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R. C. P.
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<br />February 13, I~17.
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<br /> The Mayor presented his "Annual Message for the Year 1916," and the several recommendations
<br />therein were referred to their appropriate Departments~
<br /> On motion, 200 copies of the "Message" wmze ordered to be printed, at a cost of $135.00,
<br />and by the follo?~ng vote:
<br /> ~Ayes--~uting, Dashiell, Han~ey,' Herbert, Norris, Morgan, 6.
<br /> Second. Reports of Officers and other unfinimhed business.
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<br /> ,The regular reports of Officers for the month of January, t~17, were presented a~d were
<br />ordered to t~ke the usual course.
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<br /> The contract and bond of Beazley & Blanford to haul trash and g~rbage in the City was ac-
<br />cepted and ordered to file.
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<br /> The following ordinance ordered to lie on the table by this body $~uary 2~rd~ w~s taken
<br />up, read, mhd adopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO A~END AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 452 OF THE ML~ICIPAL CODE
<br />IN REFERENCE TO COWS.
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<br />And by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Bunting, Dashieil, Hanvey,
<br /> Morris,
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<br />Herbert, Morgan,
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A card of th~nks w~s ree~l from lire. W. T. Bunting for the floral design sent at the '~ '
<br /> ~atn
<br />of her husbandNr. ~. T. Bunting, and same was ordered to file.
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<br /> A bill of The W. P. Cotton Floral Company to ~momut of $15.00, for design sent at the death
<br />of;W. T, Bunting, w~s a~llowed.
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<br />A~d on mot~ohs, the following other m~tters were refer~ed to:
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<br /> .Department of Public Property--
<br />purchased for the City Jail.
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<br />A petition of the City Sergeant
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<br />certain articles be
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<br /> Department of Public Service--
<br /> A communication from E. C. Dunn concerning award of eon-
<br />tract to Beaziey & Bla~ford for hau2ing, ac~ompanmed by a communiemtion from him to the City
<br />Nanager, and a communication from the Seventh Ward Board to the Council.
<br /> A bill of F. J. NcGuire, contractor, for lO05 sq. yds. of patch work on Hi~n street, to
<br />amount of $150~.50, forwarded by the Sixth Wa~d Board.
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<br /> Department of ~blic
<br />salary to $100. per month.
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<br />~elfare--
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<br />A p.tmtion of the Ph2sician to the Poor for ~n increase of
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<br /> Department of Finauce--
<br /> A petition of the Norfolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
<br />Children to ~ave made available the appropriation 9f $250~ allowed in the Budget for said Societ~
<br />, a petition of Nary J~s~ue Davis to be ~ef,&uded
<br />Chestnut street, year l~l~; and to be relmeved from payment of $1.80 for ~oil tax on No. 30~
<br />Chestnut street, for the year 1~15~ Sixth Ward. members
<br /> Bills of R. C. Barclay, N, P. Claud, and Lo~is J. Norris~ to a~ount of $60. each, as
<br />of the Local Board of Review fez the year l~16; and a bill of Ebenezer Thompson to amount of
<br />$30,00 as one-half of bill for ~rvices as Clerk of the Local Board of Review for thirty days.
<br /> A communication from the City Collector, accompanied by ~ communication from the Division
<br />Counsel for the Southern Railw~yc~mPany, concerning a penalty paid by said Company for failure
<br />to pay ~axes on time, &o.
<br /> A report of the Local Board of Review of corrections on Land Book of the Assessors.
<br /> A request of the City T~easurer to borrow $20,000,00 for Current Expenses and $10,000.00
<br />for School Expenses for the month of
<br /> A request of the City Treasure~ to renew notes to ~ount of $35,000.00, falling due in
<br />March, 1~17.
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<br />adjourned.
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