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o tit'on w~s received from the street force to have their pay inoreasod from $2~00 per
<br />clay to ~d~2.25 per day. - . . , ~, .~ -
<br /> ~n m~t~on, ~ction on this petztzon w~s ~$~er~ea~
<br /> A co~unic~tion w~m read from the Bomrd of Wmt~r Co~issioners offering to co~ope~te with
<br />~ny of the City Departments ~d Officials in th~ m~tter of m wmter supply for th~ City, ~
<br />s~m~ ~s or~er~ to fils~
<br /> A petition ~s road f~om W~ H. Chorry, Janitor of th~ M~rket, for ~n ~nor~s in s~l~ry~
<br />and action on~ ~h potition ~s deferred~
<br />
<br /> An invitmtion w~s re~ from the Mmster C~r Builder of the S~ A~ L~ Ry~ Co. mo mttend ~
<br /> flag rmising mt the S. A. L. ~ops April 25th, mt 5 o'clock P. E~
<br /> On motion, the invitmtion wme mccepted with thanks~
<br /> A petition wms re~ from members of the Police Dep~rtment ~ ~ 'noze~s~ in ~y.
<br /> ~ersupon, Eessrs. R, J, DmMis, S. A. Don~ue~ A. C. Thomson, J, Dmvis Reed, R. ~B.
<br /> Aibertson, Joseph Grits, F, L, Crocker, F, C. Hmnrmh~n~ ~nd J, T. H~vey spoke in f~vo~ of t~e
<br /> mpplicmtion, giving ~e~sons why the pmy of the Police Force should ~e ~mised.
<br />
<br /> ~ application wms rossi also
<br />pay.
<br /> Eessrs. Oecio Dashiell~
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<br />from the paid men of the Firs Department for &n mnore~s in
<br /> Stephen Pace, and the Chiel of Police spoke in favor of said
<br />
<br /> Then Er. Morgan moved to defer motion on the whole matter of inoremses in pay until a meet-
<br />in, itC De held Friday evening, April 27th. The motion w~s adopted, and the City Nan~ger was~
<br />requested to make a report at s~id meeting, thoroughly covering the whole matter of financial
<br />condition of th~ City~
<br /> ~+~.~ ~th the Ches~osake & Potomac Telephone Company in_
<br />connection with the establts~ment
<br />to the City Attorney to ex~mlne ~nd mscert~in if ~he contracts ~re in proper shmpe, &o~
<br /> N~. He,beet moved that mn ~pprop~imtion of $500. be ~llowed for ~ ~relief fund~ for employ~
<br />eeo who mmy be oml~ed into se=vice, in ~ccordmnoe with ~ re~olutiono~ the Council ~opte~ ~ril
<br />iOth~
<br /> The motion was mdopted, ~nd by ~he following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Bunting-=. Claud,
<br /> D=sh~, F~nv y, Herbert,
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<br /> Er. ~organ pressnted an ordinance to regulate the employment of porsons for service or
<br />labo= outside of the State of Virginia, and same was referred to the DepazZmsnt of Lm~
<br />
<br />On motion, adjourned,
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<br />the meeting on April £~th were adopted ~s traiy recorded, yet quos-
<br />
<br /> V~hile the minutes Of
<br />tion was r&iSed as to the legality of the vote by which tho resolution to purchase the Aisx~nder · n of_H~tton street, was aztoptsd. It was held ~hat the resolution re-
<br />property for the ext~nsm~ vcte of all the mem0ers elected to the Council, viz. five
<br />qutred for its adopt~0n ~ two thirds
<br />votss, when it hs~i four only.
<br /> ~he~upQn, on motion, the Council reversed its ~ction as to s~id resolution, a~d by
<br />the following vcte:
<br /> Ayes--Claud, Dashiell, H~uvey, Herbert, ~orris,
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