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Jan~ry 12, 1R26
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<br /> 1st. ~aThe Glasgow St. school buildi~ has been vacated by the Sc. heel authorities and
<br />turned over to the Oity.
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<br /> This ~uilding Will rapidly deteriorate and it seems' tO me should be disposed of
<br />as quickly as possible.
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<br /> · I therefore recommend that
<br />for disposing of it at public auction."
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<br />the City Attorney prepare the proper advertisement
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<br />On motion of Mm. Brooks, the recommendation of the M~ager was concurred in.
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<br /> 2n~. uI be~ to announce the probationary app$intment ~6r a period of ninety days as
<br />Superiutendeut of tBe Memket, Mr. L. M. Brockwell, effective Janus. fy ~th, 1~26.
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<br /> This appointment will be terminated at the end of ninety d~ys if Mr. Brockwell
<br />'by that_time has not evinced his fitness for the position ~r if it is evide~t that it is im-
<br />possible'-to make a success of the market."
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<br />On motion, the oommuni~ation was ordered t0 be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. #I beg to announce the dismissal from the Police Force of offiserU.
<br />fective December 26, 1~25.# ~
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br />R. Ellis, el-
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<br /> ~th. "It is recommended that Mr. S. V. Sawyer be retired effective February let, l~2g,
<br />at a salary of $37.50 per month.
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<br />h . . .Mr. Sawyer ? not eligible for retirement under the pension ordinance but aS~ he
<br /> ~s wor~ea n~ne years aha seven months for the City amd is now helpless, it is believed he~
<br />should be retired, following the precedent which has been established with reference to tther
<br />employees. Assuming ten years service fo~ him, which As the~nearest full year to his actual
<br />service, he would be entitled to 25% of his oresent pay of $150.00 per month o'f~-$37.50.per
<br />month. Provision has already been made for this retirement in the budget and it has been
<br />tentatively approved by the Oouncil. No appropriation is therefore necessary and the retire-
<br />ment may be approved at this meeting of the Oounci~.
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<br /> The Oity Physiciau has examined Mr. S&wyer and states thane will never be able
<br />to perfform duty again."
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<br />On motion, the recommendation was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> 5'~h. "X am transmitting herewith an appeal from R.O. Scott, hosema~, Engine Company.No.
<br />5, for reconsideration of an indebtedness contracted by him with Dr. Russo ~r personal .
<br />services rendered~fter an accident in which Mr. Scott's arm was broken. The City allowed
<br />$20.00 on this as anemergency case but was of the opinion that Mr. Scott was responsible
<br />for the balance of $30.00 due on. the bill.
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<br /> There was some misunderstanding at the time on the psmt of the Chief of the Fire
<br />Department in regard to Dr. Bland's position with the 0ity, who at that time was 0ity Physician.
<br />Dr. Bland had submitted his resignation but it had not yet taken effect. The Chief of the
<br />Fire ~ ~pm~m~t was of the opinion that Dr. Bland was cut of the service and states that he
<br />so i~ ~rm and that I told him under the circumstances that Dr. Russo could be employed.
<br />I hav~ no ,recollections of this conversation, but in view of the fact that Dr. Russo w~s .autho-
<br />rized ~ proceed with the case and that the Chief of the Fire Depar~tment was of the belief that
<br />Dr. B~nd Was not available, I recommend that the balance, due Dr. Russo, amounting to $30.00
<br />be p~ by the 0ity from the appropriation for gratis prescriptions."
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<br />On .motion, the recommendation was referred to Finance 0ommittee.
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<br /> 6th. "With reference to the ~ecommendation of the Portsmouth 0hamber of Commerce that
<br />an industrial rate of ~ cents for'water be put into effect in Portsmouth, ! beg to report as
<br />follows:
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<br /> The water works property was purchased by the City January 1st, 1~1~, and the
<br />schedule of rates made effective in that yes= reduced the rates to industrial consumers from
<br />20 tO 15 cents per 1000 gallons. In other words, within o~e yes= after the taking over of
<br />the pla~t by the Oity, in spite of the tremendous increase in cost oflabo~and m~t~rials
<br />due tq War conditions, the City reduced the industrial rate which had been chargtd by a~
<br />private ~onoern for m~ny years by 25%. The 0ity thus has not been unmindful of th~ needs
<br />of industrial consumers.
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<br /> Iu general, it m~_.y be argued that the water rate in a city,, if reasonable, is not
<br />necessarily the governing feature in the locatiou of industries, excepting possibly industries
<br />using large amounts of water like pulp mills or artificial silk mills 'in which the consumption
<br />might run up to m,ny million gallons per d~y. It stands to reason that n? industr~o~ this
<br />kind could afford to m~ke a location ether than along side a stre~ sufficiently pure in its
<br />natural!state, or with slight modification, to permit pumping directly %0 the point of eon-
<br />sumption.
<br /> The attention of the 0oun0il has been drawn to the fact that certain industries
<br />have found it necessary to use water from wells rather the. u from the 01ty supply and that other
<br />industries, unAess a r~duoed rate. is given, may do th~ same thing. Water delivered in Port~-
<br />mouth, in addition to beingput through a process of ~e~imentatiou and purification, ispumped
<br />three ~imes over a distance of 25 miles before delivery to our local ~nder ~thes~
<br />conditions, it i4 clearly impossible to Compete in rates with the cost o~ obtained from
<br />wells, and there can be no possible objection to the use of wells by ~ In many
<br />cases, they would be used however low the local wa%er rate might be. ~ irrelevant
<br />to point out tha~ in spite cf the ~ cent rate in Norfolk many industries oit~w
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