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R. C. P.
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<br />1914.
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<br />all 2S5 employees, which removals the President insists is necessary for the protection of the
<br />business and the most efficient operation of the R~ilroad,
<br /> AND .~HEREAS, The S. A. L. R. R._through~its ~resident Mr~ Harahan, has promised and agreed
<br />that he will net ma~e any further removals of forces or business from this City, and will intro-
<br />duce certain improvements, and remedy certain 'nuisa~ces enttmera~ed and specified in correspon-~
<br />dense hereto attached,
<br /> THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That we do not believe the best interest of the S. A. L. R. R. is
<br />served in the removals of said offices, but rather that the retention of the entire forces of
<br />the Road in this City, preserving it as distinctly our institution, with the old ti~e loyal sup-
<br />port and co-operation which the people have ever accorded~them, would have enhanced materially
<br />the possibilities of the Road and the City~ that while we hoid this view it is reasonable to
<br />concede that the Management of the Road may be convinced that the contrary is true~ ~
<br /> RESOLVED FURTHER, Thatwe regret exceedingly ~the action which has been taken, having re-
<br />lied confidently upon the very ~i~ndly.relatlons which have always existed to preserve us from
<br />this hurtful poliey~ but with the hope that time with its changes and experiences will more th~n
<br />restore our loss, we deem it wise to refrain from further agitation of the.subject so far as it
<br />rela~es to the motion cf the Railroad in removing the offices referred to.
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
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<br />Jno. Howd. Hall,~)
<br />L. H. Davis,
<br />C. N. Markham,
<br />C. H. Herbert,
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<br />Committee.
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<br /> On me,ion, the report of the Committee was unanimously adopted, after' very little commenm,
<br />and the accompanying communiemtions fro~ Mr, ~. J. Har~han, President~.of the Company, dated
<br />January lO, 1914, February ll, 1914, March 18, t91~, March $3, 191~, concerning S. A. L. Ry.
<br />Offices and operation on Crawfo=d street, were ordered to~fil~e.
<br />
<br /> As requested by the President of the S. A. L. Ry.~o. in his commuuication of March 18th,
<br />that said Company be allowed to ~perate more cars on 'Crawford street, M~. Davis moved that the
<br />request be r~Eerred to the Ordinance Committee. The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Tyler, the S. A. L. Ry. Office Committee~was continued.
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<br /> Second. A bid to be presented by th~ Public Property committee for ~lteration and repairs
<br />to the Seaboard M~rket.
<br />
<br /> The following report was read from the Public~ Property Committee:
<br />
<br /> Hon. Common council--Beard of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:~-- Your ~oint l~blic Property Committee
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<br />has considered bids for repairing the M~rket H~Use, under red~eed'appropriation for ss~me, and
<br />recommend that award be m~de to LorenZo Cart to~ do the work for
<br />
<br />(Signed)
<br />
<br />L. Privett,
<br /> Chairman B. of A.
<br />C. L. Tyler,
<br /> Acting Chairman C.
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<br /> The report having been read, some discussion was engaged between Messrs. Davis~ Tyler,
<br />Hawks, and Johnson, with regard to letting of the~contract, but finalSy the repo~t of the Com-
<br />mittee was adopted and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayee~-Ftournoy, Langhorne, Barlow, Ballentine,
<br /> Privett, Montague, Markhe.m, Wilii~ms, Murry, Pile, Hall, White, Parrlsh, Dewson,
<br /> Herbert, Moore, Johnson, .~eodman~ Tyler, Hawks, Bsisel, Cooke, 22.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Tyler then moved thai the City Engineer be instructed to supervise thework of laying
<br />the concrete floor in the Seaboard M~rket. The motionwas ~dopted.
<br />
<br /> The Chairm~n of the PubZ~ic Property Committee asked permission to bring up the matter of
<br />using some of the buildings on the ~o~t house lot by The Ladies Library Association for a pub-
<br />lic free library.
<br /> He said the Committee had intended to report on said ma~ter at the regular meetings of the
<br />Councils following but~ as the lmdies seemed to be in somewhat of a hurry for action, because
<br />they had been given about 2500 books which needed storing somewhere~ he would like action on
<br />same right away.
<br /> On motion~ the rules were suspended and a letter was res~l from The Ladies Library Associa-
<br />tion in which they expressed a desire to use for the purpose not only the office building former-
<br />ly occupied by Judge Cr6cker but also, in connection with it, another building attached thereto
<br />by a~p~atform.
<br /> Whereupon~ Mr. Montague moved that the whole matter as to occupancy of thase buildings
<br />be referred to the Public Property Committee with power to mot, and after some discussion Of
<br />the motion, it was adopted and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Flornoy, Langhorns, Barlow,
<br /> Ballentime, Privett, Montague, ~rkham, Willie~ms, Murry, Pile, Hall, White~
<br /> Parrish, Dewson, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Goodman, Tyler, Hawks, Beisel, Cooke,
<br />
<br />motion, adjourned.
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