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June 2~th, ~435 Rsndoloh St.Hest?r Bprum ~state~ O~ner. s. This is one half of double dv$11ing vacant for m~uy years ~ud in bad state of dilapidation. Mr. arose, ~no holds mortgage on other h~lf of building, claims he will tear it do~n'if we eau tear'dOwn the Borum portion. Back taxes from 1885 ~mount to $820.53. Subsequent to the tour of inspection above referred to, the Manager, accompanied by the a~ty Attorney~ viewed each piece, and in harmony with his views, and with his approval, I make the following recommendation: The first two pieces mentioned, viz: 1610 Washington St., and ?09 South St., have already been condemned b~ the B~.ilding Inspeotor anti'upon advice of the City Attorney, ~he In- spector will proceed to ~e~r down and remove the buildings. That the next five pieces of real estate, viz: 32~ Harrison Bt., 1818 ~ap!e Ave., 830 Riverview Ave. ~ 61y Harrison St., and 4~5 Randoloh St., be sold at auction for t axes, at such time or times, as, in the Judgment of ~he Manag~er and Attorney, may be advisable, end that, when auctioned, should there be no bidder or should bids be unsatisfactory to the Mana get and Attorney, that they be authorized to buy the property ~in for the City. The Attorney advises that the expense of the sale wizl range from $60°00 to $15.00 on each ~iece. I therefore further recommend ~n ~propriation of $3Y5.oo for t~ue purpose.~ w~-~n the proviso tha~ 1610 Washington S~.& 109 sou~h $~.be also included in sam~ Motion to concur in the Mansger~s recommendation,/s~d that an appropriation of $375.o0 be made for ssid purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Cast, Stewart- 5- Nays: None. tth - ~The Street Depart~ent should be prepared to proceed without delay, upon the arrival of the new buses, with the removal of traeks~ and street work incident thereto. The Engineering Department has recommended the following work tc be done in this ~onnection: (1) Remove all rails and. ties from dirt streets, and shape up the streets. -(2) ~High St., in the caved area west of Chestnut ~t~ - to cover the track area 2~~ wide with asphalt from I to l~-thiek. This treatment will permit the rails to rem.sin. (3) Remove rails only, s.nd patch track ~rea to conform to the balance of the streets~ in 0ounty ~t. from Middle to Crawfdrd, in Effingh~n St. from High to County, and in Middle from Hi~ to ~outh, and various intersections. ) Remove rails and ties, ~ repave the present brick pavement on s~ud cushion, in ~outh Bt. from Middle to Washington. (5) The following streets to remain a~ at present, with a certsln e~ount ~f patching: Crawferd, f~m County to High, Sixth Ave. from High to Glasgow, and various interseetioms. The amount required, a~ estimated, to do this work, using F.E.R.A. labor on the dirt streets, will amo6nt to ~ooroximately $25,000.00. I call your attention to treatment of upper High Bt., as recommended by the Engineering Department. To cover this street, over the rails for a space of 2~ f~. in ~_dth~ will cost approximately $11,950.00. The Engineer states that Norfolk has given one of its streets a similar treatment, and the work has stood for four years v~thout showing s_ny signs of wear. However, practically as ser~ice- able ~ Job will be made if the tracks remain and the grooves are .simply filled in with Eyrock. This cost will be $1,200.00, a saving of $Io,75o.00. However~ if the street is permitted to remain as at present, the saving df. course will be $11,95o.00. In order that the work may preceded without delay, I recommend that an aopreoriation of $25,000.00 be made frOm the money received from the Virginia Electric & Power Cbmpa~ny. ~ Motion of Mr. Os~st to lay the requested approp~ation on table until next meeting, was s~lopted. 5th - "! am attaching hereto a letter from the ~upe~intendent of the Wa~er De- nartme~t, in which he recommends that the City take advantage~of P.W.A. funds for the purpose ~f renewing the Pert~mouth distributing sys~em~, at a cost of $30,000.00, s~d the installation of 35,000 feet of 30" cast iron main, in the ~ffolk-Portamouth system, replacing a section of the wood main, at a cost of $280,000.00, m~klng a total expenditure of $3t0,000.00. My opinion is that ~his work should be undertsken, provided-the project is approved by P.W.A. ~ end prohibiting restrictions are not imposed, and a ~5% grout is se - cured, which means' that the 0ity will supply $170,500.00 and the Federal authorities, $!39,500. As a ma~ter of comparison, should the ~ity borr.o.w the entire $310,000.00, smortized ever a period of twenty yes~s, .with the f~irst of~ a se~es of bonds ~maturing three years hence, the total cost will be $~7~,~00.OO, while with a grant of ~5%, the cost will be $~,~_~.O, a saving o~f $2i5,~30.O0~ in other words, an exp?nd%tufre of $310,000.00, repaid over a period of twenty three ye~, will cost a total of only I therefore recommend that the project be underts]~en, and authority be given the proper officers to apply for the Errant of $139,5o0~00; that water se~lal bonds at ~% be issued, with which to raise $~0,500.00, 'that the first bond be made payable three years hence, and the balance be extended over nineteen years from mat~rity of first bond, so that the entire issue will be retired twenty three yea~s after date of isSUe.~ Motion of Mr. Hutchins to lay the City Manager.!s recommendation on table until next meeting, was adopted. UNFINISHED BUS!NEBS - The following ordinance, laid on ~ab!e at las~ meeting, was taken up and read~ ,AN ORDINANCE TO o~ENDAN~D'RE-ORDAIN AN ORDinaNCE ENTITLED ~ ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS OF MONEY, UNLESS