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February ~ 1918
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<br />unable to transfer :and deliver the said two lakes, ,'phillips~ and .'~Burnt ~ills~ ~ to the City
<br />of Portsmouth, then the offer for all of ~he remainder of said property, works, rights, and
<br />f~anchlses is to be $1,~13, B40.00.
<br /> "~e said offer,.in either event, is made %~pon the condition that t~b~ property, ~ rights,
<br />and franchises hsreinabove stated is to b~ transferred and delivered to t~he City of Portsmouth
<br />free from all outstanding obligations and liabilities.
<br /> ':RESOLVED, further, that the said po. rtsmouth, Berkley, and Suffolk l¥ater Compsr~y b.e, and
<br /> it is ~eby notified, that should it fail to accept the offer herein made, tt~at within ten
<br /> days, to appoint a disinterested arbitrator to meet and coaster with a disinterested a~bitrator
<br /> to be chosen by the Council of the City to ascertain and de~e~hine the value of the work~, taro-
<br /> perry, franchises, and contracts~ in accordance with and under th~ provisions of clause XV of
<br /> the contract entered into between the City of Portsmouth and *~he Portsmouth and Suffolk Water
<br /> Company,~£ ~t~tct~-~J~e .Bortsmouth, Berkley, and Suffolk ~ater Compan~ is the successor, said con-
<br /> tract besting d~te September 15,
<br /> ~Resolved, further, that a copy of these resolutions, signed by~ th~ P~esident of the Coun-
<br /> cil, with the seal of the Cit~y~ thereto affixed, .,attested by the City Clerk~ be served upon the
<br /> Portsmouth, Berkley, and Sufzolk
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<br /> Ar~ by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes..B~utin~=, Claud, ~ight, Hanvey,
<br /> Cu_ipepper, 8.
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<br /> Herbert,
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<br />on the requested ap-
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<br />~ Second. The fo!tow~_ug repe~t was read from the Department of Finance
<br />propriation of $1,§00. for the Health I~partment:
<br /> Referred J~9_~y 22nd.
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<br /> (With ~bliC Se~e DsD~tme~t) Heco~en~tion of the City M~ager t~t ~ additio~l
<br />appropriatibn of $1~00. be'allowed f~ the Health De~+~ent, as proposed by Aeti~
<br />S~geon G. M. Converse.
<br /> It is reco~ended that such additio~l ap~op~iati~ he~allowed for the ye~ i~18.
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<br /> (Si~ed) C.H. ~bert, C~.
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<br /> ~ ~ti~, ~e report w~s adopted ~d the appro~iation allowed, with t~ ~ders~d~g
<br /> t~t s~d ~t wi~ be all that will be ~eeded fo~ the bal~ce of the ye~ ~ t~t the pre-
<br /> sent Health ~par*~ent will be kept *~tact; ~nd by the foll0w~g vote~
<br /> ~es--~ti~,
<br /> Claud, W~i~t, ~vey, He,bert, ~lpepper,
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<br /> Here, ~. Herbert presented t~ follow~g bill, which w~s adopted:
<br /> "A
<br /> ~ CO~Ct~ 0F T~ SE~ C~IT~S .0F ~ STA~ TG ISS~ ~S T0 ACQ~ ~T~N, AND ESTAB-
<br /> LISH A S~4 0F ~A~-~0RKS.
<br /> "Be it e~cted by the General Asse~ly of V~ginia, ~t t~ codicil of ~ city in this
<br /> State ~J~ auth~ized to aCqu~e, ~!nta~, e~ establi~ ~ system o~
<br /> ~ve powe~w ~ ~oritV, in~ ~cor~ce~ ~ with section. ~ one ~ed ~ t~enty~seven B
<br /> the 0onstit~tion of ~g~ia, ~ issue so m~ o~es~ as ma~ be necess~ ~ ~cqu~e~
<br /> or establish ~ch ~s~m of water w~.
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<br /> "~It ~n~ ~cess~y for one e~ more of the cities to act ~ April l, 1918,
<br /> decided to ~xist~.~d this act s~ll t~e effect fr~ its passa~."
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<br /> ~ motion, the Clerk was ~structed tO forw~d copies of the bill to o~ ~e~esenSatives
<br /> requesti~ them' to ~ge f~vorable action by the Legis~t~e.
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<br /> At t~s pg~t, ~e ~ivilege of the floor was ~ted to ~. P. D. ~wler, represent~
<br /> La~e ~ Bowler, to e~ the~ system of ~oved ~tesi~ wells f~ water ~.
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