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of property on N~v~l Place, requesting m granolithic sidewalk to be constructed in f~ont of their
<br />respective properties,
<br /> ~The purpose a~d intent o~ this p~tition im ~ ~thy c~ss, ~d I ~ not in ~ny w~y wish
<br />to block the progress o~ to~discourmge the citizens in be~ri~ their p=oportio~te part
<br /> c.p~on on the petitio~
<br />or ~l street o~ s~i~ry imp~ov~menms, but i ~ of the opinion thmt the = ~
<br />would not b~ bi~ing upon the prope=ty o~ers ~o p~Y thei~ p~oportio~te cost ~e to the fmct
<br />that it is mor~ or l~ss optio~! with them.
<br /> "I would ~espect~ully ~eco~e~, however, that th~ side w~lk ~quest~d in th~ ~tt~ch~d
<br />tition ms w~ll ~m ~y ~ ~1 othe~ w~lk~ to be h~e~fte~ const~ct~d i~ which th~ p~ops~ty
<br />o~e~s ~ to be~ a ~oportior~te p~t of s~id const~ction, should be done ur~e~
<br />s~s~snt lmws, ~nich ~equi~es ~he City to p~ocs~d legally ~o~ os=~min lines~
<br /> ~nd to set forth th~ pu~pos~ ~ i~tent, with sstimmtes of cost before the w~rk is muthoriz~
<br />by Council.
<br />
<br /> .~ ~ .~e ~lmn ~nvolves cuimo m cons~de=~bie ~ount o~ aet~i~k on
<br />of ~hs City E~ineer. but ~t g~ves the C~ty m legal =~g~t ~o ~sg~s.~he_p~o~t~d~=~&~
<br />~o~ments~ ~n~ to h&vs the ~ounts ente=ed on the trax ooo~s ~n~ eozlec~ea ~n~ s~
<br /> I r~spectfully ~squ~st thm~ the City Atto=ney ~urnish the ~ouncil ~ the ~y E~mge= with
<br /> forms~ fo~ notices ~nd p~oc~u=e u~er the locml msses~ent pl~n~ in o~der that we m~y proceed
<br /> in th~ futu=e u~e= ~ssem~ent plmn ~o~ improvements by l~w~
<br /> ~Resp ectfully
<br />
<br /> ~W. B. B~tes, C~ty E~ger,
<br />
<br /> "W. H. Chlpepper, C~n. ~blic Service Dept,"
<br /> On motion, th~ ~quest o~ the City E~r~g~= wms g~nted~
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<br />13th.
<br />"Honorable City Council,
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Va., October 22, 1917.
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br /> "Gentlemen:-- In~r?ga~d to m resoltttion presented ~t your meeting October !6th, which
<br />was re~erred to the Puol~c Property Co~ittse with ~r. Hm=per of the Portsmouth Associ&tion
<br />o~ Co~rce, p~t~i~i~ to th~ ~p~ving o~ ~te= street, f~om Que~n to Lo.on st~ee~s, I b~g
<br />to ~vise th&t I h~ve been in correspondence with m~te~i~l ~nd' supply people to g~t th~ neces-
<br /> ~ ~ I h~vs
<br />s~ry stone, msphmlt, cement ~ $~ ~o red.fmcs W~te~ street but, owing to ~s,
<br />been u~bie to se~re the necessm~y m~te=i~ up to the p=~ssnt time. I fully ~e~lize the im-
<br /> p_e~e o~ work, ~r~ I ms.re y*~ honorable body that
<br />po=t~nce of mtten~ng to this important ~ ~
<br />my ~fo=~s hmve been in v~in up to the present time to r~m~ay the cor~itions~ ~t I ~ st~iv-
<br />lng to m~e the necess~y impzovemenms mt mn e~ly
<br /> "I t~e this oppo~tu~ty to ~vise the Council thmt I hmve notified Er. ~cGui~e, Contract-
<br />or, o~ Norfolk, ~o ~epmi= ~uesn street, between C~m~o~d ~d ~te~ streets, u~er his
<br />mttmched to cQDtr~ct for smid wo=k; ~so to'~ep&ir upper H~gh street, between Chestnut
<br />~ Ninth ~venue, u~er his g~mr~ntee ~or the ~sphalt
<br /> "The co~ition of both o~ these streets mrs b~ly in need of mtt~ntion, ~d I hmve ~tt~ch-
<br />ed m copy o~ my cor~espo~ence wzt~ the ~r~te~ closes in both of the mbove mention~ con-
<br />trmcts, ~nd h~ve ~orwmrd~ them to the City Attorney ~o= his ~id~ce m~ mctio~ in p~otecting
<br />the City's interest on the p~ving work p~rformed by Er. ~cGuire.
<br /> "Respectfully $~bmit t ed~
<br /> "W. B. ~tes, City
<br />
<br /> ~W, H. ~lpepper, ~nmn. ~blic Service Dept."
<br />
<br /> On motion, the City Attorney ~s inst~cted to do ~t ~y be necessary t.o protect the
<br /> i~ ~ ~e City in the ~tte= of requiring cont~mctor ~cGuire to r?pmi~ ~e$~ street,
<br />tween C~v~ord ~nd ~te~, ~nd upper H~gh ~eet, between Chestnut stree~ - ~vsnue.
<br />
<br /> lSth. Attmching m report f~om the Police Depm~tment ms to msrchmnts, &c., ~uo h~ve
<br /> to secure their license t~x.
<br /> The ~nmge~ ~eGuested ~h~t the City Attorney be ~utho~ized to ~epresent the City in Police
<br /> Cou~t in o~ds~ to er~orce th~ co!leotion of the licenses f~om those who will be ~mmoned ~o~
<br /> non-p~y~ent .... ~ ~
<br /> In this ~nnegtion, ~h~ p~ivileSs of ~he.flo~r wms obt~zn~ by ~r. ~l~ck~n to
<br /> ssnt the c~$~of~Willz~ Altchui,~O0 C~estnum s~re~ ~r. Bl~ckm~ stated thmt the f~mily
<br /> were in indigent circumstances m~ tbs busin'~sm tr~nsaclsd by Nr, Altch~l w~s very sli~ght.
<br /> Finely, the ~mse~of~il~l~ AItchui~m re~srred to the Fi~nc~ D~o~rtm~nt ~d City
<br /> ~, ~in the me~time~ tbs Police D~rtm~n~ wins =c~e~t~d not ~$ ~e~o~Ce ~he
<br /> p~ the t~x a~n~t ~,~Alt~ 1, ~snding ~y~s~g~zon~ t~e ~Fin~ Dep~nt ~ City ~mnager.
<br /> As to ~ other c~s~s r~porm ~ by th~ Polic~ Dep~rtmsnt~ the ~eco~endmtion of the
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<br /> NE~ BUSI ~S
<br /> Th~ oont=act betwesn th~ City ~nd the Soo~i~l~ Engineering Compa~ny, oZ Phil~slphim, P~
<br /> fo~ determining Wh~t c~rs~ the City should pursue in o~ing, opsr~ti~ or controlling thee
<br /> ~z supply for th~ City of Portsmouth, &c,, wins pr~sents4~ ~ccepted~ ~d ordered to be filed.
<br /> =~. ~ ~ -~v o~rmi~ion to us~ th~ two u~oo~pi~d
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