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June lO, 1915. A petition of A. E. Bess and sun. dry others for paving of Carroll street. Progress as to same. Condition of the roadway on. Lincoln street, between Sixth and Seventh. Progress. Condition of the eastJ side of Crawford street, between P~igh and°Queen. The City Engineer has been instructed to obtain an estimate of cost of vitrified~ brick on a concrete base, for the.east side of Crawford street, between High and King, and Queen ~treet, between Water and Crawford. A~petition of E. $. ~ahoney and sundry o~hers for the opening of Hatton street, from Lon- do~ to High. Progress. (With Ordinance Committee). A petition of E. Thompson and suncbvy others for a repeal of the ordinance concerning house .connections with mains of the Water Company with lead pipes, so far as it relates to High-street, from Chestnut street w~est to the County line. This Committee has agreed with the Ordinance Committee, to recom~end a repeal of the ordinance requiring property owners to put in lead pipe connections on streets to be permanent- ly paved hereafter. Condition of the Nest Park View Bridge and street leading to it from West Park View. The City Engineer ~eports that the bridge has just been repaired. Pa~ing with plastic pavement the east side of the Union Bridge Causeway, from Clifford street to Wythe. Progress. To provide for turfing and taking care of lawns on Court and Fourth streets by the City. Prsgress. It i~ ~rther recommended that the City lay a pipe line from L~ondon street to connect with the present pipe line on Glasgow stree~t, ~at an approximate co~t of $1,~00.00. An appropriation has been allowed in the Budget for 191~, and made available, for ex- tending Dinwiddie street southward to Harrison, and a survey of such extension shows that, if said street be extended on straight iines~ there are certain prcperties through which this tension is to be made which must be acquired by the City; and it is, therefore, recommended that the Street Committee, with the City Attorney, be authorized to take such steps as may be neces- sa~ for acquiring the proper rights.of way for said extension. (Signed). E.B. Hawks, Chairman C. C. The report having been read, Mr. Johnson wished to know if an inspector of paving would be employed while the work on granolithic sidewalks~ is being done~ ~hat he had heard much complaint about granolithic pavement lately laid. · He said further that he could ~ot~apeak of~his own knowledge of defe~ive paving work, but that he eoutd~fu~nmsh the Committee with s~verat locations where the work had been reported to him as defective. specter must!he-?resPonsible ~or~that. - . Finatty~ the report w~s adopted and by,the ~oll0wi~g~ote, the~=ec~mmended a~propria- tion of$1,BO0.O0 to extend pipe line being refer~$d to the Finance Com~ittee~' Ayes--Corbitt~ Hall, Parrish, Johnson, Parker~ Beieel, Cooke, ~aunde~el~ PublioProperty~- Hon. Common Oouncil. Heath, Waiker, C%oss, Withy, 14~-: (Present Mr. Hawks, Hutohins). Gentlemen:-- Your Public Property Committee respect- fully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Public Property Com- mittee May 1~-~0 and April S, 1913: Referred by Common Council May 13th. A request of the Park View Fire Co. for improvement to condition of its bath room and to be furnished with 15 chairs. It is recommended that an appropriation of SEO0.00 be allowed ~o improve condition of bath room, to furnish one dozen chairs, and~to~repair the roof of the engine.house. Fire work ~ame, Referred by Board of Aldermen May moth. To provide a clock for the C~ncil'Chamber. ~ It is recommended that a suitable clock be so provided, at a cost not in SEO.O0~ out of appropriation for the NuniciPal Building. A request of the Clerk of Court to have awnings put to windows o~ the Clerk's Office. Progress as to same. To take up the matter of repairs and alterations in headquarters of the'Hook and Ladder Company. This matter has been heretofore taken ~p by. the Committee and an appropriation for the is in the hands of the Finance Com~ittee. To consider improvement to -the Seaboard Market House and especially unsanitary condition of and to'r~port to~the Couneiis at-their next meetings. Progress. sxcess of