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Jan~ar~y 21, i9!~ pay the entire coot thereof, and ~AS, ~e deem it of sufficient imoortanoe for the ~protection of .~ne city's inter.st to have f~t presented a petitio~ binding th~ pnoperty o~wners to pay their proportionate parts on a front foot basis of the ~espect~ve property owners interest in a~v one block; '~M~FORE~ BE IT P~SOL~ED, ~t the City Eanager is hereby auti~orized to iet-a contract by competitive bide to the lowest responsible bidder for tD~ construction of a oidewa!k when- ever a oetition is signed by all of the property owners in any one block and they agree to pay t~ir p~oportionate part of t?~ total cost on a £ront foot basis. The successftul contractor to f~rnish a bond agreeing to faithfully perform the contract according to t~ ter~s and con- ditions of tl~ contract and specifications. '~o~ iT _~i~_~ ~..ouL¥~, T~t the City Attorney is r~ uestec to prepare a mo_m of petition bi,ding the respective in~ero~te~ parties to pay the~_r proportionate parts of t_~_~ cost of t~he construction of s~id smdewam~s. ~'BE I:T ~T~ H~S0~¥~D, ~ * City is ~ pay the coot of a,~er~zszng, engineerir~, and inspection in connection w~th side~mlk constructmon.~ {Signed) W.n. Culpepper, Chapman Earl H._ ~rzoht, Vzc~-Chazrman. On motion, the report of the Department was adopted. Public Property-- Referred Janua~ t4th A cOrmm~nic~tion from the City Manager recomuending that he be authorizsd to a~ve. tmse for leasing the Lioe-~ by Loan Booth, a~ud to enter into a contract for said~lease. It is reco~ended ths. t the following resol.~tmon be adopted c ncernmng s~me: ~P~REAS, Some objection has been raised by various parties to the leasing of the Liberty roan Booth; ~d "WHEREAS, the booth was built for co~uunity work, and th~ citizens wouidhave to use the sidewatk~in order to patronize the merchants in the e~ent of a leaoe; and "W~AS, the booth should be used for commUnity wor~ exc_usmvely and not for the benefit of any ~ndz~mdual notwithstandzng a reco~enda~zon o~ t~ City Nan~ger to appropriate tho re- venue derived therefrom to the use of the library, "THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV~D, by the Cotulcil of the City of Portsmouth, That t~ Liberty Loan Booth be maintained for co~umity work for the benefit of the City of PortSmout~ and th~s vici- nity, and that the City Manager is ~hereby authorized to have cdntrol of and allow the use of said booth to be used by such organizations of a .public nature~ ~aioin~Tunds for local and national ~rposes and ~uch other organizations desiri~ the use of same, net in conflict with t!~ ~purpose for which mt was built." A commtmication from Nrs..Joe F~¢enda, submitted ~ tho City ~mager, to purchase property owned by~he City loc ~ted on Lincoln street, between Third and Fourth,~and on ThUd street, be- tween Lincohand Nelson. A petition from the ~Temple Committee~ of the Central Labor Union, that the City donate some building site centrally located upon which to erect a Le~bor Temple n this Cmty. It is reoon~ended that the following be adopted concerning the above matter: - "V~HEREAS, ~Your Public Property Department has been advised by the City' ~tto~ ney that the City can not donate the property to the Central Labor Union or any other or~Izatio~ of a similar nature; and "W~REAS, The taw must be complied with in order to legally dispose of property now owned by the City; and ~'~HEAS, The idle property now o~ed by the City retards progress~ and t~be City is deriv- ir~ no revenue and we deem it to the best interest of the City tO dispose of all idle property which can be used fc~ development and erection of 'buildings thereon, :'~-E, TB~HEPORE, RESPECTFULLY EEC0~i.~ the sale b~the City o~ Portsmouth Of what is known as 'the old jail lot~ on t~e southeast corner of High and Wa~hingt0n stree%s;~alse tbs sale of the .lots on Lincotnstree~ between Third and Fourth otreets, &ndon Third street, bet*eenLin- coln and Nelson; by advertising and in confo~mity with the laws regarding sale of City property. "The City Attorney is hereby authorized and instructed to prepare the.necessary advertise- ment, and speei~ the date of sale by pu'~lic auction ~and such otherEerms and conditions as may be to the best interest of the A request of the tkzlon Pire Company that the City pay £or bell at said Company's headquart- ers. It is recommendedhthat the following resolution be adopted therefor: "NHERF~AS, a representative o£ the Union Volunteer Fire Cbmpa~ appeared before the Public ~operty Committee in belmlf of the petition filed, requesting payment for bell; and "W~S. it is ~he o~oose and intent of said Association to apply the funds received by the City for ~aid bell in-improving the meeting room of said Volunteer's headquarters in the Union Engi~ Compa_~y's buildir~; and Your Department is. advised tl~at said bell, pttrchased in October, !910, cost the