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Reports of Committees (continued). The report was read again and in Connection therewith a communication from the Chief of the Fire Department to the Hayer concerning low pressure o~ water at a fire which ocdurred on Green and Bart streets February 24th, On motion, the Boa~d concurred with the Common Council in referring said communication to the Water & Sewerage Committee. Then the report of the Committee was ~dopted, lowing vote: Ayes~-Davis, Z~rkh~m, Langhorne, Hudgins, as heretofore mmended, and by the fol- Barlow, Cart, Adams, StooGe, 5. gemeteries-- Hon, Common Council--Board of Aldermen, Gentlemen:-- Your Cemetery 0ommittee respeetfully~eports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Cemetery Committee February 15th, 1916: Referred by Board of Aldermen Feby. 15th. Recommitted for further information. Purchasing the Guthrie property adjoining the Oak Grove Cemetery, for $2,450.00. Your Committee respectfully reports that they have inquired further as to conditions of this property and recommend that it be purchased for $2,500.00, provided that the owner will hmve removed at his own expense ali bodies which m&y be found in this property pzecedingauy payment for same, and that he can give a clear title for it to the City. It is further recommended that the City Engineer shall supervise exhuming these bodies and report on the same to the Cemetery Committee. (Signed) S. T, Montague, Jrt, 0hmirman. (Signed) E. E, Adams, Vice-Chairman. The report having been read, the conditions for purchase of the Guthrie property were discussed. Finally, .~Str, Markham moved to pass by further Consideration of the report at present. The motion w~s adopted. Water & Sewerage-- Hen. Common Council--Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-- Your Water & Sewer- ~ge Committee respectfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Water & Sewerage Committee February 8th, 1~16: Referred by Common Council Feby. 8th~ (With Finance Committee) A petition of B. O. Eontague, employed under the City Engineer suud Chief Engineer of the Sewerage Department, for an increase of pay, Progress ~s to same, (Signed) T. F. Whita, Chairman. (Signed) J. H. Wilson, Vice-Chairman. No action on the report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. First. Eatters adopted by,the Common Co~mcil ~arch l~th cad referred to the Board of Al- dermen fOr concurrence. To make available $250. ~llowed in th.e Budget for ~Norfolk Society for Prevention of Cruel- ty to Children." To allow a bill of Cmpt. D. D. Thom~s, Salvation Army, to amount of ,$12.00, as a delega~'e to Lynchburg to the State Board of Charities & Corrections. To ~ermit the Board of Health to advertise for bids for the removal of night soil from the Sixth and Seventh Wards, the contract for same expiring September let, 1916. To refer to Public Property & Schools Committee, with power to ac~, condition of the floors in the Chambers engine room. To allow a bill of The W. P. 0otton Flora/ Co, to amount of $15.00, for a design and drap- ery on account of the death of Carey J. Hall, Keeper of Cemet~rmes. To allow a bill of C. N. Markham to amount of $15,00, expenses to Richmond in connection with the "Annexation Bill," introduced by Q. C. Davis, of Norfolk County. To pay m bill of L. P. Slater, City Clerk, to amount of $9.00, sentatives in the General Assembly a copy of the proposed amendment To m~e mvailmble the balance of the $250.00 out of the Budget~ Fire Alarm Telegraph System. for carrying to our repre- to the City Charter. to repair condit%on of the To allow an appropriation of $75, for the annuml parade of firemen.