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April el, 1914.
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<br />not prove a burden or serious inconvenience to the pTople and, therefore, recommend that there
<br />be no legislation at this time in the matter.
<br /> To consider a~revision of the ordinance concerning the operation of wood yards. Progress.
<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen February l?th.
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<br /> To prepare an ordinance reducing the amount of bond required of the~City Treasurer by the
<br />City to $10,000.00.
<br /> It is recommended that the following ordinance be adopted to cover same;
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and He-ordain Section 159 of the City Ordinances, Fixing the Bond of
<br />the City Treasurer.
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<br /> A request of the Police Commissioners for an ordinance to prohibit public vehicles from
<br /> standing on the north side of High street~ between Crawford and Water,
<br /> Your Committee believes that th~s matter is fully covered by the present "Traffic Or-
<br /> dinance" and by general Police jumisdiction.
<br /> Therefore, it ie recommended tha~t no action be taken on this matter at present.
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<br /> To provide an ordinance for the sweeping ~f sidewalks at a suitable time in the mornin~
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Recommitted. An ordinance with regard to Redistricting the City, to oonsid~ dividing the
<br />First and Second Warde b~ya line running east and west and changing the name of Marshall Ward to
<br />Park Ward.
<br /> Your Committee has seriously and maturely considered this ordinance and can not feel
<br /> that it is wise to reduce the membership of the Councils below the number suggested in our last
<br /> report, and as the selection of councilmen for the term beginning .September let, 19!4, la. close
<br /> at hand, we sincerely trust you will adopt this ordinance promptly in order to relieve the un,
<br /> certainty existing as to membership to be elected.
<br /> Therefore, it is respectfully recommended, as previously recommended, that the Council
<br /> be composed of 5 members from each Ward, ~ on the Common Council and E on the Board of Aldermen.
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<br /> Referred by Common Council January lath.
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<br /> To amend section 80 of the Ordinances ac as not to require the Presidents of the Councils
<br /> to sign warrants issued by the Auditor.
<br /> We have considered this matter and recommend that the following ordinance be adopted
<br /> therefor:
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section 15Z of the City. Ordinances with Reference
<br /> to Countersi~ing City Warrants.
<br /> (Signed) L, H~ Davis,
<br /> Chairman B. of A.
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<br /> The ~eport having been.r~ad, on motion, the ordinances with regard ta authorizing the Clerk
<br /> to sig~ ~mSy warrants and fmxmng the bohd of-the City T~easurer were read and were ordered to
<br /> lie on the table for thirty days.
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<br /> Mr. Pile moved to adopt the report of the Committee w~th regard t9 the "Redistricting Ordi-
<br />nance." Nm. Markham moved to amend, to concur in %he action of the Common.~ouncil March Slat
<br />in EivimE numbers, instead of names, to the ~a=ds, and allowing 5 councilmen from each Ward fo~
<br />the-old ~vt of t4e City and S,for the Sixth and Seventh Wards each.
<br /> The motion and amendment were discussed by Mess~a,. Davis, Markh~m~ and Pile.
<br /> Mr. Davis called attention to°the fact that, while the position taken by the Common Council
<br />designated n%~mbers instead of names for the Wards, it ~i~d not say to ~hich districts the num-
<br />hers~should apply,'but he thought that was a matter which~could be easily rectifie~ and w~%hout
<br />objection, as he believed it was understood that the numbers would follow consecutmvely the or-
<br />der of districts.
<br /> Mr. Markham moved the adoption of the districts as they have been heretofore defined and
<br />agreed upon, without naming the number of councilmen for the districts.
<br /> The amendment was lost by the following vote:
<br /> · Ayes-- Barlgw, ~rkham., Davis,
<br /> Nays--Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett, Will~ams, Murry, P~le, 6.
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<br /> Mr. Williams moved to strike out naming Narshall Nard as recommended prevmousl~ by the eom ~
<br />mittee, and to substitute for it "Park View." ~
<br /> After some discussmon of the matter, the amendment by Mr. Williams was adopted.
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<br />Then the report of the Committee, as amended, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes~-Williams, Langhorne, Barlow, Ballentine, P~ivett, Markham, Mur~y~ Pile, 8.
<br />Nays--Davis, 1.
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<br />Hon. Board of Aldermen.
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<br />Gentlemen:~ Yo~r Almshouse
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<br />Commit tee respectfully re-
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<br />ports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Almshouse Committee March SI,
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<br />1914:
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<br />Referred by Common Council March ~ist.
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<br /> To see that the contract between the City and Mr. I. C. Brinkley is complied with in =egs~d
<br />to bill of ~r. Brinkley for supplying the Almshbuse with provisioms for the month of Februsury.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> We have advertised for bide to furnish the Almshouse with a wagon and set of harness and
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