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R. C. P.
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<br />May 1$, 1913.
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<br />herein concerning the following matter fez.fred to the Joint Sewerage Committee April 8, 1913:
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<br /> Referred by Common Counci.1 April 8th.
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<br /> A communication from Winston Parrish and Bascom Sykes calling attention to the ~nsanita_~y
<br />condition of certain colored tenement houses in Eastwood's Lane.
<br /> We report that improvement to the condition complalned of would be best made by adopt-
<br />lng the recommendation of the S~werage Commmttee November iH-19, 191~, that Hunter's and East-
<br />wood's Lanes be sewered, at a cost of $511.50 and $404.50, respectively, and we now repeat said
<br />recommendation.
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<br /> We report~£urther that we have made the usual annual advertisement to supply the Sewer
<br />Power House wm~n coal, and have received one bid for same, from the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Co.
<br />to supply ?00 tons of Pocahontas steam coal, E,000 lbs. to the ton, stowed in bin, at $5.05 per
<br />ton.
<br /> It is recommended that said bid be Accepted.
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<br />(Signed) J.F. Benson~
<br /> ~Chairman C. C.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following vote, the recommend-
<br />ed appropriations for sewers in Hunter's and Eastwood's Lanes being referred to Finance Committee~
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<br />Ayes--Oorbitt, ='Hall, Hanvey, Baker,. Johnson, Heath, Walker, Reynolds, Cross,
<br /> Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, 1~.
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<br />Ferries--
<br /> Non. Common Council.
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<br />in concerning the following matters
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<br />Gentlemen:-~ Your Ferry Committee respectfully reports here-
<br />referred to the Joint Ferry Committee January 18-~1, 1913:
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<br />Referred ~y two branches January 18-Stet.
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<br /> Authorized to negotiate with the owners of "Newton's Wharf" relative to'its purchase by
<br />Norfolk County and the C%ty fo~ additional ferry facilities.
<br /> We respectfully report that.we have received two propoeitions~ for sale of suitable
<br />property, one piece being on the west side of the ferry, known as "Camobell Wharf ~ and the otherl
<br />on the east side of same, know~ as "Newton Wharf."
<br /> The Committee hays h~ld several conferences 'with ~he Norfolk County Ferry Committe$,
<br />and the propositions submitted have been carefully, examined. As a result of these deliberatmons, I
<br />yeur Ferry Committee reoommend~ the Joint acq~isitmon, by Norfolk County and Portsmouth City of
<br />the "Newton Wharf" property na~.~ed above, for $t15~000.00, in accordance with the following pro-
<br />posal by Thomas N. Page~ owner:
<br /> ~Norfolk, Va., Mawr. ~0, 1915.
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<br /> "To th? Joint Fe~rry Oommittees of Portsmouth City & Norfolk County,
<br /> "Port sm~outh, va.
<br /> "Gentlemen: -~
<br /> .. "I hereby ~ffsr that certain piece or parcel of land known as Newton's ~narf~
<br />sm~uated in the city of Norfolk, Virginia~ on the Port Narden's Line of ~the Elizabeth River ad-
<br />jacent to the present property owned b.y the County Ferries on the East, starting at the mnter-
<br />?ectmon of Nmvmsgn ~tres~, and the l~ne of the County Ferry dock, and r~nnmng along samd lmne
<br />mn a southerly direction two h~.ndred and fif~tyl~five (~5) feet more or less, to the~ Port ~arden
<br />Line; thence easterly~ along said Port~$ardenl Lm~e one hundred and twenty-f~ive (1EH) feat, more
<br />or less, to the property formerly owned by the Eader Big&s & Company, or the Wallets, n0~ owned
<br />by Feu~rstein & C?mpany~ thence northerly along this line two hundred and fifty-five (~55) feet
<br />more or less 'to Nm~isb~i~treet; thence weate~l~, along the southern ~ide of Nivison Street'one
<br />hundred and forty (140)Teet more or lesS~tO th~ pgint of beginning, for the price of. one hun-
<br />dred and fifteen ~ousand ($115~000.00) dollars.
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<br />"Respectfully,
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<br />(Signed). W.
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<br />"Thomas N.~ P~ge."
<br /> L. Walker,. Ac$i~g ~hairman
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<br /> On motion~ the report of the Committee was adopted, the recommended appropriation being
<br />referred to the Finance Committee.~
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<br />herein
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<br />Ctaims-~
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<br />concerning the
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<br /> A petition of L.
<br />Yhe United States Express Company.'
<br /> We have looked into this claim, find it to be correct,
<br />in accordance with the ordinance provided therefor.
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<br />Hon. Common Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:~ Tou~ Committee on Claims respectfully reports
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<br /> following matter ~eferred to the Joint Committee on Claims April 8, t~I~:
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<br /> Referred by Common Council Apri~ 8th.
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<br /> L. Williams for payment of CB0.O0, as informer i4 case of the° City against
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<br /> and recommend that it be paid,
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<br />(Signed). Chas. J. Withy~
<br /> Acting Chai~m~an C. C.
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<br /> On motion, the repor~ of the-Committee was adoptsd~ the recommended appropriation being re-
<br />ferred to the Finance Committee.
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