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R. O. P.
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<br />delegate to Lynchburg to the State Board of Cha~ities & Corrections.
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<br /> To allow the Bce.rd of Health to mdvertise for bids for the removal of night soil from the
<br />Sixth and Seventh Wards, the contract fez same expiring September let, 1916.
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<br /> To refer to Public Property ~_Schoots Committee with power to mot, condition of floors
<br />in the Chambers engine room.
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<br /> To allow a bill of The W. P. Cotton Floral Co. to amount of $15.00, for design and drapery
<br />on account of the death of Carey J. He.ll, Keeper of the Cemeteries.
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<br /> To mllow a bill of C. N. Markham to amount of $15.00, expenses to Richmond in connection
<br />with the "Annexation Bill," Sntroduced by Q? C. Davis, of Norfolk County.
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<br /> To pay a bill of L. P. Slater, City Clerk, to amount of $9.00, for carrying to our =spre-
<br />sem~tatives in the Generml Assembly a copy of proposed amendment to the City Charter.
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<br /> To.make available the balance off$250, out of the Budget to repmir condition of the Fire
<br />Alarm Telegrmph System.
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<br />To s.llow sm mppropriation of $75. for the a~unuat parade of firemen.
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<br /> All of the above were concurred in, except section to refer to Public Property &
<br />Schools Committee with power to act, condition of floors of ~he Chambers engine room, which
<br />was amended so as to refer to the Public Property & Schools 'Committee to a~ertain oondmtion
<br />not only of the floor of said engine room but the whole building.
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<br /> The Board of Aldermen concurred also in mi1 reoommendmtions of Committees adopted
<br />by the Common Council, except recommendmtlon of the Finance Committee to allow a special ap-
<br />propriation of $21~.97 to pay Water Comm~ission bills held up by the Auditor in February for
<br />lacks, of appropriation, which recommendation was not adopted by the Board; recommendation of
<br />the Street Committee that Cooke street be opened, from Columbia to South, which recommendation
<br />wms ~ecommitted by the Board; and recommendmtions of the Fire Committee to purchase from the
<br />American LmFra~oe Fire Engine Co. & T2i~ple Combinmtion Pumping Engine, for $9,000.O0,a~d 2500
<br />feet of fire hose from the Fabric Fire ~ose Co. @ $1.00 per foot, s~id recommendations being
<br />recommitted by the Board.
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<br /> The Common Council EarO~_ l~th referred the matter of a Testing Machine to the Light
<br />Committee for some description of what it is proposed to purchase and the mauner of using the
<br />machine, upon recommendation of the Finance Committee; but the Board referred the appropriation
<br />of $350. to purchase Said machine to the Finance Committee with instructions to make the appro-
<br />priation available.
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<br /> The Board of Aldermen March'21st adopted the recommendation of the Street Committee
<br />With regard to opening P~tton street, from London to High.
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<br /> The Board of Aldermen Mmroh 2~th passed by consideration of the Cemetery report.
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<br /> Second. Mmtters adopted'by the Board of Aldermen March 21st and referred to.the Common
<br />Council for concurrence--
<br /> To place on the playground so ~ch of dirt as may be necessary to
<br />fill the playground to grade of street, from streets to be permanently paved as provided for
<br />in the Street Paving Pro=~ram.
<br /> Concurred in.
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<br />Third. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br /> The ~myor returned his ~pprovmt of the following m~tters adopted by the two branches of
<br /> City Council March 14-21-24th, 1916:
<br /> A special mppropriation of $700° ~or PurOhase of two lots to open up London street through
<br /> to Ninth avenue, out of Sixth Ward funds, when such Ward funds are
<br /> To pay Joseph Barrett half of his daily pay ~s street ha~d from January 7, 1916, and there-
<br /> after regularly during ~his year as long as he may be incapmoitmted from work. To make available $190. allowed in the Budget for "Ann St. Sidews~lk."
<br /> To make available 1/12 monthly the amount allowed in the Budget for ,Jm~l Supplies~"
<br /> To make avmilmble the balance of the $975. allowed in tn~ Budget for "Reps.irs ~o Public
<br />Buildings."
<br /> To make available $130. mllowed in the Budget for "Repairs to Union Fire House."
<br /> To make available the appropriation of $300. allowed in the Budget for 5 additional arc
<br />lights, ~ of which are to be placed as follows: on the ~est Park View Bridge (alres~y acted on);
<br />corner Columbia & Middle streets; King & Green~ and Owens & Ann streets.
<br /> The following appropriations recommended in the Budget for 1916 now made for the Police
<br />and Fire Depmrtments: Maintenance of Fire Almrm, $250.00~ 0urrent for Fire Alarm, $t00.00; !m-
<br />provements to Fire Alarm, ~$500.00; Maintenance of Police Telegraph, $200°00; and Repairs to Po-
<br />lice Telegraph, $316.GO.
<br /> To instruct the Auditor to pay bills of the Board of Ha~bor Commissioners when they fall
<br />due quarterly.
<br /> A speoi~t mppropriation to pay bills of members of the Board of Review of assessments and
<br />Clerk of said Board, .by appointment for 1915, as follows: E. R. Barksdale, $12.00; M. P. Claud,
<br />$44.00; Louis J. Morr~s, $56.00; R. C. Barclay, $56.00; E~ Thompson, Clerk, $28.00.
<br /> To make available amounts allowed in the B~dge~ for curbing south side ofW~y~he street,
<br />between Third and Fourths west side of Third, between Harrison and Wythe; and north ~side of
<br />Wythe, between Second and Fourth.
<br /> To make available, out of Paving Bond Account, $750. for drainage at the corner of High
<br />and Washington streets, and for several other sms~lt .items connected with preliminary street
<br />work.
<br /> A special approprimtion of $~00.00, with interest from December 7th, 1914, until paid, to
<br />pay the Ci,ty's one-half of cost in the suit of Eartha S. Moore a~ainst the City ~n~ ~h~
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