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1.88 June the Oity of Norfolk. Before z~y action is taken in the m~tter, I believe that the 0ounoil should hold m ~ublic meeting to d~eouse the subject, at which the present for hlr~men in this City should be given a chance to be heard." Mr. ~te moved thmt the Manmge~'s reco~e~mtions be conc~red in and thmt the Presi- den~ be ~horized ~o call m speoiml meeti~ to co~i~r the subject. ~e motion wms mdopted. 12th~ "t beg to r~o=t on resolution of the C~anoil ~t~ed June 12~h referring to me ~ request of Dr. J. A. Gut~ie, ms~ t~t a comities of thiCk, il be mppoin~ed for the p~- pose of esti~ti~ 'the cost of mm~ ~ c~el in Scotts ~eek, for ~e p~pose of a sm~ll bomt ~bor for No~folk mhd Por~sm~.' On moco~t of the i~efini~eneas of the request, it ~s been necess~y for me to mm~ ms~ptions as ~o depth, width mhd leith of the oh~el. The esti~te is b~sed on ~ c~nnel 200 ft. wide ~nd ~ ft. deep exte~ing from the end of the present Gove=~ent pie= he, limes opposite the north emst ~le of West Pm~k View, up O~eek to ~ point opposite the m~h of the br~nch of Soot~s O~eek west of ~est P~rk View ~nd then ~p s~d brmnoh to ~ St. ~is work will involve &bout 3~,000 y&rds of exemption mnd 7,000 ft. of bulk hem~, It ls im~ossibl$ ~o ~ke ~ intelligen$ estimmte of the ~oun~ of ~e~ng.with~t mn extensive ~rvey, both topo~mphio mhd hF~ogrmphio, for the mmki~ of which the Oity ~ no fmci~ties. The ~nt of bulk he~d invoived is fmirly accurm~e. The U~e~ S~e~E~neer office estimated the ~e~ing ~t 20~ per y~d ~nd the bulk hemd ~t doll, s per foot. ~0f co, se by putting In mn ~treated bulk hea~ of very light oh~cter which would go to pieces in m few ye~s ~d which w~id not permi~ vessels to lie mlo~ side of it. the price per foot could be ~emtly re,ced. I mss~e however, that-work of s~e de- ~ee of permmnency is desired. Oonsideri~ ~hese ~res, we ~ve 300,~0 y~s of ~edg%ng mt a0$l $60,~0.~; y,O~ ft. of~lk hemd at $35.00 per foo~ ~,000.00; conti~encies $30,000.00; tot~ of $335,000.00." On motion of Mr. W~te, the r~or~ed wms ordere~ to be filed, and m copy of s~e forw~d- ed to Dr. ~t~ie. 13th. "In reference to petition from Sixth mhd Seventh W~ds relmtive ~o sewers, I beg st&te that the order of ~he ~preme C~rt oont&ins three requiremen~s-.lst, thm~ ~he sewers in the S~th, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Wmrds shmll form pmrt of one plmn; 2nd, thmt remso~bie provision shall b$ ~de for the S~th mhd Seventh W~dS; 3rd, that the co, lotion of %he sewers in ~he Eighth m~ Ninth N~ds sh~l not proceed in time the oo~letion of the work in Sixth mhd Seventh Wmrds. The first mnd seoon~ requirements ~ been fully complied with. Bids for the first l~m o~ the contrmo~-embrmoi~ the ~tfall sewer for the Sixth ~d Seventh will be opened on June 28th and it is int~ded to so oonduo~ ~e work t~t ~e work in ~he Sixth mhd ~eventh N~ds shall be completed mt the s~e t~e or before ~he work in the Eighth NinShWmrds. We ~ve ~ou~ funds en h~d ~o ~n us until J~ry let mhd ~here ~' no of lssui~bon~ so far ~ the Six~ m~ Seventh N=dm'~e co~erned before they ~e The law re,ires t~t ~1%he bonds for the Eighth'mhd Nimth ~ds s~ll be issued before the lneremsed t~ rmte goes into effect in those N~ds. It will therefore be necessary to issue ~11 the bo~~Janu~y let to ~hese two Wards." On motion, ~he oo~cmtion wms ordered to be filed. l~th. "$775.08 is now ~e the Street ~p~ir fu~ on mocount of street ~e~per~ts, ~mck r~ir per, ts ~nd-con, it ins~llation per~. ~ mp~ropriatlgn of-t~is_~nt.i~re- co, ended, and'sh~ld be ~st=lbuted ms follows: ~B, A-2, $00,OO; ~B, ~%, $600.~, A-2, $1000.~; ~O, ~, $375.08. Total, On motion, the reco~ended~propri~tion w~s referred to the Fiance Oo~ittee. 15th. Not~oe of ~he mppoin~ents of the followi~ ~o.the Police D~tment, effective ~ly 1~ 19~: ~m. R. Jones, PatroOn, vice R. T. Hemth (retlred) mt $~15 per ~y; Riced Thcs. S~nks, ~titute~ Fred Jmo~on ~rli~ton, ~bstitute; mhd Jesse Dewey ~gg~d, ~- eti~te. On motion, ~he ~mtice wms or,red to be filed. 16th. "The contract price for West ~gh Street storm ~min, w~ $3~,000.00~ Of ~o~t ~,17~.~0 is ch~ge~le to She 9th N~d, $7,117.00 to ~$th W~a mhd $,711.20 to the old City. These c~ges on ,ns mentioned. It1' is reco~ended thm~ ~as betrm~ferred to the ~e~e=~e ~nd ms funs On motion. ~he reco~e~tion wms referred to the Fiance Oo~ittee. 17~. eIn connection with our pmvi~ pro~, in order to meet pm~ents which will be due ~e' ~ontracto=, it will be neceas~y ~o ~tz~sf~. ~.mhe.g~7~_f~d ~rgp ~h ~d_)~ W~d f~s, the cost of the c~ncrete pmvement on High umreem wes~ ox mne ~ezm~ 2mne. The t~ ~te in'r~nd ~bers, is $5,000.00. To this will be mdded later, the cost of fi~shing those sections which were left out on,count of ~he storm sewer constructed to drain this ~erritory. I, therefore, reco~end thmt $~,5OO. be tr~sferr~ from ~he 8th Ward mn~ $~,5OO. fr~ the 9th W~d, to our Street I~rovement ~d.~ On motion, the reco~en~tion wms referred to ~he Fiance Oo~lttee. l~th. "The County ~s t~s fmr p~d on mhe West Norfolk Bri~e $90,000.O0 ~nd msks the City pmy m~rox~mtely 5~ of this ~nt. It wms i~'o~lly ~eed ~y ~he Fiance Com- mittee %hat ~he cost of the City's shoe of this bridge sh~ld be d~ded~between mhe $th N~d mhd the old City in proportion to the mssessed v~u~tio~:~ the ~o: p~ts of the mentioned. T~ mssessed ~lumtion of re~l estmte in the old Oity for 1922, ~ounts to in r~und ~bers, ~6,900,0OO. and. in ~he 8th ~d, $~,~6~O00. ~ls would~ke the 8th shoe m little more th~ 1~.3~.