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5th - "i am in receipt of a letter from vhePortsmouth Retail Merchsaats
<br />Association, relative to the decoration of o'~ downto~.m streets with Christmas lighvs and deco-
<br />rations during the coming holidays.
<br /> The clans contemplated are the same as during the past several
<br />years; streets to foe decorated are-High_ Street, from-eater to Chestnut street, and Middle St.
<br />from High t o County Street. The cost of the materials and labor is to be oaid by the ~%rc-nan~
<br />A~ssociation and the City of Portsmouth is to pay for tZae electric c~urrent used,
<br /> I recommend that we approve this proposed expehditure, which is
<br />no~ to exceed $99,95.u
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Henderson ~o appropriate $99,95 for said purpose, was
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<br />Inc., and the City of
<br />detention building in
<br />agreement?"
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<br />6th ~ ~i am attaching agreement between Rudolph, 9coke and V~m Leeuwen
<br />Pqrtsmouth, covering the erection of a polic~ s~atzon headquarters and
<br />the City o f fortsmouth. ~ill you please authorize the signing of this
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<br /> Motion o f Mn. Howard to approve said contract and that the proper offi-
<br />cers be instructed to execute s~e, was adopted.
<br /> 7th - ~At~ached is a report on t he insurance coverage on the Pinners
<br />Point. Sewage Treatmen~ Plant,~pr~pared at the request of ~me Cmty Engineer, by the Welt on,
<br />Duke and Hawks Corporation°
<br /> I am of the opinion that this property should be insured and I
<br />therefore recommend that it be covered against fire, lightening and irdmerent explosion, for a
<br />term o f five years, since ~he premi~rate will be much less on this basis."
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Bitisoly to 0oncur in the Manager s recommendation, w as
<br />adopted.
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<br /> 8th - ~I am presenting herewith bill of Rudolph, Cooke and Van Leeuwen,
<br />inc., Architects, for the preparation o f drawings in co_muection with alterations to the presen'
<br />M~uicipal Building, in the amount of
<br /> I reco~v~.end that an appropriation of this amount b e placed on its
<br />first reading, az this time.:~
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Howard to place an appropriation of ~2,200.00 for said pur~
<br />pose, on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 9ti~ - ~The Superintendent of the Water Department has forwarded ~o me
<br />a repo_ ~ and reco~mendatzon for the put-chase of certain proper y at ~he Lake Kzloy draLuage
<br />area of the Portsmouth ~ater Dep. artment property.
<br /> S~_nce the Water Department has raised the elevation of the dam,
<br />it occurs that the lsaad referred to will be flooded, and for this reason, should be o~med and
<br />controlled by the City.
<br />I therefore ~s~comsend that the land be purchased and that an ap-
<br />priation of $900,00 to cover the balance of the cost of obtaining this property, b e approved."
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<br /> Motion of ~ro Henderson t o p lace on its first reading an appropriation
<br />of $900.00 f~or said purpose, was adopted.
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<br /> 10th - "I herewit~h sukmit contraet agreement between the Atlantic and
<br />Danville Railway Company and the City, for the cor~truction of a 6~ pipe line across and under
<br />the tracks of the Railway
<br /> I find that both~. $du~den a~ud Mr. Ba~ ~ay have checked this
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<br />agreement and have approved it. I therefore recommend that the ouneml authorize its execution
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<br /> Motion of ~ro Nou~aton toadopt said contract a~ud that proper officers be
<br />authorized to sign same, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> llth - '~I attach hereto report from the~Superintendent of the Water De-
<br />partment on a proposed contract covering the installation of wat?r mains i n the Kimberly area,
<br />~a~usemond oun~y, ~ud providing for extensmon of water means in ~hat County.
<br /> it is my understanding that tnz~ matter has been before our
<br />Council on previous occasic~as and has be~nt~ntativsly approved. I suggest that if the contract
<br />be approved by the ~ounczl, authority be grab_ted for its execution and tha~ allocation of fund~
<br /> =o~ that portion for ~nich the City of Portsmouth is obligated,~'
<br />be made for its construction
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Dake to approve said contract end'that proper officers be
<br />authorized to exceeds s~me, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 1Et~. - ~An appropriationo f ~SlO, OO is requested to pay Justices of the
<br /> Peace for issuing warram~s, a s per attached bills.
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~r. Howard to p lace an appropriation of ~610.$0 for said p~pos~
<br /> on its ~mrst reading~ was adopted.
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<br /> l~th - ~I am inclosing, for your consideration, bills c~rtified for pay~
<br />merit u_uder the 8tats-Local Plan for Hospitalization of indigen~ patients, in the amount of
<br />$6,856,50. The amo'o~t received from the State for this year is ~O~lV0,OOo
<br /> Since the first of January~ 1949, the ~o_±o g hospital bills
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<br />hav~, been paid by the City:
<br /> Kings Daughters Hospital
<br /> Maryview Hospital
<br /> Norfolk General Hospital
<br /> D~ Paul Hospital
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<br />~0,166o50
<br />I~996.50
<br />493~50
<br />3~021.00
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<br />$ 35~a77.50.~
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