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<br />pumps at Suffolk, and an additional pump at Portsmouth Station.
<br />
<br /> =Ne suggest that as the dr~ season extends from about~ July tSt to December 15th,
<br />Norfalk supply is inade, quate, there is no tfm~ to spare if the river mains are to be
<br />in time to avert a shortage of water.
<br />
<br /> "Vet7 sincerely,
<br />
<br /> "W. L. Davis, Superintendent°"
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<br />if the
<br />completed
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<br /> And in connection therewith, the Committee recommended the adoption of the following reso-
<br /> lution, and same was adopted:
<br /> "BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Portsmouth tP~t the letter
<br /> just presented by the Special'Water committee and read before said body, be adopted and t?~t
<br />~.a copy of same be sent to Admiral Fletcheler."
<br />
<br /> By una~'u%m, ous consent, the following 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 purchase of supplies from the Goverr~uent to sell our citizens
<br />at cost; and an appropriation of $20,000.~s hereby made for this purpose, same to be paid back
<br />fro~ sale of such supplies."
<br />
<br />On motion~
<br />
<br />the resolution was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Bunting, Claud,
<br /> Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, Wright, 6.
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<br />~ ~tion, adjoined.
<br />
<br />July 29, 1919
<br />
<br />At a special meeting of the City Council July 29th there ~ere present:
<br />
<br />Messrs-- T. A. Bunting, /I. P. Claud, C. D. Dean~,
<br /> J. T. _~anvey, C. H. Herbert., E. H. Wright,
<br /> Also the City Nanager.
<br />
<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
<br />
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., July 28th, 1919.
<br />
<br />"Nr. L. C. B~inson,
<br />
<br />City Clerk, City.
<br />
<br />29th,
<br />
<br />"Dear Sir:--
<br /> ~Tou will please call
<br /> at 8 o~oloek P. ~., to consider the
<br />
<br />special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday~
<br />following matters:
<br />
<br />July
<br />
<br />"lst. The telephone situation in the City.
<br />
<br />"lnd. Report from the Special WaterEommittee.
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<br />"3rd. Report from the Department of Finance.
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<br />~'Very respectfully,
<br />
<br />"J. T. Hanvey, P~esiden~.~'
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<br /> The 'rcail"~ having been read, thefo~lowmng communzcations were read from The Chesapeake &
<br />Potomao'~lephone Compa.~ and from the C~ty~anager as to the telephone.sit'o.~t~on.
<br />
<br /> "Rietm~nd, Va., July 26, 1919.
<br /> "To the l~yor and Ifunicipal Authorities of
<br /> Portsmouth, VaJ
<br /> "Gent lemen:
<br /> .The Chegapeake~r~.~9tomae Telephone 90DPanY of Virgir~_,_ 9pe?a$ing.a telephone
<br />~stem in you~ emt~n~ in other ci~ies and towns thbemgnoutthe State of ~u, gznma, mn common
<br />with other industries has been very serio~mly affected' by ~the increased cost of ~aterial and
<br />labor. During the period'of operation by the Postmaster General any loss due to such eonditions'
<br />falls.upon tb~ GoverD-me.nt. With the return of the .property~to the Companies on August 1st, 1919,
<br />it will be necessary to secure from the operation of properties Sufficient money to pay operating
<br />costs, interest on borrowed capital'and some return on i~ested capital if lhe necessary new
<br />~aPital is to be attracted with which to ~intain and ex_oaD~ the busLuess.
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