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November I0, 1914. (With City Engineer) To have grade lines established for the playground and filling from streets placed on the same. The City Engineer has been instructed to establish such grade linss, and the Street Inspector to put all filling possible on the playground. A petition of West Park View improvement Lea~ae and residents on West Leckie and adjoin- ing streets, that the west end of Leckie street, Park View, be opened, and same bs connected by a bridge to the east end of Sales street, West Park View. Progress. Advisability of paving the roadway of Washington street and Hampton Place. Progress. Advisability of paving the sidewalk on the north side of Randolph street, between Second and Third. The City Engineer has been ~nstrueted go obtain estimates of the ccst of said paving. The advisability of paving Orawfo]~d street. Progress. (With City Attorney~: Bills against Va. Ry. & Power Co. to amount of $47S.09, for work done by F. J. McGuire at the intersection of Sixth avenue and Pearl and Armstrong streets. Suit against the Va. Ry. & Power Co. for amoun~ due the City for paying in the Sixth and Seventh Wards. To collect from Va. Ry. & Power CO. $400. or more, for guttering on High street ih the Six- th Ward. These matters are held up pending settlement of a larger claim against the Virginia Railway & Power Co., which claim, the City Attorney thinks, will be paid by said Ccmpamy in a few days. (With City Attorney) To give written opinion as to rights cf the S. A. L. Ry. CO. at the southeast intersection of Water and County sSreets. The City Attorney says that this matter will take some little time for consideration and, therefore, we report progress as to same. (With City Attorney) Report to the Council the advisability of entering suit to recover the amount paid by the City in the compromise suit to E. F. Barbour, in connection ~ith work on First street. The City Attorney states to the Committee that the City has no chance to recover in such a suit. Unsanitary condition of section of Park View an rea~ and to side of $1234 B street and the dead end of Armstrong strset at this point. To remedy this condition,, it is ~recommended that a valley gutter be laid across Arm, strong street, at Ann, at an estimated cost Off $90.00, out of appropriation to- ~Street Depart- ment. ~ Referred by B~d of ~ldermen October BOth. Advisability of paving the south side of Ann street, between Armstrong an~ Owens. It is recommended that the appropriation allowed in the B~dget for this paving be made ava~ilable and that the Commi~tte~e be authorized to advertise for bids to do the 'work. (With City Engineer) Instructed to rsquest the Ha~bor"C~mmissioners to establish the lines for Gander Creek, the City Engineer to use any ietd eurb:~stene' on hand which may be necessary for such work. We report that we have instructed the City Engineer to obtain these lines f~cm the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Attention called to waste paper and 'other material at the corner of Wythe and First streets, which is a nuisance and dangerous. Ne report that this matter has been remedied. ]lave Question of street car service for west Park View. We report that we have con~erred with officials of the Va. another conference soon with regar% to the matter. Ry. & Power Co. and will (With City Engineer) To obtain plans an~ advertise for bids for a culvert at the foot of Dinwiddie street where Gander Creek passes through it. As the building of this culvert will depend som~hat on the lines to be given by the Board of Harbor Commissioners, we report Progress pending a hearing from them. Referred by Board of Aldermen Sept. 18th. Advisability Of curbing and guttering ~ythe street, between Court and Third. We report that this portion of said street is being drained. It is further recommended that the City steam roller be sold and that we be authorized to advertise for bids to sell same. It is further recommended that SZO0. be transferred from "Repairs to Asphalt" to "In- cinerator," to meet expenses of the Incinerator for the balance of the year. (Signed) Joe. $. Moore, Chairman C. C. ~he report having been read, Mr. Hanvey moved that the. section relating to iseiling the City steam roller be eliminated, as such matter had not been referred to the Street Committee. The motion was adhered and then the report, as amended, was adopted and b~ the follow- ing vote, the recommended appropria~ioEs being referred to Finance Committee: Ayes--Corbitt, Branch, Nhite, Burgess, Hanvey,