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October 18. 19!0. Ai~ ORDIEANCE TO P~qUIl~3 PROPE?~TY 0~{ERS TO OO~CT ~ITH TEE CITT ~ STS~. A~ TO P~P~L ~CTIONS 261 ~d 263 OF T~ ~ITT ORDIN~CES ~T~G ~TO. To prepare ~ ordinance by _the October meetings of ~e Go~cil to ~uthorize ~ vo~e by the people for the isle of $600,000. of~bonds for the establis~ent of a system of water works ~n the City. The follo~ng is reoo~ended therefor: ~ ORDIN~CE TO Ab~HOEIZE T~ ISS~ OF SIX H~5~ THOUSAND DOLLARS OF B05~S ~AT~ BO~S.~ P~SUANT TO,ACT OF THE GE~L AB~E~LY O~ ~RGINIA. A~OV~ TI~ "~ ACT TO A~HORIZE T~ CITT OF PORTS~O~ TO ISS~ BO~S TO~ESTA~ISH Ni~ A S~LT OF WAT~, ~ TO C~ATE A BO~ OF GO~BSIO~S TO ~O~S." . ~eferre~ by Oo~on Go,oil Angst To ~eco~ider a proposed amen~ent to section 492 of the ordi~nees in ~l~tion to the e~ecu- ~e have reco~ide=ed the m~tter ~d reoo~end the follo~mg ~herefo~: ~ O~IN~GE TO A}~ A~-OP~N SECTION- 492 0F BO~$. Te reconsider ~en~ents to seotio~ of ordi~ces concerning the duties of the Seale~ of Neights and ~e~sures. Progress ~s to Ch~irm~n. On motion, the report of ~he Oo~..~ttee ~s adopted$ ordered to be printed for circulation among the members til the next regular meeting ef the body. and the several reco~ended ordinances were of the Oounai!. and to lie on the table Cemeteries-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:--Your Cemetery Go--mitred respectfully reports as to the following matters referred to the JDint Cemetery Committee by the Common Cou~cil April 12: To advertise for bids to build a toilet room for ladies in the Cedar Grove cemetery and $0 paint ~r~Ve eom- said roe . to paint the fences and gates in the O~k Grove cemetery and gazes in the Oedar etery; to paint the waiting room in the Oak Grove cemetery; to re~ve the west wall of the Grove cemete~ out on a line ~th the wall of ne~ part of said cemeZery; and to ~nitewash the.~ls of both cemeteries. We have ~dve~2ised for bids to do certain pa~s of this ~ork, and have received the follow- lng therefor: (See bids in reaor~ of Go~on Gm~il October ll, l~10, page i~ is rSco~d that~ a~rd he ma&e to 0. N. Eoady for painting the roof of the waiting room in the Os~ Grove cemetery, at $ $, ~o ~ith & Bradshaw for all o~her painting, at $154.50; and ~ J. E. E~ & 0o.. to remove the cemetery wall, at ~0O--~hey bei~, respectively. ~he lowest bid- There is some mis~derstan~ng as to ~nioh par~y is the lowest bidder to build the tDilet room in the Ce~r Grove cemetery, and, therefore, the ~o~mttee is no~ prepared at this time ia. make o~andation thereon. . ~ No advertisement ~s made for white~ash~g th~ eemetery~ll~; that matter will be It is rece~ended also that ~ appropriation for the painting ~d for building a v.==tmng room be made out of the re~lar appropriation to The Semetemy De~r~ment, bmr that ~ s~ecial appropria- tion of $700. be ~de for removi~ th~ eemetery~ll. (Si~ed) L. ~. Palmer. $14, On ~ ~ adopted, and the ~eeommended ~ppropri~tions of motion, the report of the Oomm_ttee was $154.50 and $700. Were referred to the Joint ~in~nce Committee. ~INIS~D BUS~SS. First. N~tter adopted A~ the OoP~mon Council October lith and referred to the Beard of Aldermen for TO allow a bill of G, E. Bell for $53.5© for hire of a patrol wagon. To appoint a committee of .fi~e to confer with a committee of the B. ~. A. and ~ith committees of labor erg~nizations to w~it on the Secretary of the Navy, if necessary, in regard Zo the use of seamen to do work in the Navy Tard, as a substitute for regular mechanics there. To ~uthorize ~he Joint ~blic Property Oo~ittee to advertise for bids to supply the se~er~l city building~th fuel. To ~uthorize ~he Joint Street Co~ittee to ~dvertise far bids to p~ve the ~treets heretofore reoo~ended for pa~ng . All of the above were concurred Set. end. 0o~munieations from the ~ayor. to go over T~e ~ayor recommended that the ~inance Oommitt~e be authorized to employ some one list of assesaments made this year by the State Assessors and the deed books re~ordlng the eon- vey~noe of re~l estate for the i~st five years ~nd report to s~id ~o~ittee.~ . &o.. (See communication in ~I! in records of the Oo~on 0ouncil ~otooer llth. ~age 3!0). ~. ~ ~ ~e~=~ ~ h~ ~.d ~u~oeuded from office for i0 ~ys Eigh Oonstabl~, E. S. ~-