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December 19, 1911. It is recommended that the Clerk be allowed to make the exchange, at a probable cost of $~15.00 for such exchahge. ~ petition of ~the Oaptain of Grimes Battery for an improvement to-and extension of gun shed of s~id Battery. Progress. back consider the advisability of selling a City lot on Lincoln street. Authorized to advertise for bids to move the "Armistead. house, next to from its present location. Ne report that we are about to advertise for $~ch bids. Progress. the Court house yard, Authorized to advertise for bids to purchase 100 mattresses and 75 blankets for the City Jail. We report that we are .about to advertise for such bids. Advisability of lowering the floor of the on. sine ~hOus'e i~ t~e Seventh Ward. Progress. (Signed~. Acting Chairman B. Of A. The report of the Committee having bee~ ~read, on motion the recommended appropriation of $215. for three typewriters for the Clerk of the Court was sent back to the Committee for further inves- tigation. Then t~e report, as amended, was adopted. Fire-- (Mr. ~dams excused from further attendance). H0n. Board~of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-- Your Fire Committee respectfully.reports herein concerning~ the following~ . matter~ ~ _~.~ _~referred· to the Joint~ Fire· Committee~ ~ November~ 14,~. 1911: i request of the sdp~ri~e~d~int of the Fire Alarm System for a S~x Circuit Standard Switch Board. It is recommended that said Switch Board be purchased at a probable cost of As previously anthori'~ed to do, we have advertised for bids to furnish rubber~coats and boots for paid men of the Fire Department, and have received the following bid therefor: From: Larkin Manufacturing Company, of Dayton, Ohio, for 48 pairs of boots at $$.85 per pair and 48 rubber coats at $~.65 per coat. It is recommended that award be made to said Com.p. any, as per their bid for said Coats and boots~ (Signed). L. 0. Nichotson, Chairm~ B. cfA. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted:by'the following vote: Ayes--Watke~,~Williams, Langhorne, Ballentine, Montague, Markham, Moore, Nutty, Nicholson, 9. (Nr. Davis excused from voting) Ordinances-- Hon. Board o£ Aldermen. Gentlemen:-~ Your Ordinance Committee respectfully ports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Ordinance Committee November lA- ,l, Octobe~ t~It: Referred by Common Council November t~th. to require that fruits and vegetables, exposed on the streets, shall be properly screened from dust and flies. Progress as to same. Refer~ed by Board of Aldermen November 2tst. Advisability of an ordinance for the protection cT shade trees in the City. Progress. Referred by Common Oouncil 0otober 10th. Recommitted. Sections 3P~G and SE6 o~ the Ordinances in regard to the number of cars to be on Crawford street by the Seaboard Air-Line Railway Company. Progress. Recommitted. An ordinance for changing the names of certain streets in the Seventh Ward. We have reconsidered this matter, have substituted the name of "Key Avenue" for "Naval Place" in the former proposed ordinance~ and recommend the adoption of the following therefor: AN ORDINANCE TO RENAME CERTAIN STREETS IN THE SEVENTH WARD OF THE CITY. (See Ordinance 'Book). Referred by common Counci~ May 9th. Recommitted. An ordinance to prohibit gates swinging over the streets. We have reconsidered this ordinance and recommend the adoption of the following therefor: AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT TL~E SWINGING OF GATES ~ND DOORS OUTWARDLY OVER THE STREETS OF TPPE CITY. (Signed). W.C. Chairman B. of A. motion, the recommended ordinances to change the names of certain streets in the Seventh ~ard and to orohibit ~ate~ ~ ~r~ ~w~ ~1~ ~ *~ m~+~ ~ ~+~ ~ +~ ~.~~