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250 <br /> <br />January 13, 191~. <br /> <br /> At a regu!a~ meeting of the Common Council January 13th there were present: <br /> Nessrs-~W. C. Corbitt, President, Jno. Howard Hall, ~ice-President., <br /> T. F. ~hite, Geo. R. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey, Wm. Hedges Baker, <br /> J. ~d. Johnson, ~. Goodman, W. J. Cross, Char. J. Withy, <br /> C. L. Tyler, E. B..Nawks~ Charles Beise!, <br /> Absent--Geo. D. Deweon, A. Aug. Biltsoly, C. H. Herbert, H. C. Reynolds, <br /> $. B. Hutchins~ H. H. Parker, Thcs. P. Oooke, Nark Saunders, 8. <br /> The minutes of the regular meeting December 9th and Joint'! Sessions November SSth and P~th <br />were read and approved. <br /> REPORT~ OF CO~ITTEES. <br /> Audit in g-- <br /> Report'ed. having e~amined bills against the City~ for the month of December, 19t3, <br />and they recommended the payment of the same to following amounts: $4~8E0.51 for the City Proper; <br />$000.00 for the Sixth Ward; and $000.00 for the Seventh Ward. <br /> <br /> On motion, the bills were allowed and by the following vote: <br /> AyesZ~Corbitt, Hall, <br /> White, Parrish, Hanvey, Bake~, Johnson, Goodman, Cross, Withy, Tyler, Hawks, <br /> Beisel, 13. <br /> <br />Hon. 0ommon Council. <br /> <br />Gentlemen:-- Your Finamoe Committee respec~ful~y <br /> <br />report <br /> <br />Finance-- <br /> <br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee December 9-16 <br /> <br />and November 11-18, 1913: <br /> Referred by Common Council December 9th. <br /> <br /> A petition of the Seventh Ward Boa~d for an additional appropriation of eBoo.~for "~treets." <br /> <br /> T? p~ovide in the Budget of-19~4 a~ appropriation of $450.00 to curb, gutterand lay a <br />granohthi¢ sidewalk on' the south side of Wythe street, from Court to Third. . <br /> <br /> An appropriation of $800.00 to renovate and equip the Court Room. <br /> <br /> ~n appropriation of $5,000.D0 for ~itting ~p amd furnishing City basement rooms in the <br />Court House for use of the Treasurer~ City Collector, and Commissioner of Revemme. <br /> <br /> (With Public Prop.~rty Committee). An appropriation of $3,000. to repair and put in good <br />sa~uitary condition the vegetable market. <br /> <br /> (With Public Property Committee). Recommended award by Public Property Committee to Loren- <br />zo Cart to improve the Seaboard Narket for <br /> <br /> An appropriation of $400.00 to purchase a machine for testing in_tensity of illumination of <br />electric street lights. <br /> <br /> An increase of salary, of $10.00 per month to the ~eeper of Almshouse. <br /> <br />We report t'hat each of the above named matters will be considered for BUdg~ftlgl4; <br /> <br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for November, 1913. <br /> Progress as to came. <br /> <br /> Bonds of the City Collector, Deputy City Collector, Oity Attorney, and Inspecmor of Plumb- <br /> <br /> We have exa~ine~ these bonds and recommend that they be accepted. <br /> In this connection, we beg to report also that. we have examined bonds of the following <br />named City Officers, turned over to the Committee by the City Clerk, mamety: Sanitary InspeCtor~ <br />Ke~eper of Cemeteries, ~ity Auditor, 'City Treasurer~, 0!ere of Narket, Keeper of Aimehouse,~ Chief <br />~f ~oli. ce, Commissioner of Revenue, City Gterk, St~reet Inspector, Chief of Fire Department, and <br />Physician to Poor. ' <br /> And it is recommended that said bonds be accepted also. <br /> <br />. A re~uest of the Treasurer to borrow $S0,?00.00 from the Board.of Slaking Fund Commission- <br />ers to meet Our~ent Expenses for Jamuary, 191~; and also ~to borrow $1B,~O0. OO for Schools for <br />J~nuary amd February, 1914. <br /> The req~st to borrow $20,000.00 from .the Sinking Fund Commissioners had been previous- <br />ly turned ove~ to the Board of Sinking F~LUd Co.mm~ssioner. s. ' <br /> It ~s recommended that the request to borrow $15,000.00 for Echoots for January and <br />Februa~, 1914, be granted. <br /> <br />Referred by Board of Aldermen December 16th. <br /> <br /> ~ills of F. J. McGuire to amount of $1~5.00. for interest due him on certified check for <br />_$~5500.00; and to amounts of $14.47 and $18~?1 f~r interest on account of the Sixth and Seventh <br />Wa~ds, respectively. Progress. <br /> <br /> A petition of M. Leiboviiz to be refunded $16.20 paid in error for soil It is recommended that this petition be ~llowed. <br /> <br />A bill of R. J. Davis to amount of $10.0C, for acting as Police Justice. <br /> It is recommended~that the bill be allowed. <br /> <br /> <br />