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December 13~ 1910. Referred by Board of A:~;dermen ~,evember 15th. The ad~sability of someother method Qf heating the jail and an improvement in its sewer con- nections. Progress as to same. Advisability of fitting up o~fiOes on the north side of the Oity Hall for the Auditor and the Oity Engineer, and of turning over the rooms now occupied by these officers into sleeping quarters for paid men of the 0hambers Fire Oompamy. It is recommended that office room be provided elsewhere for all officers in the 0ity Hall, as a means to obtain room for the said firemen. To lay a concrete floor in the Sewer Power House. It is recommended that the floor be laid and that Arthu~ Flynn be employed to 'do cost of $96.82. Referred by Oommon Oouncil September 13th. the work To see about rent.for the house ommed by the 0ity,on~ashington street, extended. We have directed the Olerk to write to the former agent for rent of said house and instruct him ~o turn over the rent of it hereafter to the 0ity, and to render an account of such rent since the house has become the property of the ~ity. Referred By Board of Aldermen September 20th. A proposition of the Southern Bell Telephone Oompany to have the Oity co~ect its free phones furnished by the Oompany, ~ith the telephone exchange. ~e have conferred with the agent of the Bell ~elephone Gompany, and recommend that the lowing disposition be made of such phones: One phone in the Ma~or~s office; two in the 0ity Hall, with four extensions; one a~ the Alms- house; one aS the Oak Grove cemetery; one a~ the ~ewerage Power House; one a~ the Chambers' engine house; one at the Independent engine house; one at the Park View engine house; one at the ~n~ex en- gine house; and one at the Union engine house--a total of ll phones and 4 extensions. (Signed) S.B. Hutchins. Ohairm~n. O. ~ On motio~s, the recommendat~'on of~'the Oommittee in regard to fitting up offices for the. Auditor and Gi~y Engineer and quarters ~ firemen in the ~ity Hall, was re~omm~tted for a report o~ the' Cost of such fitting up; the reoomme,Z~d, ed appropriation of $96.82 to lay a concrete floor inthe ~ewer~ Pow' er House, was referred to the J~i~ Fi~Luoe 0ommittee; that as tG location of phones was amende~ so as to leave one phone with two e~tensions in the Oi,ty Hall,, and to remove one of the City Hall phones to the Oor~ucil Oh~nber (leaving tw~ extensions unprovided for). Then ther,e~ort as com~tted and a- mended w~s ~dopted. On motion, the body adjou~e$ to meet again Thursday. December 15th. December 15, 1910. An a~ourned regula~ meeting of the ~ommon ~ouncil was set for December 15th, but as no quoru~ appeared within a half hour after 8 ~elOck. bet 2?th. the.meeting was further a~jcurned until Friday, Decem~ The fo~liowing mamed members were present for the meeting: ~essrs, Jno. Howard Hall. J. T. Hanv~y, R. S. Brooks, N. G. Gorbitt, ~. 0. Brinson, O. L. Tyler, S. B. Hutchins, Thcs. P. Gecko. 8. December 27, 1910. The a&jourhe& regular meeting of the Gommon Oouncil for December 2~th, 15th, was not held because of lack cf a quor~mwithin half an hour after 8 s~ood adjourned until the time for its next regular meeting. The follow~_z~gnamed members ~ere present for the meeting. ~essrs. Jno. Howard Hall, Geo. R. Parrish, J. T, Hanvey, R.. S. Brooks. J. Ed. Jno. P. Leigh~ 0. L. ~yler, S. B. Hutehins, Thcs. P. 0coke, lC. as agreed on December and the body Johnson.