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May 14, 1929 Honorable City Council, Portsmouth, Va. "April 23, 1929. Gentlemen: I respect'fully recommend that Elm Ave. from High 4o South St. be widened with integrs~l curves. The pavement is now 18 ft. wide and will reauire 6:~t. on either side $6,655~Oo.Which will make it 30 ft. wide, also to change the High St. radius,~ at an approximate cost of There~is a.bal~nce in the Street Improvemenz Bond Fund of [15!0,12y.82 ~d I recommend that the amo,mut:~beL~take~ from this fund, which is available. Yours truly, Frank C. Ha~rahan, City Manager.# On motion of Dr. Dunford, the recommended ~pP~priaticn of $6655.00 w~s allowed,, out of Street Improvement ~and, for the purpose; an&by ~ne ~bllowing vote Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Maupin, Mayo, Oast, Ogg, The following communication, which had been laid on the table until this meeting of was also taken up and read: Honorable City Council, "April 23, 1929. Portsmouth, Va. Gentlemen: The contract, with F. J. ~cGuire forrestoration of pavement in street car track areas, will be completed after a few more days work so that it will be necessary tc make final payment on or about ~y 15th. Inasmuch as this appropriation has to pass two Council meetings, in order te keep our contract, it is necessary that I make report at this time and ask tha~ an appropriation cf $6,145.19 be made so that I may complete payment for work done. ~ Approximate total amount of McGuire,s contract Amount due V.E.P. Co. for work on County St... - .......... $4?,9?8.95 ....................... Approximate tot~ cost of work... - ......... Appropria~e~ to date by Ocuncil..~'~ ..... ~ .... ~.. Additional appropriation necessary AmOunt wanted for contingencies ................................... $ 5,645~19 ..................................... ,~ ~oo.oo Appropriation~ Wanted ................................................ $ 6,145.19 of $71,0OO.00. The Virginia Electric and Power Company,s contract with us calls for a payment Council, Virginia Electric and_Power Company payment .............. $?~,O00.00 Approximate total ecs= of work .............. ['..[['~[ .... [[[.[,.... 1~8,~0%}0 Cash Profit to us $Z2,690 ?0 Out of the $4~,309.~0 we had the Contractor do other work adjacent to and outside -the street car track area where conditions were bad and improvements were necessary. This work was done ~t the followi~ locations at the cost noted: Interse~tio~Hl~h and Oourt tons Oour~ and~ing ~3-3 tons 29.1 " ~Op Oeunt_ an~ Court. ~l.oo ......... $388.3o :'.'.'..,. .................... $~56.3o 18.6 tons Binder: $11.00... . .... $204.60 _.0ounty~ ~e~ween Dinwiddie ~a ~hestnu~ ll~4 tons Binderi$ $1~00 ........ $125.40 Intersection County and Effin~h~ 9.1 tons Dinaer ~ $11.00 ................ %1~0.10 11.4, . ~op ~ l~.Oo ............ :~:::. l~.Zo Interseetion Fifth s~ Linoo]-: ~.8 tons ~it~i~ic ~ $12.~0 ................. %1o~.&o Extra width of KTrock on Fourth St. 130 tons Kvrock $ A16_gO ........ ~u~ na 962.90 $ 634.60 $ 5o6.ao $ 311.30 $ 24~.3o $ ~o5.6o