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<br />December 14~
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<br /> me shall m~ke 3crony report on this m~tter with the Finance 0ommittee.
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<br />(With Finance 0ommittee;. The location of a fire engine house in the Seventh Ward.
<br /> ~e shall rm~ke joint report on thins matter with the Finance Committee.
<br /> Referred by the two branches November 9th and 16th.
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<br /> Authorized to advertise for bids to place
<br />and ~o overhaul the fire alarm system of the City proper.
<br /> me hays so advertised and have received the following bids therefor:
<br /> From Geo. M. Ball, for installing 12 fire,alarm-boxes, $ 675.00
<br /> " overhauling the fire alarm system, $00.00
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<br />From
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<br />S. Dodson,
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<br />12 fire-atarm~boxes in the Sixth and Seventh wards,
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<br />From Gamewell Fire Alarm
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<br />for installing 12 fire-alarm-bozes,
<br /> " overhauling the fire alarm system,
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<br />for installing 12 mrs-alarm-boxes,
<br /> " overhaulin-g the fire alarm system,
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<br />$ 876.oo
<br /> 657.
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<br />$ 9 o.oo
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<br /> The Gamewell Fire Alarm 0omp~uy (the only bi~der) will fur~sh also 12 fire-~larm-~oxes for
<br />$1,500o and 100 storage battery cells for $125,00.
<br /> It is reoow~ended that a~rd be made to Geo. ~, Ball for installing'the 12 fire~larm-'
<br />boxes and f~r ~verhauling the 0ity fire ~larm system at a cost of ~1,075, the lowes~ bid ~or same;
<br />~nd that award be made to the ~mewell Fire Alarm 0ompany ~o ik~rnish the 12 fire alarm boxes and
<br />100 storage battery ~ells at a cost of $1,825,00.
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<br /> Your .~ommittee report ~urther that they, with th~ Chief of the Fire ~epa~ment, and ~r. ~. A,
<br />moore, lately engines= of the 0hambers Fire Comp~my, have examined the combination chemical hose
<br />wagons for the Sizth and Seventh wmrds, ~oun~ them to come up to conditions CZ con~ract, and rec-
<br />ommend th~t they be accepted.'
<br /> (Signed] T, E. Dashiel!,
<br /> Oh~.t. rman, O. O~
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<br /> On motions, the several reoommend~tions of the 0o~mittee were adopted; the appropriations of
<br />$1,075. for installing 12 fire-clammy-coxes and overhauling the fire alarm system, and of ~l,b25.
<br />.for furnishing the 12 fire-alarm-boxes and 100 storage battery cells, were referred to the Joint
<br />~inance Committee; while the bids of Geo. M, Ball to insta&l the boxes~ dc., and of the Gamewel!
<br />Fire~'Al~vm ~ompany to supply the boxes ~nd cells, were adopted by the Following vo~e, the vote be-
<br />ing the same for e~h bi&;
<br /> Ayes--Hall, Jno. Howard; Watt~. Dashiell, Hanvey, Brooks, Corbitt.
<br />$ilisoly, ~elton, Hall, J. H. Jr., Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, Withy, Tyler/ Hawks, Hutchins, 16.
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<br />Finance and Fire--
<br /> Hon. 0ommon O0mmon 0ounci!,
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<br />Gentiemen:--YourFinance and Fire committees joint-
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<br />ly respectfu~iy report as to the several m~tters referred to them Novemoer ~-16 and July 13th:
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<br />Referred by 0ommon ~ouncil November 9th.
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<br /> A petition of ~agon~en an Tz!lermen, R. A, Alexander, J. O. Daughtrey, I. 0. Bailey and J. E.
<br />Harmen, for an inereas~ of salary to $55- per mo~th.
<br /> ~ It is reoon~nended that the ~ncrease be allowed, to take place from January i, 1910.
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<br />Re~erred by Board of Aldermen November 16th.
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<br /> To provide for the purchase of fire engine ho~ es in the Sixth and Seventh wards.
<br /> It is recom~mended that the property at the corner of Elm and Henry streets in the Seventh
<br />Ward, owned by J. Davis Reed, be purchased ~t a cost of $3,300; and the property at the co~ner of
<br />Ro~e and ~ueen streets in the Sixth Ward~ owned by the Union Fire Company, be purchased for $2,800.00.
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<br />Referred by Common Gouncil July 13th.
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<br /> Advisabi±ity OZ allowing a ten-day leave of absence to paid men of the Fire Department.
<br /> It is recommended that beginning ~y the first hereafter all paid men of the Fire Depart-
<br />ment who have been in ~he service of same for one year shall receive yearly a ten day leave of ab-
<br />sence, with pay; and those who~have been in the service for less th~n one year shall receive such
<br />a part of the ten day leave as said~ten days may bear to the total number of months of such service.
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<br />~Signedl Thcs. E. Dashiell~
<br /> Chairmen,
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<br /> -There was some objection made to the location of a fire engine house at-the corner of Elm and
<br />Henry streets, but the report of the 0onm~ittee was adopted by the following vo~e:
<br /> Ayes-~Eall. Jno. Howard; ~atts, Dashiell, Hanvey, Brooks,~0orbitt, Bilisoly, Welton,
<br /> Johnson. Leigh, Brinmon, Hall, ~. H.. Jr., Hawks, Hutthins,
<br /> Nays--Withy~ Tyler,- 2.
<br /> '(~r.~Dashiell excused i'rom i~rther a~endauce).
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<br />Ordinances--
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<br />HOn.
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<br />0ommon COuncil.
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<br />Gentlemen:--Tour Ordinance Con,mitres ~especti~lly reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Ordinance 0omm~t~ee October t]2~:
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<br /> A~ ordinance to fix the com~ission to be allowed the ~mty Cci!corer in accordance with the ~-
<br />opted recommendation of the ~oint Finance 0o~nmittee therefor:
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