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22'5 May 16, 1916. At a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen May 16th there were present: Messrs--E, N. Markham, Vice-President, M. B. Langhorne, J, B. Hudgins, E. Lo Ba~low, Lorenzo Cart, M. M. Adams, L. Privett, S. Cieburne Browne, Z. E. Frey, Henry Pile, 10, ~he President being~-~bsent and the Vioe~President desiring to stay on the floor, Langhorne took the C~r. on motion, The minutes of the regular meeting April 18th wa~e read and were approved. Finance-- REPORTS OF CO~ITTEES. Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Committee re- spectfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Commit- tee April li-18th, 1916: Referred by Common Council April llth. An appropriation of $1,200. to curb and gutter Stonewall street, between Green ~nd nut. Progress as to same. An appropriation of $550. to pay a bill of J. Crawford Miller & Co. for two horses the Fire Department, out of appropriation in the Budget for "Horses." It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed, out of appropriation in Budget for "Horses." Chest- sold the An appropriation to place a fire plug at of Sixth Ward funds. Progress. the corner of North street and TSnth avenue, out An appropriation of $9,000. for a Tripple Combination Pumping Engine-Chemical Engine-Hose Motor Car- for the Fire Department. See action of the Board ,of Aldermen on same. Reports of Officers for the month of March, !~16. We have examined said reports, found them correct, and recommend that they be filed. A report of the Auditor of the following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropri- ation or because they exceeded 1/12 of appropriation allowed for same: Fire, $12.00; Water Com- mission, It is recommended that ~u appropriation of $12. be allowed to pay Fire bills, out of appropriation in ~ne Budget for "Horses;" that a special appropriation~of $1690. be made for the Water Commissmon to oa~ry it to September l, 1916, and that Water Commissmon bills on hand amounting to $689.21, be paid out of said appropriation. A statement of the Auditor that taxes should be refunded Jas. S. Rodgers to amount of $39.55, paid in error for the years !909-15, inclusive, Sixth Wa~d. It is recommended that said ~mount be refunded Mr. Rodgers, out of Sixth Wsmd funds. A bill of L. C. Smith Bros. Typewriter Agency, to amount of $~5.00, for exchange of a typewriter for the Clerk of the Court. It is recommended that a special appropriation of $45. be allowed to pay said bill. A petition of the Captain of the Salvation Army for ~n appropriation for the probation officer of the Juvenile Court. Progress. A request of the Treasur2r for an appropriation of $10,000. monthly to mee~ School Exp~nses. I~ is recommended that a special app~op~imtmon of $3,000~ be made for Scnool ~xpens~s for May, 1916. An appropriation of $250.L1fO~ a Portable Tar and Asphalt Heater aud a No. 9 Fire Wagon, out of the Budget, freight on same to be paid by the City. It is recommended that $250. with freight, be made available for this purpose, out of appropriation for same in the Budget. Referred by Board of Aldermen April 18th. A bill of the League of Virginia Municipalities te ~mount of $3~.00, for the year 1916. It.is recommended that said bill be paid, out of appropriation for same in the Budget. (With Police Committee) A petition of the Board of Police Commissmone. e for an appropria- of $31.20 to purchase 12 pairs of handcuffs for the Police Department. Progress. A contract and bond of F. J. EcGuire to do paving on certain street~. We have examined sam~ contract aud bond and it is recommended thmt same be accepted. It is f-~rther recommended that the contract of A. F. Flynn to curb s.nd gutter the foliowing streets be accepted: south side of Wythe street, between Third and Fourth; west ~ide of Third, between Harrison and ythe, and north smd~ of~ ~ythe, between Second and Fourth. It is further recommended that $3,6?2.8? in the Paving Bond Account be made available for Street Paving purposes.