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And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Maupin, 0asr, Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart (R.E.B.), the 'fo~ll~owihg erdinanqe~ fo~ th~ ilssu-aUce of the Improve-
<br />ment Bonds was placed on first reading:
<br /> Am Ordinance Eu~h$2~zLug the Issuauce of Twc~ Hundred
<br />Thousand Dollars of Bonds olf the~ Gity of Portsmout!i, VirginZa,? So be k~own as Impro~vement Bonds
<br />for the Purpose of Paving Certain Streets and Extension cf ~he Sewerage~ S~stem in' s~al~ Oity;
<br />making Provision for the Form of said Bonds and for the Payment Thereof.
<br />
<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Brooks, ~aUpim, Oast, Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewa~vt (R.E.B.), White, ?.
<br />
<br /> The Pre$i~__nt a~nounoed that ~the time had arrived ~ receive ~ids on the' leasing
<br />east end of ~iS&n and Raudol~h~t~eets, and the f~lloWi~g bid~was received:
<br />
<br /> ~Washington,~ ~u~e 2,. 1~25.
<br />The ~Presiding officer,
<br />0ity 0ouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Deem Sir:
<br />
<br /> 1. The Ocmmissioner ef Lighthouses, acting ~der the authority of the Secretamy cf
<br />oommerce, f~r the United ssateS ~f America, hereby tenders a b~d of si~ hunted ~sixty-fiVe
<br />dollars ~$665) for the right ~ mss and o~o,apy for' Iigh~house purposes ithe ends of
<br />and RandolPh $~reets east ~of the east side of ~irs~~ Street i~ the Oity~of po~tsm0Uth, Va.
<br />for a term as long ~s ~he property adJoi~ H~rison ~ R~lDh esteems ~md
<br />the east s~de of F~s~ S~=ee~ is used by the U~lted States of ~erica for l~hth~e
<br />but ~t exceed~ a term of ~irty ye~s.
<br />
<br /> 2. The bid is ~de ~de~ ~he co~i~ions ~tlined by ~ ordi~ce a~pted by the
<br />Oo~cil ~f ~the Gt~y ~of Port~uth, Va. , on April 2~925, p~vi~ fe~ the lease
<br />eas~ ends cf ~ison ~ ~d01ph $~eets.' It iS ~de With ~the ~ae~s~ that, if
<br />c~ted, ~ deed of lease ~ a form ~cceptable to the Secretly Of Oemmerce W~ll be grated
<br />the United States by the City of ~o=~smOuth; thmt ~i~ l~ ef ~o effect If, befo=e ~he deed of
<br />lease is~is~ed b~ the Oit~ cZ Portsmouth and ac~pted Dy the Seere~ of Ooze=ce, t~ ~mlted
<br />States should for ~y reason decide mot te utilize fo= lightho~e p~poses the
<br />~oi~ ~rise~ ~d ~do~ph S~eets ~d lyi~ eas~ 0f the eae~ side ~f Fi~r~t Street;
<br /> ha~, mf accepted, the ~t of $665 hereb~ tendered includ~'~l e~ense to tko~ Unm~ed Stm-tes~
<br />in se~ri~ the deed of lease.
<br />
<br /> 3.~ This bi~ is ,fo= presem~atiem im open sessiem mt/the meeLt~ ef ~e Oity Go,oil
<br />to be held J~e 9~, 1~25, ~ ~vertised. '
<br />
<br /> Respeetfully,~
<br />
<br /> J. S. Oo~way, Commissioner ef~Light~ous~e_s."
<br />
<br /> There.being no other bid, Mr. Brooks moved that the bid of the United Sta. tes ~cf America
<br />acting by the' Secretsmy Of Oommerce, for $665.00, De ~c.ep~ed.
<br /> The motion was adopte~, and by the following vote.
<br />
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Maupin,~Oast: ~mith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Ste~r~ (R.E.B.), Whmte,
<br />
<br /> Then Mr. Brooks moved that the following ordinance be placed on i~s first reading:
<br />
<br /> An Ordinance Providing for the Leasing b~ the Oity of Portsmouth of the East Ends of He.v-
<br />risen' and Randolph streets.
<br />
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following bids were received for the
<br />east ends of Henry streets: ~'
<br />
<br />The Presiding Or-ricer,
<br />Oily Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />leasing of the ~orth hal~a-~d south half .of the
<br />
<br />"Wamhington, ~u~e 2, 1~5.
<br />
<br />De~r Sir:
<br /> lj The Oommissioner of Lighthouses, actingund~r aU$4o~inY o~ the Secretary of Oom-
<br />merc~, f~the United S~tates of America, hereby tenders a bi~ of $235 for the right to use and
<br />occu~r':iighthou~'p~o-ses the. ~~f of the east e~'~0~'~l~ry/Street~A~f a point
<br />one hundred amd thirty-fou~ (134) feeS. ~ast of the east side of ~irs~-S~reet, in the Oity~of
<br />Portsmouth, Va., for a term as long as the property adjolnimg Eenry Street on the north is
<br />used by the United States of A merle& for lighthouse purposes,' but~ not t~ exceed~a term of thirty
<br />
<br /> - 2. The "bi~ie mada nmder the conditions outline~y an Ordinance adopted:.Dy
<br />Oo~mcii cf the Oity of Portsmouth, Va., on April 2~, I92~,pro~iding ~0r t~e lease .of-the ea~
<br />e~d of Henry~ Street. It is marie with the understandir~, tha$, i~ agcepSed, a deed of lease
<br />a form acceptable to the Secretary of Oommerce will be granted the United ~tatesby
<br />ef Portsmouth; that it ~s of no eTfect if, before the lease is issued by the Oity of Portsmouth
<br />and accepted Sy the Secretary of Oommerce, the United States should, for any. reason, decide
<br />~t to utilize ~h~ lighthouse ~rposes the proper~y adjoin~ug and north or'Henry Street; and
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