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R. C. P. 2?9 May 13, 1914. I Referred by Common Council April 15th. A petition of E. P. Lindsay for permission to put underground pipe for gasoline on street near curb at No. 515 Middle street. It is recommended that the petition be granted, provided the work be done under super- vision and.to approval of the City Engineer. For:inves$igation s~ud report. A communication from the Sixth ~a~d~Bos~vd in regard to charging the whole cost of improvement to Pearl street ~gainst the Sixth Ward. It is recommended that fhe former action of Council in imposing the whole cost of ~ork on Pearl street on the Sixth Ward be rescinded and the cost of such work be divided equal- ly between-the Sixth and Seventh Wards. (With Power to Act). A:petition from the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to be per- mi~tsd to build manholes on Crawford street, as provided for in blueprint submitted with applt- cati~n.~September E~rd. :.mmg~$r$ We report that by authority of the Councils, the Committee has already acted" on such A petition of Mrs. Joe. Barrett to have her husband Jos. E. Barrett put on the pay roll of the City, We report that the Committee feels sympathy for the situation of Mr. and mrs. Barrett and regrets to report adversely as to said petition. To investigate bills to amount of $1,$45. for paving upper High street, said amount being in excess of the $2,000. allowed in October, 191S, for said work; and how and by whose authori- ty bills were contracted for the excess amount ..... ~ Of this amount of $1,845., whigh your Committee were~instructed to inveptigate, we find that $745.20 was spent for putting ~n a pipe line on said street with app~oxmmately $500. additional for labor, making a total of $1~$45.20, expended by the Sixth ~ard Board with the approval of its Chairma~ W. E. Henry only. This expenditure was charged up to Bond Account. The City Engineer, in m~ing up his estimates for 1914, took no a~count of this ex- penditttre, as he k~ew nothing about it. In addition to this charge of $1,2~5.20, there is a charge also of $400, approximame- ly, for gutters put in, which expense is to be met by the Va. Ry. & Power Co. A petition of J. H. Sharp and sundry others for permission to run a private sewer pipe through High street, between First and Second avenues~ to empty in-to the creek between Third aud Fourth avenues. It is recommended that the petition be granted, provided no tu~.~elling is done under the permanent pavement and the work is done to the approval of the City ~ngineer smd Board of Health. To look into conditions of contract between the City and the Va. Ry. & Power Co. in regard to moving old stone ~rom High street. We report that the old stone referred to was-put by the Va. Ry. & Power Co. between its tracks on upper High street and is being worked up and scattered by wagons crossing the t~ack~. Therefore, it is recommended that the Va. Ry. & Power Co. be requested to cover said tstone with ~inders or some other suitable binder. To consider the advisability of opening Cooke street, from Glasgow to Progress as to s~me. Referred by Board of Aldermen April Slst. High. A communication from J. A. Johnston and s~undry other property owners on Holladay street calling attention to flutters bordering on said street. It is recommended that this matter be referred to the Sixth Wa~d Board. To consider the improvement of London street, from Effingham to H~tton; and Hatton etreet~ ~from London to Glasgow. These improvements were reported on by the Committee at a joint session April ~rd. Referred by Board of Aldermen February l?th. A request of-the Bell Motor Co. to be allowed to install on the sidewalk in front of pre? mises Nos. ~ll-Sl$ High street a gasoline delivery and Storage tank. It is recommended that the petition be granted, provided the work be done ~under the supervision and to approval of the City Engineer. A request of the Va. Ry. & Power Co. that it be given a franchise fo occupy ~certain streets of the City as shown by accompanying plat, and also to be allowed to abandon tracks~marked on the plat. We report that we do not think it ~dvisabls to ta~e up the question of franchise with the Company at this time, but will recommend, instead~ that it be requested to extend its t~acks on Glasgow street, from Godwin to Wilson and along Wilson to Spratley. It is further recommended that an appropriation of $500. be allowed to repair the Swimming Point Bridge. It is further recommended that an mppropriation of $90. be provided in the Budget of 1915 to improve unsanitary condition of section of Park View in rear and to side of ~lSS4 B street, and the dead end of Armstrong street at this point. tt is recommended further that sm a~propriation of $1~8. be allowed to repair wharf at the east end of High street. (Signed) E.B. P!~wk~, Chairm~n C. C.