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18th - flMr. Ho%~a~d, sometime ago, requested that a study be made toward
<br /> the possibility of making Hamilton Avenue a circuitous route around the City. The City En~i -
<br /> neet and City ~e~uager have conferred with State and Federal officials-who are willing to me~ke
<br /> a study of the possibility of ~ncorpo~ating this hiEhway as described.
<br /> The U. S. Public Roads w~ll~send checkers on-traffic ann if it is
<br />progrem'med, we would have to pay one-fourth of the cost, whimh I would certainly-recommend.
<br /> I would appreciate your authority'to request the UjS..Public
<br />Roads to make a st~.dy of this route cornaectLUg the Hamilton Ave. thoroughfare from High St.
<br />south and joining Route l~ at some southern po~int."
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<br /> 18th - "Previously, this year, you a~tho~ized me to wo~k"with the ChambeP
<br />of Commerce toward the possibility o f securing a t~u~uel at the Belt Line Railroad~and High St.
<br /> On JUne ~th, City Engineer Bergeron, Philip F~eeman, and members
<br />of the Chamber of Cc~merce as follows: E. C. Allen, B. B. Ferguson and C~a~les Russell, with
<br />you~ City Nanage~, called on th.e State Highwa.y ~epartment and were advised as fellows:
<br /> . That there ~.s a total o.f $4~.,000.00~ Federal, State and City money avail-
<br />~ble for Federal hzghways expendit~s within clt~es, o~ which our part would be $118,000~00,
<br />o~ one-fourth of the aggregate.
<br /> This money may be used on the one-fourth basis £o~ the City and State and
<br />one-half for the Federal, toward construction and one-third Federal, one-third State and one-
<br />third'City toward right-of-way p~chases and damages.
<br /> If it is the will of the Co~uucil, the State Highway is willing to sub, nit
<br />the ~ecommendation to the U.S. Public Roads, provided the~e is an appropriate resolution au -
<br />thorizing the Nanager to proceed."
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<br /> Notion of Nr. Howard to refer to a committee who, with the ~ayor and Nana-
<br />get will study the question aud report back to the Council, was adopted.
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<br /> I~th - "0u~ boiler in the Nunicipal Building aud p~mp, need replacing and
<br />we have secured bids f~om A.L. ~ight, Jr., Ellsworth Plumbing Cgmpauy'and the American ~ppli-
<br />ance and Engineering Company. Nr. ~right wa§ the lowbidder at $1,1~0*00.
<br /> Since this is an emergency, it is necessary ~hat an apprepriation
<br />be made to take ca~e of replacing the boiler."
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<br /> Motion o f ~. Howard to concu~ in the ~auager's recommendation and to
<br />place on its first reading an appropriation o f ~,120.00 for said purpose, was adopted.
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<br /> 18th - "The Virginia Electric and Power Company has requested easement
<br />rights on City property in Nansemond County and this has been approved by the City Attorney andl
<br />recommended by the Superintendent of the ~ater Department.
<br /> The City Attorney incoz~porated one ad~itienal parag~oh w~ich I
<br />do not believe will be objectionable in the contract, and therefore I am recommending that the
<br />~ayor of the City be authorized to sign this contract on behalf of the City."
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<br />Eotion of Mr. Henderson to approve saidag~eement, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 19th - "We have been womking for some ttme with the Pennsylvania RailroadI
<br />through R. W. Grigg, their Superintendent at Cape Charles, Va~ toward the possibility o f open -
<br />ing ~esley St., from Pinners Point to Port
<br /> ~e. Grigg advised in a letter dated July 7th, 19~V - "We have
<br />received a reply from our Chief Engineer, who advises that he is now ready to proceed with ne-
<br />gotiations with the City o f Portsmouth in connec~ionwith the matter of %¥esley
<br />
<br />motion ordered ~iled.~
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<br /> ~0th - "In m~ attempt to cO-operate and womk %~th the Humane Society, I
<br />plan on ma~ing improvements to the dog po~u~d which will include the c0nstru~tion of a lethal
<br />chamber for the extermination of ~imals kept over their time limit as prescribed By law.
<br /> The cost of the chamber, plus a series of ruuways, will be approx~
<br />~m~tely
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<br /> ~otion o f ~r. Warren to appropriate $B$0.00 for said purpose, was adopte<,
<br />amd by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Hc~ard, Stu~tevant, Warmen, ~ilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br /> ~lst - "The attached lette~ has been received f~om the City Engineer and!
<br />I eoncu~ in his recomm~udation. ~ith the variation in prices on supplies e~d equipment, I think!
<br />his estimate -s remarkably close. Please a~thorize me to award the contract te Wm. C. F~ay,
<br />of Portsmouth, Va.~
<br /> Attached - ~In response to our advertimement ~o~ bids-for concrete sto~m drains on
<br /> Second Street, Randolph Street and Race St., between Elm Avenue and Gau-
<br /> de~ Creek just east of Ea~le Avenue c~ July I st, l~, the following pro-
<br /> posals wer~ submitted:
<br /> Wm. C. Fray, Po~bsmodth, Va. ~ 16,72S.§0
<br /> L~ Jacones an~ J.Cur~io, Norfolk,Va.
<br /> A~ J. Ponton, Jr., Nd~rison, Va. 19~528~25
<br /> A~ G. Pinkston Co., Portsmouth,Va. 19,623.~5
<br /> The'amount appropriated by-the Council fer this work was $I8~800o00 - th~
<br />difr~rence between the low ~id Of ~m. C. Fray and ~he ~mount appropriated is $~.~0. This ~mo~umt
<br />is not sufficient to take ~are of the incidentals 'such as inspections and the little e xt~as tha'
<br />are bound to arise.
<br /> If t~e Couneil will approp~iat8 $1800.00 additional to take care of the
<br />incidentals we respectfull~ recommend the award of this contract to ¥~. C. ~ay,'the low bidder
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