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R. C. P, 291 18, 1918 At a regular mee%ing of the City Council Jtme 18th there were present: Nessrs-- T. A. Bun~ing, ~.. p. Claud, C. D.~ Deans, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, E. H. Wright, 6. Also the City Manager. ~he reading ef the minutes of ~e r~guta~"~etifig June llth a~d slSecial.~rmeeting Jun~ l~th was deferred until the ne~t meeting of the body. - ~t tlais point, the p~ivilege of the floor was granted to ~. Harper, the arbitrator for the City Sn the water question, ge stated that the Water Company has prepared a large portion of t~e inventories of its properties, and suggested that the arbitrator for the Water Compan~ be notified that we are ready to resume arbitration. Nr'. Harper stated further that when the arbitrators had agreed upon the third arbitrator, he would ask the permissio~ 0~ the Council to employ a competent engineer. REPORTS 0F ~ DEPARTMEh~i~ Referred June llth Rules and regulations adopted by the ~ustices of~the Peace of the City as to one Justice being on duty each week at the Police Station, It is reconm~ended that said rules and regulations be approved of, but the Clerk to the Civil & Police Justice ~ud Chief Clerk will not be permitted to receive fees without ing them into the City Treasury. (Signed) C.D. Deans, 0n motion, the report of the Department was adopted. Public Service-- No report. Public Property-- No report. Public Safety-- No repo~t. Public Nelfare-- Referred May 2~th A petition of E. C. Ikuanthat he be given $1.80~ instead of $1.50, per house per year for the r~mo~al of night soil. It is recommended that said petition be granted, beginning July 1st, provided that ~. Dunnwill give a bond for $1,000.00, instead of $~00.00. (Signed) M.P. Claud, Chairman. The report having been ~ead, the privilege of the floor was granted to tit. Iamb, who spoke as to his petition. Then Mr. Bunting moved to amend the recomm_endationby allowing the bond to remain at ~0o.00. The amendment was adopted. Then the ~eport of th6 Department, as amended, was adopted. Finance-- Referred June llth An increase in salary of $25. per month for the Keeper of Cemeteries. It is recommended teat his salary be increased to $12~. per month. Reports of Officers for the month of Nay, 1918. ~e report that same h~ve been er~..ined and found correct. Reques~ of the Superintendent of Schools to have made available $2i~*00, for teachers' salaries, and also to have made available $~,84~.1S for the Building Fund. It is recommended that notes to amount of $11,800. be made to ps~v bonus to school te~achers, and that $$~8.1~ be maple available for Building Fund. (With Public Safety Dep~tment) to J~u%e let, and $t77.6~ to June 8th, Progress as to same. Bills of The Kings Daughters' Hospital to amount of $t47.85 for expenses of Harry Hall at said Hospital. A bill of H. L. Hudgins, ~y Treasurer, to am~mt of $170.95, as commission on ~4,887.1~ taxes collected frum Jan~. let, 1918, to date. Progress. A petition of the Deputy City Collector for his salary to be increased to $125. per month. Progress. ~ appropriation to send the City Clerk & Auditor to the An!rGal Convention of National Asso- ciation of Comptrollers & Accounting Officers. It is recommended that no appropriation be allowed for same, on account of meeting being held in advance. Referred May 2*th An approPriation of $1,000. or as much thereof as may be necessary, to provide a building for the use of a clinic and ~osoital for the Health Deoartment.