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February 17, 1914. Refer~ed by Board of Aldermen January ZS~d. A bill of F-. J. McGuire to amount of $15,588.19, balance due for work done on upper High st r~t, It is recommended that this hill be paid, $1E,SZl~$E of said amount to be allowed from Sixth Ward Bond Issue and the balance to be advanced by .the City to the Sixth Ward. A request of the Board of Health that the salary oS the Sanitary Inspector be increased to $1,800.00 per annum. Progress. A 'bill of B. F. Long to amount of $80.00, for getting up ~vidence, &c., in cases cf Barbour and Moore against the City. This bill came to the COmmittee without any endorsement whatsoever. There£ore, we are not.prepared at this time to make any recommendation in the matter. A petition of T. J. Morecock to be refunded $41.40 paid for night soil tax in the Seventh Ward for 1913. : It is recommended that this petition be referred to the Seventh Ward Board. Requisition upon the City by the Board of Quarantine Oommissioners for $255.00, for current expenses~of said Board for 1914. ~We report, that such an appropriation will be considered for the. Budget of 1914. An appropriation to ~l~ow the Desk Sergean~ pay as a Sergeant. This matter is rep~rted in section s~bove. (Signed) M.B. Langhor~e, Acting Chair~u B. of On motion, the report wasadopted and by the following vote: Ayes--Williams, Flournoy, Langherne, Barlow, Ballentine, Adams, Davis, HurrY, Pile, Streets-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-- Tour Street Committee respectfmlly reports herein concerning the following mat%ers referred to the Joint Street Committee January 1914, and September 16th and August i9th, 1913: Referred by Common Council ~anuary lSth. (With Ordinance Committee). To~amend section 531 of:the Ordinances so as to provide a charge for opening streets and roadw~a~s not p?ved, with brick, cemen} or plastic pavement; to amena section ~J3 of Ordinances so as ~o provide $3.00, instead of $1.~0, for each ~0 feet of brick sidewalks opened; amd an ordinance making a cbs~ge fo:oopening granolithic sidewalks.' Progress as to same. A communication from the Board of Health calling attention to drainage through property bounded by Green, Effingham, Lincoln and Henry streets. ~ It ms recommended that this matter be referred to the Seventh Ward Local Board. A petition of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone CO. to be allowed to erect 3 poles on First avenue, south from County street. W~ have referred this matter to the City Engineer for investigation and repo~t. Advisability of improving the roadway of Crawford street, by using a top dressing for it SUch as was used in the paving of upper High street. Progress, Referred by Board of Aldermen January A petition of Seventh Ward Boa~d that ~he S. A. L. Railway be gates at the intersection of Elm and Prentis avenues. It is recommended that the S. A. L. Railway be required i~tereection. required to install safety to place safety ga~es at this A petition of the Seventh Ward Beard that the Virginia Rai Power place gutter castings between tracks on ~lm avenue an~ It is recommende~ that the S. A. L. ~ailway~e required to place avenue and Duke street, an~ at Chestnut and Duke streets. Co. be required to gratings at Prentis A bill against the Virginia Railwa~ & Power Co. to amount of $47~.09, formwork done by F. HoG, ire at intersections at Sixth avenue, Pearl street and Armstrong street. It is recommended ~hat %~his bill be referred to the City Attorney with instructions to collect the same. A petition of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone~Co. to be permitted to erect three 35-ft. poles on Fifth avenue, between Glasgow and Holladay streets. It is recommende~ that the ~etition be granted, the work te be do~e under the direc- tion and supervision of the City Engineer. (With Board of Health). general cleaning. We report that the Requested to see that the ~irt streets of the City are given a Street Inspector has been instructed to attend to this matter. To consider the-paving of Washington street, and report on the same as early ae possible.