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September l~, 1916. At a meeting of The Council September 19th there were present: Messrs.--Oscie Dashiell, J. T. Hanve¥, C. H. Herbert, W. D. Morg~, Jno. A. Morris, Chas. T. Parrish, 6. The Clerk stated that the minutes of the meeting September 12th had not yet been recorded. REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS. Law-- Submitted certain ~ddition~l rules for the government of The Council ~ud same were adopted tempora~i!y. It submitted also the following ordin~noe, which was ordered to lie on the table until the next regular meeting of the body: An Ordinance Changing the Name cf the City Almshouse to the City Home. Public Service-- An appropriationof $1,200. to ~arb~-mnd gutter Stonewall street, between Green and Chestnut. Progress as to ss~me. A petition of the Business Builders & Re~X Estate Exchange ~.the City Engineer to run the necessary g~ade lines for curbing and placing sidewalks for three blocks from Seventh street to the Gilmerton car line, and also two blocks on their property; and desiring to ascertain also i~ the City will bea~ one-hal~ o~ cost of paving. It is recommended that the City Er~ineer be instructed to run the grade lines, as quested; but we report Progress ms to the other p~rt of the petition. A petition of H. E. Manning and sundry other citizens for &.paved sidewalk on the west side of Armstrong street, between Glmsgow and North. We report that an mppropriation for said sidewalk will be considered for ~the Budget of 1917. A petition of Cheston H~ Ms~vkham for curbing on the east side of Third street, between ~ythe and Harrison. We report that an mppropriation of $165~ will be recommended £or the Budget of 1917 · or this work. A commm~io~ion from Archibald Ogg calling attention to..the condition of Dinwiddie street, south, from between Clifford and Griffin streets to We report that this matter is being attended to. (With Board of Health) A communication from G. H. Tucker calling attention to ~ vacant lot by $11~ Armstrong street ~nd asking for i~p~ovement of condition o~ same. We repor~ that this matter has been attended to. (~ith Pa~k Commission) A petition of t~e Independen~ Fire Company to be.s~llow~d the playground on Wy~he street for the pUrpose Of holding a ~oarn~val during the wee~ o~ ~epm. 25th; ~he hedge ~nd trees on said gro~und~ to b~ properly protected by said Company. Ne report that said Company have withdrawn their pe~.tiono And in this connection, it is recommended that in the ~uture none of the City property shmll be u-~ed for carnival purposes~ . It is further recommended, That the City Engineer be putin cha~ge cZ an~ direct ~he following named O~.ficers under instructions to ht~ by the Publi~ ~ieetd)~p~rtment: Inspector, Inspector o~ Plumbing, s~ud Enginesr o~ the Sewer Power He, se; that the of~fioes~ow used by the Street Inspector and Inspector or'Plumbing be vacated bythem$ and that the office of the City Engineer be used £or s~ll purposes of t~e Public Service Department. Further, That the office o$ the Cmty Engmneer be kept open every day in the week day~excepted~ between the hours o~ ~ A. E. and 5 P. M~ ~ud thmt all ordinances or pa~ts of or- dinances in co~flict with these instructions be =epeaied, On motion, the report o~ the Department was adopted, and by the following vote, the recommendation that the City Engineer be put in ehmrge or.certain Officers, &c., being referred to the Department cZ Law to embody in an Ayes-~Dashieli, Hanvey, Herbert, Morgau, mo~r~s, P~rrish, Public Property-- .:for~a fire proof door for the old vault and a steel money It is recommended tha~ said appropriat A communication from the Clerk of the Market calling attention to the condition of the roof of the Vegetable Marke~ shed, and requesting esmly attention to same. It is recommended that an appropriation of $15~. be allowed to repair oo~dition of said roof. . Authorized to spend $225. to repair the qumrters of thee Hook & Lad~e~ ~om.pan~f . It is recommended thmt the Hook & Ladder:C0mpa~y ce mu~hcrized ~o m.a~.e~ne reps~s to amount of $225.00, bills for said work to ba~mpproved by:.~he ~orem~n c~ sal~ ~ompamy anm pre- sented to the City Auditor for payment. On motion, the repor~ of the Department-was adopted, ~nd by the f~llowing vote, the recommended mpproprimtion for m fire proof door, &c., for the office of the City Collector be- ing referred to the ~inance a~d Public Property committees, and the recommended appropriation for repairs to the rOO~ of the Vegetable Market shed being referred to the Finmnce Committee: