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A petition of A. E. Bess and sundry others for a
<br />streets was referred to Light Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Montague moved to refer to Street Committee conditiom
<br />tween Sixth and Seventh. The motion was adopted;
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<br /> Mr. Langhorne moved to refer to Street Committee condition
<br />between High and Queen. The motion was adopted.
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<br />May SO, 1913.
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<br />light at the corner of Washington and Carroll
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<br /> of the roadway on Lincoln street, be-
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<br /> of the east side of Crawford street,
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<br /> Mr. Williams presented a petition from E. S.'Mahoney and sundry others for the opening of Hat-
<br /> ton street,-from London to High. and same was referred to the Street Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Williams moved to refer to Light Committee the advisability of a light at the corner of
<br /> Green and Em~ett streets. The motion was adopt,ed.
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<br /> By the same, to refer to the Street Committee, condition of the West Park View Bridge and the
<br /> street leading to it from West Park View. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> By the same, to ,take up with the Street Car.Company the question of running cars through West
<br /> Park View. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Er. Langhorne moved to request the Public Property Committee to push matter Of improvements to
<br /> the Seaboard Market. The motion was adopted.~
<br /> On motion of Mr. Williams, the matter of providing a clo~k for the Council Chamber was referred
<br /> to the Public Property Committee.
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<br /> · Mr. Pile spoke of the hulsance created b~ placing wood and coal yards in the residental part of
<br /> the ~eventh:Ward, and asked for an ordinance to prohibit or re ulat a
<br /> On motlon, the advlsability of such an_ ordinance wasgrefe et Ordinance Committee.
<br /> Mr. Markham moved to refer to Ordinance Committee the advisability of an ordinance with penalty,
<br /> for drunkenness on the streets. The' motion was adopted.
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<br /> By the same, ~o provide for payment of assessment against the City by the League of Virginia
<br /> Municipalities. The motion was adop,ted.
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<br /> By the same, to refe~ to ~ire~and Public Property committees, Jointly the advisability of paint-
<br /> ing the Union Fire House in the Sixth ~ard. The motio~ Was adopted.
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<br /> By the same, to refer to Street Oommittee to provide for turf~n and tak'
<br /> Court and Fourth Streets bv the City- ~ ~ +~ ~- ~ ^ .... $ · . ~ng care of lawns on
<br /> - ~, ~n~ ~ ~A~ ~u vruinanee oOmmlt%e~ =oprovlde an Ordlnanoe,
<br /> with penalty, to prohibit persons from crossing same or allowing horses, mules &c. to graze on
<br /> ~ame. The motions were adopted.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Markham, ~the ~inance Committee wa~ requested to allow SBO.O0 for payment of
<br /> light bills for the year 1~i~.
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<br /> ~n mo~n.of the same, thepaving with plastic pavement the east side of the Union Bridge Cause-
<br /> way, mrom c~fzord street to Wythe/wa's referred to the Etreet Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Markham presented also the following resolution, which was adopted:
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<br /> "WR~REAE, Section lO!~c of the Code proT~dee that whenever by the last United States Ceneu
<br /> other enumeration made ~y auth,r~ty of ~aw, l~ shall appear that the ~o~
<br /> that of any other ward oy as mm_c~ as three thousa~ Cz ~ ~~ ~t~?n ~n any war~ exceeds
<br /> .... ,~, ~~s, ~ snail be the duty of the
<br /> City Council to redistrict the city~ into wards, so that no one ward shall exceed any other ward by
<br /> more than three thousand ($,O00) inhabitants;
<br /> ~WRER~S, section lOiSb provides that the City 0ouncil shall prescribe by,ordinance the number
<br /> of members of each branch of the Counei2 and re-apportion the representation ae far as practicable;
<br /> "~-HE?EAS~ it was ~hown by .the last United States Census that several of the city wards have three
<br />.thousand {~,OO0) more inhabitants than other wards,
<br /> "~0~ THE~.EFORE, BE IT ~E~OLI~.D, by the Board of Aldermen the Co ' , ·
<br />a.~pec~aA, committee of .five (.5).. members* ~* ~+~ ~ ..... ~, ~ ~ _ _ .m men Counc~t concurring, that
<br />Aiaermen and thr e o . ...... ue ~ppo~n=ea, =we on the art of the
<br /> . e n the part of the Commo' ' . . Board of
<br /> txon of this resolution, r,,~mmo~ +~ +~ m~-C~°~..~c!l who shall ~lt~}n ~inety (~O~ days from the adop-
<br /> the . · ............ ~ ~unu~l such changes mn ~ne oOUnd r'
<br /> representation therefrom as 'they may deem expedient." a les of t=e wards and
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<br />On motion,
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<br />ad j ourned.
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