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R..O.P. 31, 1920 169 On motion, the commtu~catzon was refez~ed to the incoming C~uncil. t~ e~ A~g~t ~h, between 2 a~ 3 p. m.~, l~ co--coted with the ElecSr_~l~ De.torment of the Ci~, fell ~ile ~is ~ut~.~om ~ telep~ pole at South street on the nor~ side ~ Green;~ ~r~ t~t he died at t~ z~s Da~hters' Hospital on A~st 2lst between 5 ~.6 o~clock P. ~.~. He ~eco~ended~;'~. in aeco~da~e w~t~'~ the Co~ation~ t~t the city p~ doctors bzlTs, ~ital bills,' f~e~al ~e~es a~ c~pe~atign~' to a~t of $5~.50, incident to the death of ~. R~-~lds. s~ ap~op~tion fo~ ~ bal~ce of ~e y~ ~om A~.st 2~h at t~ ~ate~ off $10.~ per wee~ to be ~.~aid t9 his w~ow~: for t~ee-.~ed wee~. He also state~ t~t t~ accide~ ~s been ~ep~ted to t~ Im~m~l g~a at Ric~or~; Va. ~ m~io~ the ~tter ~s ~ef~ed to the ~-~L~ Co--il. ~h. State. hr t~t,~'~e~tive to t~ sidewa~ construction w~ch ~s been auth~ized S~th Ave.~ Oo~.ty E%~,~ .and Was~ton St.',' bids were advertised f~r a~ o~y two bids w~e received.-~ 0~ bid ~s acc~di~ to spec~ieations a~ t~ other ~s ~ ir~eFi~te bid.. T~ bid ~ch ~as s~mlt~d ~ co~o~ty w~h a~ ~er%mse~ ~mt~ te .$~.05 per sq~e Y~rd~~ ~ich is. exeessSve a~ in view of the fact ~hat we ~e Co~tr~t~ co.rote ~veme~s ~t a n~ch lees ~OSt~mi'I ~e ~tructed the ~i~ir~ ~e~nt to perfo~ t~ .~eccs~ excavation a~' ~ve agre~ wroth Jo~m & Spoor to cons~uct the sidewa~ at act~l cost~~ ~ t~m o~y f~ the w~k th~ aot~.l!y perf.~~ which does not ~i~l~de the excavation abo~e the established ~ade. Sa'~.wor~ to be perf~m~ on l0 ,.per cent b~sis, t~ Cit~ t0 ~sh ~ a~ ~avel at a muck ~ea~er ~ioe t~ can be p~o~sed lo0al~. By this mea~ we ~e sav~ a consumable cost ~ ~e perf~m~ work at the lowest possible 0n motion, the co~_ication was ordered to be filed. ,Sth. Request for ~ .additio~l appropr~tion of $~00. to ~ov~ ~e cost of seven boo~ for $~ C!~k of the Co~t. ~ere bei~ o~y a b~e of $6~.5~ to credit of statione~] f~ the said Officer. ~ motion,~ t~ ~equest was referred to ~e ~on~ Co--il. 6bb. Report~ t~t on Sat-~day-~ August 2'8t~~ about V:30 p. m., ~. B. D. D~n~ stopped his aut~ohile ~ ~ont of his of~ice a~ t~t j~t after leav~ t~ c~, a !~ ~om a_~ree fell a~ d~ag~ .t~ t°p of his c~, ~emk~ the b~ ~ d~gm~ t~ top a~ back c~. He requested ~ ~.p~o~$ation of $~5.00 to pay For same. ~ ~tio~ t~ r~tter ~s refe~ed to tb~ ~o~ Co.oil. ~e~ories of the City~s proper~ were ~es~ted ~ were referr~ to t~ inco~ ~C~il. 0n mot=on,~ t~ ~eside~ of t~ Co--il was instr~ted bo ~e~d a~ ~p~ove t~ ~nutes this ~eti~. On motioz[~ adj0~n~do