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April 2~, l~17 Gentlemen: -- "I would submit the following matters "EATTE~ OF BUILDING CODE,_POLICE RULES: "I would report progress on both of these items, for your consideration: ~CITY FIRE I~SO?.AECE CO~J~ITTEE: "M~r. F. T. Briggs, Chairman, reports progress. CITY PROPERTY CO~I,TTE.~E: "Mr. Barclay, Chairman~ reports progress. ~TY TELEPHONES ~MD ALAP~S: "The telephone company reports that the m~terial has as soon ~s they can. get the men. come a~d that it will be installed "MATTER OF PL~LIC BUILDIHGS: "The work on the J~il has been completed a~d the contractor paid in full, the work at Num- ber Five engine house is progressing, the work for the City Collector's Office is progressing. "Some of the roofs at the City Farm ars ~n bad shape ~nd require p~t~n~ ana painting. "The new co~l bin in the rear of the Nunicip~l Building has been made and delivered, "~ASHINGTO~ STP~ET PARKWAY: "i h~ve not as yet been able to get labor to plow a~ud prepare these p~rkwmys. "POLICE DEP~ENT: "The new police patrol wagon has been delivered and pi&ced in commission ~nd is giving very good service. The old wagon has been taken to the City F~rm a~d storecl until much time ms the Council may direct what disposition they wish m~de of it, "One mamber of the Department h~s resigned, aud I have made mn ~ppointment to fill the ca~cy, Er, I. L. Lea~e resigned ~ud I appointed ~r. L, H. Cherry in his place. I have also ~p- pointed ~r. H, F. Russell as Sub-p~trolman mt the request of ~tmj. Broughton, "~I~E DEPARTEENT: "Two members of the Departmen~ h~ve left for other work, "The tubes of the P~rk View engine failed recently so that I have h~d %o put ~TJae engine out of commission and put %he recently purchased set of tubes in. This change has been mmde smd the engine is mgmin in commission. "The shell of the Chambers boiler is in poor shape aad mpt to go through ~t mlmoet a~.y time under stress of h~rd work. "STRUT DEP~RTMENT: "The recently purchased road m~ohine h~s arrived and put into commission; its performance is very satisfme~O~Y. "We h~ve been greatly hampered by shortage of labor; we have found it next to impossible to hire men, I have mppealed to the labor unions through Mr, Morgan~ but so fmr h~ve not ~t- ten ~y results. I ~ve applied to ~r. Glover, the C~ty Se~gemnt, for prisoners to work on the streets ~d h~ advises me that he w*uld like to ~ve the Council pmss mn ordinmnce on the sub- ject~ i would request that such mn ordi~nce be "All repair wo~k ~lt ~vs to be g=emtly ourtmiled this year,ms I find upon inquiry thmt all ~terials h~s been rais~ mbout two or three h~d~ed pe=centum Inprice~_ms~ex~p~$%~I would quote: Tm=vim from 3~ per gml, to 125 ~er ~l,; ~vel from ~0~ per o. ~. ~o ~,oD per C. Y.~ Pestled Cement from ~l.lO per bbl. to $2,~0 per boA, "The 'Little F~ms' movement is p~o~e~i~ nicely ~n~ there are ~ow ~ gremt m~y v~o~t lots !~ mhd ~o~d the City being cult~v~tem. ~e demmnd ~or lots ~, I ~ in m ~y Elmd to r~port, ~xoeededt~e supply. "A oo~ittee of 2~ies he~ded by Mrs. Bensten, hms t~ o~ge off the J~ Lot ~nd m~e m~king a oombinatio= plmy~ound ~d park of it, They have also ~eked that they be allowed to beautify the tw, p~kw~ys on Wms~n~on street exten~ng from Queen to King st=sets, which per- mission I ~ve g~mnted them. ~I hmve not ~s yet been ~ble to obtmln ~ny satisfactory bids for the inst~li~tion off the wmtering 'connections in the Wmshin~on park~ys; severml of the locml plumbers h~ve promised to submit bide for this work but only one hms eo f~= ~one ~o~ ~d I conside~ his bid entirely too high ~nd hmve not mooepted ~I have done ~ll t~t I could thi~ of in connection with getting the opinions o~ the pro- ~y~ers ~ong the dirt streets to e~ress ~n opinion re~rding the proposed oiling tmx but wi~h no success; ~o that ~ ~o~d~ow reco~snd that the proposition be ~opped.