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Ap~it BI, 1914.
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<br /> To appoint a Committee of Five to consider the advisability of adopting one of the forms
<br /> Of City government recently provided for~by the Legislature.
<br /> All of the above were concurred in and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Williams,
<br /> Langhorne, Barlow, Ballentine, Privett, Markham, Davis, Murry, Pile, 9.
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<br /> Fourth. Communications from the Mayor.
<br /> The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by two branches of City
<br /> Council March lO-l?-$1st, 1914:
<br /> · To pay, out of Sixth and Seventh.Ward funds, the following bills held up by the Auditor:
<br /> Smxth Ward, $1~.4B7.45; Seventh Ward, $1,4~..01. · ' ~ _ . ~' _
<br /> To authorlZ$ the Treasurer to borrow $~,000.00 to mee~ ~cnool mxpenses, ana $25,000. to
<br /> meet Current Expenses for March, 1914.
<br /> To annronriate $175. to repair walkways of West Park View Bridge, ou~ of ~Street R.epa~rs:
<br /> Th ~riate ~SO0 for fittinm un old Council Chamber, Clerk's Off~oe, and zoom ~n Armls-
<br /> tead Building, for offices for the City Collector, Cmty Tr.easurer, and Commms.smoner of Revenue,
<br /> said work to be done under the supervision of the Public Property Committee.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $18,500.00, due on "Municipal Build-
<br /> in~" in April, lgl4.
<br /> Bud.get of Anticipated Rec~e~pts and Expenditures for the Year 19i4.
<br /> An mncrease of eala~y~ of $~.50 per month each for paid men of the Fire Department.
<br /> Report of the joint Auditing and Finance committees in regard to manner of handling City
<br /> bills.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $$, 500.00 to pay past' due bills of the Sixth and Seven-
<br /> th ~ards, said amount to be repaid to the City by the said Wards.
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<br /> Fifth. Reports of Officers and other ur~finished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of ~'~roh, i914, were presented and were
<br /> doted to take the usual course.
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<br /> A request was read from the Treasure~ for authorit, y to borrow $7,000. t9 meet School Ex-
<br /> penses f~r May, .19i4; and to renew notes to a~ount of $10,000. for Sc. boole; $17,000. ~or Muni-
<br />!~cipal Bumlding; $10,000. fo~ Playground; and ~.,103.95 for Sixth WarG Bon~.A~ccoun~.~
<br /> The request to borrow $?,O00.~.was referred to Finance Committee &nd the request to re-
<br /> new notes was adOptedJ~and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-=Williams, Langhorne, Barlow,
<br /> Ballentine, Privett, Markham, Davis, 7.
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<br />NEW BUSIh~E SS.
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<br /> A communication from J. A. Johnston and sundry property owners on Hoiladay street calling
<br />attention to gutters bordering on said street, was referred to Street Commit~ee.~
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<br /> A request was read from S. O. Rountree to have warrant No. 69,~?~ for $~'~?B renewed, said
<br />warrant having been lost, and said request was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> A communication was received from the Adjutant General of Virginia in regard to needed 2m-
<br />pairs and enlargement of Grimes Battery Gun Room.
<br /> On motion, the matter of repairs to said room was referred to Public Property Committee.~
<br /> A request was received from Dr. E. H. Claud and sund~y other praoticing physicians that they
<br />he exempted from payment of a City license tax.
<br /> On motion, the request was referred to Ordinance Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Markham moved that the Finance Committee provide an additional amount of $160. for in-
<br />crease of pay of paid men of the Fire Department, said amount being for increase of pay from
<br />January l, 191~. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> By the same, that the Ordinance Oommittee provide an ordinance for increase of pay of~ $$.~0
<br />per month each for the paid men of the Fire Department, said increase to begin January 1, 1914.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Markham stated that there were sundry Fire bills which had been approved by him but not
<br />by the Vice,~hairman of the Fire Committee, and therefore ~ad not been allowed by the Auditing
<br />Committee, and cnmotio~, said bills were allowed when audited hy the Auditing Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Murry moved to refe~ to Ordinance.Committee to conside~ an ordi.nance permitting resi-
<br />dents of the Eixth and Seventh Wa~ds to b~tzld tess-pools, provided same ms done Unde~ the super-
<br />vision of the Board of Health. The motion was adopted.
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<br />$~50. al-
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<br /> On motion of Mr, Langhorn$, the Finance Committee was requested to make available
<br />lowed in the Budget for "Cruelty to Children."
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<br /> On motion of M~. Langhor~e, the matter of deducting from $7,500.00, if coll~
<br />ginia Railwa~ & Power Co., amount due the City by the Sixth and Eeventh' ~ard, was ~
<br />Finance Commmttee.
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<br /> On motion of ~. Langharne, the Finance Committee was instructed to ascertain how the~E, O00.
<br />allowed by Council. for work on upper High ~tr~et was exceeded'by $1,SO0.O0.
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<br /> Mr. P~te move~ that the Finance Committee allow the Seventh Ward Board $1~.00 for opening
<br />d~ain on Nelson street. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Davis moved to refer to Street Committee to consider the improvement of London street,
<br />from ~**~nzham to Hatton: and H~t~on street· from London ~o Glasgow~ The motion was adopted.
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