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J~nle 18, 1918
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<br /> "in this particular it is not the desir~ of the Comp~ to make a~y further improvements
<br />I than are necessary to meet the present and growing necessities of the Compare, in which plan
<br /> believe that we will have the co-operatiOn of your honorable body.
<br /> "~The completion of these improvements so far contemplated rests lsrgely, however, upon the
<br /> securing of Government assista~.ee in f~.~z~ucing the same.
<br /> '~¥~e are req~esting our attorneys to take this m~tter up with the Co~ucil, with a vie~ t~
<br /> ha~i~g a satisFactor~ contract made.
<br /> "Tours truly,
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<br />"G. E. Hoffmaster, ~resident.~
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<br />~Ne~ York, JUne 13, 1918.
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<br />W~he Honorable ~he Council
<br /> The City of Portsmouth;
<br /> Portsmouth, irgln~a.
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<br /> '~Gent iemen: --
<br /> Referring to the resolution adopted at your regular meeting ~v lSth, 1918,
<br />,o~.~ +~* +~o ~ ~f oro~e~ties for appraisal be Completed withi~ thirty days, etc., we ~e-
<br />I~+~ ~a~ *.~t lists of the d~str~out~o~ systems in Portsmouth, Ber~tey and Suffolk, and
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<br /> Harper, the City's arbitrator, for ~necking, ~nmch checking nas no~ ye~ oeen comp±e~ea ~y ~r.
<br /> Kirk.
<br /> ~The portion of the schedule of t~ae distribution system given to ~. Kirk consists of more
<br /> than fiftypages and will be illustrative of the~amount Df ~ork involved inprepa~ing the full
<br /> schedule.
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<br /> '~he s~neduie of the ~nysical property will be s~b-divided under ~e following headings:
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<br />A- Real Estate a~d Rights of ~ay
<br />B- T~ansmissionandDist~ibutionS~Jstems.
<br />C- Buildings sa~d S~c't~r~es.
<br />D- Machiner~ ~d Equipment.
<br />E- ~ific~tiUnEcf~ipment.
<br />F- Non-operating Equipment'.
<br />G~ ~aterials and Supplies~
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<br /> =Ne ~Jyou herewith a portion of Schedule D, Machinery'and Equipment, consisting of eighty-
<br />ni~e pages of typewritten m~.tter, which we-will appre?i~.te Yg~-de!iv~ri~
<br />such chec~g as he may desire, ~ reas~ f~:tr~tt~th~ s~e
<br />honorable body be~ so as to give the Co~cil a f~ idea of th~ ~o~t of work~oz~ea ~ pre-
<br />p~ t~ proper shhedule of the ~sical prop~t~es of the comp~.
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<br /> "We de,ire to assure the Council that there is no purpose to delay the arbi~a$ion .pr~oceed-
<br />ings in the preparation.o£ t~ nec?SsarY ~s?hedul~es_ w'nioh~e to be~ co~sidered~ by ~he ~b~tr~tgrs.
<br />~ the contr~,
<br />ly endeaM~g to ~ompile a sched~e ~f its properties, so
<br />the Oil's ~bi~at~, ~d we
<br />~des~e to do, ~d upon ~ication fr~ h~m as to ~ p~tmc~ ~p t~t~e m~ ~smre to check,
<br />we will de~ote o~sel~es p~ticul~lY to the co, lotion of the z~ne~e~ ~t p~ti~l~ ~tter.
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<br />~Yours truly,
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<br />~:G. E. Hoffmaster, President."
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<br /> The following letter was read f~om F. R. Harris, President of the Board of Control, War
<br />Censt~ctien Activities, Hampton Roa~s District; and same was referred to the' ~ater Cemmittee~
<br />City ~nager, City Attorney, and City's arbitrator:
<br /> '~Norfolk, Va., J~e lVth, 1918.
<br /> "~he Honorable City Council of
<br /> Portsmouth, ~.
<br />"Gentlemen:-
<br /> For your inf,rmation I am forwarding herewith ~ letter ~d~essedhy me to
<br /> the ~resident of the Portsmouth, Berkl~y and Suffolk Water Co., relative te his commmu~ication
<br /> to me of June 13th in regard to the mete~ir~ of water and other e~tensio~s req~i~ed to increase
<br /> the supply available to the Government needs essential to the car~y~ ~n ~f the ~ar.
<br />
<br /> ~h~. Hoffm~ste~'s letter is along t~e li~es of cure, discussion. It will be apparent to
<br />that.since ~h? Go~er~ment re?st ~ssist.~.~e ~i~noi~ Of these ~roVe~S, it ~il!
<br />~equ~e ~e ~% to su~r~mse ~stallat~ o~ ~pro~ements.~d ~e e~e~t~e of f~s
<br />~ed-the~e~
<br /> '~V. ry tr~y
<br />
<br />~F. R. Harris, President."
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<br />T~e fo!lo~ing is the letter enclosed:
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<br />~Mr. G. E. Hoff~aster, Pres,,
<br /> P. B. & S. ~ater Co~oar~,
<br /> #~0 B~oad Street,
<br /> New k~ork City.
<br />"Dear
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<br />~Nca~£olk, Va~, June !Vth, 1918.
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<br />of two co~wmr~uications
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