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-CcP A~gust BO, 1913. $5,000.00 to Board of Water Commissioners to meet its expenses for the year 19lB. It is recommended that an appropriation to said amount be allowed. Report of th~ Auditor of following bills held up by him~ becaus~ cT lack of appropriation for them or Because they exceeded 1/13 of appropriaticn allowed for-same: Public Property, $104.99; Fir~ $~0.45; Repairs to ~treets, ~85.00; Paving Bond Account, $B5.00; Cemetery, $31.97~ Contingent,$~88jO0;i P~!ice, $8~44, Sixth Ward, $8,990.?9; Seventh Ward, $38.00. ~ It-is recommended that the following of said bills be allowed: Public Property-- $81.90, out of appropriation to Public Property Department; $43.00, special appropriation. Repairs-to streets-~ $85.00~ out of appropriation for Repairs to Streets. Btree$ Pavi~g~Bond Accountv- $E5.00, special appropriation. Oemeterie~- $31.~7, out of appropriation t? Cemetery Department. Poiice~ $8.44,aout of appropriation to Pohce Department. Seventh Ward-- $38.00, special appropriation. We report Progress in regard to Contingent bilte for $S66.00, the Sixth Ward bill for $8,990.?9 has been referred to the Street Committee, and Fire bills ~re allowed in another section. In this conhection, it is further recommended that 9pecia~ appropriations be made to pay bills o~ Culpepper-& Mooney, for $$9.~8~ and L. P. Smith for $40.00, said bills having been held up by the Auditor in June. $118.33 to pay City's proportion of cos~ of paving at the streets. It is recommended t~t this matter be referred to the intersection of Chestnut Street Committee. and County An increase of salary to W. M. Smith, Superintendent of the Fire Alarm System. We report that we will take this matter up in the budget for 1913. To pay the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm System for time'he is on a five day leave of absenc~ It is recommended that the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm System be allowed pay for the five days he is on said leave. Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer~ A proposed ordinance in regard to Progress. To prepare and present an works. Progress, To employ A. &es P~wling~ and Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards for June, 191~. Pro,tess. the manner in which supplies are to be obtained by the City. ordinance for the issue of ~600,000.00 of bonds to establish water to audit the City bookS, at a cost of $1,4~0.00. report that the Finance Committee will employ Mr. Rawlings for said amount. (With City Attorney). A proposed contract by the Seaboard Air Line Railway for widening Water street. It is recommended that the contract be adopted and the proper officers authorized to sign the same. (With~the Street~Committee). The erection of horse drinking fountains at the corner of Elm and South and County and Godwin streets. Progress. To endeavor to settle the matter of City notes given to The Peoples' Bank, transferred by said Bank tO certain Norfolk banks~ and now held by the receiver of said Peoples, Bank. We report that this matter has been settled. An appropriation for iighting the "~ite Way," in accordance with proposed contract for same. It is recommended that the proposed contract be adOPted with amendments thereto, and that the proper officers be authorized to sign same. It is further recommended that an appropriation of ~?~.00 be allowed for said lights for the balance of the year, and $1,BB~.O0 be allowed for fixtures for same. Referred by Board of Aldermen?July 1Sth. An order of Court re-zevzng Jno. ~T. Griffin, Receiver of The Peoples' Bank, from payment of City taxes to amount of $687.50, for the year 1911. It is recommended that said petitioner be relieved of taxes to said amount. year and Sixth to Washington. A petition of Jennie C. Dashietl for a refund of $1.B5 for night soil tax paid in error for the 1911.. It is recommended that said refund of $1.35 be made. A communication from the School Board in regard to a new school building for colored chilcLren. Progress. (With Street Com~ittee). Advisability of extendin~ Crawford street to Wythe, Middle to Third, Progress. Referred by Common Council June 14th. $?07.10 to gutter with new g=anile block and curb with new granite curb the east side of Third street, from Harrison to Wythe; and to curb and gutter the south side of Wythe street, from the east side of Oourt to the east side of Third. It is recommended-that this matter be referred back to the Street Committee to ascertain if the City has enough old stone on hand to do this work; and also to ascertain the cost of doing the work with old stone. Referred by Common Council April 9th. To take into consideration the establishment of the office of Police Justice. Progress.