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solidation of the various City activities in one place, hogs leave to make the following report: "That 'byowning the said property, the City could save the following per annum on existing Ground Rent .......................................... $ 2~O. CO Garage Rent ............ ; ............................. 300.00 8witching Charges ........ ['' 2~1.00393'O0 Unloading .................. 720. O0 Grimes Battery Stable Rent.. ~60.O__O Total, And it is estimated that the following savings per annum own be made: sPur.chasing_in, large quanti ties.. Total, $ 300. O0 550. O0 · 100. O0 750. oo Ms. king ~ Gr~nd T~tal saving of The saving in efficiency we mrs ~ot s~le to estimate. This s~ving capitalized at 6~ m~kes $~0,000. O0. So, your Committee feels that this property, cs~n be purchased and paid for with practically no expense to the City, and would, therefore, recommend that the City M~nager be authori~ed to offer the Portsmouth Cotton M~nufacturing Co. $20,OOO. OOfo'r its property and Mr. Jas. ~. Parker $1,O00. O0 for his property, and if said offers be refused, that the Ci~y Manager be authorized to proceed with condemnation proceedings to secure the said properties~ (Signed) R.E.B. St*waxt, OhaAman. On motion of Mr. Esleeck, the'report of the Committee was.adopted, sndby the following vote: Ayes,l Esleeck, Hutchins, Smith, St~wart~ White, 5. ~kys- Brooks, 1. (Mr. Cast ~xcused ~rom voting) The Special Commttte6 appointed to isle up with ~mitte9 from Board of Supervisors. of Norfolk Co. the matter of' a joint office building for the Cit~ and County, submitted the follow- lng resolution: "WHEREAS, It appears that it will be to the advantage of both the City ,,~X Ports- mouth and ~the.Oounty of Norfolk to co-operate in the erection of a ~oint City and County Build- ing, and · "WHEREAS, The present site occupied by the Court House, Co~ty Clerk's Office and the Armistead Building is eminently suited for business.purposes and toO'valusJole to ce retained ms a site for municipal and City and County buildings, "BE IT. RESOLVE~, by thecommittees .representing the Council of ~the City of Ports- mouth and the County of Norfolk in this matter, that it is the sense, of ~h, se committees: "let. That th6 said committees from the Council of the City of Portsmouth and from the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County, shall be marie a permanent ~uilding cBmmittes one add/tional~ember being addedto the Council committee for the purpose of representing the Cfty of Portsmouth, and the County of Norfolk in the location and planning of a new City ~ounty building.. "2nd. That this committee shall ~elect its own Cl~a/rman and adopt its own rules of precedure. "3rd. That the City Manager and the several assistants his discretion and such technical' assistants as the County may select, capacity to this 0ommittee. him in #~th. That this Committee, subject always to the approvalof the Council the Board of~jSupervisors shall have p6we~: "(a) To di. sp~se 'of the site at Court a~d High sis., occupiedby the Court House, the C~unty Cler~'~ Office and the ~ArmisteadBuilding.. i. "(B) To ~cquire ~nother ~lt~le site in the OttM of Portsmou~ ~ed to cons~uction o~ a jointCity ~d 0ounty Buil~ng. "(c) To employ ~ competen$ ~rchitect who sh~lf.~r~e for ~n ~rchitect~ ~mpetition f6: ~e plus .~nd ~pecific~tio~ of the ~ilding. : ~(~ To ~vertise for the ~nstruction of the ~se its con- structl~ throu~ :th~ agen~ 9f such supervisors andins "(.e) To ~ci~ on the proper ~e of cost n~, ~ep~ir ~d operation to ~ borne bM the to cost of maAnts- On motion of Mm. Brooks, the resolution was adopted, and the President adcled Mr. Brooks ~aid'Oommi~tee from the City.