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R. C. P.
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<br />Jauu~ 2~, 1918
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<br />On'motion,
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<br /> At-this point~ the Chai~m~ of
<br />.cations from the City Manager:
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<br />the report was adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Claud,
<br /> Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, Culpepp~r, 6.
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<br /> the Department of Finance presented the following conmmmi-
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<br />i First. Recommendation that an appropriation be allowed to pay one-half of the cost of a
<br /> g~anolithic sidewalk around the Commercial Building fronting on High street and ~so ~onti~
<br /> on Co~t street.
<br /> ~ motion, the appropriation was ~efe~red to t~ Finite ~ ~blic Service dep~tments.
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<br /> - . , . ~ ~ . ~ .... ~u~ ~e~ necess~ equ~ent ~eded to ~e '
<br /> ao~e; ~ estimated cost of ~e-~ ~ ~ ~r ............ ~ ~o ~zme as ~s ~y be avail-
<br /> ~ tactic'~ ~, ~e ~atte~ wa'~ ~';fe~e~t~i~ce ~d ~blic So,vice dep~t~ents.
<br /> ~d.
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<br />mJanuary 22, 1918.
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<br /> "Hon. City Counci%,,
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<br /> mCity.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> Hereto attached is a copy cf a letter addressed to the P. B. & S. Water Com-
<br />pany. requesting a p~ice on their plant and holdings.
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<br /> "In a-conversation with ~. W. L. Davis, their Superintendent, I was advised by hLm that it
<br />would be impossiDl$ fc~ him to furnish a price and he has transmitted ou~ letter to ~. Hell-
<br />master in New York.
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<br />into s new contract.
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<br /> "N~. Davis~ however, raised a legal point in regards to the letter not being authorizedSy
<br />thecou~t.Council, a two thirds vote necessar~y therefor or approved by the J~dge o~ our Corporation
<br /> "I, therefore, respectfully request your honorable body to have the City ~ttoE3ey advise
<br />us how tO proceed legally in whatever co~se we may pursue, either to purchase, conden~ or enter
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<br />"Respectfully~
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<br /> mW. B. Bates, City Nanager."
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<br />I boys:The following is the copy of letter addressed to the P. B. & S. Water Co., referred to. a-
<br /> "Jan. 19, 1918.
<br /> "Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Co.,
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "You a~e hereby notified that it is the purpose of the City of Portsmouth
<br /> tmder and~ purstmnt to A~ticle ~JV of the contract entered into on the thirteenth day of SSpte~-
<br /> bet, 188~ between the said city and The Suffolk ~ater Company, of which you are the successor,
<br /> and th notmce heretofore given by the said City to your company and of all the property con-
<br /> nected~ therewith, and to succeed to all the rights and franchises of said compmny,'~ to this
<br /> end the City of POrtsmouth desiPes you te n~e to it, at your earliest opportunity~ a. price at
<br /> which the same may be pu~cD~sed.
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<br />"Re spectfully~
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<br />"Jno. W. Happer,
<br /> =City Attorney.
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<br /> mj. T. Hanvey,
<br />"Pres, City Council, Ex-Officio Mayor.
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<br /> mW. B. Bates,
<br />~City Manager for City o£ Portsmouth.
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<br /> On motio~ of~ Mr. Herbert, the cormmmuication which had been sent~to the Portsmouth, Berkley
<br />& Suffolk ~ater Company ~was~ adopted and a copy was ordered to be sent to the Judge of our Cor-
<br />poration Cotmt for approval~ ~d by the following vote:
<br /> ~es--~ting~ Claud, De~, ~vey~
<br /> . ~be~t, ~lpeppe~, V~ight, V.
<br /> Forth. A ~tice from the City ~M~ager t~t he ~s ~itten t0 the Portsmouth Gas Comp~
<br />~vising i~oF bhe ~n~ermo~ quali~ of gas f~nished to its con~ers, Stating t~t the gas seems
<br />to he ~e~t~ wi~ sulpH~ o~ some other ~J~ious substance; but no action ~s deemed neces-
<br />s~ th~eon ~ the Co~c~!.'
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<br /> F~th.- Statement ~t~ the automobile now operated by the C~ef
<br />very ~sati~facte~, ~d reco~ending t~t ~ appropriation of $1,000. be ~de to ~c~se a new
<br />automobile for the use of said Chief.
<br /> ~ motion, the co~m~ication was referred to,the Dep~tment of ~lic ~ety.
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<br /> Stx~. Atta~hi~ a detailed statement
<br /> ~ . ~ , . ; o i~T~ o~ ~. ~. ~onverse or pro-
<br />~S2~ ~en~mt~. ~o~ ~g~zation. of comb~ed health
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