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~ly 18, 1911. The ordinance "To amend and ~e-ordai~ section 188 of the Ordinances in reference to the Board of Hea!th~" was emended by the Board of A!de~en ~e 20th so as to require that eacla of the seven ward~ s~auldb~ represented on the Board of Health and that vacancies on the ssme should be filled by the council. All of the above were concurred in, excep~ the ordinance "To ~mend ~ud re-ordain section 188 of the Ordinances in reference to the Board ~f He~lth~ ~uponwhich no action w~ taken. Second. Matters adopted by the Common CounOi! July ilth and referred to the Board of Aldermen for concurrence. An zppropriatien of $16. to supply o~fices in the Ferry house with window sh~deso To authorize the ~oint Finance committee to make notes in the several City banks, fro~ t~ne te time, to smo~.t of $55,000, in order ~o reimburse the Paving ~d G~dir~E ~ud Bond ~e~t to ~hat Te pay the regular street force for July $, 1911. To adop,t an Ordinance for grouting a franchise for the use of Hatton street, between Glasgow and London, to operate a street car line. To snthorize the S~ree~ Commi~e~ to advertise for bids for the purchase of a franchise to run a street r~ilway on H~tton street, extended. To allow the cemetery Department to pay-bills, to ~meunt of $50.6~, out ef $60. left te credit of Whitewashing the Cemetery walls. T~ appoint a Committee of Three te act with the Ladies~ Civic League for preservation of trees in the City, and to look up the waste places in the City ~ditable for use as p~rks. - To authorize the ~oint Fire committee to s~end $275. for a horse for the Fire Department, out ef mersey on hand from sale of old horses. All of theab~ve.were-:c~ncurFed in by.the following vote:-- Longhorns, Ballentine, Ad~ms, Privett, Eontague, Davis, AYes--Walker, Willi~ns,. Eurry, Nioholson, 10. Third. Oom~n~ic~tions from the ,Y~yer. Th~ Mayer returned his approval~or disappr~v~!~ef~he ~Fel!ewi~resolutions and ordin~uces a- dopted by the two branches of Gity~Go~m~oi!~Nay~tg.~md Jlme~l~$~'tgtt: ~SOLUT~ONS. Ap~T~ved Te D~ ~aimwrigh~&~s~ $t~G~Gg~eut ef appropriation t~ Ora~ed Sto- ne, for shells supplied the Oliy~ Te make a special ~pprepr~tien ef $2,1~. te Edw~d ~e~ for ~ork en the City H~ll. To m~e z special apprepr~atien~of $225. for fitti~ up offices in t~ 2er~ house. ~ay i~ 19!l to ~u~ l, 1912. ~ ~ Te ~ltew the Si~h ~ard $15,Go0, eu~ ef~preeee~s~F~i~s~e~d issue~ f~r~wePk en Ce~ty street, Pearl street, ~d the ~ir L~e TU~Dike~ Te m~e ~eoi~pp~pri~tiens ~f~$SG~tG~e~se ~epa~mem~, $180~20 te Fire Dep~ment, ~ud $121.~1 te ~blic P~pe~y~D~pa~em~, te ~mee~ ~ef~en~ ~aD~repriatiens $o said Depa~ments. Te credit the Seventh W~rd with $500, because ef that ~e~t ~v~ced te the City ~S it~ of e~ense for l~yi~ terra cotta pipes mcross Chestnut street, between ~dott ~d ~e, ~d across ~fing~ between Scott ~ud Te borrow $5,000. ~e meet ~blic School e~oenses for ~ne, 1911. Te tu~ over te the SL~ ~ard $35,575.25, er ~ much as remains ef that ~me~t te the o~dit of the ~i~h T~ advice $15,000. te the Sixth Wa~ for 6 months, for pavi~work; ~he~Ward te p~y~he interest en s~id Te p~bi~s ef the Water oo~D~r, te ~e~t ~f $1,282.00. p~ Ba~ I~n Wer~ $~.19, cut ef appropriation te ~ail ~upDlies. fsr ce~ls~. pay~e~ ~ & ~lt~er $il3.2~,~eut of ap~re~iatien~ te ~ail supp~ies,~fer putting cells in To place. To To s~S to To sell 13 lots on the west side of the Cedar Grove Cemete_~y. inst~dct the Treasurer to advertise at once for redemption ef $~,500. ef cemetery bends, be taken up by ~ly l~ 1911. extend to the commissioner ef the Revenue until 0etcher 1st, if necessary, ~s the time for tu_~ing over kis books, without penalty. To authorize the Board of Health te advertise for bids to remove night soil from the Sixth s~d Seventh Wards, at a charge of $1o25 per year per house. To i~r~truct ihe Pity A~torney te t~ke ~he necessary steps for acquiring the ,A~miStead property~ touching the court house yard, at a cost no~ in excess of $20,000, ~nd to build thereon ~ Clerk,s office and i~rnish the same for $$0,000. In order ~o oay~for said ~Armistead. prope~y" and Clerk, s office, to instruct the Fin~u~e ~em- ~+ mi~ee to borrow $60,000. of the' several City banks, to be paid te the banks in Te~ equal yearly instalments, the receipts of the ~orfelk County Ferries to be hypothecated for .the s~id 'payment. To direct the Seaboard Air ~ine Railway to place safety gates on South street, west of Chestnut where its tracks cross this street ~ ORDINANCES. Aop~ove -- An~Ordinance te Require Property Owners te connect with the City Sew- ~rage System, ~nd te Repeal Sections 261, 263, and ~65 ef the City Ordinances relating theret,o. ~ Ordinal~ce to Allow Certain Portraits to be Hung i~ the Cour~ ordinance to Extend to Policemen a T~n Ds~V Leave of Absence with Pay.