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JuZy l~, 1925 let. "X am in receipt-of a Bill. from ?ol~ ~E. S. Ssftley for $500.00 for legal services rendered incon_uection~with the ferry appraxsa · ~1. -~iley~as e~ieye~ on a~ho~ity the ~ o~ ~rvieo~s .~ Oity Oo~cil. I sent ~is bill to Mr. O~les U. F~e~, ~u~e~ of the Fe~ies asking t~t ~e set~ as a fe~y ope~at~ expense, as it w~ i~ci~ to the appraise, X ~ ~w in ~eoeip~ of a letter from M~. ~e~ in which he sta~es Zha~ th~ ~e~ ~s ~eu to ~. Watson ~ tha~ the ~te~ would like a for~l request f~m the City ~d 0oun~y to pay the ~ill from ferry ~eve~es. It is rec~n~ ~ 2~ Ci~y Oo~cil au~orize t~e propez ~0ity officios ~o write the ~esired lette~ to ~. Watso~~ _ On ~tion of Mr. Sroo~, t~e reco~en~ti~n ~s refer~ed to F~nce Oo~lttee. ~. ~l ~ inclosi~ herewith a letter from the ~ecto~ of ~blic Welf~e ask~ ~ ~ ~p~opriatien o~ $~5.00 ~ ~de ~o p~e a golf p~ize. This step will l~ly ~cre~e She ~eceipts at ~he P~k ~d I ~he~efore reco~nd a~rov~.~ On mo~ion, t~ reco~en~tion ~s referred to Fin~ce ~rd. "Oonfi~i~ rock,emOtion of the Dir~c$o~ of ~blic Well, e, I reco~end the in- s~al~tien~ofa.telephone at the Sup~utend~t'~:cot~e ~ ~e Oit~ P~ ~ip_te~eP~9~? will ~st $11~.28 pe~ ye~. The cost of~t~ x~latien ~ rune p~m wxAm pro~aozy-me ~dditi~l. A special appropriation of' $1~.00 for ~he inst~la~ien is ~co~ended ~d of $~.~ for the rental fo~ the ba~ce of ~he .y~." [ ....... On motion, ~e rec~ndea app~cprxati~n ~s ~exerrea ~o ~'~ce ~o~ee. ~th. "~t~h ~eference to p~opositi~n from Miss E. Forbes as to her pzopezty l~cated ~18 Ssu~h St., I beg to state ~at I ~ve ~ken this ~tte~ up with the Oity 0ollector my option it wo~d be a ~ prec~den~ to 2~e this c~e out of ~s ha~. I s~ges~ the City Clerk ~form ~ss For~es t~t ~e q~stion of levy. isa ~estien of ~w ~d ~st Be h~dled By the 0ity it wi~ probably Be ~o the in~erest o~ ~he City ~o accept some e~ch proposition ~ is ~gested by Miss Fo~es But it w~ld be ~ter to have the 0ellector h~e it rather. t~ ~o have ~ ~reement ~de Dy action ~f the Oo~cil. · On motion of ~. Brooks, the s~ges~ion of the ~ager ~at ~he ~ter be h~dled the 0ity Oollecto~ was con~rred in. 5th. eX b~ to state t~t there has De~ received from the Q~rte~eter General ~ ~ee- m~ ~ted J~e ~nd, !R~5, ~een the United S~a~es ~d the City of Port,curb fo~ ~e sale ef increased facilities ~d l~d ~ ~n~ction with the enl~nt ~f the Oity water supply By the Feder~ Gover~en~ as provided ~ con~ract dafed October 15, ~91~. It is ~eco~en~d t~t the ~ntrac2 prope~ ~ spre~ on the mi~es off the 0o~cil ~ t~t the comt~ ~d ap~ndices Be deposited ~ the a~c~ves of 2he 0o~cil for / ~ mo~ion of ~. S~~ (J.R.~, the ~eco~en~tion of the ~er ~ con~rzed 6th. eX ~ '2o ~nce the a~o~tmen~ ef Mrs. Willi~ ~ M~e; as 0~rk to the ~sess- ~a at $~5.O0 pe~ '~nth, 'effective ~is da~e. - This appoin~ment ~s inf,~ly authozl~d the ~Jo~i~y of the On motion, the notice w~ ordered ~o be filed. -;oo:t~n of Ro~es~e__ S~. south o~ C~y, ~e c~osed. This s~:eet, eo ~ as I c~ le~, never Been ~e~ ~d' it is ~ ~ way useful to ~he. ~lt~?. X~?~s$~ wi~l ~s~ist in ~e ~aBlishm~t of ~ industr~ ~f ~e i~e xm ~ne ox~ wmxcn wmmz r e~ z~ ~re t~ ~he Value of the lot. Xzthe~efore ~eco~nd ~prov~ of ~e re.est." The foliowi~ is the let~e~ f~m the ~eric~ 0il Co.: Gen. J. P. Dewey, 0ity ~n~e~, Portsmoufh, Va. Dear Sir:- Refe~ing to ~vereation with you in yo'~r Office on Monday, July 6th, relative to a .location 'we have in view in the Oity of Portsmouth for am oil ~ulk distri~uting station. Z did ~t get an oppor~mity of w~iti~g you prior to my depari-~e, as ~tioi~e~ . The No,rolE & Po~tsmou~ ~1~ L~e R~oa~ Oo~y ~s ~ende~ed us a lea~e on a c~t~n p~ece o~ proper~ om ~y Street, with a f~ont~e ~n this sSree~off approx~fely On 'lookl~ up ~is property we find t~ the City of Portsmoufh owns a certain p~Cel of thi~ ~d, which is a c~nt~tion of ~esq~ Street. This p~l of ~d ~ near ~eem i~roved By the City and ~1I ~aBly near Be ~ed ~ a th~o~hf~e. If ~e c~ get ~he 0ity ~ vacate ~is end of ~ street, we could use ~he p~ope~ ~efe~red-~ ~o adverse ~ntingent, of ~urse, upon the City ~2~ permit ~o ~e this si~e as a bu~ oil dlst~i~ti~ s~ation.