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R. C, P. <br /> <br />September <br /> <br /> $150. for Cont~ngent~ for the Oity Collector~s Office, $60, fo~ ,Contingent~ for <br /> the City Treasurer~ Office, and $200. for "?~terlal~ in Repairs to Streets. <br /> <br /> (Signed) C.H. Herbert, <br /> Chairman. <br /> On moti~n~ the report of the Department w~s adopted ~nd by the following vote: <br /> <br /> Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Hanvsy, Herbert, Morris, Culpepper, <br /> <br /> The ~ity ~a~ager m~de the following report for the Public Service Department: <br /> <br /> "With reference to the question of the City furnishing its own teams, I beg to advise <br />that I h~ve been in co~,ferenoe with the City Attorney and he informs me that,owing to the <br />existing contract between Beazley & Blanford and the City of Portsmouth, it would =ct be a~!- <br />visable to undertake equipping the City with necessary teams, wagons, carts, etc., until the <br />expiration of said contract. <br /> "Owing to the lack of funds remaining out of this year's budget, a~llotted to the va- <br />rious departments, it will be impossible to undertake the pu~chasing of the necessary equip- <br />ment and teams until next year's appropri&tlons, I, therefore, request t~s matter to be <br />held over until a later date. <br /> <br /> "Reg~rding the purchase of benches to be placed on the lo~ owned by the City at the <br />southwest corner of High and Washington s~eets, I beg to advise th~t,~ owing to the lateness <br />Of the semson and the shortness of funds, this mmtter be taken up in tae early spring, so <br />that adequate seats m~y be furnished for recreation purposes, ~ <br /> <br /> "Regarding the cause of flooding at the intersection of High and Washlngon streete~ I <br />beg to advise that the City Engineer;in connection with the Street Inspector, h~ve no~ been able <br />as yet to finish the clean[ng~p of ~he drain in Washington street at the lower end and, for <br />that reason, a thorough inspection hms not been made. Progress, however, is being made and <br />I am of the opinion~th~t it will be necessary to reconstruct the lower section of this drain <br />in the near future. I will be glad to keep the committee advised as soon as all of the facts <br />o~n be ascertained. <br /> <br /> "In regard to the communication from the engineer of the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt <br />Line Railway Company, referring to draiD~ge conditions near Glasgow street, I beg leave to <br />report that the City Engineer has furnished me with an estimate of the cost amounting to $350.00, <br />which embraces necessary labor, pipe andpaving, as per estimate of the City Engineer. <br /> <br /> "With reference to improvements at the intersection of Court, Wythe and Fourth streets, <br />I beg to advise that orders h~vs been placed for material necessary for the curbing, and the <br />railway company notified to change their poles a~d tracks~ as per blueprint submitted August <br />14th." <br /> <br /> On motion, the ssvereJ[ recommendations of the City ~=mger were a~iopted, ,the <br />commended appropriation of $350. to remedy drainage conditions near Glasgow street being~e- <br />ferred to the Finance Department. <br /> <br />The following communications were re~d from the City Nam~ger: <br /> <br /> First: <br /> "Portsmouth, Va., <br />"To the City Council~ <br /> Portsmouth, <br /> Virginia. <br /> <br />September <br /> <br />ll, 19!7. <br /> <br /> ~Gentlemen: <br /> "At a meeting of the Council and Water committee held in my office on Wed- <br />nesday, August 29th, m resolution was prepared authorizing me, as a committee of one, to pe~ <br />tition you= Hon. Body as follows: <br /> <br /> "'Resolved, That a committee of one, the City M~n~ger, be appointed for the special Water <br />Council and. Citizens Committee to petition the City Council for authority to employ an expert <br />or experts, for the purpose of examining the whole w~ter question. First, the P. B. & S. <br />Company's plmnt; surveying and reporting on any other possible supply that may be suitable <br />for municipal purposes~and report-his findings in detail to the City Council at an early <br /> <br /> "I trust that your Honorable Body will not delay the employment or the authority to em- <br />ploy an expert, o~Img to the shortness of time and the necessary negotiations and delibe~a. <br />tions before a final decision can be reached on whatever course that ia fin~lty determined <br />we should adopt. There a~e unquestio~bly a number of very important questions to be de- <br />cided before we can intelligantly enter into negotiations. <br /> <br />"Respectfully ~=bmltted, <br /> <br />"W. B. Bates, City N~n~ger.. <br /> <br /> After some discussion of the communication, <br />ate for the employment of an expert or experts for <br />question, and to report to the Council ae~o sa~e. <br /> <br />the City Man, get was authorized ~o negoti- <br />the purpose of examining the whole w~ter <br /> <br /> Second: <br /> Attaching a bid from M~o R. Wo Nurden, Jr,, regarding ce~tain necessary im- <br />provements at the fire engine houses, stating that the most important is the floor of the <br />Chambers Engine House,which is in a dan{erous condition; and requesting that the committee <br />in chmrge o£ public safety m~ke an investig~ion of the needs of the v~rious sub-divisions <br />on the bid and report a~ the meeting of the Council September 1Sth. <br /> On motion~ the matter was refer~ed to the ~blio Prooertv mhd Fin~n~a Deo~zrtmanta <br /> <br /> <br />