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October 13th, 1931. would be laid th~u this property, making water available to such houses as might be con- structed therein. For such construction, The A~mistead Oorpor~tion ~aid to the .City of Portsmouth approximately Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13,000o00)- Thms ~greement provides that the Oity will, under certain conditions, take over the facilities for the supplying of water. Other utility companies with which we had similar agreement have t~ken over these facilities and at ~ recent meeting of the Board of Directors of The Armistead Oorpor- ation, I was instructed to s~omit to your honorable body a proposition which would place the ownership in these facilities with you. This proposition is that you pay over to The Arm~stead Oorooration fifty O~r cent of the expense of installing these £acilities, viz: Six,y-£ive Hundred Dollars ($o,500.00). I am going to ask that you please give this m~tter consideration at your eariiest~ convenience. Yours very truly, The Armistead Corporation W. Clarke Moore, Secretary." On motion of Mr. Brooks, same was referred to the City Manager and Superinten- dent of the water Department. Bill of J. Shirley Hope ~or $157.50 for dSstroying sixty-three taglsss dogs at $2.50 each. On motion, the Oity Treasurer was authorized to pay same f~om funds in hand from collection of dog taxes. The~following letter was read: "Fentress, Va., 9/30/30 To the Hon. Gentlemen of the Oity Oounci! of portsmouth, Va. · We hereby call you~ attention to the i~olosed city-license that you recruited us to pay for and the s~tement from the Com~,~issioner of Revenue. Now ~we are asking the Oouncit to consider the matter and asking you if you don~t think it right-for the Oity to refund the 231.00. Yours truly, W. S. Lowry & Son. P.S.O.L. Lowry is the son of W. S. Lowry and was the one which should have been to ~. S. Lowry & Son." On motion of Mr. Oast, s~me was referred to the license was issued to, the Oity Attorney. School budget for 1932 was received and on motion, same was referred to the 1932 budget. Report of W. P. Jordan & Company on auditing the ferry books for August, 1931, was, on motion, filed. Mr. Barclay stated that Ludin~g~on Air Line had invited ~he Oounoil, ~ity Manager and Oity Attorney on an air trip to ~ashington, D. 0., ~dnesday, October l~th, as ~ests of the Oompany'~ On motion the invitmtion ~as accepted with t?~nks. On motion adjourned.