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CALLED MEETIMG OF THECITYCOUNCIL HELD
JUNE 4th, 1926.
The Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Phillips, Drake,.Price,.Bynum,.Jones.,.Scott, Watson; absent
Aldermen Harding .
The reading of the minutes was postponed_to.the.regular meeting.
Alderman Price moved that the Mayor be authorized.to contract with C.A.Moreno to do such
repair work as was necessary at the intersection-. of. Government. -Avenue... Wall Street,
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and at other points,to be determined_by._.the_City..Engineer,. asthe condition of the javement
rendered it necessary .This motion was seconded by Alderman Watson and received the fol-
lowing votd; ayes Aldermen Phillips, Price, Drake, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Watson; nays none;
absent and not.voting Alderman Harding, and was declared ;assed by the Mayor.
Alderman Drake deposited with the Council the following City warrants, which had been paid
from the City Funding Account; No's.9812, $854.00; 9813, $854.00;9814,$854.00; 9815,
$854.00.
Alderman Phillips moved that the City Engineer be instructed to contract with some suitable
person to construct a sidewalk along the front of the vacant Lot.on South School Avenue,
belonging to the City Hospital,t5bbe paidoforaouteofnthe Hgspital Fund. Alderman Watson
seconded the motion which received the unanimous vote of the members present, and was de-
clared passed by the Kayob; (Aldermen. Drake and.Harding being absent.)
Alderman made report on the matter of some -old accounts_of.C.A.Moreno, and moved that said
accounts be allowed in the sum of $99.00. This motion was seconded by Alderman Price and
received the following vote; ayes Aldermen Phillips,.Price Drake, Bynum Jones, Scott,
Watson; Nays none, Absent and not voting Alderman Harding, and was decalbed passed by the
Mayor.
The Council at this time ,acting as a Committee of the whole , went into the informal
consideration of the proposed Occupation Tax, following which, adjounnment was had to
the next Regular meeting.
Attest; l'' y,��f ;, Approved;
Clerk. Mayor,
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HELD JUNE 7th, 1926.
PRESENT: the Mayor, Clerk; Aldermen Phillips, Bynum, Jones, Scott, Watson; absent Aldermen
Drake, Harding and Price.
The minutes of the meetings of May 31st, and June 4th, 1926 were read and approved.
The reports of the City Purchasing.Agent,.The..City..Collector, The Police Judge, the
City Clerk and the Chief of the Fire Department were read to the Council, and on motion
were ordered received and filed.
Following the reading of the report of the Fire Chief, Alderman Phillips moved that the
Superintendent of the City Water Plant be requested to report to the City Council what
action,if any is taken on the report ofi the Fire Chief as to the condidion of Hydrants,
setting forth in said report just what repairs have been made, the exact location of the
hydrants so repaired, the character of the repairs, and the cause of delays, if any; this
report to be made to the Council at its first meeting after the Fire Chief has notified
the Board of Managers of the City Water Plant bf hydrants which need repakrs.Alderman
Jones seconded this motion which received the following vote; ayes, Aldermen Phillips,
Bynum, Jones, Scott, Watson; nays none; absent and not voting Aldermen Drake, Harding and
Price, and was declared passed by the Mayor,
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