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R, C. P. 267. Marbh 10, 1914. M~. Beisel moved that the body go into an election to fill a vacancy on the Common Council from the Sixth Ward, caused by resignation of H. H. Parker therefrom. The motion was adopted. ge then nominated Mr. S. B. Houghton for the position~ and there being no other nomi- nations, he was unanimously elected and by ~the following vote.: Ayesr-Corbi..tt~ Hall, Hanvey, White, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Goodman, Cross,. Tyler, Hawks, Bexsel, Cooke, IS. Mr. N2~ke moved to refer to' the Finance Committee to make available the balance of funds to credit of Paving Bond Account, as he said it is the time of year when the Street Committee should consider the matter of paving. The motion was adopted. The President of the body stated that material consisting of coupons and sundry papers in the vault of the old Council Chamber should be examined~ with a view of destroying such as are ueelese, amdjs~ggeeted that the President of the two bodzee and the Clerk be made a committee for this purpose. _On moti6n, the s~ggesticn was adopted. Nm. Johnson ~eh~d to, have referred to the Finance Committee an appropriation of $150.00 for fireman's parade this yea=. He was informed by the Chairman of the Finance Committee that such an apprbpriation had been provided for in the Budget of 1914. On motion, adjourned. March S4, 1S14. A special meeting of the Common Council was set for this ~ate to consider the following: Budget of 'Anticipated Receipts and Expenditures for the Tear 1914; a report of the Joint Audit- ing and Finance committees in re.rd to handling City bills; matter of lending ~o the Sixth and Seventh Wards ~5,BO0.O0 for payment of past ~ue bills of said Wards; and a bill of !. C. B~ink- ley for suppI~ing the Almshouse wmth provisions for February, 1~14. But a quorum not appearing within one-half hou~fter the time fixed for the meeting, those present agreed to attend a meeting to be called for Tuesday, March $1st~ at the usual hour. Those present,were: Messrs--Geo. R. Parrish, T. F. Nhite, W. C; Corbitt, J. Ed. Johnson, W. J. Cress, C. ~. Tyler, E. B. Hawks, Charles Beisel, S. B.. Houghton, Tho~. P. Cooke, Mark Saunder s, tl.