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April 10~ 1917
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<br /> "The financial embraces City Collector and Auditor; the legal embraces City Attorney,
<br />~ud the judicial embraces the Judges of our C~rts, the Civil and Police Justice, the Justices
<br />of the Peace, and the High Constable and his deputies.
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<br /> ~Hence, we find that the Council, the Attorney for the Commonwealth, the City Treasurer,
<br />the City Sergeant, ,ne Commissioner of the .Revenue, 'and the Clerk of the Courts e~ve elected
<br />by the people, so required by the Constitution of the State.
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<br /> ~Th~t the City Collector, City Auditor, City Attorney, the Civil and Police Justice, the
<br />Justices of the Peace, and the Hi~hConstable are elected by the Council, as required-by Sec-
<br />tion 8 of the said Act, the same in that respect not being modified by or inconsistent with
<br />Section 6-c of the City Manager plan.
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<br /> ~The Judges of our Courts are ~iected by the General Assembly, as provided by the Consti-
<br />tution of the State,
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<br /> MAll other officers a~d employees, so far as we can now recall, except, the deputies to
<br />the officials above mentioned who are appointed by said officials, with the approval of the
<br />proper authority, are appointed and removed by the City Nauager; but the City Manager shall re-
<br />port each appointment and removal to the'Council at the next meeting thereof following any such
<br />appointment or removal.
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<br /> ~ith regard to the Heads of Departments, it is ou~ opinion that they act simply as com-
<br />mittees to the Council, to whom should be referred such mmt~ers as should properly come before
<br />the Council for legislative action; certain it is that they have no power, nor has the Council
<br />amy except by proper ordinance, to interfere with the admini-strative and executive powers of
<br />the ~it~, ~ich is solely vested, by the Act, in the City Manager.
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<br />"Respectfully submitted~
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<br /> '"Jno. W. Happer, City, Attorney.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor that ~00 improvement notes for $1~000. each, due Jan.
<br />have been paid and cancelled, w~e referred to the Department of ~Finance.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor concerning recommendations of the Board of Review w~s referred to
<br />the Finance Department with City Officers to oe~rry into effect.
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<br /> The foiiowinE ordinance ordered to lie on the~table ~oh'~71th~ WaS tak~ up~ re~, ~21d
<br />adopte~t:
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE PURCHASE BY JUNK DEALERS AND CAN ASSES OF PIPE OR FI X-
<br />TURES USED FOR INSTALLING WATER, GAS, OR HEAT INTO BUILDINGS. :i
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<br />And by the followmno vote:
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<br />Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell,
<br />Herbert~ Morris, 6.
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<br />Hanv ey,
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<br />NE~ BUSINESS.
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<br /> A notice w~s read from the Superlntende~t preschools of the-expiration o~ ~r=e~o~ the
<br />foilowin ~embers of the School Board on Aprml ~th~ Third District:~ R. SJ N~hatX, W~ F. Rob-'
<br />ertson, Harry Cuthriell; Second Distrmct: W. R. McGehee; Thmrd Dmstrmct:
<br />bert Lassiter.
<br /> On motion~ said m~tter w~s referred to m future meeting of the body~fo~ ~ti~n thereon.
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<br /> A communmcation ~mrom the ~epartm~nt of Health requestmng the appo~m~ment~,~
<br />Sa~tary Inspector for set.vice especially in the Sixth ~a Seventh Wards, ~s~.~er~ to %he
<br />Lmw Dep~rtment.
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<br /> A petition, of Ers. Mary Booth ~aiker to be refunded taxes p~id
<br />on property for the yea~ 1~15 was referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> A bill of W. & L. E. Guffey to ~mount of $6.9~, for supplies furnishe~O the.~Seaier of
<br />Weights & Me~sures~ was referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> A petition w~s presented from S, E. ~nd Mary A. Blair to be relieved ~roM~p~yment of b~ck:
<br />taxes a~d charges on property of S~ Edward Blair situated at the eouthwestlc0~n~io~ Effingham
<br />and Queen streets~ for the years 1901 and 1~02.
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<br /> On motion° said petition was referred to the
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<br /> A bill of F~ J. EcGuire to amount of $150~.50,
<br />ferred to the City Attorney.
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<br />Department of Finance.
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<br />for work ~. was
<br /> done on UpD~r~~ ~ street, re~
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<br /> A commmnication from F. Nash Bilieoly ~ith regs~rd to sale of land fo~ ~-cemetery w~s refer-
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<br />red to the Depar~me t of Public Welfare.
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<br /> A communication was read from the Secrets~ry of the Humane Society with ~egm~d to oon~uctmng
<br />au examination for farriers in this City, amml referred to the Department of ~u~i~O Welfare.
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<br /> A petition was received from the School Board that $15,5~6.3~:bem~de a~!~ble at once
<br />for payment of bills 6n the new High School Building. ~ !~I~ .
<br /> ~r. Dashiell moved that the,Finance Department be authorized to make ~emDorary loses to
<br />neet bills of the School Board. ~The motio~ was adopted. ,
<br /> Whereupon~,~. Robert Johason asked permission to sp~ in re,rd ~ th~ p~en~s due,
<br />~nd the permisslon ~s ~ted~
<br /> He stated. ~h~t money w~s due on the ~gh School Building and w~ted the Council to p~o-
<br />vide for s~e and fo= ~y subsequent pa~ents as they become due~
<br /> The Chair told him thmt the Council would t~y to provide for the buildi~,
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