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Nay t&, I~iE. old stone on hand for $i,000, and we recommend that it be paved at such cos~. A request of the Trustees of Friends Church to have sub-surface drain pipes to carry off water injuring their property on the north side of Wythe street. It is recommended, that this matter be submitted to the Mayor and City Attorney. Attention called to condition of drain at the north e~d. of F6urth street. It is recommended as above. To consider the advisability of disposing of the City steam roller and getting a one. It is recommended that the Comraittee be authorized to sell the steam roller, advertisement be made for bids to purchase same. smaller and that Attention called to the condition~of a tree Clifford. The Street Inspector reports that said on the south side of Dinwiddie tree has been removed. street, near Authorized to advertise for bids to pave First street. The City Engineer has been instructed to advertise for bids for such pavement, and it ie recommended that the Finance Committee be instructed to make available $8,&55.00 necessary Referred by Board of Aldermen April 18th. A request of W. G. Maupin to build an overhead pipe line across King street, for conveying water to a reservoir on his ice plant grounds. Progress as to same. Referred by Corm~on Council-March 1Eth. Authorized to select_a Board of Park Commissioners from. citizens at.large, consisting of three or more members, subject to the approval of Ootuucil. The Committee have selected five citizens to compose said Board of Park Commissioners, namely, Rev. Arthur C. Thomson, Chairman, T.' J. Barlow, S. P. Oast, Mayor J. Davis Reed, and E. R. Barksdale, and it is recommended that you concu~ in said selection, (Signed). E.B. Hawks, Chairman C. C. The report having been read, yr. F~nvey stated that he objected to sale of S~eam'roller-.~d would?mbve to~mend that the Committee be not authorized to sell said roller a~ this time. ' T~ amendment wasadopted~ ~nd then the report,as amehded, was adopted, the several recommended appropriations being referred to Finance Committee. Public Property-- Hon. Common Council. Gentlemen:-- Your Public Property Committee respect- fully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Public Property mitres April 9-1~-16, 191Z: Referred by Common Council Ip~il 9-1Eth. TO ascertain if additional armory and storage facilities can be provided for Grimes Bat- tery for less than $10,000.00. In order to ascertain whether these facilities can be provided for less than it will be~neoessary to advertise for bids for the work, a~d it is recommended~ therefore, that the Committee be authorized to obtain plans and specifieatmons and to advertise for bids for the same~. I. nstructed to consider the advisability of disposing of several old houses owned by the City at the north end of Washington street. We report that the Mayor has taken this matter .in hand. Instructed to-employ a competent person to supervise th~ cons~ruction~of the new Clerk s office and placing of metal furnzture therein, at a cost not'in excess of $800~00~ . We report that we have employed ~he Architect of the building, Mr. B. F. Smith, to supervise~the same, at a cost of $5B0.00. A request of the City Sergeant to have renewed the gutters a~ound the Jail building, and to purchase 8 iron cots for old and sick prisoners. Progress as-to same. Advisability of cancelling policies on the Sixth and Seventh Ward fire engines. We have looked into this matter and recommend that said policies be~ cancelled. To ascertain the cost of a fire engine house on Lincoln street. We report that the probable cost of a suitable engine house would be about $~,000.00. Referred by Board of Aldermen April 16th. A petition of the A~uex fire company for certain improvements to their engin~ h6use, ~ -We believe that the several improvements asked for by the Annex fLre compamy are need- ed, and an appropriation of $600.00 is recommended therefor. It is further recommended that an appropriation of $15.00 be allowed to screen the windows and doors of the residential part of Oily Jail. There is an old sycamore tree on the eastern side of the court house y~rd that will be near to~ and an obstruction to, the new building~ and it will be also in the way of the pro- .bable new entrance to the yard.