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September
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<br /> T. EN-
<br />ORDINANCE TO ADOPT _HE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF THE GEneRAL ASSE~BLY 05 JlR~N~A,
<br />"AN ACT TOUPROVIDE FOR DESIGNATION BT CITIES AND T0~S OF SEGREGATION DIS~IOlS FOR
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<br />RESIDENCE OF WHITE AND COLORED PERSONS; FOR THE ADOPTION OF THIS ACT BY SUCH CITIES AND TOWNS~
<br />AND FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS TERMS;" APPH01~D MARCH I~, 191~.
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<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> ~yes~Corbitt, Hall, ~nits, Hanvsy, Herbert,
<br /> Baker, Johnson~ Cross, Tyler, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel~ Cooke, 13.
<br /> The ~ud~tor ~eported the following bills held up by him, because of lack of approoziation
<br />for them ~r because they exceeded 1/l~ of appropriation allowed ~o~ same. A~mshouse,
<br />Public Property,
<br /> On motion, the bills were referred to the Finance Committee.
<br />A request was received from the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of $~0~000.00 due in 0c-
<br />tober, 1913, and to make notes to amount of $20~000.00 to meet cu~ent expenses for October 191$~
<br /> On motion, therequest to make notes was referred to the Finance~ and the request to
<br />renew notes was granted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes~Oorbitt, Hall~ ~aite~ Hanvey, Herbert,
<br /> Baker, Johnson, Cross, Tyler, Hutchins, Parker, 'Beisei, Cooke,
<br /> The Ke~per~f 0ity Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in the Oak
<br />Grove Cemetery during the month of August,
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<br />Au~st ~, to W. E. Boyd, S. H. No. ~$, Ave. E.
<br /> 10, H.D. Gregory, V. T. I)rewry~ & G. B. Duncan,
<br /> 12, Cat?~ine L. Jarvis~ No. S65, Ave. J.
<br /> 18, Henrietta Copeland~ N. H. No. 3ES~ &ve. E.
<br /> 27, Lillie E. Surman, S. H. No. 886, Ave. I.
<br /> B0, Mary D. Poweil, N. H. No. 719, Ave. G.
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<br />No, 7i~, Ave. G.
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<br />NEW BUSIR~SS.
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<br /> A petition was read from the Civil and Police Justice to be provided with a Clerk, said
<br />Clerk to take office January.l, 1914~ at a salary to be ~mxed by Council; and said petition was
<br />referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A communication was received from the Sixth Ward Board objecting to work on Pearl street
<br />in the Seventh Ward being done at the expense of the Smxth Wa d, and say~g it will decline to
<br />approve of any such expenditure.
<br /> On motion, said communication was referred to the Street Committee.
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<br /> A reply was received from the President of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in regard to
<br />quested removal of spur track from the land lately purchased by the City for a playground, say-
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<br />no the matter will be looked into at once.
<br /> The communication was ordered to file.
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<br /> A petition of t~e Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. for permission to lay a cable and
<br />build a manhole or. cable hut On and at the foot of Crawford street, was referred to the Street
<br />Committee.
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<br /> A bill of E~ J. McGuire against the Sixth~rd Board to amount of $1~,479.1~, for contract
<br />work on upper High street, was, on motion, referred to the Strest Committee.
<br /> A communication was received from Watts & Hatt~n, attorneys for the Water Company, request-
<br />ing settlement for money due the ~ater Company by the City, and said communication was referred
<br />to the Finance Committee and City Attorney°
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<br />A copy of the School Board's annual financial statement was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> ~ petition.was read from fireman, C. M. Bunting, to be paid $75;48
<br />sickness during the months of July and August, 1913.
<br /> On motion~ the petition was referred to Fire Committee.
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<br />for time lost on account
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<br /> A communication was read from L. C. Brinson~ Secretary of the League of Virginia Municipa-
<br />lities, requesting the City to send delegates to Convention of the League meeting at Roanoke 0c-
<br />t~ber 14-!5~ 1915.
<br /> Mr. Baker moved that the City send four delegates, two from the Common Councii~ i from
<br />the Board of Aldermen, and the Mayor, to said Convention, and~that an appropriation of $100.00
<br />be made to defray the expenses of said delsgates.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayee-=Corbit% Hall, White,
<br /> Hanvsy, Herbert, Baker, ~on, Cross, Tyle=~ Hutchins~ 10.
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<br /> A communication from the City Sergeant, calling attention to condition of the City Jail and
<br />asking that improvements be made to same, was referredto the Public Property Committee.
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<br /> Mr H~i1 stated that representatives of Grimes Battery had come before the Einance Commit~
<br />tee, asking them to consider~again ~he matter of appropriating $?,~00~00 for the mBatte~y ~
<br />room, but as the matter h~d not been ~eferred to the Con~ittee after ~ts last report on the same,
<br />and as the representatives had given some additional reasons why this appropriation should be
<br />made, the Committee had decided that the Ohairman sh~ld presen~ the matter again to the Council
<br />in order to have it recommitted, as they had no authority to consider the matter without such
<br />ref er enos o
<br /> He moved, therefore, that the matter be recommitted~
<br /> Whereupon, the Chairman of the Public Prop~rt~Commi~tes called ~tt~nt~o~to the ~a~t_~
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