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August
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Oouncil August 9th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs~ J. O. Dunford, E.W. Maupin, Jr.,~A~thum. Fayo~
<br /> J. Alden Oast, j. R. Stewart, L. G. W]~i~e, b.
<br /> Also the City Manager.__ ~ ~ ~
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<br />The minutes of the reg~iar meeti~ July 26th were read and were approved.
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<br />PLEPORT8 OF 00MMITTEES
<br />Referred July 26th
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that $1~02.O3 received from street opening fees from Janu-
<br />ary let-to~MaY-!7th, in accordance w.l.~h exi.stIng ordinance, be credited as follows: Repairs to
<br />Sideways, l~%bor~'-$300.00, Material $1_00.00, Repairs to ~mp~oved Streets, &abor, $~00.OO, Materia~
<br />$~02.O3, B~tdges & Culverts, Laber, $~O~.00..
<br /> $ i60 .
<br /> It is recommended tha~a special.appropriation of $1~0~.O3 be allowed ~o Be credited s~.ann
<br />as follows: Repairs ~o Sidewalks,' Labor, $300~00, ,,.~Naterial$100.O0; Repairs to Improved Streets[~ ~
<br />Labor, $2OO,O0,_ ~Zaterial $~02.O3; Bridges & 0ulvert's, Labor,$$OO. O0.
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<br /> Bill, submitted by the Manager, to amount of $817-75, presented to him by Mr. John H. Iron-
<br />field, on account of an accident which occurred to his Pontiac Sedan when it was struck by
<br />city garbage truck $Au~ .operated .by Mr. O. F. Matthews of the Street Department; the Manager
<br />recommending if we are legally responsible for the damages, according to ~the evidence submitted, '$S?.
<br />that the bill be paid.
<br /> It is recommended that a specia~ appropriation of $8?.?5 be allowed to pay said bill. s .app
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<br /> No,ice from the Auditor tha~ the appropriation for City Oottncil, Advertising, which is used
<br />for a, dvertising ordinances, is exhausted.
<br /> It is recommended tha~ a specia£ appropriation of $200.00 be allowed for advertising ~200.
<br />ordinances for the balance of the fiscal year. s~,.app
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<br /> Order of Cour~ relieving t~e following from payment of taxes erroneously assessed.against
<br />them: .Real Estate, Year 1927: Lucy Agm~s Amiamiellio, $27.00; Clark J. & M,y~t£e M. Andrews,
<br />$t~,50; Herbert A. Irving, $37.~0; Thomas Goodman, $8~10; F. M. Wilder .& James H. Sykes, tsl.o0,
<br />Total $302.~0. Pers.onal Property, Year 192.6.: Annie'iM. Ainsworth, $3.00, H. L. Blalock, $/2.50;
<br />E. S..Gregory, $~.50, Clifford V. Staples, $2.50; Andrew J. Talbot, $?.50; Geo. W. Watkins,
<br /> Howard Smith, Total $29.75.
<br /> It is re. commended that the Order of 0curt be complied with.
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<br /> (Signed) Arthur Na~c,
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<br /> On motion of Mr. White, the report of the Committee was adopted, and by the following
<br />vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Dunford, Maupin, Mayo, Oast, Stewart, White,
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<br /> The following communications were read from the City Manager:
<br /> let. "Attached you will
<br />find copy of a letter I wrote to Mr. R. H. Brinkley, Oity ~auager of Suffolk, relative to the
<br />financial condition of the Water Department. The reason for writing this letter was the ~
<br />pearance of an artite in prominent headlines in the 'Suffolk Herald, to the effect that water
<br />rates should be reduced and a similar articta in & Norfolk newspaper. It was feared that these
<br />articles w~uld probably cause not only much unnecessary talk but a misunderstanding with Suf-
<br />folk.
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<br /> After several conferences with Mr. Davis, we thought it best to put the facts 'before
<br />the Otty N~nager of Suffolk wi~h a request that he give the attached letter publicity in the
<br />'&affolk Herald_'~ and we hadit published in our papers, which no doubt you have seen.
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<br /> ! am bringing this mat~er to your attention officially, as I believe it is a matter
<br />which should receive our best attention in the near future and I recommend that we get the
<br />Water Department finances in such shape that we will be able to go into the matter of reducing
<br />the indust~vial rates as soon as possible."
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<br />On motion of Dr. Dunford, the communication was referred to the Finance Oommittee.
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<br /> 2nd. "Attached ~ou will find a bill presented by Isaac Fass, Inc., for $1,375.00 covering
<br />cost of re-inforcing concrete culvert at the extension of Columbia St. The work was done at
<br />the time of the construction of the new Fass Fish house. Under ~he agreement entered into by
<br />the City~with Mr~ ~ass, this storm drain was to be extended for a distance of 78 ft. at an
<br />esti~ted cost of $1,375.00, and the firm of Isaac Fame, Inc., agreed to make the said extension
<br />and the Oity agreed to re-imburse them, the actual cost thereof, not to exceed $1,375.00, after
<br />the extension or,said drain and the improvements to said plan have been made. The plans ~nd
<br />specifications were prepared by the City Engineer and under the supervision and direction of
<br />the City;E~gineer. The agreement entered into states:
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<br /> 'After the completion of said drain and on certificate of City Engineer that its con-
<br /> stractionwas in accord~-uce with his plans s_nd specifications and after the further
<br /> completion of the said improvement to the plant of said Isaac Fass. Incorporated,
<br /> at ~u~ estimated cost of $~O,000. and on certificate of the B~ildim~ Inspector that
<br /> sai~improvement ha~ been completed, the City of Portsmouth hinds itself to refund
<br /> to ~d Isaac Fass; .Incorporated, the actual cost of said drain not to exceed, how-
<br /> eve=,.the~aum, of $1,375.O0.,
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<br /> The required certi~icates from the Oity Engineer and B~ilding Impeotor are at-
<br />tached. I recommend that an appropriation be made to cover this bill."
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