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<br />N~vember 11, 1913.
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<br /> An Ordinance Allowing Cemetery Employees an Annual Leave of Absence of Ten Days, with Pay,
<br />Out of Twelve Mont.hs of Continuous Employment.
<br /> An appropriation of $7,000.00 to pay teachers, janitors and bills of the public schools
<br />for the month of 0ctober,~ 1913.
<br /> An appropriation of $2,000.00 to extend paving on upper High street to Ninth avenue, said
<br />~mount to be returned to the City by the Sixth Wa~d with interest.
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regul~ reports of Officers for the_month of October, 1913,
<br />dered to take the usual course.
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<br /> The Commissioner of Revenue made r~port of the tax assessment on real estate
<br />property for the City Proper, and the Sixth and Seventh Nards, for the year 1913,
<br />port having been read, was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A request was read from. the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $i77,000.00 due in Decem-
<br />ber and 650,000.00 due Street Paving Bond Account.
<br /> On motion~ the request was granted and by the foilowing vote:
<br /> iyes--Corbit t,
<br /> Hall, Nhite, H~nvey, Herbert, Johnson, Goodman, Walker, Withy~ Tyler, Hawks,
<br /> Hutchins, 12.
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<br /> The Keeper of Comet?riss made the following report
<br />Cemetery during the month of October, 191~:
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<br />were ~resented and were
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<br /> and personal
<br /> and. said re-
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<br />of lots and graves sol~ in the Oak Grove
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<br />October 2, to Robt. T. Trafton, No. 579, Ave. F.
<br /> 3, C.L. Brinkley, child's grave, No. 925~ Ave. ~.
<br /> 3, J.J. Creech and Joseph Johnson, No. 6Z8~ Ave. G.
<br /> 8, V.B. Sturtevant, No. 809, Ave. H.
<br /> ~11, William B. Gordon, S. H. No. 8??, Ave. J.
<br /> 1~, Mrs. Asues O'Brien, adult's grave, No. 918, Ave.
<br /> t~, Mrs. J. E. Parker, N. H. N~. 87?, Ave. J.
<br /> 17, Joseph C. Um~hlet~, child's grave, No. 925, Ave.
<br /> E3, Mrs. Viola Balent~ne, S. H. No. 8?5, Ave. J.
<br /> $9, W.H. Pa~isher, No~ 873, Ave. J.
<br /> ~Zg, Geo. Anderson, child's grave~ No. 925, Ave. J.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A communication was received from the Chambers Fire Company returning thanks to She Council
<br />for permitting it ~o hold a carnival on the playground October S0-~8th, and said communication
<br />was ordered to file.
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<br /> Mr. HAll offered the following resolution which was adopted:
<br /> "Resolved, That the present
<br />condition of the boats be referred to the Ferry Committee, and that th? Ferry Committe?, ~n con-
<br />nection with the City Attorney, look into the advisability of petitioning the next Legmslature
<br />to modify the law un~er which the Councils now act in the manner of leasing the ferries."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Johnson,~the matter of a special appropriation of $80.O0.for lights for
<br />the Fire Department Sot the balance of the yea~ was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Oorbitt, the advisability of the City incorporating the Sixth and Seventh
<br />Nards under the. terms and conditions prescribed by law for~same was referred to Finance Committee.l
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<br /> Nr. Hutchins statedthat~he wished some instructions in regard to fitting up the City base-
<br />ment rooms in the Court House for Oity offices.
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<br /> . . Whereupon, on,orion of Mr. Hawks, the Oomm~ttee was authorized to,brain plans for
<br />fitting up samd offices or offices in the Armistead building for City offices;.and $1so to get
<br />the co-operation of Norfolk County in.taking down the fence and coping around the Court. House
<br />yard.
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<br /> On motion 6f Nr. Hall, the Public Property Oommittee was instructed to obtain cost of im-
<br />provement ~o the vegetable market and putting the same in sanitary condition,-and to report o~
<br />the matter at next regular meetings of 0ounoite.
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<br /> Mr. ~oh~son move~ that the ~emetery Department be allowed to draw $8.55 from its "Contingent"-
<br />fund and $15.00 from mts "Ice" fund to purchase harness for ~kid Department,
<br /> The matter was referred to the FinanGe Oomm~ittee.
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<br /> Mr. Tyler moved to refar to Street Committee condition of the hedge at the cornex of Wythe
<br />and Fourth streets. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. White spoke of the failure of parties to observe the ordinances about spitting and
<br />throwing banana peelings on the sidewalks and he moved that the NaTor be .requested to direct the
<br />Police Force to enforce more ~igidly the ordinance as to sa~e.
<br /> ~he motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motions, the following other matters were referred to:
<br /> Finance 0ommittee--
<br /> A bill of
<br />Robert-B. Albertson to amount of $15.60, for defending a prisoner by ~rder of Court.
<br /> A petition~of the Salvation A~my for an appropriation to assist it in its work.
<br /> A bill of A. H. Nartin to amount of $10.09~, for c~o_p~ing Seventh ~ard Permanent Roll B~ok.
<br /> A bill of Vincent L. Parker to amount of $15~O0, for defending a prisoner b~ order of Court.
<br /> A petition of the Officers of the Police Force for an increase of pay.
<br /> A petition of the Patrolmen of the Police Force for an increase of pay.
<br /> A petition of the School Board for an appropriat~gn?f $15,955.00 to pay teachers' salaries
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