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September 24, 1918
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<br />At a special meeting of the City Council September Z~th there were present:
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<br /> ~essrs-- M. P. Claud, C. D. Deans, J. T. Hanvey,
<br /> C. H. Herbert, E. H. ~right, 5.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
<br />The fot~lowing directions for the special meeting were read:
<br /> "Portmmouth, Va., September
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<br /> ~r. L. C. Brinson~
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<br /> ~City Clerk & Auditor, City.'
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<br />2t, 1918.
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<br /> .:~tJear. Sir: -- You wi!i please call a special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday, Sep-
<br />tember 2~th, 8 o'clock P. M., to consider:
<br /> ~First. Various matters pertaining to the ~ter question.
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<br /> ~Seoond. Report from the Finance Department.
<br /> '~Very respectfully,
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<br /> "J. T. I!anvey, President."
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<br /> The "eail~' having been read the following report was received fr°m the Special ~ater Corn-
<br />mi%tee, said report being submitted by the City Manager:
<br /> ~Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 23, 1918.
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<br />~M~,. C. ~. Herbert,
<br /> :"Chairman Special Water Committee,
<br /> "City Council, Portsmouth, Va.
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<br /> ~Dear Mr. Herbert:
<br /> ~(X) On Thn~sday, ~ept~;LRlgth, I aeeompanted Lieut. Col. Mazn~Y of the U. S. A~m~, on
<br />a visit to. the sources of supply and the plants of the Portsmouth Water System, for the purpose
<br />of ~iscussing ~the ,~tensiuns and enlargmmm~f~s to meet the government demands.
<br /> ~'(2) Co!. Maury menti*ned the proposed extensions and enlargements, and ~we discussed
<br />the immediate installation~, ~ch is~ .herein briefly listed as fo~lows:
<br /> ~ (a) Acquire additional lands to be flooded by the raising of the dam at Lake
<br /> Cahoon.
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<br />~ (b) The raising of the dam at Cahoon to the twenty eight foot level.
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<br />~' (c) Install two additiona~l ~,Q00,~00 gallon elec~ic d~iven centrifugal pumps
<br /> to lift the ~ater ever %o Kilby.
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<br />=(d) Complete the 20'~ main from Cahoon to ICtlby, and to discharge the same into
<br /> _ set~ling basiu at Kilby;
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<br />=(e) Install an additional generator and ongine at Kitby to operate the addition-
<br /> al 5,O00,000 Eallon pumps, at' C~hOC~.
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<br /> ~(2)
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<br />~(g)
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<br /> Install o~e additional boiler to the present battery at Kilby.
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<br />Install one 6,000,000 gallon steam turbine high pressure pump, for Ports-
<br />mouth supplyat Kilby.
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<br /> Enlarge-settling basin to approx~Lmately I~,00C,000 gallon daily capacity.
<br /> Enlarge filtering house to same capacity.
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<br /> Acquire a strip of land owned by Eitby estate betweenthe boiler and engine
<br />units and the settling and filte~ units necessaru to erect the additional
<br />boiler and purifieation units.
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<br /> Construct a 30~ water main of California red wood satve pipe, p~rt of
<br />wa~, and 30~ east ~iron pipe other paf~t, between F~[lby. and Portsmouth pumping
<br />stations, also completing the 20~ trs~.ission main in Portsmouth. ·
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<br />"(1) Constructing a ~,000,00o gallon storage basin at ~ortsmouthpu~ping ~tation,
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<br />;' (m) Install one additional boiler to the present battery at Portsmouth,
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<br />~(n) Install one ne~ 6,000,000 gallon steam pump at Portsmouth.
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<br /> Place a 2~': cast iron main from Portsmouth pumping station to Navy Yard.
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<br /> Ptaee in a ZO~' main to s~pply water to the distribution system in Norfolk,
<br />crossing under the Southern Branch of' the Elizabeth River, through Berkley,
<br />and under the Eastern' Branch of th~ Elizabeth Rive~.
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<br />"(q) Meters to be placed in the Cities of Portsmouth, Berk!ey and Suffolk, for
<br /> each service connection.
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