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December 27, I~23 At a~ regular meeting of the City Counci!~DecemberP?th there were present: ~essrs-- Vernon Brooks, R.A. Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden J. C. Smith, J.R. Stews~rt, R.E.B. Stewar~, L. G. White, Also the City The minutes of~the regular meeti~ December llth were read and the motion made by ~r. 0asr to a~end'Section $Pof "Ordinance Requiring Permits for Operation of Motor Vehicles and Re~la- tions,Go~=nin~ ~ame; Re~o~.~~~.~.~w~s ~e~~~.'~- ~ motor ~ehic!e in t~s ui~y shall be rer~ea, suspen~e~ or revo~ed ~s ~o~esai~, ~u~ ~o s~ll thereafter opermte a motor vehic~ ~i~in the s~id City, ~ll upon bonvictien thereof, be sub-- Jec~ to a fine of not less than ~mve doll, s ($~.O0) nor me~e t~n ~enty doll,s ($2~)." Then the minutes were approved, as corrected. The minutes of the special meeting December 18~h were read smd were approved. ~ina~oe-- REPORTS 0F COEI~IEES Referred December llth Recommendation of the ~nager-that Wm. H. Cherry, present Assistant Clerk ~f the Market, be retired, effective J~nua~y lot, 192~, on a pension of $50. per month. it is recommended that the Ms~ger's reco~endation be conc~red in. Reports ef the City Collector, City Tremsure~, and City Clerk & Auditor for the month of November, 1923~ ~e h~ve examined said reports a~d it is recommended that they be filed. · Petition of ~atrolmam L. B, l~eore to be allowed pa~- for four d~ys' time lost on account of bemng struck by ~ automobile at the corner of Lincoln and Fifth streets, while in the line of duty. It is reco~ended that this petition be referred to the City ~tian~ger for further information. Petition of Erdie ~, Smith to be relieved from payment on a house assessed for $700~00, let No. 9, block No. 41, Brighton~ for the Years 1921 a~d 1~2~ It is ~ecammended that Erdie E. ~ith be relieved of assessment of a house on let ~9, block ~41, Brighton, for the Yes,rs 1~21 and 1922, assessment of $?0~00 per yea~, there being no house on the said lot, ~etitio~ of C. S. Sherwood, Jr.~ to be refunded $47,705 paid for taxes against V. Butt Est~ mhd C. S. Sherwood, on the north end of Armstrong street on the B, same h~ving been dedicated as a street; f~r~e years t91~, 1S20, t$21, and ~92~ It is recommended that this petition be referred ts the Cm~yAttOrne~er mnvestmgm- tion and report. Petition of Crocker & Crocker, represen~ingMessrs. Morris a~d Herman Soroko, to be ref~ad- ed $5?,00 paid in error for taxes for the years 1921 a~d 19221~ It is recommended that this petition be referred to the City Attorney ferPinves~iga- tien and report. Referred November 2?th Gommu~i~atiom from the ~an~ger, enclosing letters fremont. Fel~Rose representing the London owners of the Seaboard ~h~rf & V~arehouse Co., relmtive to the purcI~se by the City cf the Cmthole Wharf. It is recemmended that the City N~uager have a survey made of this property both as to condition and size of the same. And it is f~ther recommended that the Treasurer be ~uthorized to p~y, eut of f~uds on P~ndfrom collection ef Dog Taxes, bill of P. C. Hutchins~ State Game ~a~-den, to amo~unt ef $82.50, for services rendered in destroying 25 tagless dogs @ $2.$0 eac~ (Signed) L. G. V~hite, Ch~i~. On motion of Mr. Stewa~t (J.R.$, the report was ~Jlopted, amd by the folle~img vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Rutchi~s, Qast, ~mith, Stewart (J.R.)~ Stewart (R.E.B.~ L. G. ~hlte, ~. The ~inance Committee presented mlso the following resolution: "~E~EAS, It is the intent and purpose of the Council to keep its present tax rate for the ensuing year, and~ %~F~EAS, In carrying out this it is necessary that the Budget as p~ssed by the Coumcii be not e~ceeded, t~0~, T~ORE, lEE IT P~SOLVED, ~irst. That the M~nager instruct ~eads of all Departments not to exceed the Budget of their various Deps~rtments. Second. That the School Bos~rd is hereby instructed to live ~ithin its appropriation. Third. That all other persons or Depaa-t~nts having charge of appropriation~ ~de by the