|
t47.
<br />
<br />December 10, 19lB.
<br />
<br /> The Auditor reported the following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriation
<br />for them o~ because they excesded 1/12 of apprgpriation allowed for same: Public Property, ~40.
<br />50; Fire, $44.09~ Almshouse, $158.81; Police, $~7.B4; Sixth Ward, $10~00; Seventh Ward, ~lS~.?B.
<br /> On motion, the bills were referredto the Finance Committee.
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance ordered to lie on the tableby this body November lEth was taken
<br />up~ read,and adopted:~
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO REP~L~SECTIONS~ ~, ~59~.AND ~SO.O~ THE-ORDINANCES OF
<br />THE CITY A~M3 TO
<br /> .UBST~T~E IN LiEU THEREO~ANEW~0RDzNANCE IN 'REFERENCE TO H~USE CONNECTIONS
<br />WITH THE ¥~INB OF THE WATER CO~PANY WHERE STREETS ARE TO BE NE~REA~TER PAVED.
<br /> (See Ordinance Book).
<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayesv-Oorbitt, Hall, Benson~ Hanvey, Baker, Johnson,
<br /> Heath, Walker~ Tyler, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, 13.
<br />
<br /> A report was received from the Commieeioner of t~e Revenue of assessment on real estate,
<br />tangible personal ~roperty, and intangible personal property for the year 191~ and said report
<br />was referred to the Finance Committee.
<br />
<br /> The .fol lowinE~commun&eation, ~wi~h~acc~m~gah~i~g ~esoluti On~ ~'~'~ plat ~ 'wae~ ead~from tho~-Bo~
<br />of:.~ater. Co~s~io~.er~; ~d~ :as~ requeete~.-~n ~he resotu~o~sz~the..ma~ger~was-.~eferre~ lo ~he Fi-~
<br />nanoe~.~ommit~e~:~;. "P~rtsmouth~ V~., December 10, i9!~.
<br />
<br /> To the HOnor.able~. Ci~ty~ Counci ;~.
<br />"Gentlemen: ~
<br /> "The Board of Water
<br />
<br />Commissioners of the City of Portsmouth begs leave to
<br />
<br />report to your honorable body that it, the said Board of Water Commissioners of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, instituted condemnation proceedings against the owner of a portion of the land named,
<br />for a municipad water works, and said proceedings were dismissed by ~Judge Lawless, of the Cir-
<br />cuit Court of Norfolk County, on the ground Shat such proceedings could ben.only prosecuted in
<br />the name of the City of Portsmouth, by direction of your honorable body, and as the general law
<br />requi~s that an effort~ should be made to acquire the land by purchase, before proceedings £or
<br />condemnation can be instituted~ the resolution now presented is for the purpose of directing
<br />the joint Finance Committee to ascertain if the same can be purchased, and for what price.
<br /> '~'~wing to the fact that the Board of Water Commissioners has, in the name of the City of
<br />PortsmOUth,~ contracted with the Eastern Dredzin~ Comoan~ of Greensboro North Ca~ol~ *~
<br />the construction of a canal from the Norfolk and Wester~Raimroad to L~ke Drurmr~ond, and the East-
<br />ern Dredging Company has about completed its barge and is erecting the maohinery~ ~nd ~xpects
<br />to start the actual ~onst~ction work by January 1st, it is necessary that the City should own
<br />the land through which its canal will be dug, or pay excessive damages to the Eastern D~edging
<br />Company.
<br /> "We, therefore, earnestly request that this resolution be speedily adopte~ by the Council.
<br />
<br />"Very respectm~ully yours,
<br />
<br />"Boardo~:~ Water Commissioners of the City of Portsmouth.~
<br /> "By W. G. Parker, President."
<br />
<br /> "W!~REAS, the properties hereinafter mentioned and described are needed by the Oit~ of
<br />Portsmouth for the purpose of loaating, establishing, maintaining and operating a system of wa-
<br />ter works for the said City;
<br /> "T_HER~FORE B~ IT R~SOL~ED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth that, pursuant tc the
<br />authority vested in it by the general laws of the state~ it acquire by purchase, condemnation
<br />or otherwise, for the purposes ~entioned above, the following properties situated in Norfolk
<br />County, Virginia, and shown on the plan of land wanted by the City of Portsmouth, for a munici-
<br />pal water supply, made by Ba$com Sykes, ~ngineer of the Board of Water Commissioners of the City
<br />of Portsmouth, and on file in the office of the said engineer:
<br /> "First: That certain piece or parcel of land beginning at Station ?S E8. Z as shown on said
<br />plan, in the center of a run in the line of land belonging to George ~. Brown, thence down the
<br />e~ter~line as shown on said plan S. EB~BO'W. for ~ distance of ~5~.~ feet to the beginning of
<br />a curve at Station SiT85.$, thence down the center line of a one degree curve to the left ~8.~
<br /> feet to Station
<br />~1~I~, and thence do~m the center line S. BS~Z'W. to a distance of 1B, BO~ feet
<br />to Station ~40--18 and ~he line of the land belonging to the John L. Roper Lumber Company,'the
<br />said strip of land wanted being a strip one hundred feet wide, that is, fifty feet on both sides
<br />of the said center line, and containing $7.17 acres, and supposed to be o~ed by the Richmond
<br />Cedar Works.
<br /> "Second. That certain piece or parcel of land bounded and described as f~llows: Beginning
<br />at the line of the land of the Richmond Cedar Works at Station Z~O+lS as shown on said plan in
<br />the center line of survey r~cently made~ thence S. 28°55'~. said strip or parcel of l~ud being
<br />omc hundred feet wide~ that is, fifty feet on both sides of said center lin9 for a distance of
<br />ll, lSS feet to Station SSS in line of land belonging to Cary P. ~eston, and containing 25.8?
<br />acres, and supposed to be owned by the John L. Roper Lumber Company.
<br /> "Third. That certain piece or parcel of land shown on said plan, and bounded and ~escribsd
<br />as follows: Beginning in the line of land belong%ng to the John L. Roper Lumber Company, at
<br />station ~SZ as shown on said plan, in the center line of survey, made by the Board of Water Com-
<br />missioners of the City of Portsmouth, thence S. ~8~'W. for a ~idth of fifty feet on both sides
<br />of said center line~ or a total width of one hundred feet, for a distance of ~1~175 feet to Sta-
<br />tion B85+75, in line of land belonging to M. E. Goetzinger, containing 48.81 ac~es, and supposed
<br />to be owfed by Cary P. Weeton.
<br />. ~Ourth~_ T~at certain, pi~ge or parcel of land, as shown on said plan, bounded and described
<br />a~ ~oA~ows: ~egmnning in the xmme of land belonging to Cory P. We~ton, at Station 5SS+~5 as
<br />shown on said plan, in the center li~ne of survey, made by the Boars of W~ter Commissioners of
<br />the City of Portsmouth, thence S. ES'S~'W. for a width of fifty feet on both sides of said cen-
<br />ter line, o~ a total width of one ~ndred feet, for a distance of ~900 feet to Station elS+?5
<br />in Lake Drummond~ containing 1~.S49 acres, and ~upposed to be owned by ~. E. Goetz~nger.
<br /> wBEIT?~RT5~RESOLVED that the Joint~Finance Committee of the Council ms hereby di~
<br />reefed to ascertain and report to the Council~ at its next meeting, who are the owners of the
<br />real estate mentioned above, and :for what prices the same, or any portion thereof~ named as a-
<br />foresaid, may be purchased." '
<br />
<br />
<br />
|