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R. O. P.
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<br />~ebruary t, 1918
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<br /> On said date the reports and maps were delivered and the Special Water Committee and City
<br />Manager, ~ogether with the Citizens' Cc~muittee of Portsmouth and Port Norfolk ~d the Water Com-
<br />mission, ha~e WorAed incessantly on every part of the report and have gone into considerable
<br />detail work; sa~d on t~-iday, January 25th, ~y a unanimous report of the various' committees it
<br />was decided to appoint a sub-committee, the duty of this sub-committee being to revise the en-
<br />gineers' report and m~ke its report to the Special Water Committee.
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<br /> "_~e said. repo~t of the sub-committee was rendered on Wednesday, January ~Oth, and the
<br />seve~alrecommendations;were freely d~scussed by ~he m.embers present, after which ~. T. A.
<br />Buntmng made the following motion, which was unanmmously adoPted: 'That this Conunittee recom-
<br />mend to the. City Council t~t an offer of $1,~l~, ~0.00 be made to the Portsmouth, Berkley an~
<br />SuSfolk Water Co. f. or. ail of its property, pi~e lines, equipment, rights of way, holdings, etc.,
<br />includin~ Lake Phillips and Burnt Nills Lake; but, should the Court hold that the Portsmouth,
<br />Berkley and SuffoAk Water Co. could not deliver Lake Phillips and Burnt Nills Lake, then the
<br />offer is to be $1,$15,840:00. The offer above recommended is For the transfer and delivery to
<br />the City.of Portsmouth by.the Portsmouth, Berkley and Su~folk Water Company of al~
<br />perry, r~ghts, and f~anchises f~ee f~om any and all outstanding obligations and liabilmties.'
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<br /> ~T~e Special ~ater Co~ittee, therefore, feels that in so far as they have investigated
<br />the report of the engineering company, the following report is submitted for approval by the
<br />City Council, and also reports t~_at all information it has in reference to the Water Proposio
<br />tion will be submitted to the citizens and taxpayers at a~public meeting to be held in the
<br />Council Chamber on~-i~iday, February 1st, 8 o'clock P. N.
<br /> "Respectfully submitted~
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<br />"C. H. Herber-t, Chafmman.
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<br />"T. A. Buuting,
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<br /> ~W. H. Culpepper."
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<br />The fo!lowiz~ is the report of the sub-~ommuittee referred to above:
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<br />"January 30, 1918.
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<br /> "To the Joint ~ater C~rmuittee,
<br /> ~Po~tsmouth, Va.
<br /> ~Gentiem~n:L-
<br /> In pursuance of a resolution of your coz~ittee appointed on January
<br />the undersigned sub,committee to investigate the Soefield Engineering Company's report and
<br />make recommendations thereon and to repo~t on our fimdings
<br />1918:
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<br /> 1918,
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<br />at an adjOu~nedmeetlng Januar~ 30,
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<br /> ~We therefore ha~e been meeting everv night working faithi~lly on the report and have gone
<br />into every phase of the question and have consulted authorities, within ou~ limits, to verity
<br />prices, etc., on our contentions in regamds to prices prevailing locally during the same period
<br />covered in the Scofield Engineering Company's Report.
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<br /> 1. "Whereas this committee is of the opinion that the 3~ added to construction, pipe lines,
<br />equipmen~ and othe~ material is excessive profits for con~mngencies, contractors profits, over-
<br />head engineering, supervision, legal i.nte~rest duri~ constr?ction, and in lieu of 35~z% this
<br />committee recorm~ends an allowance of § 1/14 per cent on Ex~gmneer's appr~ised value, which equals
<br />about 10~ on value we recommend for purchase.
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<br /> 2. :~Th/s committee is of the opinion the prices per unit, costs of various materials and e-
<br />qu/pment used in the entire building of plant tbmou~hout, sue exomessive as is evident when com.-
<br />pared with the lac.al prices, and due deliberation and consulting prices prevailing duming the
<br />years in question and ~lfter makinE all allowances possible in favor of the P. B. & S. Water Corn -
<br />pmm~ this ~o~ittee %umanimously agreed that a deduction of 24% should be made on the costs' of
<br />pipe, cOnStruction, machinery -~nd equipment on the price recommended by the Scofield Engineering
<br />Con, any.
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<br /> 3. "~our committee finds in the re~ort that a sum of $66,~83.00 has been allowed by the Sco-
<br />field Engineering Company to pay for the paving over the mains in the cities of P~rtsm.outh, Berk-
<br />ley and Suffolk, and whereas this PaVing has been constructed over the m.~ins since they have
<br />been laid and paid for'by th~ cities, we therefore recommend the sum of $66~783.00 be deducted,
<br />the compsz~y hot havin~ paid for this expense.
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<br /> 4. "This committee finds that under the head of Land and Rights of Ways \and Water Rights
<br />the said ~eport includes the sum of $100,000.00 for the purchase of Burnt Mills ~ud Lake Philips,
<br />and whereas tills proper~y has not been settled by Court, as to our legal rights to acquire same,
<br />we therefore recommend~ tha~ the sum of $10O~000.00 be deducted, provided the lakes can not be
<br />delivered to the city in the event of a purchase.
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<br /> 5. ~This committee finds again, that under the head of Land and Rights of Ways and Water
<br />Rights i.n correction with Lakes Kilb. y.and Cahoon after allgwing for a sufficient valuation per
<br />acre~a~.~ other costs connected therewith, that the s~m o~ $94,060.00 for water ri hts has been
<br /> d e~ ~ said report, therefore th_is committee recommends that the salG $9 ,-~-~0.00 be deducted.
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<br /> 6. "This committee finds that the sa~d report included the sum of $~30,000.00 as a going
<br />vatue_.and that_~ this ~maun~ is..equivalent to ll.8 per cent on the total appraised value for o~3~-
<br />chase in. ~ke' mepo~t of the See.field Engineer. tug Co.. We therefore reco~ that the said 1~.8
<br />per cent be allowed as profits, called for in {.h.e city contract as a fair per cents.g? to the
<br />P. B. & S. Water Comp~u~ on the value of the entire h'0tdings after the abo%e deducbions appli-
<br />cable i are properly m.ad~.
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