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<br />Finance Committee for examination and the contract was ordered to file~
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<br /> A communication was read from the Seventh Ward Local Board, recommending~approval of a
<br />contra~t to be.made by it for $O,O00~sguare yards of paving in said Wa~d, at $1.~0 ~er square
<br />yard; also recommending an issue of $87,500.00 of bonds for improvements in the wars.
<br /> It was moved that the tabulated bids for the paving be referred to the Street Com-
<br />mittee and the appropriation for same, to Finance Committee.
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<br /> At this point the rules were suspended to hear from Mr. Wm. G. Parker. Mr. Parker stated
<br />that they were aware that the Ward could not demand of the City such appropriations, but that
<br />their streets were in a terrible condition, and he hoped that the Council would show a gene-
<br />rous disposition towards them and come to the help of the Ward.
<br /> The Chairman of the Street Committee stated that he did not think it at all necessary to
<br />send the matter of kind of pavement required by the Ward, &c., to his Committee, as it had al-
<br />ready been gone over carefully by Engineer Sykes, and he felt that all had been done towards
<br />same ~hat could be done by the Committee.
<br /> Er. Brinson spoke against the advisability of issuing bonds for the Seventh Ward, because
<br />such an issue would exceed our bond limit; the amount of same now being within $60,000.00 of
<br />the City's limit of bonds.
<br /> He them moved ~o amend to refer the statement of the Seventh Ward Board, with bids for
<br />paving work, ~o the Finance Committee to report on same at the April meeting of Council.
<br /> The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> The Keeper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots~ud graves
<br />Grove cemetery during the month of February, 191~:
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<br />February 5, to Jno. E. Holland, N. H. No. 85~, Ave. I.
<br /> 9, Irime Bell, N. H. No. 670, Ave. G.
<br /> lB, E.J. Seeds, adult's grave No. 917, Ave~. J.
<br /> Samuel Castelle, adult's.grave No. 917, Ave. J.
<br /> 19, Jennie V. B~others, adult's grave No. 917, Ave.
<br /> El, Mrs. Jno. L. WatsOn, No. 644, ~ve. G.
<br /> Archie G. Wade, S~ H. No. 64E, Ave. G.
<br /> Joseph Skeeter, N. H. No. 664, Ave. G.
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<br />sold in the Oak
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A communication was received from the Superintendent of Public Schools, in which he made
<br />known that vacancies of members on the School Board from the several Wards will occur April 4,
<br />191Z, and'he requested that their sucsessors be elected.
<br /> On motion, said request was referred to aLJoint Session of the two branches.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Tyler~ the Street Committee was instructed to report at the next meeting
<br />of Council in regard to the status of east ends of Wylhs~ Harrison and Randolph streets, with
<br />a view of having said ends of streets opened~to t~ publ~o~
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<br /> Mr. Moore moved that the Council go into election to fill a vacancy~o~ the body from the
<br />Second Ward, caused by resignation of R. S. Brooks. Th~ motion wa~ adopted.
<br /> Then Mr. Moore nominated Mr. Geo. D. Dewson to fill the vacancy, and there being no
<br />other nominations, he was elected by th~ following vote:
<br /> Ayes~-H~ll, Benson, Pettish,
<br /> Hanvey, Bilisoly, ~oore, Baker, Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Withy, Tyler, Hawks,
<br /> Hutchins, Cooke, 15.
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<br /> Mr. Pettish moved that a Committee of Five be appointed to investigate and report as to
<br />how the "Forty.Bill" Eot to Richmond and who drew the ~ill.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and Messrs. Pettish, Hanvey and Johnson were appointed on the
<br />Committee from this body.
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<br /> Mr. Baker moved that a Committee of Five be appointed to consider the advisability of em-
<br />tablisHing a public library for the City.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and Messrs. Baker, Benson and Brinson were appointed on the
<br />Committee from this body.
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<br />The Chairman of the Public Property Committee asked for authority to spend $~5.00 out of
<br />"Contingent" appropriation~ to pay for work done on the City Jail prier to January ~1, 19lB.
<br /> On motion, the appropriation was allowed by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Hall, Benson,
<br /> Parrish, Hanvey, Bilisoly, ~oore, Baker, Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Withy, Tyler~ Hawks,
<br /> Mutohins, Cooke, 15.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Nutty, the Ferry Oommittee was instructed to confer wi~h lessees of the
<br />Ferries concerning condition of sidewalk on the Norfolk side of Ferries, and ad~o~n~n~ same.
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<br /> ~r. Johnson offered the following motions:
<br /> To ~
<br /> re,er to Fire ~ommittee the advisability
<br />of repairing the Park View ~ire engine, at a cost of $160o00~ The motion was adopted.
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<br /> To appoint a Confe~ee Committee of Five to consider the advisability of purchasing
<br />patrol wagon. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> To authorized the ~roper officers t? sign contract with The GameWell Fire.-Aiarm Telegraph
<br />Company to furnish the City with a Six Czrcuit Fire-A~arm Repeate~ and Automatic Stora~ Bat-
<br />tery. The ~
<br /> mo~on was adopted.
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<br /> To instruct the Ordinance Committee tO bring in an ordinance for the segregation of races
<br />in the City. The motion was adopted.
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<br />And on motions the following other matters were referred~tor-
<br /> Finance Committee--
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