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A g st 8, To authorize the Joint Fiance Committee to make notes in the several~ 0ity banks from time to time. to amount of $55.000. in order to re-imburse the Paving and Grading Fund Bond Aeooumt to that amoumt. To pay the regular street force for July 4. 1911. To adopt an ordi~nce for granting a franchise for the use ef Hatton street, between G~asgow ~nd London streets, to operate a street car.line. To authorize the Street Committee te advertise for bids for purchase of a franchise to rum a state.et railway on Hatton. street, extended. To allow the Cemetery Department to pay bills, to amount of $50.53. cut of $60 left to credit of whitewashing the ~emetery W~Ils. To appoint a Committee of Three to Eot with the Ladies' Civic Lea~e for preservation of trees in the 0ity. and to Iook up the-waSte places in the City suitable for use as parks. To authorize the Joint Fire 0ommittee money on h~ndfrem sale of oldI horses. for a horse for the Fire Depart~nent. out of All of the above were ~oncurred in. Second. Natters adopted by the B~rd of Aldermen July 18th and referred to the common Council for oononzu-enoe. To pay W. G. ~ray. ~. J. Stringer. No~Ja Hoffler. and ~8seph Barrett. of the regu- lar street force, for the last 22nd of February and Confederate Memorial Day. To appoint a Committee of Five. who with the I~hysieian to the Almshouse. shall investigate the the condition of ~J~eA~mshouse and report. 0oncurred in. and Messrs. Brinson. 2arker. and Eanvey were appointed members of the Oommit- tee from this body. Third. Communications from the Nayor. The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of 0ity Oounoil,~uly 11-18, 1911: Treasurer authorized to renew notes, to amount of $21.000. due AugUst ~1. 1911o Finance Committee authorized to make notes from time to time. to &mount of $55.000. in order to re-imb~rse the Paving Bond funds to that amount. ~500. to pay a bill Of the Nott Fire Engine O~I~_~Y for work on the Chambers' fire engine. 150. for purebase of hose dryers, out of the budget." $350. for pure, se of ~ubber coats and boots, out of the 'budget.' An o'~inance for granting a~anchise for the use of Hatton street.-between Glasgow and London streets, to operate a street car lin~. To make award to Eurek~ Fire Hose ~Nanufacturing ~ompauy to furnish 1,000 feet of its '2aragon~ Bra~d. at $1.10 per f~et. TO make award to The Gutta Percha & Rubber ~anufaoturing Company to furnish 1.000 feet of its ~E~it jacket.~ Dquble Jacket Bran&. at $.?2 per foot. To make award to The Bi-Lateral Fire Hose 0ompany to furnish 500 feet of its "Winok~" Brand. at $.90 per foot. Reports of Officers and other ttufinished business. The regular reports of Officers for July were presented and were ordered to take the usual course.'~ ~n this connection, the Clerk was instructed to write to such Officers as h~d not made re- perts for July. and to inst~et them to make their reports regularly to the A communication to the ~ayor from the Virginia Rmilway and ~ower ~ompany. concerning the Compa- ny's paving between the tracks and two feet on each side of same in the Sixth and ~eventh Wards. was read and was referred $o the City Attorney for his opinion thereon. The oaths of office of S. N. Lewis and ~. M~ Sta~ord. members elect to.the Sixth ~ard Local Board. were presented and ordered to file. A petition of E. E. Sivils to be paid $1.000. because of injuries received by him on Elm Avenne. in the Seventh Ward. which petition was presented to the Oounoil July 18th and by it referred to the Seventh ward Local Board. was returned by said Board to the C~uncll. with recommendation that the olaim ~e not p~id. On motien, the claim was referred ~othe City Attorney. A-oommunicationwas read from the Seventh Ward Local Board concerning the numbering of houses in said ~ard. and was ordered ~o file. A oommumication from R. S. Cutherille and sundry other petitioners street.~from washington to Green. in the Seventh Ward. read at the last_. ferred by it to the Local Board of said wmrd. was returned by ¢rae communication was ordered to file. for improvements to Fayette of the Council and re- ;uthat-~said The Auditor made report of bills, to following amount~, which had not been a~dited because of lack of appropriation for same: Contingent. $31..00; Fire. $i3~.~2; ~ubIte Property. $65.1G. Cemete- ries. $2.00. On motien, the bills were referred ts the Joint Finance 0ommdttee. The Auditor reported also that he had.examined theft~ne book of the mayor referred.to him ~uly llth. and found said fines to amount tc $1196.50~