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JUly 19, 1910.
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<br />l~age, &c., from said ward for the months of. January and ~ebru~, 1910.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be paid, eu~ of Seventh ~$~d funds.
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<br /> A bill ef A. R. ~ssett., registrar'in the Seventh Ward from Nay 20th to 0c~ober 4~h, 1909, It is recommended that said bill be paid, out of Seventh Ward f~nds.
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<br /> to pay expenses of a committee of the $euncil to visit cities for examination ef pavements.
<br /> $~27'It is recommended %t~t said 'expenses be paid.
<br /> $6.2~ to re-imbu~se policeman, C. M. Miller, for two days lost from-duty ~n Nay, on account of
<br />sickness. Progress as to same.
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<br />$60. per year for ~alary of $eeretary of the Fire Board.
<br /> It is recommended that such salary be net allowed.
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<br /> An appropriation to allow the ~ef of TJae Fire Depart~ment to. go to the Firemen's Oonventfon at
<br />S~aeuse, New York, in August. Progress.
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<br />$!00, to purchase a typewriter and $225, for an adding machine for us~ of the Treasurer.
<br /> It is recommended that the appropriations be allowed.
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<br />$~0. ~a pay John Nash for defending two negroes by orde~ of the Court.
<br /> It is recommended that the appropriation be allowed.
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<br />.assistant _S~nitary Inspe~ctor. Progress.
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<br /> To pay expenses ef delegates from the $ou~cil to the A. D. ~.. ~ssoeiation to meet at Providence,
<br />I., in A~ugust and September next. Progress.
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<br /> $2,840. ts pave Water street, from Glasgow to the north side of North. Progress.
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<br /> And. A request of ~he Board of Wealt~ to be fur~ished with an office, clerk for same, and an
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<br /> To transfer $460.18 of ~eventh ~ard. funds to ~redit of Board of Health,
<br />to that amount advanced by it to the ward for Samitary purposes.
<br /> It is recommended ~t the transferbe m~de.
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<br />to re-imbu~se said Board
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<br /> A request of the Beard of Health for ~uthori~y te advertise for bids' to remove'nigh~ soil
<br />the Sixth and Se~enthwards.
<br /> We ahall re~er~ concerning this matter further on.
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<br />from
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<br /> To look into the advisability ef requiring that contracts an~ bonds shall be properly executed
<br />before the work f~rwhiehthey are given is entered on.
<br /> We reeommend this proposition and recommend also that the Joint Ordinance Committee be in-
<br />structed to prepare an ordinance for covering the same,
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<br />The Auditor's and ~reasurer's reports for Nay. Progress.
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<br /> A request of ~he Sixth ~a~d Z6cal Board for authority to enter into an agreementwith a con-
<br />traator for the removal of night soil from the ward, at a cost of ~,~5 annually for each house.
<br /> Such a privilege has been granted the ~eventhUard, and l~ ms recew~ended that the same
<br />privilege be given the Sixth ~ard,
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<br />Referred by B~a~d of AldeXmen ~ne 21st~
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<br /> request cf coroner, Dr. G. G. Eolladay, to hays a warrantmade out for W. N. Lynch,
<br />Jo~on,. juror on the body of Henry W. Billups.
<br /> It is recommended ~bat the request be granted.
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<br />instead of
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<br /> Refe~2edby Common ~ouncil Januam~y llth.
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<br />An appropriation of $80. to purchase a typev~iter for the ~terk of ~he ~ourt.
<br /> It is recommended thmt ~he appropriation be allowed.
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<br /> We repor~ i~her, that as the Portsmouth & Norfolk Oorporation had not executed its contract
<br />for lighting the (Pit, with electricit~jby the 25d of J~ne--tt~t being the limi~ of time in which the
<br />contraet was to be executed--we instructed the ~reasurer to deposit ~he COrporation's certified check
<br />for $5,000. held by'him, to credit of the general fund of the City; for which action we request your
<br />apprevaI.
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<br /> In accordance wi~h a resolution adopted by ~he two branches of. Council April 19-26, 1910; your
<br />~ommlttee advez~mte~ for bids to purchase $125,000, of Paving,~radmng~nd Stree~ Improvement Bonds,
<br />$50,000. ~0~ SehooI Bonds, and $75,000. of ~ix~h and Seventh ~ar~ ~treet Improvement ~onds, bids for
<br />same to be opened June 50th, at 12 o'cteck noon; but no acceptable' bids were received for same, in
<br />the opinion of the 0ommittee, and they report ~he matter to yom for further instructions.
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<br /> ~ The Go~.~ittee were instructed ~ay lOth and l?th to take steps for acquiring the "Armistead prop-
<br />erty~ touching the court house yar~, either by purchase or by'condemnation proceedings, and to report
<br />the action takemby them to the Co~cil for confirmation.
<br /> "" ~ere~or~ ~that through Nr. Geo. D. ~aw~enoe ~e~m~ tree endeavored to pnrohase the sai~
<br />misread property," offering the owner, what 'they ~h~$t, was a most liberal price, $17,000; but he
<br />has declined the offer. It is recommended, therefore, that the City Attorney'be instructed to take
<br />the nesessary s~eps to have the property condemned for the purposes heretoforenamed.
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<br /> (signed) ~:~ones Wiltlams,
<br /> ~hai~man, B. of A.
<br /> On motio~, the action of the Oommon~O~it on this report was concurred in, namely: to recommit
<br />the bill of A. R, ~ssett and to adopt ~hs remainder cf the report; and the same was adopted by the
<br />following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Nests, ~anghorne, Walker, A~.~.~s, Ballentine, Williams, 2almer, Nicholson, 8,
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