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<br />January 13, 191~.
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<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.
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<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.
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<br />Hon. 0ommon Council.
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<br />Gentlemen:-- Your Finamoe Committee respec~ful~y
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<br />report
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<br />Finance--
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Finance Committee December 9-16
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<br />and November 11-18, 1913:
<br /> Referred by Common Council December 9th.
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<br /> A petition of the Seventh Ward Boa~d for an additional appropriation of eBoo.~for "~treets."
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<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. .
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<br /> An appropriation of $800.00 to renovate and equip the Court Room.
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<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.
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<br /> (With Public Prop.~rty Committee). An appropriation of $3,000. to repair and put in good
<br />sa~uitary condition the vegetable market.
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<br /> (With Public Property Committee). Recommended award by Public Property Committee to Loren-
<br />zo Cart to improve the Seaboard Narket for
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<br /> An appropriation of $400.00 to purchase a machine for testing in_tensity of illumination of
<br />electric street lights.
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<br /> An increase of salary, of $10.00 per month to the ~eeper of Almshouse.
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<br />We report t'hat each of the above named matters will be considered for BUdg~ftlgl4;
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for November, 1913.
<br /> Progress as to came.
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<br /> Bonds of the City Collector, Deputy City Collector, Oity Attorney, and Inspecmor of Plumb-
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<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.
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<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.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen December 16th.
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<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.
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<br /> A petition of M. Leiboviiz to be refunded $16.20 paid in error for soil It is recommended that this petition be ~llowed.
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<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.
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