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January 23, i~17. spoz~l to all alarms with the Chief in his car, in order to re-enforce such company or companies as auswer the alarm~ This to my mind, will have the same effect as adding several paid men to the Department. "I have advised the Volunteer Fira A~sooiation that the practice of electing the paid in'the various companies every year is to be discontinued. "I have given instructions to the City Electrician to: submit a report on the question of having the telephone trunk lines run into the Chambers house with the idea that all fire-~alls are to be ~ent to that~ house and relayed to the various other houses, thus preventing confusion and delay on the part of the Fire Department in answering telephone alarms. I h~v~ also in- structed him to install the new alarm station at Hig~ and Chestnut Streets and to extend the tappe~ circuits to the houses o~ companies No. ~our (~) ~n~ ~zve (D) as soon as possible. Work · s now proceeding on these items. · I have investigated the com~titions existing at Police Headquarte~vs and the City Jail, ~nd find that ~hey are very ~tus~ti~faetory; I have t~ken steps to. improve the existing conditions ~nd will submit definite suggestions at a late= date. "I would recommend the g~anting of the request of the Civil ~nd Police Justice that he be allowed the use of the Council Chamber for the purpose of holding the Civi2 Court. I am not ~t this time prepared to aoceed to his request that the PolLce Court also be held in this Chamber. "I have dismissed one member of the ~olice Force for intoxication while on duty and have ~punished another one for failure to appea~ when his p~isoner w~s arrsmged for trial. "~e are taking steps to'~rds establishing a sto~e room for small ~upplies in connection with the Purch~sing Department, in the old residence back of the Eunicmpa~ Building. "A communication aud petition received from property owaers a~kzng that a new entrance into the 0a~ Grove Cemetery be provi~ied on the line of Ann St., extended. Owing to topographical conditions I do not consider the location asked for a favorable eno. I h~ve instructed .~he. City AEn~ineer to lay out a twelve foot roadway ~trance at the end of the existing w~ll on the First ye. ~rontage. "Several comptmints have been filed regarding the~ condition of Lincoln Street, as this stree~is ~till under the jurisdiction o~ the Seventh ~ard Bo~rd immediate action has not been possible. The m~tter will, however, be mttended to as soon ms the territory.is plaoed unde~ the Central .Government according to the resolution recently passed by the Council, "Several complaints h~ve been filed regarding the condition 9f a port!chef Effingham Street, a~d I would strongly recommend that as soon as the Cit, f.in~nees ~ustifytheexpenditure that an appropriation be ma~e to mmprov~ the street. "Bids have been ~dvertised for, opened and read for a new c~ntrac~ for doing the City h~u!- ing and teaming, the results and recommendations in connection w~th this sill,be reported and ma~le by ~r. W. D. Eorgan. "A chs~uge h~s been m~de in the arrangement of the relief pipe connection with the ~ifth street sewer ejector, which will in my opinion, increase the efficiency of this stat.ion. "I h~ve requested Nr. F. T. Briggs to mot as Chairman of a Committee City Xneurance~Policies to ascertain as to whether all property iSpro~erly p asked the Home I~sura~oe Co. to delegate t~he-$~c0~i member of the Committee and these ~ to choose ~he third member. These gentlemen h~vem~gpted the appointments and will review the insurance policies without cost to the City. "There h~s been one conference between the Chairman of the Dept. of Florence, City Treasure~ Cit~ Auditor, City Collector, representatives of the local Ba~ks and the City Man~g~ with the idea of obtaining better terms in connection with the City deposits and ios~us~ ~ s~end co, er- once is ~o be held in the near ~t~e. "I hmve appointed Mr. W.: M. Smith to the newly created office of Elec~i~oat Inspector. "The inventory of the City's physical property is under way, nothing hasbeen donor,s yet in oon~eotion with the in~en~y of the R~I Estate "Ihs office of Purchmsing Agent h~s been created ~o which I hmve Han~ah~n; no detail report can be m~de of the saving effected sO ~fa~v, but I e in s~ying t~t, notwithst~ding the higher prices of some items; there ~s been ~ gen~ of .10 per cent ~o .15 per cent effected so "Owing to ~veral co~laints being made in co~ectien ~th the .r on St., I ~ve inspected ~he City En$inee~ ~e s~d m ~g to the site ~d ~in which is clogged. This work is being d~ne. "The ffollowi~ ze~nicmtions mrs herewith ~.~ded to the Council wit~ m~ reoo~e~ations: "Letter f~om Cen~=~ L~bor Union =e~ding moving of S~mbo~d Comch Shop f~om City. wo~d rose,end ~he mDDointmen~ efta co~itt~e to mot w~tn Be~d of T=~e and other or~z~tions. "Petition of-Pat=olme~ less thmn one ~e~ in Police Dept., thsi~ pmy be the ordinance. "Letter from Nor~oi~ Co~uty Road Commission relative to reps. irs en Lincoln St. pmveme~t, I ~ould recommend that these repairs he made.