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NovemBer 14, 1911~
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Common.Council November ~4th there were present:
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<br />Messrs~W~ C; Corbitt,'Prssident, Jno. Howard Hall, Vi~e-President,
<br /> J. F. Benson, Geo.-R. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey, A. Aug.-Bilisoly,
<br /> Wm. Hedges Baker, J; Ed. Johnson, Jno. P. Leigh, L. C. Br-inson,
<br /> H; C. Reynolds, W. J. Cross, Chas. J; Withy, C. L. Tyler,
<br /> S. B. Hutchine, H. H. Parker, Thcs. P. Cooke, t7.
<br />Absent--R. S. Brooks, Ellis W. Moore, E. ~ Hawke~ Charles Beisel,
<br /> Mark Saunders, 5.
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<br />T. he minutes of the regular meeting October 10th were read smd approved.
<br /> REPORTS OF C0I,~ITTEES.
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<br /> Auditing--
<br /> Reported having examined bills against the City for October,
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<br />recommended the payment of the same to the following amounts: $33,48~.~9 for
<br />$9,2~.~7 for the Sixth Ward, and $3,861.90 for the Seventh Ward.
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<br />19ll, and they
<br />the City pr0Per,
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--C0rbitt, Hall, Benson,
<br /> Parrish, Hanvey, Bilisoly~ Baker, Johnson~ Leigh, Brinson, Reynolds, ~ross, Withy?
<br /> Tyler, R~tchins, Parker, Cooke, 17.
<br /> (M~. Cross excused from £urthe= attendance).
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Ho~. Common COuncil.
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<br />Gentlemen:~ Your Finance Committee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the f~llowing matters referred to the Joint Finance~Oommittee October 10-1?,
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<br />September 1E, and August 15, tgll:
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<br />Referred by Co~on Council October loth.
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<br />$110.00 to grade the F~mpton Place sidewalks to conform with the grade of Dinwiddie street.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br />SIS00.00 for~grading, curbing, and guttering Third street, between Harrison and Fayette.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />$$?B.00 to pave the south side of Leckie street, between Armstrong and Williams. Progress.
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<br /> $935.00 to curb and gutter the east side of Parks Avenue, from Naval to the north end of
<br />Parks. Progress.
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<br /> $100.00 to Miss E. M. Ross for special stenographic
<br />for the Street Committee.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation
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<br />work done by her, from time to time,
<br />to said amount be allowed her.
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<br />$i,000.00 to renair sidewalks destroyed in th? street o~ving work.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation o~$1,000.00 be made for the same.
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<br /> $175.00 to ilurnish and deliver 140 lineal feet of terra cotta piping on the west side of
<br />Effin~nam street, between the south side of Scott street and the concrete culvert in Rice's
<br />branch.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $175.~0 be allowed for the same.
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<br />$10.00 per month increase .sf salary for Janitor of the Market, beginning January 1, 1913.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />$135.00, out of appropriation to Jail and Market, for repair to the vegetable market.
<br /> ~It is ~ecommended that $135~00 be appropriated for same, from the "budget~ for 1911.
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<br /> $~50.00, out of appropriation to Jail, for improvements to the jail.
<br /> It is~edommended that said amount be allowed, out of the~special appropriation for
<br />"Jail improvements."
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<br /> Report of the Auditor-ofbills~ to the foltgwing amounts, held up by him, because of lack
<br />of appronriations for same: Fire,$~lS.~8; .Pu~iic Property, $39.00; Repairs to Streets, $18.00;
<br />Street C~eaning, $881.00; Almshouse, $14~.69, Cemetery, $4. B0.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $500.00 be allowed to meet expenses
<br />of the Fire Department until January l, 19lB, which said appropriation is to cover the amount of
<br />$315.~8 asked for~ a special appropriation of $29.00 to Public Property Dep~a~tment~ a special
<br />appropriation of $1S.O0 for Repairs to Streets; a special approprzation of $$50.00 to the Alms-
<br />house Department, which said amount of $~50.00 is to cover also the appropriation of $147.69
<br />asked for.
<br /> With.regard to the apprgpriatign of $8E1.00 for~.Street Cleaning, we report that this amount
<br />is covered by the appropriation of S2~840.00.al~eady allowed for same.
<br /> We report progress with respect to theSe. BO wanted for the Cemetery Department~
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<br />Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh Ward Beards for September, 1~Ii.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> A request of the Auditor to be instructed as to which of the several Street Departments the
<br />balance in .~te~irs to Sidewalks~.eho~ld be transferred.
<br /> Ne report tha~~ this ma~er has been arranged~
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