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<br />October 8, 1918
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council October 8th t~here were
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<br />Nessrs~- W. H. Culpepper, C. D. Deans, J. To
<br /> C. H. Herbert, Eo H. Wright, 5.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />H~-tvey ~
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<br />present:
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<br /> The minutes Of the regular~ meeting September I?th and special meetings September 24th sad
<br />October 7th were read and were approved.
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<br />REPORTS OF DEPARTI~ENTS
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<br />Laww~
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<br />No report
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<br />Public Service-~-
<br /> No report
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<br /> Public Property-~
<br /> Presented two contracts between the United States Housing Corporation
<br />and the City of Portsmouth and County of Norfolk apper~&ining to the lease and control of the
<br />ferries by the United States Housing Corporatio~o ~
<br /> Said contracts were read and Mr. Culpepper offered the following meti~:~?~hat the said
<br />contracts be adopted and that they be executed for and on behalf~of~ the City of Portsmouth by
<br />the President of the Council and that the corporate seal be ~ffixed attested by the Cit~ Clerk.
<br /> The ayes and n~ys being called for, the motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Culpepper, Deans, Hanv~y, Herbert, Wright, 5.
<br />Nays-- None-.
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<br /> Public Safety--
<br /> Presented from the Clt~ Manager a report on the matter of substituting
<br />the type of lamp for street lighting, but action was deferred on sszae ~ntil the next meeting
<br />of the Council.
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<br />Public Welfare--
<br /> No report
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Referred September ~th
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<br /> An appropriation to pay an electrician $175. per month temporarily.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $525. be allowed towards
<br />for the balance of the year.
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<br />said salary
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<br /> (With Public Safety Department) An appropriation Of $250. to pay the extra cost of Harry
<br />Hall, policeman, for services rendered by Dr. Collins.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation to -said amount be made.
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<br />(Signed) 'C. H. Herbert, Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Depar~ent was ~do~ted !a~d by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Culpepper, Deans, Hanvei*, Herbert, Wright, 5.
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<br /> At this point, Mr. Herbert presented bills of Engineer Gilbert C. White and assistant to
<br />amount of $2,709.15, for services in connection with water arbitration, and Ump~_~e Robert R.
<br />Prentis, to ~ount of $V50.00, as City~s~hAIffor services in connection with water arbitration.
<br /> 0n motion, said bills were referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Herbert, an appropriation of $!,000. for the Council of Defense was refer-
<br />red to the Department of Finance.
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<br />DILWINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> Upon request of the City Attorney, the following resolution was adopted:
<br /> ~WBE~S, the
<br />award and appraisal of Charles F. Harper, the Arbitrator chosen by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Leonard Netcalf, the Arbitrator chosen by the Portsmouth, Berkley, and Suffolk
<br />Water Company, and Judge Robert R. Prentis, selected ~y these two as umpire, has been reported
<br />to the Council of the City of Portsmouth in the words and figures as follows:
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<br />~AW~RD AND APPRAISAL OF T~ PROPER~f OF TF~ PORTSMOUTH, BERKeLeY, D~-D SUFFOLK WATER COMP~.
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<br /> The predecessor in title and obligations of the Portsmouth, Berk!ey and Suffolk Water Com-
<br />pany having by ~ticle XV of the contract dated the 13th day of Septe~mber, 1887, agreed with
<br />the City of Pc~tsmouth that it might 'become the owner of said works and all of the property
<br />connected therewith, and succeed to all the rights and franchises of the said The Portsmouth
<br />and Suffolk Water Company ~t the e~piration of the said tlmirty years, beginning on the 1st day
<br />of April, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, by giving, before the expiration of said thirty
<br />years, two ~ears notice of such intention to purchase, and by p~ying said water compan~ the value
<br />of said works, property and franchises, taking into view ~ ascertaining such value,'as well
<br />its capacity to make e~rnings as other considerations, and in payment or part p~ment of such
<br />purchase, the City of Portsmouth shall assume the then out~tandir~g contracts and obligations of
<br />the company, and the value of the works, property, franchises s~i contracts shall be determined
<br />by arbitration, each party to be equally re~esented by one disintereste~ arbitrator, the arbi-
<br />trator by the City of Portsmouth to be chosen by~ the Council of the City; and if they, the said
<br />arbitrators, do not ~gree, then, by mutual selection of said arbitrators, an umpire may be chos-
<br />en, and the decision of two of such three shall be final. The said arbitrators, for tD~ purpose
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