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December 125 1911.1 Referred by Common Council September tBth~ .(With'*Gity Engineer). An appropriation Question of sewering on Randolph street,J between Second and Third. for this work will be considered for the "budget" of 1912. Referred-by ~Common Council July llth. lost A petition of~Chas. Elliott, d~viver of the Union Fire Company, to be paid for three from duty in Febraary, on account of sic'kn~ss. It is recommended that an appropriation of $5.89 be allowed for the same. Referred by Common Council Februa~vy 14th. A petition of Joseph Daughtrey to be paid $28.42 because of injuries received by him while on du~y as fireman. It i~ reconrmended~that the petition be granted. To consider the advisability of issuing $100,000.00 of bonds for street paving for the City proper. It is reco~nended that this mat~er be sent back to the Committee to prepare and pre- sent a suitable resolution for issue of paving bonds for the Omty proper, and to issue also $37, 500.00 of bonds for the Sixth and Seventh Wards each,~or Street ImP=ovements in said Wards. (Smgn~d). Jno. Howard Ha!l, Chairman C. C. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-= Corbitt, Hall, Benson, Parrish, Harvey, Mobre, Baker, Johnson, Brinson, Reynolds, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, 16. Strsete~ Hon. Common Counail.Gentlemen.-~ - Your Street C~mmittee respectfully reports herein oonce~nihg the following mattersreferred to the Joint Street Committee November 14-B1, October 17, 191I~'and previously: Referred by Common Counc~il. Novembe~ 14th. Recommitted. A petition of A. H. Goodman to have the Citypay the difference in cost be- tween a granolithic pavem~nt and a brick sidewalk in front of his store at the corner of' Effing- ham and King streets. Th~ Committee ~do mot desire to recommend a precedent by which the City may be called on h~reafter to pay onerhalf the cost of laying granolithic sidewalks, but because of the pec~- liar conditions under which this paving is requested it is r$commended t~at the petition of A. H. Goodman be granted; the total cost of th? pavement to be $1B0.00, or $1.00 per yard, of which amount Mr. Goodman and the City are to pay $.B0 per yard each. Authorized to take up with the Virginia Railway and Power Co~0any the advisability of using a street' sprinkler t~ be cL~awn on the electric ~a~ilway tracks in. the City. We have instructed the Clerk to obtain for the Committee the opinion of the City At- torney as to the right of the~City to require the Company to use a street car for sprinkling the streets. A petition of Edward Overman and others fo= a bridge at the west end of Leckie street to connect with the east end of Sale street in West Park View. Progress as to same. A petition of Whit Wilkins for improvement to condition of street on Race avenue,~between Washington and Green streets.~ This petition~has been referred to the City Engineer to ascertain what improvements ars needed and to obtain cost of the same, A request'of the Consolidated Investment Company~ of Norfolk, to run a spur track on the Cat Hole wharf, to connect with the Seaboa~vd Air Line tracks. Progress. (With City Engineer). Attention called to the condition of several lately paved streets. We report that we are looking into this matter. Advisability of opening Cooke s~re~t, between High and King~ and of p~ving the sidewalk of the same, between Glasgow and High. We report that this matter is being handled by the Sixth Ward Local Board. (With City Attorney). To. ascertain the liability of the Virginia Railway and Power Compa- ny for part payment of cost of re-inforced concrete cu!.vert at the Scott Creek bridge, on High street. The Clerk will write.to the Company and ask for a conference between its Attorney and the City Attorney about this matter. Advisability of layinga sidewalk on the south side of Randolph 's~reet, between First Second. It is recommended ~hat this work be done at a-cost of $754.00. and Referred by Board of Aldermen November~lst. To consider the matter of relieving the congestion of cars at the Ferry wharf by a route through Queen street to. Crawfozd. This matter is in the hands of the Joint Special Committee appointed by the COuncil