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June I0, 1913.
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<br /> A requisition of the Auditor of Public Accounts for ~i,250.00 and $695.58 as the City's
<br /> proportion of salaries of Judges of the Corporation and CircUit Courts, respectively, for the
<br /> year 1914.
<br /> .It is recommended that said appropriations be allowed.
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<br /> To make available $475.00 allowed in the Budget for "Repairs to Hook and Ladder Engine
<br /> House~~
<br /> it is recommended that said amount be made available.
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<br /> Advisability of employing a License inspector. P~ogress.
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<br /> ~00.00 to extend the paving of High street eastward across Chestnut.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed f~r the wbrk.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen May ~Ot~.
<br /> ~eport of th~ Auditor of the fei!owing bills held up by him, becauss of lack of appropria-
<br />tion · o~ them or beoause they exceeded 1/12 of appropriation allowed for same: Public Property,
<br />~69.41; Fire, $54.1~.
<br /> It is recommended that special appropriations be allowed to cover t~ese bills.
<br /> In this connection, it ie recommended that the Auditor be instructed to pay no bills
<br />in future which exceed in amount 1/1~ of the annual appropriation allowed a Department for same,
<br />and to give preference to bills according to their priority of claim.
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<br /> A request of the BOard of Park Commissioners for an appropriation of $500.00 to improve
<br />the land bought by the City for a playground.
<br /> Progress~ but it is recommended that the Street Committee be requested to have put
<br />on {he playground such good clear dirt as can be spared from the streets from.time to time, and
<br />that the City Engineer be instructed to establish a grade line for the playground.~
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<br /> I bill of.the Clerk of Court to amount of $10.00, for recording a deed from ~he Phillips-
<br />Nahoney Co., Ins., to the City. Progress.
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<br /> A bill of Vincent L. Parker, attorney,
<br />order of Court.
<br /> It is recommended that a special
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<br /> ~ provide for payment of assessment,
<br />of Virginia Municipalities.
<br /> it
<br />assessment.
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<br /> to amount of $i5.00, for defending a prisoner by
<br /> appropriation be allowed to pay said bill.
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<br /> to amount of $~4.00, against the City by the League
<br />is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed to pay said
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<br /> TS make available $50.00 for payment of light bills fo~ the yea~ 191~.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed for the pur-
<br />pose named.
<br /> (Signed). Jno~ Howard Hall,
<br /> Chairman C.
<br /> On. motion, ~he maSte~of ehanEe i~':~a:in~h~ Coundil Oha]~bel~ waa_zesom~itted, with.~b~
<br />lie Property Committee, and also to consider a re-arrangement of Iights in Office of Clerk of
<br />Court;~.a~d~h~a~ ~. w~ ~ ,and
<br /> , ~ohn~en Oross~ Withy, Tyler,. Hawks~ Parker,
<br /> : Beisel~ Cooke, Saunders, 14.
<br /> 'Streets--
<br /> Hen. Eommon Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:L= Your Street Committee respectfully reports
<br />herein ooncer~ing the foilowing matters referred to the Joint Street Committee May I~-S0, 191~:
<br /> Re~erred by Common Council ~ay i~th.
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<br /> Authorized to advertise for bids for granolithic sidewalks as follows:, walk on East Side
<br />of Chestnut street, from Glasgow to High; walk on North Bide of Jefferson street, from Fourth
<br />to Fifth; walk on East 8ids of Fifth street, from Jefferson to F~ayette; walk on So~th Side of
<br />Glasgow street, from Effingham to Chestnut.
<br /> We have received bids°for granolithio pavement, 5 in. deep, constructed on sidewalks,
<br />for use of pedestrians~ and for granolithic pavement or driveway, 5 in. deep, across t~he side-
<br />walk, for vehicles and pedestrians:
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<br />From:
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<br />Hanrahan & Co., $1.1~ and $1.Z5, respectively.
<br />Fiynn, $.98 for each kind of pavement.
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<br /> A. F. Flynn being the lowest bidder for same, it is recommended that award for the
<br />work be made to him.
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<br /> A petition of Thomas Fennell for a sidewalk on approach to the south side of the West Park
<br />View Bridge.
<br /> The City Engineer has been instructed to.supply the Committee with an estimate of cost
<br />of said work.
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<br /> A petition of E. P. Tinsley for a sidewalk on the south
<br />strong and Owens.
<br /> The Oity Engineer has been instructed to obtain an
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<br />side of Ann street, between Arm-
<br />estimate of cost of said work.
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<br /> To consider the improvement of the condition of Pearl street.
<br /> It ie recommended that the Street Committee be authorized to do what it may deem neces-
<br />sary to put Pearl street in good sanitary condition, and chares the cost of same to the Ward~
<br />which, in the opinion of the City Attorney, recently rendered~ is responsible for said condition.I
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