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will have he~c~ ~ny or all of the experts.
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<br />"Respectfully
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<br />"W. B. Bates, City
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<br />On motion, the request of the Mmnager was granted.
<br />
<br /> Fift~,~ Stating that owing to his absence from the City mhd constant interviews with
<br />the various water experts, it h~s been impossible for him to devote any time to the cemetery
<br />question; but that he will report~ on same ~t the first regular meeting of the Council in 0c-
<br />tob~r~
<br /> On motion, the communication was ordered ~o be filed.
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<br />UNFiN! SH~D BUSI~ESS.
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<br />The following ordinance ordered to lie on the table Septembe~ lith~ was ~aken up and read:
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<br />AN O~!NANCE TO .REGULATE O~F!CE HO5q~S FOR CiTY OFFIceRS.
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<br />from ~ o'clock
<br />the ~' -
<br /> or~in~nce.
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<br />~. Claud moved that the ordinmnce be ~mended by m~king the office hours
<br />E. to 6 o'clock P. E., ar~ leaving out the fine for failure to comply with
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<br /> N~. Bunting movem to a~enm, by ma~ing ~he office hours from ~ o~clock A. ~. to 5 o'clock
<br />P. ~., and leaving out the ~ne for failure to comply w¢~h.tn~ ordir~nce~
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<br />~The amendment by ~. Claud w~ lost and the a~mendment by ~Lro ~nting was adopted.
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<br />'£nen the ordinance was ~opted, as am. end. ed, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Hanvey, Herbert, Cu!pepper,
<br />Nays--Dashzell, Eorris,
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<br /> The following ordinances ordered zo lie on the table september il~h, were ~aken up also,
<br />res~i, and adopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY EANAGER TO E~LOY A STENOGP~PHER, AND TO
<br />FIX THE ~JTIES AND COEPENSATI~ON OF SA~E.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE TO INCreASE THE S;~ARY OF THE C~RI{ TO THE COLLECTOR OF CITY TAXES.
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE LOT OWNERS AND OC~JPANTS OF PP~EiSES TO ABATE ~OSQUiTO BREEDING
<br />PLACES.
<br /> And by the following vote, the vote being the same for each:
<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Claud,
<br /> Dmshiell~ Hanvey, Herbert~ Sortie, $~lpepper, y~
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<br />I{EV~ BuSINES~
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<br /> The reslgn~tion of E. Alexande: Hatton from the Board of Qua. antzne Commissioners for the
<br />District of EIizabeth River, was read and wms accepted.
<br />
<br /> A bill of The Ferries Company agminst the City to ~mount of $1.00, for ten single team
<br />tickets, was referred to the City Eam~ger.
<br />
<br /> A communication from the School Board calling attention to a cerzificate of the ~rchitect
<br />of the new High School ~ilding for $?,000.00~ due on s~id building to date, w~s refe=red to
<br />the Finanoe Department.
<br />
<br /> The City Collector forwarded the resigr~tion of W. E. Calvert ss Deputy City Coliecto=;
<br /> and asked the Council to conf~irm the mppointment by him of Walter S. ~%pepper as hie Deputy,
<br />Er. Culpepper to begin his duties October l,
<br /> On motion, the resignation of Er. C~Ivert was accepted and the ~opointment of
<br />Culpepper ~as confirmed by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell, Hanvey,
<br /> Herbert~ ~orris, C~Ipepper, ?.
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<br /> At this point, the Na~uager wished to know ~n~t to do about certifying Er. Calvert on the
<br />pay roll for the month of September, when he h~d not served the whole month. The m~tter was discussed by several Councilmen.
<br /> The City Ea~ager wished an opinion on the eubjec~ from the Assistant ~o the City At-
<br />torney, wh~ was present, ~at the Assistant to the City Attorney state~ that he was not pre-
<br />p~red to give such opinion a~t~h~t ~ime.
<br /> Finmlly, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for hi$~9Di~iom as to same.
<br />
<br /> An interesting and instructive report was received from Walzer SoLemn, Commandant of the
<br />Fifth Naval District, on a recent sanitary ~rvsy of the City, mocompanied by reports from
<br />Dr. G. B. You~ug, Surgeon for ~he Public Hemlth Service~ and Dr. L. ~. Spratling, Eedicai In-
<br />specter, N~vy Ymrd~
<br /> The reports having been read~ the City Ean~ger suggested that thes~ g~ntlemsn be
<br />th~r~sd fo= their services in this co~sction, ~d stmt~ that he will r~co~end the suggestions
<br />~d~ by them in the Budget for 1~18~ ~ud, ~s far as pr&ctic~ble~ c~r~y them out.
<br /> Th~ Er. Herbert oflered ~ho followir~ resolutio~ which wa~ ~dopted:
<br /> "E~solv~d, That
<br />the sincere th~s of this body be~ ~nd ~r~ h~r~by, te~sr~d to E~r A~ir~i ~lt~r ~cL~an~
<br />Dr. G. B. Young, m~ Dr. L. W~ Spr~tling, for their thorough m~ ~ir~bls r~port on ~he s~ni-
<br />tmry survey ~nd other conditions in this City~ ~d that the Clerk be instructed to forwmrd ~
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