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<br />the
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<br />City of Portsmouth for license tax to
<br /> Progress.
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<br />motion,
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<br />$1,OOO. for impr6ved system
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<br /> Committee on Athletic Fimld--
<br /> Reported "~roEress."
<br /> Joint Office Buildi~g Committee--
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<br /> conduct a collection agency in the City of Norfolk.
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<br /> (Signed) L.G. White, Chairman.
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<br />the report of the COmmittee was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />Ayes-- Esleeck, Hutohins, Oast~ Smith, Stewart, W~ite, 6.
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<br /> (Nr. White excused from voting on recommended appropriation of
<br /> of street lighting on Middle street, from Q~43en to King).
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<br /> ~~orted that Norfolk Cottnty had adopted the resolution
<br />recently adopted by the City Council, ~TTs making progress on the matter.
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<br /> (P~ssent ~r. Brooks).
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<br /> The following communications were read from the City Manager:
<br /> let. Forwarded $~mtement
<br />the following lots mhd graves sold in Oak Grove Cemetery dttrinE the month of Eay~
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<br /> 3tst, G. C. Cobb, child's grave, No. 808, Ave. H.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Esleeok, the City Atto=ney was instructed
<br />sold, s~ud the proper Officers were instructed to sign same.
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<br /> 2nd. Enolosimg copies of report of the Superintendent of the
<br />for the mont,.of ~t~ 1922.
<br /> On mormon, r~oort
<br />of Council.
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<br />~y 31st, to C. H: Browmell, 10~16 ft., No. 102-A, N. H. Ave. J.
<br /> 31st, Beddie Britt, ohil~'s gr~ve, No. 104, Ave. ~.
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<br />to draft deed for the lot
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<br /> Portsmouth Water Department
<br />was ordered to be filed, and copies be forwarded ~o emoh member
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<br /> 3rd. "With reference ~o the request of H. L. Alexander that he be allowed to install m
<br />1~,000 Emllon g~soline tank on property on the east'side of Court'St. at th~ intersection
<br />om the street with the S. A. L. ~B~ilway, I beg to state that there is nothing in'the existing
<br />ordinance which would prohibit the installation of the proposed tank at the point indicmted.
<br />~nile ~ would regret to see the proper~y in this vicinity built up into garages, ~ see no
<br />legal way of preventing it."
<br /> On motion of Er. ~nite, the oommunicatio~ was l~id o~ mhe table until the special meet-
<br />ing of CSunoil mt which the proposed gasoline ordinance will be considered.
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<br /> 4th. "In order to carry ou~ promptly the ~esolution of Co'o~cil, relative ~o the prepara-
<br />tio~u of lis~s of tax payers who are delinquent so far as ~an~ible personal property and life
<br />estates are concerned, ~ hav~ authorized the City Collector ~o employ ~ddiziona~ mssistance,
<br />~t not to exceed ~ total cost of $1,OOO. ConFim~mation of ~his ~ction by the Council is
<br />quested a~d a special appropriation of $1,OOO. is recommended."
<br /> On motion, the communlc~tion was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> 5th. Recommendation that mn appropriation of ~4OO. be allowed to purchase an el~ctric
<br />adding machine for the Commissioner of the Revenue~ the manually operated machine now in the
<br />Office of said Commissiomer ~o be transferred to the Man~ger's~Office.
<br /> On motion, the recommendation was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> 6th. "I hmve received from th~ Gem~ral Electric Company an estimate f~r oroviding~addit-
<br />ional modern lighting facilities on High Bt. The type of lamp proposed is ~ 6~0 C. P~ Novalux
<br />bracket type of ~ixture to b~ a~taohed ~o concrete pole, which I understand the Virginim Rail-
<br />way & Powe~ Co. ~ill install without cost to the City. These fixtures have a special re~raot-
<br />lng globe which collects the upper rays from the lights a~d reflects them downward on the
<br />Street, givin~ m much more briil~ant illuminatio~ than the present five cluster lights now
<br />installed on High St. The lights will be installed on poles l~O ft. apart on each side of
<br />th~ street.
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<br /> The cost of tn~ inst'allation will ~e mpproximately $94. OO per l~ght, the cost of
<br />m~intenance amd operation: mbout $36.0.0 per light per year. The total cost o~ course would
<br />~ep~na upon the ~ber o~ lights decided upon by the Co~ctl~ To extend the present, system
<br />~om Ch~s~nu~ ~t~ to t2~ B~!t L~e w~l~ requir~ one hu~d ~nd th~r~ l~gh~s. To ~plaoe
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<br />lng a total cz two h~uared lights ~or ~ ,nt~rsly n~w system. ~ms would cost approxmmateiy
<br />E20,O00. to ims~all ~a $y~2OO.~ m year to mainta&n.
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<br /> I am quite satisf£ed that if this n~w system is i~s'tai!ed it will add much to
<br />the attractiveness of High st., w~l promote rapid development and will dimSnish crime and
<br />vice on ~+~ose section~o£ the street where they are now so prevalent.
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<br /> ! believe it would be better to make a thorough job of it tham ~o do it piece
<br />meml and I ~ therefore reoon~nending a~ appropriation of $20~OO0. for the installation of
<br />oh~se lights and ~u addition~l apDroprlation of $3'~000. ~o maintain them for th~ ba!mnce of
<br />the year after installation. Ther~ wilt
<br /> be ~some salv~ole value in the old lights, or probably
<br />they might be plmced on portions of Court ~t~ and W~shir~on St. on each side of High. The
<br />cost ~of this ~r~sfer will be the same a~ ~the cos~ of operation on High St. which is between
<br />$1,~O0'. ~nd $1,500. per %ear." ~ '
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<br />On motion, the recommendation was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> 7th. Recommendation that ~ special appropriation of ~i,O00. be a!iow~d ~o repair Engine
<br />No. 2; and an additiona~appropriation of ~13,2OO~O0, ~ Finance Committee is~of the opinion
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