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<br />21, 1919
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Co~ucil January 21st there were p~esent:
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<br />Nessrso- W. H. Cu!pepper, C. D. De,us,
<br /> C. H. Herbert,
<br /> Also the City Mar~ger.
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<br />T. Hanvey,
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<br />The m~utes of the regular meeting J~ua~y 14th wer~ read e~d were approved.
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<br />REPORTS OF DEP.~RT~-~NTS
<br />Referred Ja~uar~y l~th
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<br /> Recon~aendation of the Superintendent of the Portsmouth Wa+~r DePartment that Section 3~
<br />of the C~ty 0rd~_ueJnces be amended to read ~s follows: ~The service pi~e must be placed not less
<br />than s~--xteen inches below the s~rface of the g~otu~d, and in all cases be so arranged as to pre-
<br />vent its breakage ~om f~eezi~g; ever~~ service pipe extending from the mai~ to. the.faucet Of
<br />the first floor of the heuse shall not be less than t~ree-quarters inches insmde dmameter.~
<br /> It is recommended tD~t the following o~dir~ce De adopted ~to cover the above:
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<br /> ~u Ordinance to ~end and. Re-ordain an Ordinance in th~ Municipal Code, Page 141, Section
<br />Z~V, by Striking out the last Sentence a~d Adding the following Clause: '~Eve~ service pipe
<br />extending From the gain to the Faucet of the Fi~st Floor of the House shall Net be Less tD~
<br />~/~ Inches Inside Diameter.~
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<br /> (Nith City ~ttorney) ~&u_ Ordinance to P~o~ide for ~bhe G-~ a~i~ by- the City' of .orts~.outh~ -
<br />to a Person or Persons or to a Corporation here~f~ to be Asoertai~d In the Node ~eEcrmbed
<br />by ~w, the Franchise, Right ~ ~ivil~ge to Co, truer, M~intain ~nd O~rate, f~' ~he Term~ar~
<br />Upon the Conditions ~re~ter S~ted, ~ S~eet Railway or R~il~s to be O~rated by Electri-
<br />ci~ or a~ ot~r Eotive Po~er Pe~ibted by ~e City of Portsmouth ~cept Ste~, together with
<br />&ll C~ves, ~nouts, Co~ectio~, Pole Lines, ~erh, ad V~es, Cmbies ~ Appliances to be U~d
<br />in tD~ ~rati0n. or in Co~uectio~ ~erewith, ~er, Along, Upon ~ ~c~oss the Streets, AvenueS,
<br />Alleys and ~blic Places Of the City of P~t~outh, Here~fter De~ig~d~~'
<br /> We report ~Progress" on t~s ordi~nce. The Ci~ Air,ney rec~e~s tD~t this ordi-
<br />n~ce be ~ot passed as pre~nte~ nd, on acco~t o~ h~s be~ absent from the _ty due to the
<br />a~exation ~oceedi~s in ~Ric~ond, he ~s not ~d the opport~' ~o m~e recommendations
<br />in said ~d~nce proposed for the best interest of the City,
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />C. D. Deans, Chairman.
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<br /> ~ i mo ~ ~o~, tbs~ repor~t of the Department was adopted, ~he reconm~ended ordinance being
<br />ordered to l&e Onmthe table un~i~ the next regular ~etmng of the body, under the rules of the
<br />Council.
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<br />P~0 lic Servmce--
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<br />Referred January 14th
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<br /> ReCommendation of ~ne City ~ager that Mr. S. D. ~aupmn be oaid $20. p~r month for use
<br />of vacant' lot adjacent to the Sewerage P~i~ Station, ~ti! such t~e as t~ City c~ move
<br />t~ne new asp~lt plant to the intersection of South~ ~omw~ ~d t~ Seabo~d ~ L~e Railway.
<br /> It is reco~ended that ~ue following resolution be adopted therefor:
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<br />asphalt plant can not be moved at this time to a railroad sidi~ o:~Eed ~r the City and that
<br />the mntorseotmo~ of ~odwin Street and the S. ~. L. R.R. is ~' occupied ~ the Uniteg States
<br />Government for the Lm~ovement of the Portsmouth Water Dep~rtment ~p~ Station,
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<br /> ~woR~, BE IT ~SOL~, by ~ Co~ucml of the City of Po~t~outh, ~t the City
<br />is hereby authorized to pay monthly re,ts of ~nty Do!l~s ($20.09) for the use of the
<br /> ~ner provisio~s can be ~e ~ t~-r~i~*of ~e sai~ Asp~lt Pl~t.~
<br />lot -~util
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<br /> Matter of re-routing the street car system in the City.
<br /> ~W~P~AS, the Virginia Railway and Power Co.~rpany in going over the re-routing of t~he
<br />street ears has m~de demands, through the City Manager, for increase in rates before they will
<br />cor~ider re-routing, and
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<br />w~PW_~AS, the ~ ~' ' '
<br /> question of franchmse is involved,
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<br />~, THEREFORE, respectfully report 'Progress:~ at the p~esent time."
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<br /> A petition of A. C. Powers to have laid a grano!itl~c side~?~a~k ~ the West side of Armstrong
<br />street, between Glasgow andHo!laday.
<br /> P~opositio~ef A. A. Bangel ~a~t he and L. Privett will concrete the West side of Chestnut
<br />street, bstw~en Co~aty and Col~bia, provided the City grade said street.
<br /> It is recormuer~ied that the followir~ resolution be adopted Lu regard to constructing
<br />granolithic sidewalks:
<br /> ~W~R~S, N~aerot~ citizens have on this ~ud previous occasions expressed
<br />a willingness to constr~act a grs~olithic sidewalk in front of their property in various parts
<br />of the Cit~, and
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<br />~¥~S, T~e C_oy can not provide f~ds at t2o~is time for s-~dewa!k ~provement, and
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<br /> ~P~P~S. To~_r F~biic Service Department desires to co-operate with the citizens by
<br />aging the constr~ct~on of granolithic sidewalks in front of their properties, and
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<br /> ~h~S, We are of ~e opinion that said sidewalks sheuld be put dov~. in not less ~aan
<br />one conti~ous block at a specified width and eite~ding from the curb line at one er~ to the
<br />curb at the o~_er er~, ~der the proper specifications, supervisions and inspection, and
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<br /> ~i~R~S, In order ~o secure the~oes~ results bhe City should let the contract tea respon-
<br />sible contractor for said work, ~ovimed all of the proper~y owners in a~y one block ag~_ee to
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