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August ~2n~, lOth. Forwards copies of monthly report of the Water Department for 1R22. On motion, the report was ordered to b~e filed. the month of July, ll th. "In order to get satisfactory drainage at the corner of Ninth Ave. and Perry St., it will be necessary to construct curbing on 'Perry St. This is essential on the north side only, but I believe it will cause so much discontent o~ the south side that I r e~ommend curb- ing and guttering for both sides. The cost will be $1,200. No additional appropriation will be neede~as ~t will be paid for from the bond issue and will simply menu an extension of the authority granted by the City Council at its meeting on June 27th, 1922." On motion of Mr. White, the recommendation of' the Manager was concurred in, and by the followiBg vote: Ayes-- ~rooks, Esleeck, Hntchins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White, 12th. Recommendation that the following r e~olution be adopted: "BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, that it will guarantee the payment of all interest in excess of that guaranteed by the County of Nor- folk, on the cos~ of the construction of that portion of ~tate Highway No. 12, extending from Deep Creek, Va., to the North Carolina line, it being under- stood that the funds for this construction will be lent to the Etate Highway Commission by the ba~uks of the City of Portsmouth and that the limit of the amount so advanced for a gravel or macadam road shall be $130,O00 or for a concrete road $300,000.00." On motion of Mr. White, the recommendation of the Manager was adopted, following vote: Ayes-- Esleeck, Cast, Et~wart, White, Nmys-- Brooks, Hutchins, Smith, and by the 13th. "Enclosing copies of ~op~sed agreement between the City of Portsmouth, party of the first part and R. R. Robertso~, Kappa Corporation, a~d Watervtew Corporation, parties of the second pmrt, for the construction of water mains in Waterview. This contract provides briefly ~hat the p~rties concerned shall pay for the construction of all mains which are to be laid by the Water Dep~rtment and that when the gross inco$? amounts to fifteen per cen~ of the total cost of all material mhd labor for installing mamns of six inch diameter or over, the City cf Portsmouth will pay to the pa~ties of the second part oolleo~Zvsly, the cost of said mains, e~l~sive of interest. The cost of mains less thmn six inches in dia- meter will not be pai~ by the City of Portsmouth. It is recommended that ! be authorized to sign this contract, Of course, a simila~ agreement will be made with other responsible corporations." On motion of Mir. Brooks, the proper O~ficers of the City were authorized to execute the said contract. The follo~ingys the contract: ~"~H!~ AGREEMENT, Made this d~y of 1~22, between the City of Portsmouth, a municipal corporation of the State of Virginia, party of the firsz pa~t, and R. R. Robe~tson, Kappa Corporation, a~ud Waterview Corporation, parties of the second par~, WHEREAS, The parties of the second part are the owners of certain sep~ate parcels of land in the County of Norfolk, Virginia, which have been subdivided into builcling tots and amc shown on the plat of Wate~view, recorded in the Clerk's Office of Norfolk County in M~p Book page , and they desire that the City of Portsmouth shall furnish water to the said territory, and have agreed to pay the expense of layln£ certain water pipes, ~he cost of which is to be refunded them by ~kid~City when the gross receipts from the sale of water from such pipes in said territory sh~ll be sufficient to make such refund. NOW, T~REFORE, THTS AGREemeNT W~TNESEETH: That in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements on the part of the parties thereto, the s~id parties of the second part covenant and agree as follows: r ' · · ~ · ~ (1) o pay all costs of constructing a~d laying a six-znch water rom the present wa~er pipes~of s~id C~ty ~t the intersection of Carolina Avenue and Kin ts at Westhaven northward a~ong ~aroi~na Avenue and theno, e across private property t9 ~'Btreet to a ' poxnt.at~o~ pear the Western Branch Boulevar.d as shown on a diagram ttached and m~de a par~ om ~nms agreement; the ~mid work to be done by the Water Depaft~of the City of Portsmouth, in accordance with plans and specifications of that Department. (2) The said parties of the second part shall obtain and convey to the City of Ports- mouth without charge all necessary rights of way over and across all property not owned by them for the laying of said water ~ains, ~n~ will gra~t and do hereby grant and convey unto the said City of Portsmouth an excmusive anm perpetual easemen~ and right of way in and ~long Orange Street, Riverside Drive, W~stern Branch. Boulevard, and all other streets and alleys upon their respec~ive land mm shown upon the said plat for the purpose of laying, maintaining, and repairing water pipes and mains and the necessary appurtenances thereto for the supply of water. (3) The said wamermalns and pipes when so laid ~ud constructed shall be the sole pro- perty of and under the exclusive control of the City of Portsmouth. (4) If any additional mains are desired by the parties of the second part, the same may be laid provided the size, material and location of such m~ins are approved by the party of the first p~rt; all costs of constructing mhd laying such mains shall be paid by the parties of the second part, the work to be done by the ~ater Depam~men~ of the City of Portsmouth. All such mmin~ shall be the property of and under the exclusive control of the City of Portsmouth as soon as completed.