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R. C, P,
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<br />April 1i,
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<br /> And on motions~ the following other matters were referred to:
<br /> Finance Committee--
<br /> A bill of
<br />L. C, Smith Bros. Typewriter Agency, to sanount of $45.00, for exchange of a typewriter by the
<br />Clerk of the Court.
<br /> A petition of the Captain of the Salvation Army for ~u appropriation for the probation
<br />officer of the Juvenile Court.
<br /> ~eqdes~ of the Treasurer £or ~n appropriation of $10~000. monthly to meet School Expenses.
<br />
<br /> Street Committee--
<br /> A petition of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for permission to
<br />lay m conduit on Crawford street, between High a~d Queen; and in the alley east of Crawford
<br />stree$, between High and Queen; as per attached copy of drawing.
<br />
<br /> Light Committee--
<br /> Advisability of placing a light at the corner of Green and Grace streets.
<br />
<br /> Water Committee--
<br />
<br /> a fire plug at
<br />enth
<br /> Ward
<br /> for
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<br />A petition of property o~ners and residents in the vicinity of the Sev~
<br /> the corner of Green and Palmer streets.
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<br /> The following is the resolution-c~f~d byl~Mr.~.~vey, referred to above: '
<br />by the Common Council, the Board of Aldermen con~urring~ that the Auditor' '~' be instructed to p&y
<br />all cUrrent bills when properly approved by the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the respective
<br />Committees, provided that said bills~do not exceed 1/12 of the appropriation each month."
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<br />And-the same was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbi~t, ~erbert~ B~nch,
<br /> White, Burgess, Cain, Hanvey~ Moore (Jos. S,), ~utchins, Leavmtt~ Flemmmng,
<br /> MontaEue, Reynolds~ Wright~ ~Earl H.), Morgan, Baldwin~ Moore (Robt,. L.),
<br /> See, 18.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adjourned~
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Common Council May ~th there were present:
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<br />as
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<br />Messrs--W. C, Corbitt, President, C. H. Herbert, Vice-President,
<br /> J. Ho Branch, T. F. White, E. S. Burgess~
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. Eo Hutchins, I. Martin Leavitt,
<br /> R0b~.. L~MoO~.e, ~. D. E~, -~oTe~.O, W~iE~t~ 11,
<br />Absent--~os..~.~oo~e~. S. B. Lmy~o=, S.~ T.~MontaEU$~'Jr.~
<br /> H,_L. Fle~ming, E.'T. Cain,
<br /> H,~. Re~olds~ J. E. Shellings, Earl H. Wright,
<br /> S. B. Houghton, F. P. Baldwin, B. S. See, ll.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Herbert stated that as the roll call showed there was not a legal quorum present a~d
<br />they had now been waiting au hour to obtain-the quorum, he would move au adjournment.
<br /> The motion to adjourn was lost.
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<br /> He ~hen moved that the reading of the minutes bf the regutmr meeting April lith be dispen-
<br />sed with. The motion was adopted.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />On motion,
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
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<br />this report was passed by for the present.
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<br /> Streets--
<br /> Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen,
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your B~reet Committee re-
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<br />spectfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Commit-
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<br />tee April tl-18th, 1916:
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<br />Referred by Common Council April llth,
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<br /> Requested to give the Fi~euoe Committee an estimate of the cost of placing na~es of streets
<br />on street corners in West Park View.
<br /> This cost will not exceed $25.00 and will be paid for out of some funds now on hand.
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<br /> A petition of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for permission to l~y ~ conduit on
<br />Crawford street, between High mhd Queen; a~d in the a~ley east of Crawford st=est, betweem High
<br />and Queen; as per attached copy of drawing,
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