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July 15, 1913. On motion, the bills were referred to Finance Committee. A bill of W. T. Anderson Go amount of $84.50, for entertaining the Naval Committee, was red to the Finance Committee. refer- Mr. Montague stated that he had appeared before the Board of Harbor Commissioners as Vice-Ohai~ mancouncilOf therequestStreetsaid,Committee,BoardtorelatiVeabandon tOsame.the port warden line in Gander Creek, and he moved that the The motion Was adopted. Mr. Montague stated also that~ the Board of Harbor Commissioners had told him, unless the City repairs the foot bridge at the east end of High ~treet, it would have to close said bridge for traf- fic; and therefore he moved an~appropriation of $100,00 to repair the bridge. On motion, the proposition was referred to Finance and Street committees Jointly. Mr. Markham presented a petition from L. C. Brinson and sundry others for the extension of Sixth street to Washington, and the petition was referred to the Street Committee, Mr. Ms_rkham moved to refer to Finance Committee for a special appropriation of $S1~§0 due the Virginia Railway & Power Company for 191S~ as reported by the Auditor. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Montague~ the advisability of sewering Virginia street, from Henry to Randolph, was refer~ed to the Sewerage Committee. Mr. Privett moved to refer to Finance Committee for an appropriation of SBO. O0, out of money available~. . ~.f°r repairs to City Market~ to enable the Public Property Committee to obtain nl~a and specifications for same. The motion was adopted, - Mr. ~illiams presented a paper which he proposed to have embodied in an ordinance, authorizing the Chief of the Fire Department to enter buildings and premises for the purpose of ascertaining if they contain material liable~to fire. The paper was ordered to lie on the table. ~ Nr. Williams moved to refer to Street Committee to consider the cleaning up of weeds on streets in ~ark View and West Park View. The motion was adopted. Mr. Davis moved to refer to Finance Committee to make available $$0.00 allowed in the Budget for repairs to cemetery fences. The motion wa~ adopted. By the same, to refer to Street Committee the question of removal from High street, between Ohestnut and. Pearl, tracks of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Co., and if possible, to do away with a third track in that section of new paving, he motion was adopted. Mr. Narkham moved that the President of the Seaboard Air Line Railway be requested to have re- moved its unsightly sentry box at the crossing of the track on Court street. The motion was adopted. On motion of~ Williams, ~he Street Committee was requested to endeavor to obtain street car service for Wee~Park View. On motion of Mr. Williams, the Street Committee was requested to consider the advisability of putting a foot bridge at tn~ foot of Leckie street to connect with West Park View~ and also to con~ sider again the condition of West Park View Bridge. Mr. Davis moved that the Council Committee on the Seaboard Air Line offices be requested to re- port at the earliest possible time the result of its efforts in endeavoring to obtain said offices for this City.. The motion was adoptedj Mr. Langhorne moved that the Finance Committee make available $i00.00~ out of appropriation of $3,000.00 for Seaboard Market House, in order to employ the services of an architect on same. The motion was adopted. On motion, adJourned.~