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Decem%e~ !1, 1923
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<br />"Honorable City Cc$~oil,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
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<br /> ~derd~te of Nov. 28th, your Earket committee submitted a report on the
<br />proposed EunicipalN~rket'wttich was duly approved by your honSr~ble body,
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<br /> In this report, t~e ~Stim~ted cost ef the m~rket~smd site was placed at
<br />$170,000,00. Bids recentl~ spened~by the City Nmnager smd the~sUl~'ofthe ~0ndemnatism
<br />preceedimgs covering the smte show that the ameunt'cf these two item, s'will now be
<br />if the building is erected strictly in accordance with specifications~
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<br /> By making certain revisions and changes in pls~s smd specifications which
<br />will net materim~lly affect-the efficiency mr appe~rsmce of the m~rketstructUre, this ~meunt
<br />might be reduced t~ $19~;00~00; By emitting the auditorium~ the:figure'might be still further
<br />reduced to' psssi~ly $170,000.00, thus equallimg the ormgmmal ~stmmate,
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<br /> The market~bonds sold at a premium~of?pp~ximately $10,glO~00 and this
<br />premiu~may be m~de available'for c~n~t~uctiom purposes with the approval ~f the c~uncil. It
<br />might also be'well to consider that by using the m~rket Funds for current expenditures during
<br />the p~st year, the City h~s probably saved some $~,00~*00 in interest which really sheuld be
<br /> credit~ at least in part to the N~rke%Fmnd.
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<br /> Taking all'thimgs into consi~ration, your Committee believes that the
<br />Auditorium should be retained, as it was understood ~hen the question w~s submittedto the
<br />pesple that an auditoriumwould be provided aud there is ~t presort% an apparent demand for it.
<br />It further believes that the specifiatisns should be modified so as to ~educe the total cost
<br />of the building and site to
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<br /> The Committee therefore spec:~ieAlly recommends tt~t the City~anager be
<br />permitted ts proceed with the construction in accordance with the generaI plans already~mp-
<br />preyed by the Council, m~ing such modifications in thespians on which bids were receive~
<br />so as~to reduce the total cost ef the building and site, exclusive off,he cost of plans smd
<br />superVisiOnS to ~!9~,000,00. It is probmble that plans an~ supervision.will cost $3,000.00
<br /> ~ddition~!?~-m~ingthe total cost of the building an~ site $19~,~0G,00,~ ~r~the cost of the
<br />building $160.~00~09, the site h~ving alre~dybsenpa~dfcr. As there remaim~, afterl~yir4~
<br />for the site, only $1§?~18.21 of the origmnal $20O,00GA00 allotted to this work, it w~lX
<br />be necessary to utilize about $2,§00~00 cf the premium resulting from-the sale ef the bends.
<br />As this meney mmy~sti!l be considered as belonging to the N~rket _W~nd, an~ddition~l appropri-
<br />ation by the Council will not be required~
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />Alden Oast. ChaLrms~!;
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<br /> In this connection, ~ comm~uication ~s remd fromthe City ~au~ger, enclosing a letter
<br />from Octavia R. P~rrish offering the City for market purposes the ParrisHBuiI~i~ at High
<br />and Effingb~ streetm. The ~nager recommended t~t this be considered in con~ectien with
<br />the report of the ~rket Committee.
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<br />~r. Smith moved that the report of the Committee be adopted.
<br />~r. Brocks moved to defer action on' the report until the next regular meeting of Council.
<br /> The mot~snbyN-r. Broekm was lest, and by the following vote:
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<br />~es-- Brooks, White, 2.
<br />N~ys~- Eutchins, 0asr,Smith, Stewart (~.R.), Stewart (R.E.B.), 5.
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<br />Then-Mr. ~mith,s motio~ was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins; 0ast,'Smith, Stewart (~.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), ~hite, ?.
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<br /> The following commv~icati~wer~, re~d from the City l~anager:
<br /> 1st. Communication stmtimg
<br />that he is in receipt cf a request from l&r~. C. ~. H~per, C~ of the Ei~~ ~ Oi~c
<br />League, that the ci~~ ref~d interest pmid by the 8~ and ~th W~ds en the school bendm~ cever-
<br />i~ sc~oOts ink.ese ~.
<br /> On motion, the c~ic~tien was referred to the Fi~ Co~ttee.
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<br /> 2nd. "~i~ r~erence te the request ef ~rs. Susan F, Retlims d~ted Ney. 27~, 1923, for
<br />m pe~it to e~ect~m ~soline ~illing station en her property at the corner ef Co~t ~d ~the
<br />Sts., which w~ referred te me by ~e C~,~cil on Ney. ~2~th, I beg te stmte t~t there appea~
<br />te ~ ~ee objections ~e grmnting ~this ~st: 1st, ~ s~ request by ~. P.~ G. Bla~o~d
<br />ef ~is Ol~, white~not foully ~appreved by the Cc~cil, w~s not,viewed ~av~
<br />be~ amd at ~ s~gestien ~r. Bl~ferd with~ew ~s a~licati~n~ 2nd, m, far as t~e~ records
<br />sf this office ~ew, the erection efa station at t~s corner mppears to be very ebjectie~ble
<br />~ v~eus citize~ in the ~cinity; ~rd, the grmnti~ ef the pe~t would involve~ either .per-
<br />~Ssi~m t~ use 0i~ property at ~e northwest corner ef ~the amd Oo~t Sts. or weuld~require
<br />· h~ sale of this property ~ ~rs. Relti~. As I view it, eider the use o~ ~e smle ef the
<br />property ceul~ be le~l~ pe=~tted en~ ~ter public notice. She,~ aut~erX~ ~e'eth~ise
<br />g~mnted ~s. Rellim to use it, it wo~d be e~ire~ possible for ~y citizem who objected
<br />to ~is mss to prevent it by mppr~priate leal
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<br /> tt see~ to ~ ~ew ~e e~y fmir wmy to h~dle this ~tter, if the CoUnCil
<br />te re-eDom it, would be first to advertise the property e~ed by the Ci~ at the~n~rthwest
<br />corner ~f Co~ ~d ~e Sts. for sale; second ~ft~ ~e sale ~d been~effected,
<br />if ~. Bl~ still desires te erect a station-at ~As corer, If se, t~e pe~t she~ be
<br />g2~ted te h~1, if he d~s not new desire te erect a station, censidermtien could ~en
<br />given to ~s. Rollins' request~
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