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October Bt, 191~.. him. Lorenzo Cart being the lower bidder for tl~e work, ~ Signed) C.N. it is recommended that award be made to Na~kham, Chairman B. of A. v0~, the recommended On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following ~° appropriation of $75.48 for fireman C~ N. Bunting being referred to Finance Committee: Ayes--Walker, Williams, Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett, Eontague, Earkh~m~ Davis, 8. Sewerage-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. herein concerning the ~ollowing matters 8-15, ~en~iem~n. - Your Sewerage Committee respectfully reports referred to the Joint Sewerage Committee Septe~oer 18, July June I?, gay 1Z, and Narch 11, 191~, and September 10, 19lB: Referred by Board of Aldermen September 16th. A petition of D. T. Ballentine fireman Sewerage Power House, to be paid $~0.00 for time lost on account of sickness during the first half of September. We have looked into this petition and recommend that it be granted. Referred by Common Council July 8th. Requested to take action towards purchasing 1~4 sections of link rods for cleaning sewers, the appropriation for same having been allowed. ~ha~ these rods are on hand. We report that the ~ssis~tant En~inee~ ~ays + ~ Referred by Board of Aldermen July 15th. Advisability of sewering Virginia street, from Henry to Randolph. This matter has been referred to the City ~ngineer to obtain an estimate of cost Referred by Board of Aldermen June l?th. To consider the extending of City Sewerage on ~las.ow street, from Godwin street to the The City Engineer has been instructed to obtain an estimate of cost of same. Referred by Common Council Nay l~th. A communication from the Board of Health concerning disposal of sewerage from S. A. L. shops' property hear western limits of the City. As this nuisance is caused by employees of the S. A~ L. Railroad Company, we report that, in our opinion, the Company should be required to abate said nuisance. Referred by Common Council Narch llth. A communication from the Nayor in regard to installing regulators on flush tanks in old part of the City. Progress as to same. of same~&c. Bridge. Referred by Common Council Sept. i0, !9lB. Advisability of laying sewer mains in Hunter's and Eastwood's Lanes. On November 1B~ 19!~, and again on May 15~ 1913, the Committee recommended~that these lan~s be sewered at a cost of ~511.50 and ~404.50~ respectively, and the recommended appropriations were ferred to Finance Committee. The Finance Committee have not yet reported ~efinitely on the matter and we recommend that the matter be again turned over to the Finance Committee. Sewer It is further recommended that Power House for the incoming year. your Committee be authorized to advertise for coal for the (Signed) S.T. Nontague, Chairman B. of A. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted, the recommended appropriations being refer- red to the Finance Committee. Ferry-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. Gentiemen:~ Your Ferry Committee respectfully reports herein onoernzng the following matters referred to the Joint Ferry Committee September 9, 1913: Referred by Common Council September 9th. To ascertain if the $5,000.00 certified check required to be deposited by The Ferries Company for improvement and maintenance of the ferries is so deposited. We report that this check has been so deposited. To investigate the irregularity with which the ferry schedule has been observed during the past month. We report that policeman Sykes was put at the ferry for duty for two days during the past month to take note of how the ferry schedule was maintained. He reported ~0 trips made during the time noted; that six trips were made every hour and during that time there were not more than six trips in which there was any irregularity, and thi~ irregularity was caused by rafts in the river. To ascertain by what authority the ferry service between Portsmouth and Berkley has been sus-