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November 17 ~ 1914. were referred to him for an opinion by the Common Council October 13th: Council November 10th,. 19i4, pages $E4-3~5). (See records of Common A report was received from the Commissioner of Revenue of taxable values of the seven Wards of- the City for the year 1914 and, on motion, said report was referred to the Finance Committee. NEW BUSINESS. A petition was read from J. W. Williams to be allowed to bury a gasoline tank, placing the tank in the front yard and the pump on the edge of the curb, in front of his store No. 954 South street, as per diagram accompanying. On motion, said petition was referred to the Street Committee. A petition of the School Board to be allowed to use the old Jail lot for the purpose of erecting a temporary building, to take sr~ of the overflow in the High School building, was f~ferred to the Public Property Committee. A request was received from the School Board to be provided with suitable offices for the Superintendent 6f Schools and the Clerk of said Board, in either the Municipal Building or the frame building in the rear of same~ On motion, the request was ~referred to Public Property Committee with Finance Committe~ A report was received from the Superintendent of Public Schools of a vacancy on the School Board from the Sixth Ward, caused by resignation theref'rom of W. G. Bagw~ll, the term expiring April 4th, i914; and ~he filling of said vacancy was referred to aLJoint Session of the two branches of City Council. ~ A petition of B. S. See {o be refunded $5.'40 paid in error for night soil tax for the years 191~, 1913, and 1914, was ~eferred to the Finance Committee. A petition extra patrolman lice Committee. of the Board of Police Commissioners that the Police Eepartment be allowed one for traffic duty at the corner of Court and High streets, was referred to Po- Mr. Markham presented resolutions from the "Colored Civic League" and "Colored Home and School Improvement League"of3the.C£t~tHa~an appropriation for a modern school building for colored children be included in the Budget for 1915. On motion, said resolutions were referred to the Public Property Committee with Fi- nance Committee. M~. Browne moved to refer to Street Committee the condition of the West Park View Bridge. The motion was .adopted. By the same, to refer to Street Committee the condition of the Gosport Bridge. The motion was adopted. Mr. Browne stated that the appropriation allowed in the Budget for hausted and he moved that $200. be transferred from "Repairs to Asphalt" meet expenses for the balance of the year. The motion was adopted. "Incinerator" was ex- to "incinerator," to Mr. Adams moved to transfer from "Sundries" account of Cemetery Department to ~Labor" ac- count such amount of "Sundries" as is unexpended. The motion was adopted. Mr. Markham moved to refer to.Street Committee the advisability of putting out by the sweeping and cleaning of streets and the removal of garbage. The motion was adopted. contract On motion of Mr. Eagwell, the matt~rof a nuisance caused by the hauling of saw dust in wagons and the scattering of same about, on County street, was referred to the Mayor. On motion of Mr. Bagwell, line was referred to the Mayor. the condition of cars and street car service on the (Mr. Pi~e excused from further attendance). County street On motion of N~. Cart, the Sanitary Inspector.was instructed to compel the owners of lots where stables of the Dalby, Nottingham Co. were burned to clean said lots and put them in a sightly condition, as provided in sections P~6 and 442 of the City Code. On motion of Mr. Cart, the attention of the .Police Committee was called to the fact that substitute policemen are performing part of the duty of the License Inspector and suggested that the pay of one or the other of these officers should be stopped. Mr. Fiournoy moved to refer to the Street Committee to consider t~ advisability of sell- ing the steam roller now owned by the ~City, and of purchasing a smaller one or exchanging for a new one. The motion was adopted. The Chair announced the .following re-arrangement of ~Committees under the rules adopted at the regula~ October meetings of Council: RULES--C. N. Markham, Vice-Chairman; S. C. Browne. AUDITING & CLAIMS--W. E. Flournoy, Chairman; J. H. Wilson. FI.NANOE--E. L; Barlow, Vice-Chairman; M~ B. Langhorne. STREETS--S. C. Browne, Chairman; M. M. Adams. PUBLIC PROPERTY & BCMOOLS~-L. Privett, Chairman; Lorenzo Cart. FIRE--S. C. Browne, Vice-Ghairman;.W. Gy Bagwell. ORDINANCES--C. N. Markham, Chairm~an; M..M. Adams. ALMSHOUSE--O. N. Markham, Vice-Chairman, Henry Pile. CENETERIES--M. M. Adams, Vice-Chairman; W. E. Flournoy.