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ReP May 9, 191lo April 5, to Elizabeth Dunford, S. H. of Lot No. " 1~' "Wm. J, Gross, Lot, NO. 609, Ave; F. " .26, ' W. B.-Harrell, Lot No, 603, Ave~ F. $51, Ave, F. NEW BUSINESS. On motion of Mr. Brooks, the Auditor.was instructed to draft a warrant in favor of Chairman of the Fire 0ommittee, or in his absence, the Vice-0haim~an of same, to amount of $150, to pay for music on annual parade of the 0ity firemen. Mr. Hawks presented an ordinance to authorize the laying of an electric railway track on Hatton street, between Glasgow and London, and to oonuect with the tracks of the Norfolt~ & Portsmouth Trac- tion Company, at intersection of London and Hatton streets, and said ordinance was referred to The Joint Ordinance COmmittee. gr. Hall moved to fill a vacancy on this body from the First Ward, caused by resignation of T, Lawrence therefrom. The motion was adopted. He then nominated John F. Benson to fill said vac~ey, and there being no other nominations, mr. .Benson w~s elected by the following vote: Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, Parrish, Hanve~, Brooks. Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, Reynolds, Cross. Withy, TYler, Hawks, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel, ~ooke, t?, ~r. Brinson esl!ed attention to the fact that some years age the Co,nell adopted a resolution for allowin~ t~e regular Street Force certain legal holidays,-with pay~ and he moved that the Street Com- mittee be mnstructed to teok up said resolution and report on the same~ The motion was adopted~ On motion of ~r. 0coke, the Joint S~reet Committee were instructed to report on the advisability of the ~ity Joining the Seventh Ward in the expense of paving Chestnu~ street. The motion was adopt- ~r, Hall moved the appointment of a Committee of T~ree (2 from the Common Oounci! and I ~rom the Board Of Aldermen}. to look into and report as to service rendered by ambulance of the King's Daugh- ters' Hospital. mr. Leigh presented a bill of E.-T. Barnum $ompany, to amount of $455~65 for cells furnished the -City Jail, and a bill of the 0hesapeake & Ohio Railroad, for $21.'46. 'for transportation of these cells, an~asked that the bills be paid, but after some discussion of them they were referred to the Joint A~diting Committee. Mr. Leigh stated further that the ~oint ~ire Committee' had purchased 3 of the 5 horses which it had been authorized to purchase for the Fire Department, at a cost of $900, and as the horses were purchased for cash ~nd the Sellers of same wanted their money he would move that the bills for same be allowed~ The motion was adopte~. On ~otions, the following other m~tters were referred to-- ~inanee:~ommittee-- Bills of 0ity sergeant of Norfolk, to amount of ~4.00; City Sergeant of Richmond, $1.00; Sergeant of Winchester, ~,52; Sheriff of Baltimore, $2.00. All for notices served for benefit o~ the ~ity. Bill'of Coroner, Dr. G. G. Holladay, to amount of $25,00, for holding inquests during the months of April and ~ay, 1911. Request of the School Board to have turned over to it proceeds of sale of School Bonds. Assessment of Auditor of Public Accounts for salary of the circuit court ~udge, to amount of ~6~5-58. for incoming year. Request of the Seventh Ward Board to be credited with $126.~0, said amount having been pal& ~he W~r~ for expenses incident to election 1909; $5?.00 for expenses eleotion'June 14, 1910; and $36.80 for expenses election November 8, 191I, of the Seventh ~ard Board to be credited with $500.00 advanced to the City as its part of for laying culverts on 0hestnut and Effingham streets. of tames A. Mulvey, George D, Lawrence~ ~nd H. L, Alexander, each for $500.00, as expert land appraisers for ~he City. ~treet 0ommittee-- Request of the Seventh Ward Board to have the City Join it in expense, to amount of $250, for laying a eulvert at Green street, where it crosses Rice's Branch, Request of the Seventh Ward Board to have the Oity ~o~tt=~e the storm w~ter pipe on the west side of ~f~imgham street. ~eq~est of the Wright Memorial church to pave Handolph street, between Fourth and Fifth. &c:, on Third street. ' pipe line on Scott street, where it Grosses Rice's Br~nch. Hire Oommittee~- Request of the Hook ~ Ladder Oompany to have window lights put club ~epo t from the Independent ~ire ~ompany of p~id men elected for current year~ ~ re~sonable appropriation for m~intenance of the Rescue Fire Company. in their "social Grdin~nce Oom~ittee-- An ordinamce requiring all occupied lots to be connected with the sewer- age s~stem, within 12 months time, where the same is practicable. CIlaims 0ommittee-- 2etition of policeman, Walter H. Edmonds, to be paid $50.00 because of a leg broke~ at the 2olios Station December, ~o Hall offered his resignation aea member of the Light Oommittee, and on motion his resign~- ~i'on was a~cepted. On motion, adJourned~