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'January 18, 19t8
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<br />Bonds of the City Clerk and the City Treasurer for. four y~are, beginning J~uuary ~st,
<br /> We have referred these bonds +~-~the City Attorn~yfor his approval.
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<br />(Signed) C.H. Herbert, Chairman.
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<br />1918.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />the report was
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<br />adopted and by. the fo!lowingvote:
<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Wright,
<br /> C~aud, H~n~vey, Herbert, Culpepper, De~ns,
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<br />The following report was read from the SPecial Water Committee, and same ~as adopted:
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<br /> =Hon. City Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- The special Water Cormr~ttee have received quite a volumi-
<br />nous report, through the City M~ger~ f~om the ScofieldEngineering Company concerning the water
<br />situation in Portsmouth~Va., and this reporthaving been received today it is the intention of
<br />the W~ter Committee and t~ CityM~nager to go into every part of the reports of the Seofield
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<br />Engineering Company at once.
<br /> =A copy of the report concern*nE Lake Ir~ummond has been forwarded to Professor Earl Phelps,
<br />Hygienic Laboratory, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C., with a request that he
<br />e~i~l¢tze and report his findings on ~eLake Drummond report and his personal investigation.
<br /> =As quickly as possible we will call a meeting of the ~ater Con~ittee, Special Citizens'
<br />Committee, and the ~ater Commission, afte~ which the reports with~any and all reconunendations
<br />will be submitted to the Council, and the public will be invited to the ~eetings concerning said
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<br />report.
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<br />~Respectf~l!y submitted,
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<br />~N. H. C~lpepper~
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<br /> ~'Spectal Water Committee.~'
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<br /> The following reports were made by the City Manager:
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<br /> First. He ~bmitted reports from various Officers ~uder his control for the month of Decem-
<br />ber, 1917, and same were ordered to be filed.
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<br /> Second. He submitted a report £rom the Hesper of the Cemeteries of lots and graves sold-
<br />in Oak Grove_ Ce~etery durir~ themonth of December, l~lT:
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<br />December 3rd,. to ~. L.
<br /> 4th,
<br /> Sth,
<br /> 21st,
<br /> 27 th,
<br /> 27th,
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<br /> Wickers, S.~ H. No. 37a, Ave. J.
<br />Nettle Henderson, S. H. No. 78a, Ave. I.
<br />L~ttaRensh~.N~H. No~ 75a, Ave. I.
<br />N. ~. Powell, child's grave, No. 924, Ave. J.
<br />Joseph E~ight, adult's.grave, No. 922, Ave. J.
<br />Chas. F. C~apman, S..H. NoJO1, ~e. A.
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<br /> 0n~tio~, the C~tyAttorn~y was
<br />Officers were instructed to sign same,
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<br />instructed to prepare deeds for the lots and the'proper
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<br /> Third. Submit%ed petitions f~om laborers employed by the various City Departments for an
<br />increase of pay.
<br /> In connection with same, N~. Herbert submitted a petition also.
<br /> On metion~ the petitions were referred to the Finance Department. for a report at the
<br />next meeting.
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<br /> Fourth: He reported ~Progress~ en the constr~ction o£ a go~od road to Pi~ Point: stating
<br />that the United Sta~es Government w~ted Nansemond~County, No~folk C0unty~ and. the City of Ports-
<br />mouth to pay their porticos of the cost ~or the co~_u~truction~ of the_ roa~l but his~ clamm before
<br />Va. as it would be used by the GSvernment a~os~ entirely.
<br />the Department at Washington was that the Go.vern~.ent. ~sho~.ld construct this road from Churchland,
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<br /> Fifth. He submitted ~!se a petition from the V@lunteer Fire~e~'s Association~ asking the
<br />City to purchase 150 badges for volunteer firemen of~ the City.
<br /> 0~ motion, the petition was referred to the Department of Public Safety. .
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<br />U~UFINISP~.B BUB~SS
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<br /> T~e ~ity A~terney off,ed the folio _ ~mend~.ent to the Cit~. 9~h~t~, ~h'~ze~ w?sla~.opte~,-
<br />~ ~ ~he City Clerk w~ ~t~cted to fo~w~ s~e to o~ ~ep~en~a~ive~ ~ ~e ~gisia%~ asn-
<br />~m~ ~to present it ~d~ge f~vorabte a~ti~:
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<br /> ~ACT TO A~ ~ ~-~!ACT SECTION 3~-a OF T~ C~R OF ~ C!~f 0F PORTSMOUTH, AP-
<br /> PROV~ ~CH 1~, 1912, ~P~CE T0 T~ iSS~ OF B0~S.
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