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!909 From GeD. ,~.. Ball~ $1,0 ~ 5- ~0 G~mewell Fire Atmrm 0o.. $1.606~00 T~e Gamewell Fire Alarm 8ompany (the only bidder) will fuzm4sh also 12 fire-almrm-boxes for $1,500. and 100 storage batter~ cells for It is recommended that award be made to Geo. ~. Bail for inst~lli~g the 12 fi~e~al~-boxes 8nd for overhauling the Oity fire al~ system at ~ cost of $1,075, the lowest bidde~ fo~ s~e; and that award be made to the G~ewell Fire Al~ 0omp~y to ~r~sh the 12 r~.ge b~ttery eells~t ~ ~cos~ of~$I,625.00. OhaiPm~n, B. of The report having been read,tr. ~tontague said he would like to see m recommendation from the Committee for reception of the two combination chemical wagons for the Sixth and Seventh war&s. The chairman of the Committee stated that through~U oversight SUch reeonz~endation had not been included in the report, but he would report verbally that the Fire co, tree. C~ef of the Fire De- psr~ment, ~nd Er. ~. A. Eoore. lately engineer of the 8~be~8 Fire Oom~ny, ~d ex¢~ne& said wag- ohs , ~d fo~d ~nem to c~e-up to con~tions .of the con,set for t;~em;. 8nd t~t the ao~ittee prep~ed to reoo~end ~eir ~. Dashiell. vice-ehai~an of the ~o~ittee. who was present, ~de an e%uivalent statement to that of the chai~ and the ss=e reoo~en~tion. Then the ~eport of the 0o~ttee was ~dopted by the folio~vote: - Aye¢--L~ghozme. Walker, ~llentine, A~ms. Goodson. Nonta~_e~ ~illiams. ~er, Fin&nee Fire-- Eon. Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:--your Finance mn& Fire committees 2o~ntly respectfully report as to the several matters referred to them November 9~16 and July Refer~ed b~ 0ommon Council November 16th. A petition of_~ago~men and 9illermen,~.3~. Alexander. ~. 0, D~ughtrey, I. O. Bailey smd $. E. Ea~m~n, for an incremse of salary to $55~- per month. it is recommended timt the increase be allowed, to take place from January l, !910. Referred by Bomr& of Aldermen November 16th. To provide for purchase of fi~e engine houses in the-sixth an& Seventh wards. It is recommended that the property at the corner of Elm and Henry streets in the Seventh ~ard, owned by J. Davis Reed, be purchased at a cost of $3,500: mud the property at the corner of Rose and Queen streets in the Si%th ~rd, owned by the Union Fire Oompany,~be purc!u~se& for Referred by Common God, oil July l~th. Advisability of allowing & ten day leave of absence to paid men of the Fire It is recormnended that beginning 5Isy first hereafter all paid me~ of the Fire Detriment who h~ve been in the service of same for one year sh~ll receive yearly a ten d~y leave of absence, with p~y; mud those who shall h~ve been in the service for less th~ o~e year shall receive part of the ten dqy leave as ssi& ten days may be~r to the total n'czaber of months of such service. (Signed) ~o Jones ~i!limms, ~hairman, B. of A.. Finance-Committee. Chairman. B. of A., Fire 0o~umittee. On motion, the report of the Co~mzt~ee.was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-~~anghorne, ~alker. B~llentine~ Adams, Goodson~ ~ontague, ~illi~ms, Palmer, 8. 0rdinmnces-- Eon. Board of aldermen. Gentlemen:--Tour 0rdinanee Committee respeetfU!!y reports herein concerning the following matters rede_re& to the Joint Ordinance 0ommittee by ,the 0o~on 0Dun- oil October 12th: An ordinance to fix the conmzission to be mllowe& the 0ity Collector ~ith the adopted recommendation of the Joint Finance ¢ommittee therefor. The follo~ving ordinance is recommended: A~ OEDIPM~0E TO ~ESORIBE ~ REUUT~A~E '~E PAT OF TS{E OI~Sf 00~EOTOR. (For ordinance see Ordincnce Bookt. A&visa~oility of an or&in,nee to require the Commissioner of the Revenue to keep s record of births in the Oity and to make monthly reports of .fha same to the Boar~ of ~e do not deem it advisable to h8ve such an ordinance An ordinance to require the Auditor to certify to the City Collector as to correctness of the real estate and persor~l property books of the Gormnlssioner of the Revenue, when prepare& by said Ca~znissione of the Revenue. The following ordinance is recommnended therefor: AH 0P¢INANOE TO ~.~.,~VD A~FD tLE-0RDAIE SEOTION 65 OF ~EE 0RDI~2t-' ~0E B00E OF 1905 iN P?i~FER~OE TO DUTIES OP ~ 0ITY ~UDITO~. ~ ....,