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September ll~ 1917 for m report on same at the next regular meeting of the Council. the Honorable City Council~ ~Portsmouth, ~a~ September 1i, Portsmouth~ Virginia. ~Gentlemen:-- .Herewith attached are copies of letters from Nm~ J. Eo Ngrman~who recently pur~?~sed from ~r. H. L~ Alsxmnder the property lying on the north s~de of High street~ immediately in line with Hatton street extended~ also a letter from Mr~ H. L. Alsx~ mnder for a strip of !and in the extension of High street~ from ~een stree~ to the right of way of S~ A~ L~ P~ilromd~ "Upon ie~=ing of this property h~ving ~een sold mince my recommendation to the l~st Council, I endeavored to ascertain whether or not this property could be purchased upon ~ ~ Mr. Alexander~' You will note that the proximately the same terms as previously o~fered by ~ ~ . ~ .... price asked by ~. Norma~u is.$15,000.00_and~ths pri~ a~$~s~by ~.Nz~ A~e~anaer, lng $20,500.00. with deferrem payments ~or ~nree ye.~s ~ ~ mn~eres~ "i regret that action w~s not taken at the last meeting of the Council before th~ tr~ns for to Mr~ Norman w~s m~de, as I am still of the opi~on t~t ~tton street should be op~ned so ms to ~ke the ~ppromch to P~k View section more desirable. I~ therefore, request this concoction receive oonslder~tion in time to m~e this needed improvement out of first funds ~vmilmbl~, or co.emotion prooeeding~ bs muthorized in the ever~ the price tioned in ~he m~tmohed letters is more t~n th~ ~kst v~!ue for ~h~ property open ~tton street~ You will note that the prices ~i ~ll o~y hold good until noon te~0er the i~th~ ~Yours v~ry t~iy~ "W. B~ Bmtes, City Nan~ger~~ The communication h~ving been re~ the City Man. get advocated the punch.se of smid p~ope~ty~ On motion, the~rivilege tf the fl~o~ ~ g~nted t~ ps, sons p~ee~nt ~o mi~t desi~e to spe~ on the subjsot~ Mess~e~ Norman C~ssell mhd Jno. A~ Norri~ fmvored the putouts, ~t thou~t the price too hi~$ ~ ~. Eor=~s ~mid he would hmvs the right of ~y conde~ed. Finmlly, on motion of Er. He=be=t~ it w~s decided to ~spose of the proposition ~t the ~ext =e~l~= meeting o~ the body~ Fourth: Recommending that the bill of Geo. S. Smith, plumbe~ ~o amount of $13.50,for work rendered onsewer stopped up in front of the propensity of Wm~ E~ Lewis, be not allowed, ms the City~pen~ $25. for the work,ar~i the City employees wo~Xing on the unstopping of the pipe reported thmt the stoppage w~s caused by the sewerage ~z some article comin~ from the premises of Mr~ Lewis~ On motion, the recommendation of the Nan~ger wm~ adoptsd~ Fifth: ~ubmittln~ a petition of the employees of the Street 0Aeanmn~ Department of the City for an increase in pay from $2~20 to $2~50 per d~y~ On motion, said petition was referred to the ~blic Service Department~ Sixth: Attaching m petition from F. T. Briggs that the City iease to one of his clients ~ part of the lot ~djacent to the Park View Engine Company's buildingon th~ west. "the le~se to r~n for m term of not less than ten years, with privilege of renewal amd with the under~ stamping that a mercantile building be erected thereon by the lessee at his expense, and ~t the termi~tion of the lease the building to be paid for by the City at mm ~l~ . fixed there~ on by appraisers ~ppolnted in the usual m~nner.~ S~id communication wms referred to the ~=biic Property Dep~rtment. Seventh: Recommending that m placed in the fence on ~he west Cemetery, at an estimated cost $30°00. On motion, the Manager w~s a~thorized to have the gate so placed. side of Oak Grove of the various depmr~ments coming under his control; amd ~axd report w~s ordered to be filed. Attmehing a repo~t from the Chief of Police for the month of Augmst, I~7. ,he City Ma~uagez stated that the efficienty of the Department is being lmpzo~ed~bY the immugura~ tion of weekly drills, a~d requested the Council to atte~ a drill o~ the Dep~ztment. On motion, the financiml part of the r~eport wms ordered to be sent the City Auditor, ~ the request that the Council attez~i a drill of the Departmen~ was accepted. Tenth: smbmltting a report from the Chief Engineer of the Fire Depmrtment fez the month Jul~ 15-AugUmt 15th, the City M~uag~= cmllimg mttention especially to the recommendation to inst~l in emoh public mohcol ~ildi~ mn auxilimzy fi~e mlmzm On motion~ the ~ppzop~i~tion ~oess~ry to in~ll the fire