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July 22, 1918 <br /> <br /> General Repairs <br /> <br />~u~rds. ......... ,..$ ill00.00 <br />t~aterlal .... o.o ....... <br /> · .. 500.00 <br /> <br />~ *~;250o00 <br /> <br />Jail 5-H. <br /> <br />Repairs ....................................... . .......$ 75.00 <br />Lights .............................................. ,., 150.00 <br /> <br />225.00 <br /> <br /> City Drugs 5-I <br /> <br />For Drugs - .$ <br /> <br />500.00 <br /> <br />500.00 <br /> <br />180.00 <br /> <br />Cemeteries 7-B <br /> <br />Salary .............................. ... ............... $ 90.00 <br />Labor. ............................... ..... .............. <br />Repairs ........................ ... .... , ............... 50.00 <br />-~el .................................................. 45.00 <br /> <br />Total ............... <br /> <br />1,185.00 <br />23,522.50 <br /> <br /> Smxth <br /> <br />Labor ~1' "$00 06 <br /> <br />Seventh Ward <br /> <br />Labor . O0 <br /> <br /> It is further recommended that a speeiat appropriation o~ $265.00 be allowed to pay <br />a bill of J. R. Kirk and a stenographer in cozmection with~ the arbiu, atio~ proceedi~s. <br /> <br /> . (Signed) C.H. Herbert, Chairman. <br /> (Signed) T.A. B~tin~, Vice-Chairman. <br /> <br /> On motion, the report of the Department was adopted, a~d by the following vote: <br /> <br /> t' · Claud'~ <br /> ~rmgh~, 6. <br /> Ayes-- Bun <br /> <br /> The followin~ letter tc the Special Wats_ ~Commmttee by the City Naz~ger and the 'following <br />resolution ~ere presented by the samd Cool,tee. . <br /> <br /> ~'Po~tsmouth, Va.'; July 22~ 191_8. <br /> <br /> :'To the Special Water Gommi~t~e~, <br /> ~ City Ccuneil~ <br /> "Eot tsmouth~ Va. <br /> <br /> ~Gentiemen:-- <br /> At a conference held ~u the office of A~miral Harris at the Navy Yard <br />~mursday the 18th between M~ayor HanVey, Admiral Ha~rls·an~n~se!f~"the Admiral~suggest~ the <br />following ~esolutio~. be pas~ed ~, the City Council: <br /> <br /> ~t the City of Po~tsumouth agrees with the P. B. & S. Water Ce. that such extensions, <br />~uprovements'~ equipments an~ machinery may be purchased or instalte~by the P. B. & S. Water Co. <br />as approved by the City ~nager of Portsmouth and the U. S. Government will be included or added <br />to the p~chase price of the P. BA & $. Co., as may be determ~ued as of April 1st. <br /> <br />Estimate'~ $250~000. <br /> <br /> "The above resolution seems to be about the same as covered in a co.~mm~nieation presented <br />the Cou~aeil June 18, 1918, from the P. B. & S. ~Jater CO~ ....... <br /> <br /> I~ appearS~ that-the Water Co. is net wi!lix~g t~ make these .expenditures u~.~til the 0ity of <br />Portsmouth agrees to pay for t~.~e~, impPc~e~entS i~talle, d after April 1st due ~to the fact that . <br />the contract ~w existing .provides that a s~ttlement ms to be made as of Aprml 1st. <br /> <br /> ~i am of the opinion that a contract if made with the P. B. & S. Water Co., should be care- <br />~t1~ prepared by ou~ City Attorney and contract sho~uld ~e made to the effect that the Govern- <br />ment should under-w~ite the differences in cost between the install~tio~ from April lst' to the <br />time of the actual transfer of ~his property by the Comps~ to the City. <br /> <br /> ~The contract if made ~hou~d still further provide for all work performed and 'should first <br />be approved by the City of Portsmouth through its representatives and the U. S. Goverr~ent through <br />its representatives. <br /> ~ ~espectik~lly~ <br /> <br /> <br />