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Apri~ 8~ 19t~ (The President and Mr. Baker excused from further attendance). Streets-- Hon. Common COUncil. Gentlemen:-- Your Street Committee respectfully reports here- in concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Committee March 11-18 and Febru- ary il, 19i~: Referred by Common Council March llth. Advisability of ~stablishing a public dock. Progress as to same.' A petition of th~ Bank of T~dewater, ~nc., to ~unnel under the sidewalk on south side of High street, between Middle and Crawford. It is recommended that the Bank of Tidewater, Inc., be permitted to construct such tunnel under supervision of the City Engineer, subject to the same conditions as were recently allowed to Norman C~seell for a tunnel in front of his Law Building on Highsireet. A request of the Retail Merchants' Association that the Virginia Railway & Power Co. be gra~ted permission to erect a s~all freight depot at the foot of High street. Progress. Referred by Board of Aldermen March 18th. Advisability of paving Cooke street in Park View, and of extending Cooke street to High. Progress. Attention c~lled to condition of the West Park View bridge.~ We report that the bridge is new.being repaired by the City'Engineer. Attention called to condition of Green street, from North tc High, and at the corner of Chestnut and County streets. We report that ~hese conditions are being attemded to. Re~erre~ by Oommon Council February lith. AuthoriZed to advertise for bids for culverts or pipes, to take the place of the Cat Hole Bridge~ Swimming Point Bridge, and also through the extension of Dinwiddie street, between Scott street and Race avenue. Advertisements for work at these loc~tions will bemade as soon as practicable. Advisability of a granolith~c sidewalk on the west~ side of First street, between Wythe and Lincoln. Progress. Bills of the Virginia Railway& Power Company to amount the incinerator~ The City Engineer has approvgd of these bitle~and, they be paid. of ~5.50; therefore, for lights furnished at it is recommended that Recommitted. An appropriation of-$S40.00 for paving sidewalks of Chestnut street, from High to King. The appropriation for this paving was made available in Ma~ch, and the work has. been done. Certain bids for permanent improvements on High street in the Sixth Ward. . We have examined the ~everaLbids for the work and find the lowest approved estimate for ~am~ tO be $60~90.00, but net proceeds from the Sixth Ward Bond Issue is only $~8,~44.40, leavzng a balance of $E,045.60. It is recommended that award be made to F. J. McGuire to do the entire work, at $60, Ego.o0, provided ~he ~inance Committee can arrange for the additional $E,045.60 for the Sixth Ward. And in this correction, it is recommended that the following proposition made to the Virginia Mai~waY & Power Company and accepted by sai~ Company, be adopted: THE PROPOSITION. "First. The Virginia. Railway & Power Co. to be granted a franchise for an extra track on High Street from its present doUble tracks to the City limits near the Belt Line Ry. This fran- chise to expire when the franchise for She other tracks which you now halve in High Street shall expire, and to be subject to the terms and conditions of the other franchises in th~ City of Port smouth. "SecOnd. The right of way. occupied by your Company in the center of the street to be fill- ed to level~of the pavemen~ and flush with the top of your rails with properly graded stone, so as to be readily driven across at any point, and this ~oadway to be ke~t mn good condition at all times. "Thir C~mpany is to pay for a granite curbing around'your right of way, which is to be a suppo pavement which the City will lay up against the same. Oompany to pave across yo~r right of way at all street~intersections and keep the repair. · "Fi: case your Company should fail to keep ~he intersections paved with concrete and in good co~dition and should fail to keep your right of way properly filled with crushed stone, She ~ to be done by the City after giving thirt~days notice to your Company~ an~ the to pay the expense thereof. hall be allowed a period of five years from date of the franchise which to ~raight and place a double track at the junction of Effinghamand~High Streets. At ~the of five years this work i~to be done, and the street thoroughly repaire~ at the eXpe~sie, ofthe Traction Company. "Seventh.. At any t~me after a period of ~en years from date of framehise, upon notice from tee City C~uncit to do so, your Company to reconstruct its tracks and to pave the right of way