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,. o. ,,. 229 Nay 16, l~i6. To place on the playground so much of dirt as may be necessary to fill the playground to grade of street, from streets to be permauently paved as provided for in the "Street Paving Program." To instruct the Auditor to pay all current bills when properly approved by the Chairman and Vice-Chairmau of the respective committees, provided that said bills do not exceed 1/12 of s~ppropriation each month. The following sections of the License Tax Ordinance for 1~16-17: "Each person licensed to sell, or manufacture and sell, wine, ardent spirits or malt liquors, or any mixture thereof: by wholesale, $175. for 6 months. "Each person or agent for the sale of malt liquors or~y by wholesale, $100. for 6 months. "E~ch barroom or retail liquor store, $135. for 6 months. But if concerts, exhibitions of any kind, d.~.c~ng or music be permitted on the premises or in any building attached there- to, $~,500o s~idztmonal. "Each malt liquor saloon, $?5- for-6:months. "Wholesale and retail liquor dealers, each person or firm, $200. for 6 months. "All retail liquor dealers, where clubs, social or otherwise, are permitted on same pre- mimes, $225. for 6 months. "Emch social club, organized sinp$ April 16, 1903, selling alcoholic or malt liquors, $150. for 6 months. ~"Each resident or non-resident beer wagon, $40. for 6 months." And his disapproval of the following s~iopted by the two branches March 21-May ~th, 1916: "That H~tton stree~ be opened, from London to High, at a 9cst not to exceed $20,000.00; Mr. H. L. Alexander to zinance the whole proposition of acquirmng the Rosenbaum Estate and the property of E. B. Wilkins, and that he be given the City's note for s~me, without interest, payable July 1, 1~1~, Er. Alexander to be required to grade said strip of land to correspond with High and London streets, at his own expense, as in accordance with his letter attached." Giving the following reason therefor: "As there was some question as to the legality of this transaction under our Constitution and Charter, ~ deemed it wise to submit it to the City Attorney for his opinion. "The opinion of the City Attorney accompanies this com~unication, in ~nich, .after giving his reasons, he says: 'The Resolution in question received a vote of ten members of the Com- mon Council out of a total membership of that branch of twenty-two. This, in my Judgment, is not sufficient and the resolution was not legally adopted.'~ Nay 15, 1916. Hope, Mayor." The disappro~a! of the Hayer and his reasons therefor, having been read, Er. ~rkham contended that from the language of the paper it was neither an approval nor disapproval. The matter was discussed for some time. Finally, on motion of Er. Browne, the m~tter was laid on the table until the next re- gu!ar meeting of the Board. The Mayor's Annual ~eesage for the Year'!915 was presented a~ud was ordered to take the ~Sllal course. Fourth. Reports of Officers aud other unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers for the month of April, 1916, were presented and were or- dered to take the usual course. NEW BUSII~ESS. A petition was read from the City Collector requesting that his office be ~urnzshed with a fire proof door for the old vault and also a steel money chest. On motion, the petition was referred to the Public Property & Schools Committee. Er. Privett moved to refer to Public Property & Schools Committee the a~lvisability of removing the shutters from the lower part of the Cottrt House. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Browne, the question of repairing the feed room of the Park View engine house was referred to the Public Property & Schools Committee. M~v. Csmr moved to refer to Finance ~ud Public Property & Schools Committees the advisa- bility of having one more paid man in each engine house. The motion was s~iopted. By the same, that the Public Property & Schools Committee be authorized to obtain bids for repairsrto the Court House. ~ne me, ion w~s adopted. By the same, that the Public Property & Schools Committee be authorized to obtain bids for repairing and padnting windows and ~&tters of the Seaboard Earket, second story. The motion was adopted. By the s~me, that the Public Property & Schools Committee be authorized to obtain bids to build ~ room and put in a bath tub for the Union Fire Company, out of $130. allowed in th~ Budget for same. The motion w~s ~dopted. On motion of ~r. Ca, r, the s~ivisability of a light on Cmroline street was referred to the Light Committee. On motion of Mr. Privett, an appropriation of $79.60 for ~ pipe connection of the Jail Lot with the w~ter m~in on Washington street wms referred to the Finance and Public Property & Schools Committee.