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July 18, 1919 <br /> <br />pumps at Suffolk, and an additional primp at Portsmouth Station. <br /> <br /> =We suggest that as the dry season extends from about-July 1st to December !Sth, if the <br />Norfolk supply is inadequate, there is no time to spare if the river mains are to be completed <br />in time to avert a shortage of water. <br /> <br />~'Very sincerely~ <br /> <br />Davis, Superintendent.~ <br /> <br /> And in connection therewith, the Committee reeormuended the adoption of the following reso- <br />lution, and same was adopted: <br /> "BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Portsmouth that the letter <br />just presented by the Special Hater Coz~uittee and. read before said body, be adopted and that <br />.a copy of sa~.e be sent to Admiral F!etcheler." ' <br /> <br /> By ~a~u!mo~s consent, the~ fotlc~ing resolution was presented by the Chairman of the Depart- <br />ment of Finance: <br /> "RESOLVED, That the Finance Department is hereby authorized to co-operate with <br /> the Central Labor Union in the p~rchase~of supplies from the Government to sell o~ citizens <br /> at c~st$ and an appropriation of $20~000.~ is hereby made for this purpose, same to be paid back <br /> from sale of such supplies." <br /> <br />On motion, the resolution was adopted by the followin~ vote: <br /> Ayes-- Bun~ing, Claud, <br /> Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, Wright,~ 6. <br /> <br />On motion, ~dJourned. <br /> <br />~uly 29, 19!9 <br /> <br />At a special meeting of the City Council July 29th there were present: <br /> <br />Nessrs-- T. A. Bunting, N. P. Claud, C. D. Dean~, <br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, E. H. ~pight, <br /> Also the City Manager. <br /> <br />The following directions were read 'for the special meeting: <br /> <br />~Portsmouth, Va., July 28th, 19i9. <br /> <br />"Mr. L. C. Brinson, <br /> <br />City Clerk, City. <br /> <br />"Dear Sir:-- <br /> "You ~ill please call a special meeting of the <br /> at $ o'clock P. ~., to consider the following matters: <br /> <br />City Cotu~eli for Tuesday~ J~tly <br /> <br />"let. The telephone situation in the City. <br /> <br />"Bud. Repart from the Special Nater~Eo~aittee. <br /> <br />"3rd. Report from the Department of Finance. <br /> <br />=Very respectfully, <br /> <br />".J.T. Hanvey, President." <br /> <br /> The "(catl"~ having been read, the following communications were read from The Chesapeake & <br />Potomac Telephone 'Company and from the City I~nager~ as~to, the telephone sztuatmon. <br /> <br /> "Richmond, Va., July ~6, 1919. <br /> =To the Mayor and Municipal Authorities of <br /> Portsmouth, VaJ <br /> ~Gentlemen: <br /> .The C~e~ape.a~_e auu~ ~0~oma~ ~elephg~~ gqmpa.ny, pf [.irgini~,_ 9pe~a~ing.a ~elephone <br />~stem in ~our cit~an~ ~n other c~t~e.s.an~ow~ <br />'with Other industries has been very.serzotts±y afzec~ea oy zne zncrease~cos~ <br />labor-. D~ring the periodo£ operation by the Postmaster General an~ loss due to suc~eondztzons <br />falls ~pon the Goverr~uent. Nith the return of the property to the Companies on A~gust 1st, 1919, <br />it will he necessary to secure from the operation of properties sUfficient money to pay operating <br />costs, interest on borrowedeapital and some return on invested capital if Ahe.necessary new <br />capital is to be attracted with which to~intain and expand the b~ineeso <br /> <br /> <br />