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210 December 19, 1911. vote~ the vote being the same-for~eash: . Ayes--Walker, Montague, Markham, Davis, Nut=y, Nicholson~ Almshouse (Special)-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. Williams, Moo=e, Langhorne~ Ballentine, 10. Gentlemen:-- Your Special Almshouse Committee respectfully reports herein concerning the following, matter referred to it October 17, 1911: A reoommendatioh of the Committee that in future inmates of the Almshouse shall be sent there on the order of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman of the Almshouse Committee only, when requested so to do e~ther by the Mayor, H~alth Officer, or the Physician to the Poor. In the report of the Committee, as it went to the Common Oouncil, the Vice-Chairman of the Almshouse Committee acted in sending inmates to'the Almshouse only when~the Chairman of said Committee could not act; but this recommendation was amended in the Common Council so as to allow either the'~Chairman or the Vice-Chairman so to act. Me'have reconsidered the~who!e matter and desire to repeat the recommendation originally made to the Common Council, namely: "That in future inmates of the Almshouse shall be sent there by.or,er the same, Poor." of the Chairman of the Almshouse Commit'tee only, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman of when requested so to do either by the ~ayo=~ the Health Officer, or the PhysiCian to.~the (Signed). Jones Nitliam~, Ghat=man B. of A. On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted by the following vote: Ayes~NaIker~ ~illiams, Moore, Langhorne, Montague, Markham, Davis, Mu~ry,. Nichotson, ~. (Mr. Ballen- tine excused from voting). ~ - UNFINISHED BUSINESS. First. Matters adopted by the Board of Aldermen November Ztst and referred to the oil for concurrence. To adopt a resolution to redistrict ~he severai~City Nards. Common.. T5 endorse a j~int resolution to extend the Deep Creek ~acadam road across the Swamp which diL vides Virginia and No=th Carolina. To.instruct the Street Committee to make thorough ins~ection~ with the aid o~ expert and prac- tical assistance~ of the entire work done by the Bithulithmc Paving Gent=actors, mn order to secure the class of work for which contract was made. All of the above were conceded.in, except the section in regard to instructing the Street Commmttee to mak~ thorough inspection, &8., of the entire work done by the paving contractors, which said section~was referred to the Street Committee to ascertain the cost of making said inspection. Second. Matters adopted by the Jci~t Session November ~gth and referred to the two branches of Council for concurrence. '~ To appropriate $1~0.00 to pay the expenses of the Health Officer to Havana, Cuba. To authorize the Public Property Committee to advertise for bids to build a new Clerk's office. To refer to the Fire Committee a petition from sundry residents cf the Fourth Nard to establish a fire eompany, equip i~'with apparatus, a~d erect a house on a lot owned by the City on the south side of Lincoln street, between Third and Fourth. To appoint two ~ember~ of the Sixth Ward Local Board to meet with tha Council Committee and Committee from the B. ~. A., for a conference concerning street car routes, t~aokage, All of the above were concurred in, except the appropriation of $150.00 to pay the expenses of the Health Officer to Havana, Cuba, which said appropriation was referred to the Joint~ Finance Gem- mittee. Third. Matters adopted by the Common Council December. 1Eth and referred to the Board of Alder- men for oonclLTrence. To instruct the Auditor to pay off City employees for December.in January, l~lB~ To refer to the Joint Committee on Public Deck to consider the advisability of a canal from the Cat Hole bridge to Court street. All of the above, were concurred in b~ the following vote: Ay~s--Waiker~ ~illiams, Moore, Langho=ne, Ballentine, Nontague,~arkham, Davis, Mu=fy, Nicholson, lC. Fourth. Communications from the Mayor. The Mayor returned his approval of the Councit November 14-$1, 1911: following matters adopted by the two branches of City To make a special appropriation of $1,000.00 to repair sidewalks destroyed in the work. To make a special appropriation of $1?B.O0 to furnish and deliver l~O lineal feet ta~pi~ing on the west s~de of Effingham street.-~ To allow $!BB.O0, out of appropriation to Jail & Market in the ~budget" for 1911, to the street paving of terra oct- for repair vegetable market. To allow a special appropriation of SBO0-O0 to meet expenses of the Fire Department until Janu-