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0etober 13, 1908. 89 Mr. R. C. Nmrsh~ll spoke for the petitioners. He said that they desired to substitute asphalt for brick on Middle street in order to diminish the g~eat noise which would be mmde by a brick pavement, and because of that fact and because of the large proper~y interest on the stree~ he thought their request was deserving of great consideration. Mr. M~rshall was followed by Messrs. Geo. Peed and Joseph Meore, They did not think that asphalt has a g~eat advantage over brick in the matter of noise, and,~more- over, believed that a good brick pavement is not only superior to one of asphalt in ~rabilitybut it has also several ~er':.advantages, such as being cooler, More agreeable to the eye, easie~ to be cleaned, ~he ehmirman of the Street Committee stated ~lly and clearly the reasons of his committee for iSs recommendation, and read m~ny testimonials from officials of different cities in corroboration of its view of the matter. It having been suggested by several members that wooden block would be a preferable p~vement to either b~iek-or.asphalt,Mr. John Howard Hall moved that the question of kinds ~F pavement be committed in order that the 0o~mittee might consider other ~aterials for paving ~s well as those which had been already considered. After some discussion of Mr. H~ll~s p~oposition it was lost by a vote of ~ ayes to 12 ~ys. Then the recommendation of'the Committee as to paving as well ms its other reeonumenda%ions~ not previously disposed of, were adopted by the following veto, the vote being the same for each: Ayes--Hall, John Howard, Dashieii~ Hanvey, Brooks, 0orbitt, ~&~e~ty, ~e!ton~ Hail~ J. H., Jr., Jeh~son~ Leigh, Brinson, Euehanan~ 0wins~ Tyler~ Hawks, Hutehins~ Public Property-- Hon. Common Oouneil. Gentlemen:--Yott~ Public Property Committee respectfully reports as to the following m~tters refer~ed to the Joint Public property Committee September 8th and previously: The advisability of furnishing the Clerk with a large flat top desk. ~e have looked into the matter and recommend that the 01erk be furnished with the desk at m eest of $5~.00. Authorized to purchase coal for the public buildings in open market. ~e report that seventy four (74} tens of coal hmve been purchased by the Committee in open market, at $7 per ton. To hav~ built an office for the Clerk of the Cotu~t and m Council 0ha~oer. ~e mre taking steps in the mmtter. (Signed) S.B. Hutohins, Ohairmmn, C. C. also residents of Middle street~ On motion, the report o~ the Committee was adopted~ ~nd the recommended appropriation of $55 for a desk for the Clerk was referred to the Joint ~in~nce Committee. ~ire-- Reported verbmlly~ and recommended an appropriation of $600 to replace thm% amok_ut spent by the Department in the purchase of two horses~ and a further appropriation of $3~0 to replace wo~n cut fire--alarm wire. On-motion, the recommended appropriations were referred tO the Joint ~inance Committee.