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i%bruary 21, 1911o
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<br />The minutes
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<br />At a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, February 21st., there were present:
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<br /> Messrs.--C. W. Walker
<br /> , ~resl~ent. W. Jones Williams, Vice-President, So T. Montague,
<br /> L. M. P!amer, W. C. ~oore, M. B. Langhorne, D~ ~. Ballentine, M. M. Adams,
<br /> L. Privett, O. P. ~urry, L. 0. ~icholson, l!.
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<br /> of regular m
<br /> ee~ngs December 20th and January 17th were read and approved.
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<br />Auditing--
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<br />REPORTS OF COLQ~ITTEES.
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<br /> Reported having examined bills against the City for January, 1911, mud they recom-
<br />mended the same for payment to the following amounts:
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<br />Sixth Ward Bills:
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<br />Street Cleaning, $ 398.07
<br />Street Repairs, 138.45
<br />Incinerator, 17.50
<br />Fire, 395.05
<br />Publ~c Property, 456.46
<br />Almshouse, 983.15
<br />Board of Health, 858.15
<br />Lights, 821.67
<br />Cemeteries, 724.86
<br />Sewerage~ 148.79
<br />Contingent, 225.08
<br />Court Expenses, 9~.80
<br />Elections, 228.80
<br />Paving and Grading, .80
<br />Sewerage Account. 2 14~.7~
<br /> Total, $7,414.38.
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<br />Streets, ~1~2.2o
<br />Board of Health, 102.00
<br />Officers' Salaries, 25.00
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<br />Drainage, 85.50
<br />Map. 300.00
<br /> Total, $784.87.
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<br />City proper.
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<br />Seventh Ward Bills:
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<br />Streets, $183.21
<br />Board of Health, I08.00
<br />Officers' Salaries, i0.00
<br />Li~hts, 155.18
<br />Contingent, 13.10
<br /> Total, $467.49.
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<br />On motion, the bills were allowed by
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<br />P~mer, Moore, Langhorne, Ballentine,
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<br />Finance-~
<br /> Hon. Board of Aldermen.
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<br />the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--~iker,
<br /> Adams, Privett, Murry, Nicholson,
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<br />Williams, Mont~gue,
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<br /> Gentlemen:--Your Finance Committee respectfully reports here-
<br /> in'concerning the following matters referred to the Joint ~i~ance Committee January 10-17th and pre-
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<br /> viously:
<br /> Referred by Common Council January 10th.
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<br /> An appropriation of $400. to fit up offices in the City Mall for the City Engineer and the Aud-
<br /> itor.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $400. be allowed therefor in the budget for 1911.
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<br /> An appropriation for a 'phone in house of the Hook and Ladder Company; Progress as to same.
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<br /> (With Sewerage Committee). A recommendation of the Committee that Bryan & Company~be paid the
<br /> sum of $4,020 and the Schone Company, $840, the said amounts having been forfeil~d by these compa-
<br /> nies respectively, for failure to carry out their contracts with the City.
<br /> It is recommended that both of the above named amounts be ~llowed.
<br /> In the case of Bryan & Company work was done by it not called for in the contract; and in the
<br />case of both Bryan & Company and the Schone Company the City was partly at fault for the delay.
<br />Moreover, each of these companies completed its work before the City was prepared to make use of it.
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<br /> A bill of C. N. ,Markham to amount of $35 for examining deed books, &c., for the City.
<br /> It is recommended that the bill be allowed.
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<br /> A petition of the Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company to be re-imbursed $50.75, the sa~d amt.
<br />having been paid by it illegally as a license tax.
<br /> _~nis matter has been referred to the City Attorney for his opinion thereon.
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<br /> An opinion of the City Attorney to the Council that the City is required to pay registration
<br />and election expenses of the Sixth and Seventh Wards. Progress.
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<br /> A reqUest of the Treasurer for authority to make notes in the several City banks to meet cur-
<br />rent expense~ for ~ebruary.
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