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286. J~ne 9, 1914. R. C. P. employment of a special ~anitary Inspector for the Sixth An appropriation to continue the Ward. Progress. Referred by Board of Aldermen May 19th. $1,$45. for paving upper High street, said amount being in excess of the SB,000o sllowed in October, 1915, for said work, This m~tter was reported on by the Street Committe~ to the two branches M~y 1E-19th, and explained by the 0hairman of said Committee to the Common 0ounoil, and we UDderstand, there- fore, there is nothing for the Finance-Committee to 'do about it. To consider mn appropriation of $~5.00, or as much of the same as necessmry, to pay for additional work proposed for the License Inspector. It is recommended that a speciml appropriation to said ~mou~t be allowed for the pu~- pose n~J~ed. A resolution with regard to the Committee arranging some m~nner in which the floating debt of the City may be placed on a 5% basis. We report that the Committee has this matter under consideration. It is further recommended th~t'the practicing physicians id the .City be relieved from payment of City license tax for 1914-15. It is further recommended that the bond given by the Y. M. O. A. for laying a coal bunker under the pavement in front of its new building be accepted. (Signed) · Jno. Howard Hall, Chairman C. C. The report having been read, Mr. Hawks wished to know why the 0ommittee recommended that physicians be relieved .from paymentof a license tax for 1914-15. The 0h~irma~ of the Committee eXplained the reason for action of his Committee. Whereupon, Nr. Ha~ks moved that the report of the 0ommittee be s~iopted ~nd it was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Oorbitt, Hmll, White, PIa~vey, Noore, Johnson, Lassiter, Re~moldS, Gross, Hawks, t~orga~, Houghton, Cooke, 13. (Bresent Yr. Herbert). Streets-- Hon. Common Council. Gentlemen:-- Your Street Oommittee respectfully reports hereSn concerning the following matters referred to the Joint StreetOommittee M~y 1~-19, 1914: Referred by Common Council May 1Bth. For examination and report. A petition of James T.. Cmsteen, agent for Hedges estate, to be re-imbttreed to amount of SlX.E0 paid for repairs to a water pipe opposite Nos. 814 and 8~4 Chestnut street. We h~ve looked into this matter, believe the City to b~ r~sponsible for the broken wate~ pipe, and recommend tha~ the $15.E0 be allowed ms requested. A petition of A. O. Thomson and sundry property owners on King street that said street be paved from Oou~t to Washington. Progress as to same. To remove old stone on Second street, between Henry and Randolph. We report that this old stone ham been removed. Advisability of all,wing the Sixth Wa~d to use the Ci.ty street sweeper ~or three days. We report that the City h~s only one street sweeper ~n conditionfo~ ready work and that is in use continuaily; but there is ~n old street sweeper somewhat out of repai~ which the Sixth Ward Board could have fixed up at slight cost a~duse; and it is ~eco~zended that said street sweeper be loaned to the Ward~ Referred by Board of Aldermen, M my 1Bth. To investigate and report as to rights of the S. A. L. Ry. Co. at the soumheast intersection of Water and County streets. It is recommende~ that the Ci.ty Attorney be instructed to ~ive the Council his written opi~Zion in this matter. The City Engineer reported thmt certain boardwalks in ,th~ Sixth and Seventh Wa~ds a~e in very bad dondition and we would recommend that the Local Boards of said Wards be requested to repair said boardwalks or to remove them. (Signed) E.B. Hawks, Chairma~C. C. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted, the recommended s~ppropriation of $13.~0i to,re-imburse James T. Casteen for repairs to ~ water pipe being referred to Finance Oommittee. ~ Public ~roperty-- Hon. Common Council. Gentlemen:-- Your Public Property Committee respect- fully reports herein concerning the following mmttSrs referred to mittee ~',J~y lS, 1914: Referred by Common 0ouncil May 1Sth. the Joint Public Property Com-