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September lO, 1929 ~t a regular meeting of the City Council held September lOth there were present: Mee~rs-- Verno~ Brooks, J. C. Dunford, E. W. Naupin, Jr J. Alden Oast, J. R. Stewart, Archibald Ogg, ~ Also the City Manager. Vice-President J. R. Stewart in the Ohair. The minutes of the regular meeting AuA, ust 2?th were read and were approved. The following communications were read from the City ~anager: 1st. "This is to notify you-that I have applied to the United States Engineering Department for authority to build a bridge from West Pa~k View to Shea Terrace as instructed bythe Council at its last meeting. Regarding the separation of the cost of the fill from other cost of the structure across Scotts Greek at Leckie St., I desire to state that the pumped fill will cost $4,500. If we use trash, dirt fill, or other waste material for filling, it will cost approximately ~7,6OO. If the filling~ad to be purchased, it wmll cost $6,080. ~dditional or a total of $13, 80; ~he structure consisting of a thirty foot timber span, sheet piling, stringers, piles~ etc., will cost approximately $23,~17. exclusive of filling. Application will have to be made to-the United States Engineering Department to dredge at this point in the same manner as if the bridge were to be constructed. I am of the opinion that it will also be necessary to get permission from adjoining property owners to use their mmd. From the best opinion I have been able to get, it seems to be doubtful as to whether bulkhead fill would have as long life as the bridge, due to the fact that the bulkhead would be exposed to the weather the same as the bridge and also that it would not be possible to use the fill for at least a year after construction while waiting for settling and drying and that several temporary pavements of some sort would have to be laid to a permanent surface." -"Attached you will find copy of notice issued-by Lieut. col. Henry O. Jewett, District E~gineer, which explains in-detall the application of the City of Portsmouth for construction of highway bridge across ~c~t~s Creek connecting West Park View with Shea Terrace, hearing foot°n whiChof FrontWill best.,heldNorfolk,at lO:OOva.,A. N. on T~sday, Sept. 1?th at the U. S. Engineers Office, On motion, the communications were ordered to be filed. P-nd. "On July 23rd, I-notified the Council officially that the State Bank had suspended business on July loth, and that the sinking funds of the City deposited in this Bank were protected by a bond of $40,OOO. executed by the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Compeny, and that the surety company had-been notified of the bank's failure. I requested at that time, that you authorize the Oity Attorney and myself to execute in the name of the City and under the seal of the City, such papers as may be necessary and to take such other action as may be necessary to insure the collection of the amount due under the bond. This authority was given to the City Attorney and myself and this is to notify you that the bonding company has Paid over to the City the sum of $40,000. and same has been deposited to the credit of the Sinking Fund and is properly protected by sufficient bond." On motion, the com=mnication was ordered to be filed. 3rd. "At the Council meeting on August 13th, the ~uestion Of protection of the Belt Line Orossing at Glasgow St. was referred back to me for further investigation and report. I have had conferences with the officials of the Belt Line and they have ~Ereed to protect this crossing during the peak hours, which will be approximately ten hours, with a stop sign held by an employee, and at other hours strict orders will be issued to all train crews ~t the crossings must be flagged by the crew before crossing. I believe these pre- cautions will make the crossing reasonably safe., On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. 4th. "The ~uestion of ditch adjoining property of V. ~. P~rker was referred back to me by the Council along with other drain~e conditions throughout the city. I respectfully re- port as follows: I can not see at present that the City is in position to spend money for drainage, cer- taialy not to be added to this year's budget. There is no question about the need of it. Relative to the property of V. M. Parker, will state tha~ I do not know of any better recommendation which I could m~ke than that the Oity fill that part of t~e ditch adjoining Nr. Parker,s property on a fifty-fifty basis, or that the City lay the pzpe should ~r. Parker purchase it. I haye ~iscussed with Mr. Weaver the Guestion of changing the drain at this point and, if posszb~e under our present appropriation for drainage, I will do what I can to ~e~_~ sit.ug, tig~ a~ t~e ~resent drain which runs under the South St. _ ~ $~oul~ we Iix ~ne Grain IOr ~r. ~ ~. o~ ~ - .. Road. but I feel o~ner~.would certainly be justified -~j~+~j~ ~e~ p±~n ~nan tha~ outlined above, a~ a ~ime when we have ~ . in ~ ..... ~ ~u= same ~mprovement. LLwould set a oreced --.. not suffzcient money to zmprove other properties similarly affected, ent I believe it is the~ policy of the 0ouncil to add to the budget only those things consider- ed emergencies and I do not consider this an emergency. I would suggest that the question of drainage, including that of Mr. Parker's property,be referred to the budget for consideration andshould that arise." nothing be added to the appropriation for drainage this year, unless an emergency Mr. Brooks moved that the ~ommunication be referred back to the City Manager with V. M. Parker and in event of agreement to repor~ cost bae~ ~ *~= , .... to confer