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<br />June 27, 1916.
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<br /> !Ar. S. P. Oast, the Mayor, J. Y. Robertson, and several gentlemen from $~ffolk spoke.
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<br /> Then Mr. Moore (Jos. S.) offered sundry amendments, whloh he desired to go t~ the Water &
<br />Sewerage Committee, ~d moved that they be so referred, The. motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Markham ca/led attention to section 5 of the contract concerning the question of ap-
<br />praisers being hydraulic engineers, ~d moved to refer to the Water & Sewerage Committee the
<br />advisability of said engineers being from this City. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> He moved also to refer to the Water & Sewerage Commst~ee the question of unnecessary waste
<br />referred to in the contract. The motion was adopted. '
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<br /> Finally~ ktr. Moore (Joe. S.) moved that the ~nole contract, including all amendments, be
<br />referred to the Water & Sewerage Committee, the ~ater Commission, and the City Attorney; that
<br />the full te~ss of the contract be advertised; ~ud that public meetings be held in order that
<br />the public may be heard on the subject. The motion was adopted.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />July 11, 1916.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Common Council July ltth there were present:
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<br />Messrs--W. C. Corbitt, President, C. H. Herbert, Vice-President,
<br /> J. H. Branch, T. F. White, J. T. Hanvey~ Jos. S. Moore,
<br /> C. E. Hutohins, I. Martin Leavitt, S. B. Laylor,
<br /> Earl H. Wright, W. D. Morgan, F. P. Baldwin, 12.
<br />Absent--E. S. Burgess, M. T. Cain, J. E. Shellings, H. L. Flemming,
<br /> S. T. Montague, Jr., H. CJ Reynolds, Grover C. Wright,
<br /> S. B. Houghton~ Robt. L. Moore, B. S. See, lC.
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<br /> The minutes of the adjourned re~alar meeting June lSth and the Joint Session June 27th were
<br />read and were approved.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Hon.
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<br /> REPORTS O~ CONEITTE~S.
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<br />Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen,-- Your Finance Committee re-
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<br />spectfutly reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Com-
<br />mittee June t$-20th, 1916, and December 2Sth, 1915:
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<br />Referred by Common Council June l$th.
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<br /> Instructed to make notes in the several City banks to amount of $25,000. for sites for the
<br />new High School and colored School buildings; said amount to be included in the bond issue for
<br />Schools, but to be turned into general fuDJds when bonds are sold.
<br /> We report that we shall arrange to borrow the $25,000. when same shall have been con-
<br />curred in by the Board of Aldermen.
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<br /> Authorized to make notes in the several City banks for $6,000.
<br />on Street Pavir~ Bond funds used by the City.
<br /> We report that this appropriation will be provided for.
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<br />as a substitute for interest
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<br /> An appropriation of $5?5' with freightage for a Repair Outfit,
<br />pairs to Streets and Repair Outfit" in the Budget.
<br /> It is recommended that the appropriation be allowed, as requested..
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<br />out of allowance for "Re-
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<br />An appropriation of $315. to repair the feed room of the Park View engine house.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed.-
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<br /> An appropriation of $225. for a fire proof door for the old vault and a steel
<br />for the office of the City Collector.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br />money chest
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<br />Reports of Officers for the month of May, 1916.
<br /> We report that said reports have been examined and Iris recommended that they be filed
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<br /> To ascertain the cost of pensioning all City employees, under the same conditions as pro-
<br />vided for in the ordinance to pension firemen amd policemen.
<br /> NO action on same by this Committee, as the ordinance was not adopted by the Board of
<br />Aldermen June 20th.
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<br /> A petition of the employees of the Sewerage Department to be paid
<br />semi-monthly.
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<br />off weekly, instead of
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