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<br />gulke l?th, 1915.
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<br /> The Board concurred with the Common Council in authori~zing the Finance Committee to make
<br />an appropriation to purchase a testing machine fore'tights, mn recommitting a petition of the
<br />Chief of Police for two more men for the Police Force=, and in not allowing the recommended ap-
<br />propriation not to exceed $50. for books, &c., to be used by the Plumbing Board.
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<br /> Then on motion, the report
<br />lng vote:
<br /> Aye s--Markham, Langhorne,
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<br /> Street s-- Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Street Committee
<br />spectfully reports herein conce~ing the following matters referred
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<br />tee May I1-18 and February 9, 1915:
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<br />of the Committee was adopted, as amended, and by the follow-
<br />Barlow, Cart, Adams, Privett, Wilson, Browne, Frey, 9.
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<br />to the Joint StreetC~mit-
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<br /> Referred by Common Council May tlth.
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<br /> Recommitted. To report the cost of having a new Topographical map of the City.
<br /> We have reconsidered this matter with the City Engineer; he states positively that it
<br />will require an appropriation of $1, 500. to do the work properly; and it is, therefore, recom-
<br />mended that such an appropriation be made for the work.
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<br /> A comm~'nication f=om~_Co E. Grant in regard to fi!ling purchased for property of the late
<br />C. E. Grant.
<br /> It is recommended that the petition be not granted.
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<br /> A petition of The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co~ to be allowed to construct a conduit
<br />from the present manhole at High street and S. A. L. Ry. in location shown on attached c~oy of
<br />drawing.
<br /> It is recommended that the petition be granted, that said Company be required to give
<br />a bond to amount of $5,000. to secure the Cit, against any suits for damages at this point or
<br />any other location, and that the work be d~ne under~ the supervision of the City Engineer.
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<br /> A petition of the Sixth Ward Board to be authorized to proceed with work on County street,
<br />at a cost of about $1,000; and also to repair Glasgow street, if available funds are on. hand
<br />belonging to the Ward.
<br /> It is recommended ~hat the petition be granted, the work to be done under the super-
<br />vision and to approyal of the City Engineer.
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<br /> Question of working jail prisoners on the streets and to report on same with cost to ~he
<br />City. Progress as to same.
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<br /> Attention called to the fact that pile drivers and cranes used in the neighborhood of the
<br />West Park View. Bridge are likely td endanger the safety of the bridge.
<br /> We report that the Clerk has been instructed to write to the party in charge 0£ pile
<br />drivers and cranes near the West Park View Bridge and instruct him to tie pile drivers or cranes
<br />neither to nor along side of said bridge.
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<br />Authorized to use at once one-sixth of its appropriation all,red in the Budget.
<br /> We report that no action is necessary on this matter.
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<br />Referred by. Board of Aldermen Nay ISth.
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<br /> Recommitted. Recommendation that ~he Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. be permitted to~
<br />construct a manhole at the corner of Court and High streets, and to lay a conduit north and
<br />south; to require said~Company to g~ve a bond for $5~000~ to secure, the City before the work
<br />begins.
<br /> It is recommended that this petition be granted under the same conditions as for simi-
<br />lar petition above.
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<br /> Referred by Common Council Feb~aary 9th.
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<br /> (With Claims g~mmittee and City Attorney) A communication from the City Attorney in regard
<br />t'o claim of B~:'L~. Farmer for $3~000. d~ages to his property on Pearl street.
<br /> Pro'ess.
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<br /> To investigate and report to whom the cost of improving Pearl street should be charged.
<br /> We report that we have discussed this matter, and it is recommended, as previously
<br />recommended, that the Sixth Ward pay the total cost for such improvement; and in connection
<br />therewith, we desire to state that the suit of B. J. Farmer for damages done to his property
<br />at the corner of Columbia and Pearl streets, the cost of which must be Dai~ by the Seventh War~
<br />was due to this very work on Pearl street.
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<br /> (Signed) S. Cleburne Browne, Chairman.
<br /> (Signed) Joe. S. Moore, Vice-Chairman.
<br /> The report having been read, on motion, the Board concurred with the Common Council in
<br />not allowing the recommended appropriation of $1,500. for a topographical map of the City.
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<br /> Then the report of the Committee was adopted, as amended, ~he r6cpmmended appropriation
<br />of $1,000. to proceed with work on County street and an appropriation to repair Glasgow street,
<br />if a~aitabie funds are on hand belongin.g to tSe Ward, being referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> Public Property & Schools--
<br /> Hon. Common C~ancil-~Board of Aldermen.
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