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I~ovember i3, 1923
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<br /> Then ~r,. Brooks msved that the words "from Ninth Hard funds" be struck from the recommenda-
<br />tion that a opecial ap~opriation of $10,000o00 be allowed, from Ninth War~ funds, forthe
<br />e~ending of the Deco Creek Road to the City limits.
<br /> ~. Brooks~-amen~uent was loot, and by the following vote:
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<br />.%~y es - - Brooks, 1.
<br />Nays-- Huto~ns.' ~' 0ast, Smith, Stewart._ (~.~.),
<br /> Stewart
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<br /> Er. White moved that the recommendation of the Committee be adopted.
<br />by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Hutc.~hi~ns~ 0ast, S~h, Stewart (~.~.)
<br /> Stewart {R.E .B. ), ~nit e,
<br /> Hays-- Brooks,
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<br />T~he motion was adopted
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<br /> ~i~h reference to the rece~maenU~tion of the Cormmittee that an a~oropriatien of $2500~00
<br />be~ade from the Eighth ~ard fund~ to improve Douglas Avenue from Portland ~treet to ~l~sgow~ and
<br />that the~ger's reco~zuendation for an appropriation of $B8,600.00 to pave Florid~ Avenue be
<br />referred back to the City ~uager for further consideration, Er. Smith moved that the privdlege
<br />of the floor be granted to any one present who might desire to speak on the subject.
<br /> The motion w~s adopted, and Eessrs. Chas. F. H~rper, S. Bo Carney and Blalock spoke.
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<br /> Then ~r. Brooks moved that the recommendation of the Committee be adopted, and same
<br />was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins, 0asr, Smith,
<br /> Stewart (~.R.), Stewart (~oE.B.), ~hite, ~.
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<br /> The following report was read from the Ferry Oe~uittee:~ ~
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<br /> "Hon. City Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Ferry Committee recommends that the City of Portsmouth
<br />and County of Norfolk purchase fromm. E. Thomas twelve (l~) feet of i~is property o~ Pearl
<br />street, Berkley, now encroached on by our ferry buildings and~ docks, for ~00~~ per ~ront foot,
<br />totalling $6;000~00; the City and Oounty to pay all expensem of the trs~sfer of this property.
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<br /> And we further reconm~end that the ~using Corporation be requested to pay this
<br />a~.ount and that the attached ccntrac~ with the Housing Corporation providing for the payment
<br />of thi~ ~.~nozmt ~ith interest, be approved and proper Officers be authorized to execute the
<br />same, provided the City Attorney and Co~muonwealth Attorney for Norfolk County approve the con-
<br />tract.
<br /> (Signed) L.G. ~ite,Ohairman.
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<br /> On motion
<br />following vote:
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<br /> .Ste~vart {J. R.), the report of the Committee
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<br /> ~ ' Hutchin~s, 0asr, Smith, Stewart
<br />Ayes-- B_oo~s,
<br /> Stewart (RZ.)E.B), ~te, ~.
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<br /> w~s ads,ed,
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<br />(:.m),
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<br />and by the
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<br /> The follo~ng is the .agreement attached to report:
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<br /> ~HIS AG~W-v~.~N~, made this day of t~0vember, i~ the year 192~, between ~INITED STATES
<br /> HOUSING CORPORATION, a coroorati0n of the State of New York, p?rty of the first p~mt~ and the
<br /> CITY OF PORTS~0UTH. VIRGIN-IA; acting by and through the Council of the City of Portsmouth; mhd
<br /> the COUI~Y OF NOP~F6LK, VIRGLWiA, acting by and through the Board ef~ Supervisors Of said
<br /> OF ~0P~0LK, ps, ties of the second, part;
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<br />WHE ~RF~&S, ~the Una~ed ~t~es~ of America, ac~-$g by *he Bureau o~ Industrial Eo~ng and
<br />~Transportatmcn cz the Department of I~bor, under the autnormty cz thee President and S~c~e~ary
<br /> of I~bor, entered into a co_~aet on the 8th day of October, 19t8, wmth the City of PortsmoUth,
<br /> Virginia, and the Co~atymof Norfolk, Virginia, for the operation of the Ferries, kno-~ as the
<br /> ~'~orfolk County Ferries," which are the joint and equal pro~perty of the City of Portsmouth, and
<br /> the County of Norfolk, ~a copy of which contract is attached hereto ~ud r~ade a pa~rt of this con-
<br /> tract; and
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<br /> ~, the United States of Americ~ acting by the Bureau of Industris~t Housing
<br /> Transportation of~ the Department of I~bor, on the 28th day of October, 1918, assigned all ~f its
<br /> rights and obligations under~ said contract to the United States .Eousin~g Corporation, which
<br /> sig.~m~ent was duly accepted by the United States Housing Corperatmon; and
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<br /> W~_~E. REAS, a p&rtion of the property of the said Norfolk Cbounty Ferries, known as the
<br /> Pearl Street Dock, in that part of the City of Norfolk, which was formerly the towa of Berkley,
<br /> encroaches upon the property of other persons; and
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<br />~AS, the said City of Portsmouth an~ County of No~£elk have agree~ with the persons
<br />~on ~nese property the s~id encr.oa~i~ment extends, to purchase for the sum of Six Thousand Dolla~s,
<br /> the property so encroached upon, and
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<br /> ~EE~w. AS, the City of Portsmouth and the County of No~fo!k have requested the United
<br /> States Housing Corpora.tion to advance to them the said sum of Si~tTheusand Dollars, te be repaid
<br /> to the United States Ho~ing Corporation at ~the time final payment is made upon the indebted-
<br /> ness of the said City and County, under the said contract of October 8th, 1918; ~nd
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<br /> ~AS, the said United States Housing ~orporation is willing ~o make the~ s~i~ advance
<br /> to the 0ity of~ortsmouth and the 0ounty cf_ Norfolk, the said sum to Bear interest at the r~te
<br /> of five per centum per anuu~, from the d.ate of its advance;
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<br />NOW, THE.~EF0~E, the said parties ag~e~ with ~ch other as fo~lo~:
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<br />1. ha~ the United States Housing Corporation will a~vancs to the ~t~ of Portsmouth,
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