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Er. Bunting then moved that the privilege of the floor be given to Er. Walker, The motion was adopted. Er. Walker spoke. He said that he didn't desire re-instatement to the office of Chief of the Fire Department, but-that he wanted to be vindicated before the public. He stated thmt he would like to be represented through his attorney Judge ~illcox. ~hereupon, ~r. ~orris moved that the privilege of the floor be given Judge Willcox. The motion was adopted. Judge ~iilcox took the floor, but said that he wms not exact- ly in position to reply at this time to the ~anager's statements, n6t having kno~ before ~om- i~o the meeting the oi~racter of the charges against ~r. ~alker. Then Er. Herbert moved that a special meeting be set for further hearing on the subject. The motion was adopted. A report of the Auditor that he h~s in hs~d Water Com~lssion bills to amount of ~or which there is no appropriation, was re~erred to the Finance Depmrtment. A report of the Auditor that mn ~iditionml appropriation is needed fo~ "City Clerk & Coun- cil Advertising~ w~e referred to the Finance Department. A communication was read from the Secretary of the League of Virginia Eunicip~lities questing the Council to send delegates .to the meeting of ssdd League in Lynohburg September 18-1~-20th, a~d a bill for dues to said League to amount of $~0~00 w~s enclosed. On motion, the communication and bill were referred to the Department of Finance. An application of the City Clerk for.a leave of absence for thirty days~ beginning J~o_ue *~h, was gr~nted. The resignation of Er. W, D. gorgon as a member of this body was rossi and was accepted. A commuz~ication from %he Harr£s Jewelry Company, of Norfolk, saying that said firm has been unable to ge~ m report from the High Constable ms to certain Judgments by their attorneys, was referred to the Department of Lmw. An invitation w~s received from the ~nageme~t-.and Employees of the Tidewatem Knitting gills to a~e~l a flag raising mt the gill Saturday, gay 2$th, ~t one o'clock P. E., and same w~s accepted with th~nks. The Chairman of the Public Property Department reported thmt the floor of the Chambers E~ine House w~s not in safe condition. He stated thmt $165. had been ~lowed in the Budget ~or the purchmse of an Illuminome~er amd thmt there w~s no use for s~id instrument at.this time. He therefore, moved that m.~,spec~l ~ppropriatlonof $165. be maple for the repair of the engine house floor. The motion was s~dopted by the following vote: Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dmshieil, Hanvey, Herbert, Eorris, The Chair suggestedthat ~ motion be made to inst~ct the City Clerk ~o write ~o She.City Such a motion was m~de ~ud adopted. The Chair suggested also that the Dep~rtment having chmrge of the Ga~der CreeX mat~er should make a report on same, a~d on. motion, said Depmrtmsnt w~e re~uested to ms~ke ~ report the nex~ meeting of theCouncil. It was stated by the Chair that authority was needed to utilize certain rooms in the public buildings for registration on June 5th, and on motion, authority wms gra~ted. Er~ Dashiell moved that a special meeting of the ~ounoit be h~id on F~day, ~ay 25th, to consider the advisability of consolidating the offices of City Treasurer ~nd City Collector. The motion ~s mdopted. On m~tion~ ~ijgurned.