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January !is for the next year or so and consider a sum materially less than $2,500. adequate compemsation for the present. "~nere is no law that t can find prohibiting the 0ouneil from increasing the compensation of a Oity official during his te~un of office, and when extra work comes extra compensation can be giv- "Respectfully, J. Davis Reed. Hayer." "December, 29th, 1909~" The veto h~ving been read the Chair put the question, Will the Council ~d~here to its action in regard to an increase of salary for the 0ityAttorney notwlthstanding the veto of the~ayor to the contrary? ~hereupon, Er. Tyler moved that the matter of the veto be referred to the Joint Finance~0om. ~r. ~elton moved to amend that action on the veto be tabled. ~e amendment by Nr. Welton was adopte~. Fourth. Reports of Officers .and other unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers for December, 1909 were presented and were ordered to take the usual course. ~e oaths of office of Wiiiiam~O~i~so~. L. C. Ohanuel and ~ H. G~sl~ns, membars elect to the Sixth ~a~d Local Improvement Board; and bondsof Dr. H. ~. l~rrish,~Physielan ta the 2oo~; ~ood. Street Inspector; J. Davis Reed. M~yor; Geo. M~ Ball, to install 12 ~fir~-al~rm-boxes; ~Game- well Hire Alarm Telegraph Company, to supply 12 fire-alarm-boxes. The oaths .of office were ordered to file ~nd the bonds referre~ to t~e Joint Fiz~nce Committee. of bonds be used wholly on street improvements in Seventh ~ard; grading, guttering and paving.~ ~On motion, the requests of the Local Bo~rds ~e~e ~eferred to the J~int Finance Committee. Eoreover. the Sixth ~ard Local Board applied for an mppropriation of.$~50, to be used for ob- taining a topographical map of said ~ws~d, and the~applic~tion was referred to the Joint Finance Gem. NE~ BUSIi~SS ~ On motion of Mr. Brinson, the Council decided ~o go into an election ta fill a vacancy on the body from ~e Fourth ~ard. caused by resignation therefrom of Mr. ~harles0~mns,. ~ td~ ~- . ~ Mr~ Brinson ~hen no~ e ~. ~. J. Oro~s ~to ~mll s~ vae~ey an&~ ~here ~e~ng no other nom- ~natmon ~or the po~, he ~s elee~e&.~ ~ne follo~ng vote. Ayes--Hall, Jne. Rowan; ~atts~ E~vey~ Wel~on. H~tl. J~ H.. Jr~ Le~gh, Brmnson. Withy, ~ ~ ~ler,~Ezwks~ Eutchins~ Parker~ W~lker, Eeiggs, E~r. Hutehins wanted to know what.the Go~ucil wished to have done with the engine houses in the Sixth and Seventh wards. E~r. Tyler moved that the ~ublic Property Oommittes be instructed to put the s~ld houses in proper order at once, at a cost not to exceed $250.00 Mr~ ~etton moved to amend, thmt ~he Committee obtain specifications for altering ~nd repairing the engine houses and report as to same zt next meetings of~the 0oun¢ils~ The ~mendment was adopted. Mr. J. n. Hall, J~. moved to re. er to the Deepe..Oh.~a~n~.~.~eiways Committee a recommendation 0f ~ne Secretary of the Navy to~0ongress that the dry~docks in this navyya~& be enlarged and that another dry dock of the ~ ~ laroes~ size be built there. The motion was zdopted~ On motions, the fo!iowingm~tters were referred to- Finance Committee: A, requisition of the Board o£ Q~ran~ine Oommissioners on the Oi~y for $285, to meet expenses of said Board for the current ~ear. An application of the Treasurer to borrow $21,000. of the Several City bamks to meet City Our- rent e~penses for February, 1910. ~n increase of salary for 0bier of the Relics to $125~ per month. Recommitted~ matter of paying r~nt Of hall at $8. per mo~th for the ~ex Rose Street Committee: To pave the sidewalks of High strget, from Effingham to Chestnut. Oondition of the bridge between the Second a~d Seventh w~rds. ~blic Property Committee: A pr~position of Harry ~. Hall to-dispos.e o~a roo~:b~iLt~byhim in the 0ity Hall to the Oity for $100.00. Fire Oommittee: To obtain names of the men iately elected to positions in the Independent Fire 0ompany, ~nd report s~id z~nes to the Oouneil. Police Commissioners: on active duty. To sendte the Council he~eafter th~ n~mes of all.policemen sick and not 01~ims 0onm~ittee: i~gton street petition of Edwin Ningo to be paid $125. for a horse in~ured on the ~ash- City ~uditor: