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291. June 9, 1914. A petition was:read from Sam Solomon to be allowed to install and operate a gasoline tank on' premises of No. 716-718 Crawford street, in accordance with attached d~cr~pti~-: and said petition was referred to the Street Committee. A petition was received from A. J. Powers and sundry, oth~rs for a g~ notithmo sidewalk on the west side of Armstrong street, between Glasgow and Hol!aday, and said petition was referred to the Street Committee. A petition of C. H. Bell & Co.~ to be' allowed to install a gasoline tank with p~pe extending~ under the sidewalk at No. ~SS South street, was referred to Street Committee. A request was read from the Fmrbor Commissioners for an appropriation of $750. to cover the City's part of expenses for said Commission, ~ & 4th quarters, 1914. On motion, 4aid request was referred to Finance Commmttee. ~ com~znioation from the Auditor of Publi~ Accounts with regard to salaries of ~udges of Hustimgs Court and Circuit Court for the year beginning February I, 1S15, was referred to the Finance Committee. A request of the Police Department to have turned over to it $47.70 of its "Contingent" fund to meet contingent expenses~was referred to Finance Conm~ittee. A communication was read from the Sixth Ward Board encloeing a bill of F. the City for SZ, S4~.BA, for work on upper High street. O~ motion, said communication was ~eferred to the Street Committee. J. MoGuire against A reqaest of the City Clerk for thirty days leave of absence after the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen was, on motion, granted. On motion of Mr..Reynolds, the Council decided to go into an election to fill a vacancy on the body from the Fourth Ward, caused by reaignation of Ohas. J. Withy. Whereupon, Mr. Reynolds nominated S. B. Laylor to fill said vacancyand he was elected by the following vote: Ayes--~orbitt, Hall, White, Namvey, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Lassiter, Reynolds, Cross, Hawks, Morgan, Houghton, Cooke, 14. The Chairman of the Finance Committee stated that there were bills against the Contingent, Street, t~.blic Property, LSght, and Police Departments, and Sixth and Seventh Wards, to amount of about $1,382.~5, for whmch no appropriatio~ h~d been provided, and he moved that said bills be referred to the Finance Committee fo~ exammnationjand recommendation for payment such of them as should be paid. The motion was adopted. A request was received from the Treasurer to borrow $~0,090. to meet 0urrent Expenses for the month of July, i~iA, and also. to renew notes to amount 9f SE0,$80.~5~due in July. The request to borrow SP~0,000. was referred to Fmnance Commmt~ee, and the request to renew notes to amount of $~0,880.55 was granted and by the following vote: Ayes--Oorbitt, Hall, White, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Lassiter, R~olds, Cross, Hawks, Morgan, Houghton, Cooke, 14. ~ ' Mr. Johnson moved that the rules be suspended to authorize the expenditure of a sum not exceeding $50. to put in a bath tub in house of the Union Fire Co. The rules were suspended and the expenditure authorized. On motion of Mr. Johnson, the matter of improving condition of dmi~king ~ydrants at the corner of E2~i~'~ham~andFSouth streets was referred to Water Committee with power to act. ing paint ing Mr. The The Mr. the Cooke moved that the Public Property Committee be authorized to spend a sum not exceed- in addition to the appropriation already made for "Repairs to Seaboard Market," for the upstairs outside windows of the Armory Buildimg. F~ll t5en moved that the rules be suspended with a view of authorizing the expenditure. motion was adopted. matter was discussed and then Mr. Hall' moved that appropriation of $50. be allowed. Johnson moved to amend that the appropriation be allowed, provided bids were asked for work. The amendment was adopted. On motion of Mr. Jo?mson, the m~tter~Of-!havi~ig pu~in~servioeable'-obndftlon telephone':~boxes ~as-rCfer~ed to the Police Committee. Mr. Johnson moved that the' rules be suspended with a view of authorizing the expenditure of a sum not exceeding $~5. for a back and spring for.the Park View. Engine. The rules were suspend- ed and the expe~u~it~e was authorized. Mr. Houghton moved that the Mayor be requested to have removed~a pole of the Virginia Ry. Power ~o. at the corner of Glasgow street and Ninth avenue, said pole carrying a wire which i~terferes with the ~zection of walls of the new Calvar~ Baptist Church. The motion was adopted. On motion, adjourned.