|
January 12, 1926
<br />
<br />to the- Council in determining the question at issue."
<br />
<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that 'the President be authorized to call a special meeting of Oounoil
<br /> to consider this matter and invite a 0om~lttee from the Chamber of 0ommerce, the Superintendent
<br /> of the Water D~partment, an~ any other citizen who may be interested to attend same.
<br /> Mr. Brooks withdrew the motion and offered the following im its stead: that this
<br /> matter be referred to a meeting of the Oouncil to be cs~lled by the President, which the Superin-
<br />. tendent of the Water Deo~rtment and Oommittee. from the Chamber of Commerce be invited to attend.
<br />
<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS~
<br />
<br />The following communication and report were read from the Ci~y Attorney:
<br />
<br />Hon. Oity Oouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Va., January 12, 1926.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:--
<br />
<br /> I ~mreturning herewitha report ~f the arbitrators fixing the amount o~ the
<br />property debt under the contract, between the United States of America acting by the Bureau
<br />of Industrial, Housing and Transportation of the Departmentcof Labor, and the City of Ports-
<br />mouth and. the Oounty of NOrfolk.concerning the operation of the Norfolk County Ferries dated
<br />October 85: 19tS. This award of $605,660.00 is final unless one of the parties to the contract
<br />should attempt to have the same set aside, which could be done only in the event that it could
<br />be shown that there was improper conduct on the part of the arbitrators, or improper conduct
<br />on the part of one or more of the parties, or for errors apparant on the face of the award.
<br />
<br /> Tours very truly,
<br />
<br /> R. 0. BAROLAY, 0ity Attorney."
<br />
<br /> We, th~ undersigned arbitrators, selected and acting pursuan~ to-the provisions of paragraph!
<br />"Sixth" of the 0ontract between the United States of America, actmng by th~ ~reau of In~ustrial
<br />Housing _amd Transportation of t~e. Department of Labor, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />and the oounmy of Norzolk~ Virgxnlm, ccnoerningth~ operatioh ~f Norfolk Oounty Ferries, dated
<br />October ~th, 191~, and pursuant to~the "Instructions" dated May 1st, 1925, concerning s~id
<br />appraisal, after having heard the parties and their evidence and duly considered the same, and
<br />~fter having personally examined and inspected said ~roperty, have appraised all the property,
<br />improvements, dredging, betterments, engineering expenses, and other things represented~by
<br />the Property Debt as pr~scribed in Said Contract and dofind their fair v~%ue, as of the date
<br />of July 2nd, 1924, to be the sum of SiX Handred and Five Thousand, SixiHundred and Sixty
<br />($6o5, 60) Dollars.
<br />
<br /> ~itness our hands at Washington, D. 0., this the 29th day of December, 1~25. (Executed
<br />triplicate).
<br />
<br />.0. D. PORTER
<br />
<br /> JOSEPH F. O'CONNELL
<br />
<br />F~ E~ LEARNED
<br />
<br />GEO. W. GOETHALS
<br />
<br />SA~EL T. ANSELL."
<br />
<br /> Mm. Brooks moved that a joint meeting of the City Council and Board of Supervisors of
<br />Norfolk County be called to consider this matte~. The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The regular reports of the Oity Collector, 0ity Treasurer, and City Clerk & Audit$r for
<br />the month of December, 1925, were presented and were referred to the Finsnce Ooz~mittee.
<br />
<br />NEW BUSINESS
<br />
<br /> Bills were received against the State,of W. T. Olaud ~o~amount.of $~6.00, and 0, N, Mark-
<br />ham, to amount of $831.00, Assessors of the City of Portsmouth, sale bills reqairing approval
<br />by the Oouncil.
<br /> On motion, the bills were referred to Finance Committee.
<br />
<br />The following communication was referred to Finance Oommittee:
<br />
<br />Dr. Vernon Brooks,
<br />Ohairman Finance Committee,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginis~
<br />
<br />City Oouncil,
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth,
<br />
<br />Va., January 11, 1926.
<br />
<br />My dear ~r. Brooks:-
<br /> As you know the Building Program of the School Board, apDroved bythe
<br />0ity Oounoil, calls for a School building in Mt. Hermon of ten class rooms to be begun about
<br />September 1, 19~6. The Board h~s already selected the site, the location of which is without
<br />doubt known to the members of your Oommittee.
<br />
<br /> The Board by~reso'~ution has requested of the City Oounoil an appropriation
<br />not to exceed $?,000.00 to purchase thisl~siteo
<br />
<br />The p~.rpose of this letter is to request your honorable body ~o m~ke
<br />
<br />
<br />
|