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R. C, P. Jauuary 23, On motion of Mr. Dashiell, the advisability tf placing m light on the Cst Hole Bridge and oho On the OOrner~ ~iif~ord end Chestnut was referred to the Public Safety Department. On motion of Mr; Herbert, the ~ivisabillty of placing a light on Griffin street, between Chestnut and Pine, ~s re~erred to the Public ~fety Department. At this point, Mr. ~'orris called up the m~tter of recommended incr~ses in salaries for oertmin City Officers in the Budget of 19t?, considermtion of which was unfinished at meeting of the Council Js~u~vy 12th. The City Clerk asked ~o have his name t~ken from the list recommended for an increase, end the request ~s g~anted. ~he recommende~ increase of salary for the Civil & Police Justice wes not allowed, ~ud by the following vote: Ayes--Me,tis, 1. Nays--Dashiell¥ H~nvey, Herbert, Morgam, ~. Herbert moved to adjourn, but the motion was lost. ~. Morgan moved that the s~lary of the Plumbing Inspector be increased from $100. to $125. per month, with the understanding that, i~ m~ldition to the inspection work, he is to do such City plumbing as mmy be assigned him by the City Manager, as per ~ecommend~tion by ~is Depart- The matter wms discussed, when Er. Morgan noted that the-Plumbing Inspector was present ~nd moved that the privilege of the floor be granted him to spe~k with regard to the matter. The Plumbing Inspector stated that he is not willing to accept the recommended in- creese on the conditionm n~med, and no further action w~s tat~en on same. by The recomm~ende~ increase for the $~ltary Inspector to $1320. per year w~s adopted, s~ud the follow~ug vote: Ayes--Dashiell, H~uvey, Herbert, Morris, Morg~u, 5. On motion of Er. D~shiell, the recommended increase in salary for the Chief of the Fire Department to $1320. per year was e~icpted, ~ndby the following vote: Ayes--Dashiell, ~L~uvey, Herbert~ Morris, ~org~n, ~. On motion, the salaries of were increased $5- per month each, the assistant Engineers and Firemen ~t the Sewer Power House and by the following vote: Ayes--Dashiell, H~nvey~ Herbert, Morris, Morgan, On motion, adjourned. ~ ~ might save considermbte money for the City when m~king contract's, were he allowed to spend more then one-twelfth of appropriations~esch month; aud he moved that the City Manager be authorized to Spend, when he th~n~.? it necessary, more than one-~welfth monthly of the funds of a Depart- men~ e~llowed by =esomm~mon, provided he does not exee'~d during the year the yearly appropria- tion for such Depa~vtment. The General N~nage~ explained the m~tter more fully, shewing that he could often save considerable amounts ~or the City by.using his~judg~e~t for such expenditures. ~ Then the motion by Mr. Das~mell w~s aaopte~ oy ~he following vote: Ayes--Dsshiell, H~nvey, Herbert, Morris, Morg~u, 5' Mr. Da~h~ell stated that the jail roof is i~ bad condition ss to its ra~ters and should be mttended to at once, and he moved that the City Manager be authorized to employ some one to in- spect the roof aud submit bids for the repai~ of same. The motion wes adopted. Mr. Dmshiell stated also that there has been much complaint lately about the coalition of street !iEhts, end he moved t9 refer to the City Manager the question of having the Electrical Inspector Ma. ko sm examination of the lights-mhd report. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Dashielt, ~he sdvismbility of h~ving broad white lines marked on the street at the corner of Court a~ud High streets to indicate t~e line of trmffic for automobiles to stop, was referred to the City Man,ger. M~. Morga~ moved.that the City Aitorney be instruc$~ to draft s contract With Messrs. Besztey & Blanford for hs~uling trmsh mnd gtrbage in the mty, in accordance with conditions of its bid ~herefor, with the proviso that specifications for the cen~ract include further m~tters contained in the !otter of said firm te the City Manager; and that ~he City Ma~ger be requested to returm a~li certified checks given with bids for said work. The motion wes adopted. N~. Mo2g~n moved~ refer to the City ~an~gerwltht~e Department e~ Public Service the ~dvlS~bility of emp!o~ing end, Assistant O~ty Engineer. ~The motion wac mdopted. A petition was read from sund~y proper~y owners and voters of the Sevenths'Nard~ asking that the Council rescind its recent action in abolishing the Seventh ~?ard Improvement Board. Whereupon, Mr. Herbert moved that the body reconsider its previous action ~s to abolish- ing the Sixth s~d Seventh Nard Improvement Boards. ' Mr. Morgan moved to amend, ~hat the body adhere-to its for~er action. The mmendment w~s adopted by rte following vote: Ayes--Dashiell, H~nvey, Herbert, Morris, Morgan, 5.