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November 24, 1925
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<br />same satisfied so that it will not appear as an encumbrance against
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<br /> Respectfully submitted this the 24th day of November, 2925.
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<br /> Salvation Army,
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<br />the said property.
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<br /> The
<br />Commerce:
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<br />Eon. 0ity Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br /> By Edward L. Oast, Counsel.,
<br />following communication and resolution were read from the Portsmouth 0hamber of
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Virglmia, November I8, 1925.-
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<br /> For some months a strong committee of the Portsmouth 0hamber of 0ommerce, con-
<br />sisting cf Messrs. W. Jennings 0rocker, Sol Fass and O. S. Sherwood, Jr., assisted by some
<br />of the most able men in the city, h~s been making a study and investigation of the indus-
<br />trial water rate situation in Portsmouth with the view in mind of making it more attractive
<br />for industries already lccatedKere and for prospective industries.
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<br /> .This matter'has been discussed at some
<br />and then the committee asked for a conference with
<br />merit, which re.quest was refused..
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<br />length with several of 'the city officials
<br />the Superint~mdent of the Water Depart-
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<br /> In view of this fact, the only alternative lies in the request made in the a~-
<br /> tached resolutions, which have been ~imously adopted by the Directorate of the Portsmouth
<br /> 0hamber of 0ommerce.
<br /> Very respectfully yours,
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<br /> GEORGE H. OLESS, JR., Executive Secrets~ry."
<br /> "~E~REAS the industrial water rate o~ Portsmouth is. much higher than that of its com-
<br /> petitive cities, including its nearest competitor, Norfolk,
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<br /> WH~.REAS, the water rate in Portsmouth is such as to make it practically impossible
<br /> for new mndustries, which use large amounts of water, to locate here; and fmrther, that
<br /> local industries are being forced to dig wells because of the almost prohibitive water rmtes,
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<br /> THERE~0RE, BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the officers and dire0tors of the Portsmouth
<br />Chamber of Oommerce, believe that there should be established in this city a flat industrial
<br />w~ter rate of eight cents per thousand gallons and
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<br /> FURTHER RESOL~mD, that we request the City Council. to hold a special meeting as soon
<br />as possible when directors of the Portsmouth Chamber cf-$ommeroe and representatives of
<br />local industries m~y ~ppear befora the Oouncil to subs~a~tiate its claims that a flat
<br />~Ludm~trial water rate of eight cents shouldbe granted.
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<br />GEORGE H. O~ESS, JR.
<br /> Exec~live Secretary.
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<br />W. L. BENNETT, Preside~
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<br /> Mr. BrOoks moved ~hat the communication and resolution be~. referred to the Oity Manager
<br /> for investigation and report, and that the President of the 0ounoil be authorized to calla
<br /> special meeting of Oouncll to consider said report. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> The following resolution of the Portsmouth 0hamber of Commerce was read and referred to
<br /> the Oity Ms~ager:
<br /> "November 18, 1925.
<br /> WHEREAS the National Fire Protection Association of Boston, Mass., has expressed itself
<br />as be~g very much impressed with the serious lack of men and apparatus in the Portsmouth
<br />Fire Department, a~ evidenced in part by the attached data, and has urged that the Fire
<br />Prevention Oommittee of the Portsmouth Chamber of 0ommerce take under consideration the ad-
<br />visability of asking for a resurvey of the City,
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<br /> WHEREAS this committee of the local Chamber of Commerce has made a carefal study of the
<br />conditions in the city as ~hey exist today, compared with the s~rvey of 1915 and its supple-
<br />mental recommendations of 1921,
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<br /> WHEREAS the Committee discovered that very few of the recommendations of the National
<br />~ard of Fire Underwriters, as outlined in their reports of 1915 and 1921, have been carried
<br />out and that re,arvey of the city now might me~u that a heavy penalty would be imposed upon
<br />the city,
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<br /> T~EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the officers and directors of the Portsmouth Chamber
<br />of Commerce, accept the recommendationsof the committee that no resurvey be asked, but that
<br />existing recommendations be co~plied with and further,
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<br /> RESOLVED that we earnestly urge the city authorities to not only refrain from forci~
<br />the fire department to retrench but to make every effor~ te carry out the recommendations
<br />of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, in order to give the city~he very best rating
<br />posstbl~, to reduce fire hazard to a ml~irm~m, to increase proteetion ~ the maximum and
<br />thus bring about a reduction in insurance rates.
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<br />George H. Gl, ss, Jr., W.L. Bennett, P~esiden~.
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