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the same material with which the - '~ ~oa~way of the street is now being paved. ~ ed ~We would also recommend that the Committee be author.z ~ to pave with belgit~ block that space ~ occupzea by the service track of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, which will parallel the tracks of the ~ ~r~-et Car Co~oany. "Under date of A~gust SEnd your Committee received a l~tter grom the C?~irman and 9ecretar~~ of ~ne Local Board of ~ ~ of the ~ixth Ward, from which we quote as follows: · '' £m~rovemen~s "The ~oard declines to have anything ~u~the~ to do with the improvement work now under way, as it has been ad- vised by the City Attorney that the Board has no re- sponsibilities other than that of reconm'~ending to the Council how ~he ftuuds of the ward shall be expendea. ~ ~Inasmuch as the Board has taken this position, and the C~ty Engineer under direction of the Street Committee will from this time c_~ry on the work, we reco~m~end that all bills for payments due in the progress of this work be approved by the City Engineer, and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Street ~ ~ ~ '~Respectfully submitt ed, mSo T. Eontagus, Chairman B. of A.~ The report of the Committee having been read, ~Lv. Nontague stated that Er. Hawks~ Chairman of the Committee, was pre-~ent~ whom, he thoug~ht, could explain the matter, and he asked that the privi- lege Of the floor be granted him for that purpose. Hr. Narkham objected to Nrc Nontagme's request, and Hr. Hawks did not speak. ~r. N~ntague then moved that the Board concur with the Common Council in regard to pavement on . uoper High street. - A long discussion followed, and finally', on motion of Er. Davis, ~he question was sent back to the Street Committee with instructions that they re-examine and repot% on the same as soon as practi- cable. On motion, adjourned.