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<br />Special Street Oar Committee--
<br /> Mr. Brooks, Chairman of the Committee', report.sd "Pr0gress,w
<br /> and stated that the Committee had expected to make a complete report at this meeting of the
<br /> Council, but that the Va~ Ry. & Power Co. had changed its position on some of the i2ems and
<br /> the Committee is waiting now to get a final answer from said Company before making a report.
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<br /> The following communication~ Were read from the City Manager:
<br /> lat. Recommendation that
<br />an appropriation of $75. he made from Eighth Ward funds to aid the Humane Society in purchasing
<br />a drinkin~ fountain for erection in the Eighth Ward.
<br /> On motion of Mr. White, the appropriation was allowed out of Eighth Ward funds.
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<br /> ~nd. win accordance with directions given me at the meet~n~ of the Council on April 25th,
<br />I beg .to state that I have visited the holdings of the Suburban ~nvestment Co., and do not find
<br />at present sufficient development to justify the City installing at its own expense a water
<br />main in this vicinity.
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<br /> wi went over the matter, however, with representatives of the Company and as I
<br />understand it, the~ will install a tw~-inch main at their own expense and reserve the right to
<br />limit the number of consumers on it. I do not believe that the City could undertake to make
<br />refunds for anything ~ess than ~ six inch ~ine, as any line Of a smaller diameter would be
<br />useless for ~ire protection purposes."
<br /> On m6tion of Mr. Brooks, the communication was referred to the special meeting
<br />to be called to consider water ~atters.
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<br />for
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<br /> 3rd.
<br />the Plumbing Inspector.
<br /> On motion, the recommendation was referred to
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<br />Recommendation that a special appropriation of $~50. be allowed to purchase a car
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<br />Committee.
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<br />the Finance
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<br /> 4th. Recommendation that he be authorized to expend from the New Jail
<br />$2,000.00 for a new patrol wagon.
<br /> On motion, the =ecommendatlon Was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br />Fund not to exceed
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<br /> 5th. WForwa~ding letter from the P~esident of the Tidewater Automobile Association, msk-
<br />lng the assistance of ~the City of Portsmouth in the construction of ten mile link in the Norfolk-
<br />Portsmouth-Richmond Highway. The link proposed is between Suffolk and Carrsviile. It will be
<br />of g~eat importance to this City, serving not only as a portio~ of the road to Richmond, but
<br />also as a business feeder frbm the several highways leading into Virginia f~om North Carolina.
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<br /> ~If the Council feels that it can contribute_S56,000, to this road, ~ believe it
<br />will be of great advantage to the City. This amount will in about two or three years be re-
<br />funded by the State and the total cost to the City would therefore be the interest for two or
<br />three years, which will amount to $5,600. to $~,~O0. It is probable that Norfolk will con-
<br />tribute $200,000.w
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<br />On motion, the communication was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> The ordinance for the issuance of $6005~000. Paving and St. Improvement Bonds, placed on
<br />its first reading April ESth, was taken up and read.
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<br /> Mr. White moved that the ordinance be amended by adding to the ~rpose of the iseuenthe
<br />opening of streets and curbin~ and gutterin~ The motion was adopted, and by the following
<br />vqte:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Nutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White, ?.
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<br /> Then. on motion of Mr. Brooks, seconded b~ Mr. Hutchins, the ordinance was adopted, as
<br />amended, as follows:
<br /> AN ORDINANOE AUTMORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $600,000.00 BONDS OF TH~ CITY
<br />OF PORT~MOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOB THE PUP~WOSE OF INSTALLING SEWERS, OPENING AND CURBING AND GUTTERING
<br />OERTAIN STREETS, AND PAVING STREETS AND PUBLIC TH~OUGHFARES IN SAID CITY; MAKING PROVISION
<br />FOR FORM OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
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<br />And by the following vote:
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<br />A~es-- Brooks, Esleeok, Hutohins, Oast,
<br /> ~mith, Stewart, White, ?.
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<br />In this connection, Mr. Brooks presented the following, which was adopted:
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<br /> ~The City Council in itsissuance of $600,000.00 of Bonds fur various improvements in
<br />the City predicates the issuance of the bonds upon an effected saving equal to the In~erest
<br />and Sinking Fund thereon.~
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<br /> The 'n c '
<br /> _ ,' - c~ an e~reguAate the sale of Ice and the amendment thereto offered by
<br />Mr. White, which were on their first readings, were taken up and read.
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<br /> In this connection, a comm6nication was read from the Housewives League as follows:
<br />"The Housewives League feels as if it would like to make a suggestion in regards to the Ice
<br />Question. Why not furnish the customers Ice cards to be placed in their windows where they
<br />can: easily be seen? The time thus saved the ~ce deliverer could be used for weighing the ice.
<br />We heartily approve of weighting our ice and thus prevent the short weight which we feel we
<br />Sow ~e~.~ Then too the card s~st~m would
<br />xce ~hicn we must now endure, eliminate the unbe~able noise from the hawking of
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<br /> Also, a communication was read from the Deputy Inspector of the Bureauof Weights
<br />Measures of Richmond with regard to price of ice in Richmond.
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<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that the privilege of the floor be.granted to ice dealer~ of the City
<br />o~ any others present who might be interested in the
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