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<br /> .15th- "The Governor of Virginia has appointed our License Inspector a State delegate to
<br />a conference on weights ~nd measures to be held in ~ashington on ~ 26th to 28th.-The State,'
<br />however, provides no funds for this purpose. If the Council so desires ~'. Mt'thews' expenses,
<br />estimated at $50.00, m~y be paid from the Council~.nic appropriatisn for travel; I am of the
<br />opinion that t~r. ~tthews will obtain: sufficient valuable info~tion to justify the expendi-
<br />ture."
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<br />On motion, the communication was referred tc Finance Co~itteeo
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<br /> 16th. "Due to two accidents to motorcycles ~nd to police ps2rol, the appropriation'for
<br />r&pairsto motor vehicles in the Police Department has been e~_hausted. In an emergency, a
<br />2lability of $141.25 less 5%for cash, h~s been imcurred in repairi~the Police pat~oll As
<br />additional money will certainly be required during the year for repairs to motorcycles and the
<br />two other cars belonging to the Depa~tz~ent, a special appropriation of $$00;00 is reco~nended."
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<br />On motion, the reco~m~ended appropriation was referred to Finance Committee,
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<br /> lVth. "I ~n forwarding herewith an application from Er. H. H. Holcom-$ to remi store be-
<br />longing to the City, at the northwest corner of County and ~ashi~ton Stsc-for $25.00 per month.
<br />I rec0m~e~d approval with the understanding that the property sh~ll be. ke~t in repair bY the '
<br />tenan2,'t~t he shall vacate on thirty d~ys notice and that the rent shall'be paidin advance,
<br />amd also that the tenant shall take out a fire insurance policy for ~2,000. in favor ~f the
<br />City, depositing this policy with the City .~uditor.~
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<br /> On motion, the reccm~e~iation was.re£erred to Finance Con~nittee.
<br />18th. The City ~m~ger submitted his annual report, together with reports of the City
<br />Auditor, City Collector, City Treasurer, ~ud Commissioner of the Revenue for the Year 1~2~o
<br /> On motion, said~eperts were referred to the Finance Coz~itte~;
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<br /> 19th. "I s~nforwarding herewith proposed fomun of contract with the Home Builders &
<br />n~nce Corporation.of Sum~olk. This contract gr~nts theCerporation right of way ever
<br />property of the Psrtsmouth ~ater Department to give access to a development mouth of the
<br />p~nping station. The contract is advantageous to the City in that it inspires th~%-the-sur-
<br />face drainage from the development will be discharged into a ravine which it is p~pssed l~ter
<br />to da~ instead ef directl~ into I~ke Kilby as would be the case if the natural drainage routes
<br />were followed. The contract price $400~..00 per acre is a fair one. The form of the contract
<br />has been mpprovedby the City Attorney~nd the entire contract meets with the appr0vml~of the-
<br />Superintendent of the ~ater Dep~rtment and r~self.. It is recommended that the proper sfficer
<br />ef the Council be authorized to sign it."
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<br /> On motion qf ~Lr~ ~ite, this matter was laid on the table u~tit tke~next regular meeting
<br />of De~ci!~
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<br /> At this point, ~r. 0astmoved that the rules be susp~ndedte~hear fre~a committee from
<br />the Portsmouth Ch~uber ef Ce~,erce.. The motion was adopted, and ~. F. T.' Briggs presented
<br />the follo~ng letter:
<br /> "Noz~fol!c, Va.,-~liay !2th, 1924.
<br />
<br />J. Davis Reed, Secretary,
<br /> Portsmouth Ch~nber'of Commerce,~
<br /> Portsmou2h, Virginia.-
<br />
<br />Dear lLr. Reed:-
<br />
<br /> I would greatly ~mpreciate the assistance of your-organization in trying te
<br />obtain water service in the EavyYard Annex.
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<br /> None of the 'indt-~tries south'of the Belt Line v,~th the exception cf the Ports-
<br /> Cotton 0il Refining Co., have any~ter, not even drinking water, to say nothing of fLve-
<br />p~otection;
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<br /> Your organization hms shown mo much mute_est mn trymng %0 .locate mndustrmes
<br />in-that section ~nd will agree with me, that the fast'that ne v~ter can he ~d, will m~ke the
<br />location of factories-practically out of the question.
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<br /> Not long age, I attended a meeting of the Bo~rd of S~ervisors and practi-
<br />cally all the industries in that locality were represented.
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<br /> It ~r~s a general consensus ef opinion that~s~mething should be done -because
<br />otherwise a fire might destroy plants in that section.
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<br /> Th~ing~or anything you can do for us, I beg to
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<br />Very truly yours,
<br />
<br />PC~TSEOUTE
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<br />By J. P. Andre Eott~, General Agent."
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<br /> On motion of Nr. ~hite, the matter was referred to the City Ean~ger for investigatisn
<br />and report at the next regular meeting of Council~
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<br />Th~ following corm~unicaticn w~s re~ from the City Collector:
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<br />Hon. City Council,
<br />Gentiemen~-
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., by IJth, 1924,
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