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April rS, 1914.
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<br /> The Honorable Oity 0ouncil,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- . . . · · .
<br /> We, your Street Committee,_ .beg to submlt the follow½ng report.
<br /> There is to t~e credit of the Street Pavmng aoccunt.a balance of $65,740.45. Of this
<br />mount the following appropriations have already been made, but the money has net been expended:
<br />The extension of Dinwiddie street, south to Fifth street, $?,500.00; Paving the North end of
<br />Water street, $2,$40.00. Which leave? a balance for Street Improvements of
<br /> With onl $B3 405.4B for street mmprovements, .and streets re.erred to the Commmttee for
<br />consideration~ the'improvement of which aggregates $110,000.00, and many of these streets being
<br />thoroughfares and badly in need of pavements, the selection of a limited number for improve-
<br />merits to the exclusion of so many has been rather a difficult undertaking. Tour Committee has,
<br />after duly considering the importance and claim of all the streets before it, made a selection
<br />of those streets which, in the judgment of the Committee, should be paved at this time. In
<br />der, however, that each member of the Coyncil may have an opportunm y t.o fully consider the re-
<br />commendation of the Committee, a tabulation is given below 6f all the streets considered by the
<br />Committee, with the approximate cost of each, and then a list of the streets recommended and the
<br />cost of i~roving each.
<br /> With this information in the hands of each Councilman and time allotted for consideration
<br /> of the same, it should not be a difficult matter ~at a subsequent meeting, to adopt the program
<br /> recommended by the Committee or amend the same in an intelligent manner to the best interest of
<br /> the City.
<br /> The streets which your committee had under consideration.were as follows:
<br />
<br />QUE~ STREET:
<br /> From W~ter to Crawford street ........... , ...................... $ 1,240.00
<br />
<br />HAMPTON PLA~:
<br /> From Dinwiddie ~o Washington street ...........................
<br />BOULEVARD:
<br /> From Court to Dinwiddie street ....................................
<br />
<br />199. O0
<br />000. O0
<br />
<br />LINCOLN S ~REET.
<br /> From Sixth to Washington street ............................. ,
<br />
<br />· 4, ~!43. O0
<br />
<br />ETFINGNAE STREET:
<br /> From County to South ~treet ................................
<br />
<br />6,164. O0
<br />
<br />EMMETT & LECKIE STREETS:
<br />~ From Green'to Chestnut smd from Chestnut to Hatton
<br /> Street., ......... ,.., ..................................
<br />6~WFORD STREET:
<br /> From N~ Side of Queen to N. side of High St. (exclusive
<br /> of space between curbs on each side of S2~. L. tracks) ........
<br />
<br /> From N. side of Queen St. to N. curb of London St. (ex-
<br /> elusive of space between Curbs on each side of S. A. L. tracks)
<br />
<br /> From High St. to N, prOpertY line of South St. (exclusive
<br /> of space b~tween curbs on each side of S. A. L. tracks) .........
<br />CAUSEWAY:
<br /> From, south property line of South'to present pavement north of
<br /> Wythe Street,~6 ft. between curbs ~ith granite, blocks in posses-
<br /> sion of the City and widening present wooden bridge at Oathole,
<br /> about BO ft ........................................................
<br />
<br />8,504.00
<br />Z,965.00
<br />3,3?3.00
<br />
<br />454. O0
<br />
<br />GLA$COW STREET:
<br /> From Godwin St. to the Bridge, 27 ft. between curbs, con-
<br /> crete curb and gutter and oyster shells on roadway ............
<br />
<br />8,100.00
<br />
<br />HATTON
<br />
<br />STREET:
<br /> From Glasgow to London street, granite curbing and gutters
<br /> smd· oyster shells in roadway. ..................................
<br />
<br />170.00
<br />
<br />LONDON
<br />
<br />STREET:
<br /> From Hatton ~o Chestnut street, granite curb smd gutter and
<br /> oyster shells in roadwayS.. .
<br />
<br />015.00
<br />
<br />OOOKE STREET:
<br /> From Glasgow street to Ann .....................................
<br />
<br />7,645.00
<br />
<br />WASHINGTON STREET:
<br />
<br />From North side of W~pton Place to North street ..........
<br />From North street to London street ........................
<br />From London street to.High st=eot ............... . ..........
<br />From High ~treet to ~ounty street .........................
<br />From County street to South street .... , ...................
<br />From S~ath street to Race avenue ..........................
<br />From Race avenue to Harrison street .......................
<br />
<br />4,'543.00
<br />4,543.00
<br />4,?0~.00
<br />4,6~$.00
<br />10,166.00
<br />11,36~.00
<br />
<br /> Nashingmon street to have-two twenty ~oo~ ~riveways wit~ twenty foot park in center, park-
<br />way to be surrounded by a 6" concrete curb and Shis parkLWay fib!ed t9 a level With the $op~of
<br />curb, with dirt taken from the roadway.
<br />
<br /> RECO~NDATION ~F THE COmmITTEE.
<br />
<br /> Your Committee recommends the adoption of the.following program,
<br />Committee to advertise for bids for the improvements:
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<br />ca~rying authority to the
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