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$4 November I?: 1914. made legal for over mwo years on personal property and; therefore~ we urge that the City Coliec- tot use special effort to collect delinquent personal taxes. (With City Attorney) Matter of collecting a bill ~g~inst the Dalby~ Nottingbem Co. for removal of dead horses from-its premises. It is recommended that the City Attorney be instructed to bring suit at once for col- lection of this bill. To mak~ It available $150. allowed in the Budget for "Catching Dogs." is recommended that said amount of $150. be made available. An additional, appropriation for the Police Department in connection with the "State-wide" election. We report that no appropriation is necessary to pay expenses cf the Police Department in said election; but it is recommended that an additional appropriation of $90.1~ under "elec-~ tions," be made to pay judges, clerks and registrars. (With Fire Committee) A bill of J. C. Miller & Co. to amount for the Fire Department. It is recommended that~said bill be pa.id, out of balance get for "Horses." $9oo. for a horse purchased allowed in the Bad- (With ~ity Attorney) A communication from the State Treasurer to the City Treasurer in regardto holding up the payment to the Employers' Indemmity Co. of Philadelphia, Pa. We report that the City Attorney advises that the State Treasurer had anthorityunder the law to instruct the City Treasurer to hold up the payment of any money in ha~d for said Em- ployers' Indemnity Co. Payment for the Police Telephone System. It is recommended that the-$E~990, allowed fez said system in the ~Budget" be ~aid The Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company~ provided the bill for same is approved by the Police Committee; attention of said Committea~be~ng called to condition of the. system, and also in strutted to see that same is in good order before approving the bill. A communication f~om The Merchant~ & Farmers Bank in regard to $B5. EB paid by said bank for interest on City coupons dnring Attgust and September. It is recommended that said amount be paid said ba~k and that it be paid also $14.40 for interest since paid for the City on coupons. To make available the second half of the $500. allowed in the Budget for the "O~phan Asy- ltum," amd to have same payable to the Treasurer of said institution. It is recommended that the second half of the $~00. be made available andthat it be paid as requested. Advisability of advertising thedelinquent personal tax at the same time that the delinquent real estate tax is advertised, cost of said advertising to. be paid by the. delinG~ent. We report that this matter is covered by recommendation in section above. To submit a list of names, not less than six or more than of the Hustings Court, requesting that he select the appraisers from said list ~sment of real estate~. ~ · We have discussed this matter and it is recommended ~hat the City supplement the a- mount allowed by the State~fo~ the re-assessment of property ($~.00 per day), the _~a~m~ount of Four Dollars per diem ~f six hours' work, for a period not to.exceed fou~ and that the Fi- nance Committee be authorized to submit to the Judge~a lmst ~f not than t~n names, and respectfully request that he consider the names so ~ appe the said assessors. Matter of curtailing notes now held Against the Oity by the seTe~al banks. We have discussed this matter~smd have imstrmcted the Auditor amd the Treasurer to pay the City notes held by the banks, as far as the cash collected will permit, paymen~ to each bank to be in proportion ~o their several loans. Matter of assessment of real estate and personal property, rate or.lev We repo~t that this matter willbe taken up with the "License tax. 1915-16. (With Street Committee) A bill of F. J. McGuire against the City to .amount of for wox~ on upper F~igh street. Progress. To make available mo the Fire Department balance of the $900. "~o~ses.# It is recommended that said balance be made available. allowed in the Budget (See section above). for_ An appropriation of $15. for repair of a hose cart am the Sewer Power House~. It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed~ ou~ of "~e~eral ~xpe~ses" apt propriatiom in the Sewerage budget. the To trampler $~4.50 left from appropriation for "Repairs ~o Market," 06Urt room. It is recommended that said transfer be made. ~ t to compAe e repairs to year Referred by Board of Aldermen October ~Oth. A petition of J. T. Hanv. sy to be Te~unded $1.80 paid in erro~ for night soil 1914. It is recommended that said petition be g~anted. ~ax fez the A petition of ~. J, Morecock to be refunded $41.40 paid in error for night soil tax for~