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February 9th, 1954. We feel that the present regulations need changing to "No Parking Between the Hours of 7:60 - 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 6:00 would take care of the unusual rush period and at the same time give the residents a great needed relief; and WHEREAS, several s~rious s~ud~fatal accidents have occurred to pedestrians along the aforementioned highway~uring the night time mostly due to insufficient highway lighting , we propoSe that adequate lights be installed along the ~ighway Ko enable drivers to see pedestrians better, and thereby tend to prevent and reduce accidents. WHEREAS, we deem the foregoing resolutions necessary and vital to the protection and safety of lives and property of the residents of our City, particularly in the afore- mentioned communities; BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we urge the immediate enactment and enforcement of the same. (Signed) Luther Johnson, Chairman, Resolutions Committee." Motion of Mr. Grimes to refer to the City Manager for study and report, was adopted. Committee Reports - 54-45 Mr. Hawks, reporting for the Committee appointed to negotiate a new contract with Nor- folk County, presented the following contract: "THIS CONTRACT~- made this day of , 19 , ~etween the City of' Portsmouth, a municipal corporation existing under the laws of the State of Virginia, its successors and assigns, party of the first part, hereinafter called "Portsmouth" and the County of Norfolk, acting by and through the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County, in the State of Virginia, their successors and assigns, party of the second part, hereinafter called The Supervzsors . WHEREAS, Portsmouth owns and opera~es.a system of water mains and fire hydrants in.the streets~and highways of the County of Norfolk for the purpose of supplying water for public.and private purposes; and WHEREAS, there are now located on this system of water ma ins in the County of Norfolk owned and operated by Portsmouth fire hydrants and~other fire hydrants may from time to time he placed in use in said County. NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AG~EEME}rI WITNESSETH: That in consideration of the mutual cove - nants and' agreements on the part of the parties .hereto and the water servide to be furnished by the City of Ports- mouth and the payments to be made by the County of Norfolk as hereinafter set out, the City of Portsmouth and the Count~ of N~rfolk do herehy agree with each other as fellows: First: The City of Portsmouth hereby rents to the County of Norfolk for the purpose of extinguishing fire, the fire hydrants now in use' and the County of Nor- folk agrees to pay to the City of Port~month the sum of Fifty Dollars per annum for each of said hydrants, payable quarterly, in advance, on or before the 20th day of January, April, July and October of each year. Any additional fire hy- drants hereafter installed at the request of the Supervisors shall be paid for at the same rate of rental and in the same manner as the fire hydrants now in use. Fire hydrants are to be used only~ for extinguishing fires and testing of fire apparatus, but such testing shall be done only after approval of the ,Superintendent of the portsmouth Water Department. Second: Portsmouth agrees to sell to the County of Norfolk and the inhabitants thereof in the locations in which street mains ~are now installed or may hereafter be installed the surplus water from its water system not needed or necessary for the inhabitants of the City. Third: It is iexpressly understood all mains, valves, valve boxes, fire hydrants, meters, meter setters and meter boxes now or hereafter connected in the County shall re- mazn the property of ~he City of Portsmouth. The service lines, private lines, fire service lines, fire line meters and boxes now or hereafter installed or constructed in the County shall be the property of the consumer or owner or both and the City of Portsmouth shall not be responsible for the maintenance thereof. Fourth: The Supervisors hereby confirm insofar as they may legally do so the use by Portsmouth of the streets, roads and highways of the County of Norfolk for exist- ing water mazns and for the maintenance and repair of same, and agree when re - questing additional mainste be laid by Portsmouth, to provide rights of way for such mains without expense to Portsmouth. ..... Fifth: The Supervisors agree to adopt such resolutions and ordinances as may be neces- sary to enforce in the County of Norfolk such rules, regulations .and ordinances as may be adopted by the ~ity of Portsmouth .to p~operty conduct the water system in the County of Norfolk. Applicants for wa~er must furnish house number or proper designation of their premises her.ore water will be furnished. Sixth: It is further agreed between the parti~es ef this contract that if at any time any tax, assessment, levy or any form of license fees or other taxes for any public purposes shall be imposed upon a~y and~ all property, real, personal and miXed ~f the water works system of Portsmouth in the County of Norfolk, whether the same is collected by the County of Norfolk or for the benefit of theCounty of Norfolk, the total fire hydrant rental herein agreed upon shall be increased by an amount equal to such ~ax, assessment, or levy, and the~amount of each such tax, assessment or levy, shall be paid to Portsmouth as increased fire hydrant rental on the date that any such tax, assessment or levy may be payable by Portsmouth. Seventh: It is agreed that extensions to the water system will be made when there is an adequate supply of surplus water available, and ~hat mains hereafter extended and laid in theCounty of Norfolk shall .be extended and laid in accordance with the following proviszons: (a) The applicant for such mains shall furnish to the Superintendent of the Portsmouth Water Department two plats showing the roads and streets with exception of recorded streets and highways upon which the mains are to be constructed with a system of lot and house numbers.