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R. C. P.
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<br />JUl~ 9, 191Z.
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<br /> Referred by two branches June 14-19th.
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<br /> (With City Attorney). To prepare the form of a contract with the Virginia Railway & Power
<br />Company for installation and maintenance of the cluster light system in High street, from Water
<br />to Chestnut, in accordance with adonted resolutic~ for same, andre submit said form of contract
<br />at next meeting of Council. -
<br /> Your Committee begs to submit a form of contract which they think would be prooer to
<br />enterinto with the Virginia Railway & Power Company, for lighting High street with cluster
<br />lights, and they recommend the adoption of such contract subject to its being p~ in legal form
<br />by the City Attorney.
<br /> (Si~ed). W. Hedges Baker,
<br /> Chairman C.
<br /> The proposed contract having been read, on motion~ it was referred to the City Attorney,
<br />and the needed appropriation therefor, to the Finance CommitTee.
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<br /> First. Matters
<br />men for concurrence.
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<br /> UNFINISHED ~YSI~ESS.
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<br />adopted by the Common Council June 14th and referred to the Board
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<br />of Alder-
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<br /> To refer to Light Committee, with City Attorney, to prepare the form of a contract with
<br />the Virginia Railway & Power Company for installation and maintenance of the cluster light sys-
<br />tem in High street, from Water~ to Chestnut, in. accordance, with adopted resolution for same, and
<br />to submit said form of con~ract at'next meetzng of Couneml.
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<br /> To refer to Finance Committee for an appropriation to continue the present ~nite Way" pend-
<br />ing the installation of the cluster light system.
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<br /> To authorize the .Public Property Committee to change certain details as to manner of heat-
<br />ing the "M~uicipal Building,,, at a cost of SZO0.O0, said amount to come out of appropriation to
<br />new Clerk's office.~
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<br /> Ail of the above were concurred in, but on motion of Nr~ Langhorne~ the Public Proper-
<br /> ty Committee was instructed to ascertain if the Architect of the ~Municipal Building. is not
<br /> sponsible for the additional, cost of SEO0.O0 for the heating plant.
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<br /> The Board concurred also in all recommendations of Committees adopted by the Common
<br /> Council, except the recommendation concerning the paving of Glasgow street, from Godwin to the
<br /> Scott Creek bridge,~ which said matter was recommitted to the Street Committee.
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<br /> The Board did not concur with the Common Council in passing the following appropria-
<br />tions over the Mayor's veto ~f~same: $8,948.4~ to pave Chestnut street, from south side of Glas-
<br />gow to south side of South, and $~00-.85 to cover cost of Inspection, &c., out of new issue of
<br />bonds; SB, O00.O0 to meet expenses of Board of ~ater C~missioners for the current year; and
<br />500.00 to extend Dinwiddie street southward to Fifth, out of anticipated receipts from sale of~
<br />bonds as provided i~ the budget for l~l~.
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<br /> -Second. Matter adopted by the Board of Aldermen June 19th and referred to the Commnon Coun-
<br />cil for concurrence~
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<br /> To authorize the Public Property Committee to proceed against the Ferries Comoany to re=
<br /> cover cost of heating the ~zty off~oes mn the ferry bumld~ng durmng occupancy by the City, said
<br /> Comp~hy having contracted to furnish heat, light, &c., for said offices.
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<br /> The Chairman of the Public Property Committee explained that when the rooms in the Fer-
<br /> ry building were~rented for City offices, it was an understood agreement between his Committee
<br /> ~.'dth~ Superintendent of.~he F~rie~ that. The Ferries Company was to i~rnish lights for the of-
<br /> · ces ~res, an~ his ~ommi~ee, ~nere~ore, nad dectzned to approve of bills for such lights, and
<br /> the action of the Com~mittee, he supposed~ had brought about the action of t~e~Boa~d of Aldermen
<br /> n~t to allow The Ferries Co~y Day for heating of such offices.
<br /> Mr. Davis, of the Board of Alderm~n~ who was present~ was atlowed the privil~ge of the
<br /> floo~ to exnlain the action of the Bo~d.
<br /> N~. Davis said, in substance, t~t he~s the mover of the ~d,
<br />if as h~ ~derstood the ~tter, the City offices were to be occupied withou~ the
<br />City t~ pa~ent of $80.00 per month for s~e, he could not understand why be
<br />called upon to pay for~$~ing any more than for lighting said offices.
<br /> Mr. Parrish thenmoved a non-c~c~ence in action of the ~rd, was
<br />adopted.
<br /> By the s~e~ that the ~ent for offices in the ferry building be h~l~
<br />for heating the rooms has been ~lly paid for by The Ferries Company. The mot~ ted.
<br /> Third. Oo~ioa~ions f~om the ~ayo~.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approval or disapproval of the following matters adopted by the two
<br />branches el City Council J~e 1~-1~, l~lE:
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<br /> APPROVALE--
<br /> $~O~O~ o~.$~.mu~h ~f She s~e'-~s..~ay-be necessary~ to lower floor ~d rep~r
<br />sidewalk of ~nex fire en~ine..hous% speo~alapprop=iation.
<br /> . _$155.00 for three nozzles for fire engines, out of appropriation allowed f~'same in the bud-
<br />ge~ zor I91~. . . :
<br />~et f~Z~9~ for three valvss for fzre engines, ~of~appropriation allowed for s~e in the bud-
<br />gine. A speozal app~oprzation of $180.~ ~o pay E. B. Powe!l for repair of the Park View fire en-
<br /> A special appropriation of $6~1.00 to sewer R~dolph street, between Second and Third.
<br /> A special appropriation of $~00.00 to complete sewerage flush tanks in the ~ifth W~d~ and
<br />to make up the balance which was turned into treasury last yearj
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