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,December 16 ~ i91S.
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<br /> Mr. Markham moved to amend that the matter of award be
<br />instructions. The amendm~ent was adopted.
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<br />Communication from the Mayor in
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<br />"To the-Council..
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
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<br /> sent back to the Committee, without
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<br />connection with reper~ of Specia~ Water Com~tteer~ '
<br /> "~ortsmouth, Va., D~.ce~ber 9, i91~.
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<br /> (Signed) F.S. Hope,
<br /> Mayor
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<br />Report of the Special Water Committee:
<br /> (.See Records Common Counpil
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<br />December
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<br />SAS).
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<br /> The 2e$~er from ~he. Mayor and the report of She. Special Water Committee having been read,
<br />they were r2ferred to the Council Water Committee.
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<br />UNFINISHED BU. SINESS.
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<br /> First. Matters adopte~ by the Common Council ~ecember 9th and referred~ to the Board of Al-
<br />dermen for concurrence. ~
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<br /> To ~dopt a resolution with regard~ to extending Dinwiddie street, from Wythe to Harrison.
<br /> (See resolutioD in Records of Common Council December 9, 191~, Pages $47 & SAS)..
<br />Mr. Montague moved that the resolution be adopted. Mr. Davis moved that the matter be
<br />recommitted to the Street Committee. The motion b~ Mm. Davis was lost, and then the motion by
<br /> Montague was adopted. ~ '
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<br /> To instruct the Clerk to turn over to the Finance Committee directly all bonds put in his
<br />hands for examination by said Committee, instead of first presenting the bonds, to the Council.
<br /> Concurred in.
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<br /> To have printed for distribution among members of the Council and citimens who may desire
<br />same, copies of proposed contract and accompanying papers submitted by the Special Water Commit-
<br />tee.
<br /> Concurred
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<br /> To apprO~mriate $1~.00 to pay the expanses cf Wm. Hodges Baker as a delegate to convention
<br />in ~ichnmond December l?th to discuss and formulate plans for improved City government.
<br /> Concurred i~.
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<br />for.
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<br /> To instruct the Auditor to pay off Oity laboring force ~n January,_ ~91~, for work done in
<br />December, 191~.
<br /> Concurred in, and in this connection, N~.. Non,ague asked that am additional appropria-
<br />tion of $300.00 be made t? ~ay off employees of the Sewer P~wer House for December, and Mr. Pile,
<br />that an appropriation of ~SO. O0 be made to pay a ~aBc~er in ~he Seventh Ward for services on the
<br />streets~ and that the Auditor.be ins%~Gcted~._make such payments. The motions were adopted.
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<br /> To set aside in the Armistead Building ~wo rooms for a public library, under supervision
<br />of t~e Ladies Library Association.
<br /> Concurred in, with provision that said rooms are to be vacated in S~ days' notice there.
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<br />To make available $5,000.~0 appropriated for King's Daughters Hospital.
<br /> Concurred in.
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<br /> Then all the-above matters referred'for concurrence, were concurred in, as amended, and
<br />by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Walker, Williams, Moore, Langhorne, Ballentine, l~rivett,
<br /> Mon~ague, Markham, Murr~ Pile, Davis, 11.
<br /> (Mr. ~avis voting No on resolutmon to extend Dinwiddi~ s~reet]and $5,000.00 for
<br />King's Daughters Hospital)'.
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<br />City
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<br />Second. Communications from th$ ~aycre
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<br />The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of
<br />Council November 11-1~, 1913:~ ~
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<br />$Z~$.00, or as much as may be necessary, to repair the roof and gutter ~f the City Jail.
<br />To allow Almshouse bills to amount of
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<br /> "In obedience to a public duty. d~vo~ving unon me by virtme
<br /> of my office, for m?nths past I have been in~e~tigattng every phase of the water question in an
<br /> effort to do the thing that~was best for the C~ty's ~nterest.
<br /> "Under normal conditions, I would be a firm advocate and believer in amunicipal water owne~.
<br /> ship.
<br /> "As these conditions do not ~xist, first, o~ ~9 ~u~t~ ~0~o~ ~isp~t~e~ ~a~ to our rights to take
<br />~.wate~ fro~ L~.ke Drummond %~ar municiD~l~ ~.~u~os~e~ sacond in them~vent
<br />.a ~wamer ~Aant, we would have as. a s~ron co~petmtor the rose ·
<br /> ~. ~ . . -, .g .... ~ . ~ ~. nt Water Com an
<br /> The~se ..... . p
<br /> cond~tmons I deemed sufficient to ~ustmfy a confereDce wmth representative~citizens,
<br /> with the consent of the.Water Commission, on the general proposition of a water supply for the
<br /> City. ' -
<br /> "Acting~ as I believed, for the best interest of the City, a general meeting was called of
<br /> ~p~esen~a~iv~ ci~izen~smd a~ t~is;m~eting a sub-committee, composed of Capt. Jno. W. Happ~r,
<br /> ~ ~an~m~ ~oc~er, ~r. E. H. Bar~e~ale, Mr. Jno..~ward Hall, Dr. Jos. Gr'ic~, Mr. W~. ~amker,
<br /> aha ~r;~ ~. Hope, was appointed to handle the question.
<br /> "W~th no other purpose save the City's interest, I have the honor to su~mi~ to you this re-
<br /> port with the recommendation that it be accepted, uhless something better is offered.
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