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To r~qumre the S. A. L. Ry. Co. to place a safety g~te on Din~iddie street where crossed
<br />by the S. A. L. R&ilway tracks, a~d that when a train is ores.sing Elm and Race avenues, and
<br />Prentis ~nd Race avenues, the engineer shall slow down to such a rate of travel as will give
<br />pedestrians or drivers of vehicles sufficient warning of its approach to said crossings.
<br /> To grs~ut the Va. Ry. & Power Co. permission to install four poles on the west side of
<br />Peachtree street, between Race avenue and the S~ A. L. Ry. traeks~ as per blueprint attached
<br />to petition; the work to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer.
<br /> To permit the Va. Ry. & Power Co. to double track High street, between Cooke and Pearl
<br /> (where there is now a single track), and to place a crossing where Hatton s~_eet, if extended
<br />southward, would meet High street, and in mccord~ce with plus submitted for s~e.
<br /> To m~ke ~w~d to A. F. Fly~ to ~l~oe ~i~.curb on the following streets ~ $.59 per
<br />lineml foot mhd ~tter pmvement ~ $.6D per sq. y . south side of ~ythe street, between Third
<br />mhd Fourth; west side of Third, between Hmrrison ~d.Wythe; ~d north side of Wythe, between
<br />Second ~d Fo~th.
<br /> To m~s mw~rd to F. J. EcGuire to pmve the streets heretofore ~opted in the "Street Pmving
<br />Pro~" with sheet msph~t, ~ $1.59 per sq.. yd., ~anite curb ~ $.60 per lin. ft., and concrete
<br />curb e $.30 per lin. ft.; except Queen street, from ~ter to Crmwford~ mhd Effinghmm street,
<br />from Co~ty to South, these two streets to be pmved with Rocmao ~ $1,35 per sq.. yd.
<br /> To use the office of the Pl~bing Inspector as a voting plmce fo~ the Second Wmrd in April
<br />~nd there~t~r until other mrrangements ~re
<br /> To refer to Fin~oe Co~ittee to provide the sumof $25,000. for sites for the new High
<br /> School ~d colored School~
<br /> To inst~ct the Finmnoe Co~ittee to ~e mvmil~ble f~ds ~s ~equired by,the Street Co,it-
<br /> tee, for pmving streets heretofore ~opted in the "Street Pmving
<br /> To ~e mvmilmble $250. mllowed in the Budget for "Norfolk Society for Prevention of Cr. uel-
<br /> %y to Children.~
<br /> To mllow She Bo~d of He~th to ~vertise for bids for the removml of night soil from th~
<br /> Sixth mhd Seventh W~ds, the contrmot for same e~piring Sept. 1st, 1916.
<br /> To m~e mvmil~ble the b~lmnce of $250. out of the Budget, to repair condition of the Fire
<br /> Alarm Tele~mph System-.
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of Officers ~d other unfinished business.
<br />
<br /> The re~lmr reports of Officers for the month of ~roh, 1916, were presented mnd were
<br /> doted to t~e the usual course.
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<br /> The oaths of office of Kemp Plier mhd R. A. Hut~hins, Jr.., recently eleot~ members of
<br /> the Bo~d of Hmrbor Co~issioners, ~d Dmvi~ W. Bmllentine, recently elected to fill the unex-
<br /> pired term of Cmrey J. H~ll~ Keeper of the C~eteries, were presented ~d were ordered to file.
<br /> The Auditor made the ~olZow~ng report of bills held up by him, b~cmus~ of lmc$ of
<br /> ation ar becmuse they exceeded 1/12
<br /> of mpp=opriation ~llowed for same: '~mter 0o~ssion,
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<br /> ~ m~ion, ~he~iIls were referred to the Finance Co~ittee~
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<br /> A co~uniomtion wms re~ from the Auditor in which he stmtsd thmt the ietts= from the Coun-
<br /> 9ii directing him to co=zoot the ~ssessment m~inst Jms. S. Rodge=s fo= the years 1~09-tR15,
<br /> inclusive, to ~o~t of $39.55, Sixth W~ is m mist,s; ~d thmt ~. Rodgers should be ref~d-
<br /> ed s~id ~o~t.
<br /> ~ motion, amid co~iomtion wms refer=ed to the Finmnce Comities.
<br />
<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries mmde the following =epoEt o~ lots ~d ~aves sold in the 0~ Grove
<br /> Cemetery during the months of ~eb~y ~a M~oh, t~16:
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<br /> February ~ to R. W. Shepherd, N. H~ No. y~, Ave. G.
<br /> m~, Dow, mdu~t'~ ~mve, No. 9E~, Ave. J.
<br /> 17, W. J~ ~tley, N~ H. No. ~87, Ave. G.
<br /> 22, J~ Hill, child's ~mv~ N~ ~24~ Ave. J.
<br /> 2~, N.T. E~nedy, S. H. No. 73Y, Ave. G~
<br /> 2~, R. L~ Cox, No. ~5, Ave. E.
<br /> ES~ S.J. Pope, N. H. No. 718, Ave. H.
<br /> 2~, R.V. Stephens, child's ~mve, No. 924,
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<br /> Ave. J.
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<br /> o H. Nichols, S. H. No. 718, Ave. H.
<br />ll. G.H. Moore, N. H. No. 722, Ave. H.
<br />24~ Frank Grise, child's grave. No. ~2~, Ave. J.
<br />27, Herbert B. ~ohlns, No. ~6, A~e. H, (8ft.3/12).
<br />29, Joseph W. Jenkins, S..H. No. 68p, ATe. G.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
<br />
<br /> A communiomtion w~s re~d from Charles. Dennis, agent for Jno. R. Williams~ requesting that
<br />~he~ty AttSrhe'y be instructed to pre, are a proper deed to Jno. H. Williams for the S. H. of
<br />lot NSc 182, avenue B, in Oak Grove Cemetery.
<br /> - On motion, the City Attorney was ordered to be so instructed.
<br />
<br /> Mr. H~nvey moved that the Auditor be instructed to pay all current bills when properly
<br />approved by the Chairman and Vice-Chairm~n of the respective committees, provided ~hat Said
<br />bills do no~ exceed 1/12 of the appropriation e~ch month.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Wright (Earl H.) called attention to the fact that Mr. S. B. Houghton, a member of this
<br />body hs~i not been in atte~ids~uce for over eeve~ months and he thought Mr. Houghton should have
<br />his attention called to the fact.
<br /> It was so agreed.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Reynolds stated that he thought the position held by Mr. ~W. L. Bennett on the Plumbmng
<br />Beaird sh6u~ld be declared vacant since he is now ca~rying on private business.
<br /> After some discussion of the m~tter, on motion of Mr, Leavitt, it was referred to the
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