felle~ng veto:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchi~s, 0~st, ~ith,
<br /> Stewart (~.A.), Stewmrt (R.E.B.), ~ite, ~.
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<br />picot, it bei.-~C assumed t!~t $324,000,00 represented the g~$ss earnings ef the plant at the
<br />time reconstruction was undertaken by the United Stat~s,
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<br /> ~ seems that this sum ef $$2~,000.80 was mo~e or less arbitrarily taken, without
<br />speciaX investigation te ascertain the actual g~oss es~nings at the time. Eo=e careful in-
<br />vestigation now shews.that the actual gross earnimgs at the time reconstruction wms started
<br /> the United States amounted te $358,616.20.
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<br />If $354,~ be ass the Federal Govern-
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