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April 15, lg13. E. Stringer being _it is recommended that award the lower bidder and he being otherwise satisfactory to the Oommittee, for same be made to him. Authorized to advertise fbr bids to whitewash the cemetery walls. We have so far received no bids for this work. The Department lacks $45.00 of the amount necessary to pay for the vided in the "budget," and it is recommended tha~..$48.00 be transferred from gent" Account to this Account to meet the required amount. sewerage works as pro- the Oemetery "Contin- (Signed). O.P. Acting Chairman B. of A. .. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following vote, the recommendation to ~ranifer ,48.00 from Cemetery "Contingent, Account to pay balance lacking for sewerage work mn the Oak Grove Cemetery being referred to Finance Committee: that Ayes--Walker, Langhorne, Ballentine, Rrivett, Montages, Narkham,.Murry, Pile, 8. Lights-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-- You~ J~i~t ~ight Committee respectfully reports it has made .a careful examination of positions of l~ghts in the "White ~ay," and find that the lights as now placed give the largest radius for mllummnatmon' , ' ' and seem to be satisfactory.. It is, therefore,.recommended that no change be made in the position of said lights. (Signed). Henry Pile, Ac~ing Chairman B. 6f A. Genttemen:-~ Your Sewerage Committee respectfully reports On motion, the report was adopted. Sewerage-- Hon. herein concerning the Board of Aldermen. and January ~1, following matters referred to the Joint Sewerage Committee Earth 11, February lgl$~ and December i0, 1~1~: Referred by Common Council March llth. A communication from the ~ayor in re~ard to installing regulators on of ~the CitY. Progress as to same. flush tanks in the old part A pet~ition e~ J. R. of night.soil tax. Ne report tha~ Referred by Common ~ounoil February tlth. Jones and sundry o~he~ citizens of the, Sixth Ward to be relieved from pay- this matter is in the hands of the Finance Committee. Referred by Board of Aldermen January ~ist." A petition of W. A. Green and W. A. Hunt, assistant engineers of the Se~er Power House, for an increase~Of pay to $?~.00 per month. ~We have considered _this petition and recommend that it be granted. A ~bill of W. G. ~alvert to amount of $10.80~ for wo=k done on City sewerage. This work has been done by W. G. Calvert, hie bill.has been properly approved~ and it will take the u~al course of bills. (With Finance pipes. not Referred by 0ommon Council December loth. Committee). The purchase of a set of link rods ab~t 400 feet long to clean sewer It is recommended that 154 sections of link rode b~ purchased for the purpose, At a cost in excess of $100.00. (Signed). S.T. Montague, Chairman B. of A. referred to the Finance motion, the r'eport of the Committee was adopted, the several recommended, appropriations being Committee. Ferries-- The ~eport of the Ferry Committee was presented b~t w~s no-~.conside~e~, because it was not signed by the Common Council Chairman. ~(Rr~. Langhorne excused from further attendance). UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Firs~. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen March 18th and referred to the Oommon Council for conaurrenoe. To authorize ~he'"Speciai Committee on Revision and ~odXficationJof~Oit~O~dinan~s, to:'emplo~ a competent attorney-at-law to assist said Committee ~n its work. Not concurred in, but referred back to the Committee to furnish the Council with a state- ment of the full cost for codifying and revising the~Ordinances. Second. Matters adopted by the Common Council April 8th and referred to the Board of Aldermen