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R. C. P.
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<br />September 28, 1917o
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<br />At an ad3ourned re&slat meeting of the City Council September 28th held for the purpose
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<br />of considering an appropriation for repairs to fire engine houses and the question of a water
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<br />smpply for the City of Portsmouth, there were present:
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<br />Nessrs--M. P. Claud, Osoie Dashiell, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
<br /> Jno. A. Morris, T..A. Bunting, W. H. ~alpepper,
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<br />Also the City Nanager and City-Attorney; From the._Citizens' Water Committee:
<br />Dr. Joe. Grice, Dr. F. S~ H~pe, and Norman Cassell; from Board of'Water Com-
<br />missioners: E. L. Lash and $. P. Oast; from Port Norfolk: W. W. H~rgroves,
<br />Ohms. F. Harper, and W. H. Rodman; and from Suffolk, Va.: J. Walter Hosier,
<br />President City Council, J. M. Butler and Dr. H. W. Campbell, members of the
<br />City Council, and W. P. Lipscomb, City Attorney,
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<br /> Whereupon, the Departmen~ of Finance:recommended that a special appropri~tion of
<br />be allowe~ for repairs to fire engine houses, amd same was allowed by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Bunting, Claud, Dashiell, Hanvey, Herbert,
<br /> Norris, CulPepper,
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<br /> The Chairman of the Department of Finance presented ~ bill of Jno. W. Han~er C~ ~+
<br />~orney, to amoun~ of ~.~, mcr expenses in connection with an injunction against the P. B. & S.
<br />Water Company and the City of Norfolk, and same was allowed out of appropriation in the Budget
<br />for "City Attorney's Office."
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<br />Second. The question of a w~ter sudoply for the City of Portsmouth.
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<br />The City Mamager read a very instructive report on the w~ter condition.
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<br />tee,
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<br />Then Mr. Bunting moved that the body go into executive session wi~h the Citizens' Commit-
<br />the ~ter Commission, the committee from Suffolk and the committee from Port Norfolk.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> It was moved to hemr the experts who were present tonight and to hear the experts who
<br />might come hereafter on next Wednesday night. The motion w~s adopted.
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<br /> On motion, the experts were allowed twelve minutes each fo= explanation of their views
<br />of'the w~ter situation for this City, and the following spoke: Mr. Gilbert C. White, Durham,
<br />N. C.; ~ir. $. Chester Markley, Roanoke, Va.$ Nicholas S. Hill, New York City; Mr. Anderson, _
<br />of ~de~on & Christie, Charlotte, N. C.; and Mr. Norton, of Norton~ B~rd & Whitman, of Bal~i
<br />more, ~d.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adjourned.
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<br />October 3, 1917.
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<br /> At a meeting of the City Council 0otober
<br />present:
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<br />3rd, adjourned from September 28th, there were
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<br />Messrs--M. P. Claud, Osoie Dashiell, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
<br /> Jno. A. Morris, 5.
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<br />Aisc the City Manager and the City Attorney; from the Citizens' Committee:
<br />Dr. Joseph Grice; from the ~ater Commission: E. L. Lash, S. P. Omst, and
<br />W. G. Parker~ from POit Norfolk: W. W. Hargroves, Ohms. F. Harper, amd W.H.
<br />Rodman.
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<br /> On motion of Er. Claud, the body went into executive session to hear from the w~ter ex-
<br />per~s who were present, ms was done ~t the previous meeting.
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<br /> There was only one expert present, Mr. Glen M. Soofield, of the Scofield Engine~i~g Com-
<br />pany, Philadelphia, Pm., and Mr. Scofield spoke on the w~ter question for the City.
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<br /> Letters of regret were read By the Manager from several engineers expressing their ina-
<br />bility to be present at the Council meeting.
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<br /> The Manager read s~lso a communication from]Ar. Walter J. Hosier, President of the City
<br />Councilor Suffolk, Va., wherein he excused the Suffolk ~ouncil deleg~tion from not being
<br />present, because, as he stmted, the scope of the Portsmouth Council in this matter was too
<br />broa~ for their body to take up.
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<br /> At this point, the Manager suggested an appropriation of $6,000.00, or as much of same
<br />as m~y be necessary for the employment of an expert, to be mmde available as soon as possible.
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<br />suggested that the expert be employed first and the ~ppropriation be made
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