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<br />Janua~ GO~ 19!9
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<br />At a spoelat meeting of the City Council January 30th there were present:
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<br />Mess~-- M. P. Claud,'W. H. Culpepper, C. D. Deans,
<br /> J. T. HsJ~vey, C. H. Herbert, E. H. Wright,
<br /> Also the City ~!anagero.
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<br />The following directions for the
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<br />special meetiDg were read:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.,
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<br />Jan~mar~y 29, 1919.
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<br />"N~. L. C. B~inson,
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<br /> City Clerk & Auam_~or,
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<br />~De 8~
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<br /> City.
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<br />You will please call a special meeting of
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<br />the City Council for Thursday,
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<br />January GOth,
<br /> "First:
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<br /> "S~eond:
<br />system by the
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<br /> "Third:
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<br />second
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<br />To hesr ~dm~r~l Harris-and consider
<br />U. S. GoverD_ment.
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<br />at V:G0 P. ~., to consider:
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<br />A report z~om the Fine, ce Department on tD~ sale of ~,500. of Water Bor~J~
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<br /> tD~ extension and enlargement of o~r water
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<br />Repairs to South street.
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<br />The "~ail" ha~ug been read,
<br />item on the :'cal!~; first.
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<br /> "Very respectfully,
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<br />"J. T. H~uvey, Presmdent.'
<br />Ad~miral Harris being present, the Co'~.cl- considered
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<br />the
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<br /> ~-hereupon, the City Manager stated tb~t the lsving of mains to Norfolk, enlargement' of
<br />the supply pipe, and rates for Norfolk to pay, P~d not been settled.
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<br />T~en the privilege ~of the fl~or was granted to A&miral Harris, who spoke .on the subject.
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<br /> · ~ ~ v or~zttee, Cmty ~anaoer and Sup-
<br /> Fznal~y, the r~t~e_s were referred to the Special Water C ' ' ~ ~
<br />er n~endent of the Portsmouth Water Depar0men~ for report.
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<br /> Next, the foilow~_n~resolution was presentedby the Finance Department'in re~erence to
<br />the sale o~ ~2,500. of Water Bonds:
<br /> · ~ .~WHEREAS, J. C. ~ayer & Co., Cinciomati-, 0hi~, having bid
<br />par and accrued mntere~t to date of melive~- on $82,500. Water BQP~s, bearing 5~tint~rest, dated
<br />December 1, 1918, due Deeeraber !, 19~, interest payable June and December each year, this being
<br />the highest and best bid received,
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<br /> ~RES0~%~D, TD~mt the $82,500. Water Bonds, dated December 1, 1918, due December 1, 1948, bear-
<br />Lug interest at the rate of 5 per cent~m per ~um, payable June and December e&ch yea~, be award-
<br />ed to J. C. ~yer & Co., as per thei~ bid, and. the President of the City Council and the City
<br />T~eas-~rer are hereby authorized to execute said bonds and the seal of the .City to be affixed
<br />thereto, attested by the City Clerk, and when executed to deliver same to J. ~. ~ayer & Co.,
<br />as per their bid."
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<br />the
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<br /> ' On motion ofmr. ~ Wright, seconded by k%~ . Culpepper, the resolutzon~ ' was adopted,
<br />following vote:
<br /> .~os-- Claud, Cu!pepper, Deans, Y~v~, Herbert, ~right,
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<br />~nd by
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<br /> The following resolution was presented also by the Finance Depart~ent:
<br /> "P~SOL~, That we
<br />allow J. C. ~a~yer & Co~ $1~8.00 to pay attorney's fees and. other expenses incident to ~he pur-
<br />chase of the $82,500. Bonds p~rchased by them, payable contsmporaneSp~S!y with payment by them
<br />for the bonds herein described."
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<br />0n motion,
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<br />the resolution was
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<br />~aoptem by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Claud, Culpepper,
<br /> Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, W~right,
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<br /> With regard to repair~ to South street, an appropriation of $900. for same was referred
<br />to the departments of ~zblic Service.~ud Fir~nce ~d the City }~anager.
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<br />0n motion,
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<br />ad jo%t~ned.
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