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December R0, 1910. reports as 1910: to the Hon. Bomrd of Aldermen. Gen~lemen~Your Public Property 0ommi~O~ee respectful- severml mmtters referred to *Jhe Join~ Public ~ ropeway Co~mittee December 13-20, Referred by 0careen Oottuoi! December 13th. To report the ecs% of fitting up rooms in %he 0ity Hall for offices. We have looked into the matter ~ ~' ' _uruner and recommend ~at two offices be fitted uo on She north side of %he City Hall for the 0ity E~gineer ~ ~he Auditor, at ~ ~st of ~4 0, and ~h~t the present offices for said officers be turned over to paid men of the 0h~mbers Fire Compar~ f6r'slee.?- ing quarters. (With Oo~missioner of t~e Revenue). Progress as to Saree To set a value on-all public i~,operty not now valued. ~Heferred by Board o~ Aldermen December 20th. A eo~v~nication from Grimes Battery about ~larging its gun room. Prmgress. A petition from the Hook and~Ladder Uompar~ for certain improvements %~ t~eir ctmarters on the first floor. PPogress. The advisability of putting a telephone in the room of ¥~e Hook and Ladder It is recommended that a telephone ~e.pu% in ~aid room, mt a cost of.~5. ~er month. In aoeordmnoe with the ad6pted recommended appropriations by the Finance Committee, December l~- 20th, of $100. to build a feed room for the Annex Fire Compa~j, ~25. for a front door entrance to its house, and $65. for a fence adjoining the house~ we h~ve asked for bids to do the work and have received the followir~ therefor: From E. B. Wilkins, for ~38; S. B. ~tehins, Jr., $180; and Smith & Austin, $195.00. S~ B. H~tohins~ Jr. being the lowest bidder for tb~e work it is recommended that mward for the same be made to .him, Your Committee reports further *Jhat in accordance-with the adopted recommended mppropriation therefor October ll-18th~ they ~ ~ cs._ca for bids to supply the jail with five steel cells and to put the same in position, and h~ve received'the fSlt~iB~..g: To supply the cells. E. T. Barnum Iron Works, for $465.00. To put the cells in position. Mutter & 2Atltier, for $87.50;J. D. ~arrett,$88~50, E. B. Powell, $!44.75. As the bid of the Eo T. Barnum Iron Works to supply the celts seems to be _easonaoze,. t~=e bid of ~{uster & ~iitier is the lowest to put said cells in position: it is r~eo~ff~.e~d, ed':'' ' ward for the work se made to these 'bidders, respectively. (Si~ed). L. Privett, Chairman, B. of A. Fire tier each: The report having been read, ~Ar. Men%ague moved %o amend: that the question of putting a phone in the room of the Hook and L~dder Company be re-~ormmitte~ for further consideration. The moti6n was adopted. The ~omm~idedcm~pr6priation of $400. to build two rooms in the City Hall was re*.erred to the Joint Finance Committee; while the awards to S.B.Huthhins, Jr. to do work at the house of the~ex Company, To the E. T. B~rnum Iron Works to'~gupply the jail with five cells, and to Mutter & Mil- to pu~ the cells ~u position, wer~ adopted %y the following vote, the vote being the ~mme for Ayes---Moore, Lan~horne, Walker, Ballentine, Privett, Montagu% Calvert: Williams, Paimer: i9.* Nays--None. (The above copied by mistake, see minutes January 17, 1911, page 1291. (Mary Elsie Btuuting). ~