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<br />of Water Commissioners in the "budget" for 191E, which said appropriation was vetoed by the May-
<br />or, be re-appr~Driated.
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<br /> We report that the Committee is awai'ting a report of the Light Committee on the "White
<br />~ay," and as soon as said Committee shall have reported we shall make a recommendation as to an
<br />appropriation for same.
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<br /> We report further that the Committee hopes to ma.kc some recommendation for an appro-
<br />priation for Grimes Battery au the meeting of 0ouncil in April.
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<br /> The following statement and recommendation was adopted by the two 'branches of City Council
<br />June IS-mO, 1911:
<br /> "The two Co~nittees (Finance and Public Property) have given this matter careful considera-
<br />tion ~nd have finally concluded, unanimously, to recon~end that you acquire the 'Armistead pro-
<br />perry~ t~c.hing the court house yard,, and that $40~000.00 be appropriated for building thereon
<br />a suitable Clerk's office end Council Chamber, and for furnishing the same.
<br /> "That for these purposes, the Joint Finance Committee be instructed to negotiate a loan of
<br />$60,000.00 in the several City banks for four years time, said loan to be paid~in four equal
<br />yearly instalments; and that receipts of the City from the Norfolk County Ferries be hypothe-
<br />cated~ ~or payment of same."
<br /> Accordingl~ your Committee have conferred with the ba~ks, and The Merchants' & Farmers'
<br />Bank has agreed to'lend the City one-half of said amount of Sixt~ Thousand Dollmrs, o~ Thirty
<br />Thousand Dollars, The First National Bank~ Fifteen Thousand~Dollars, and the Bank of Tidewater,
<br />Fifteen Thousand Dollars, on the conditions name~. Twenty Thousend Dol2ars of said amount~ has
<br />been been borrowed from The Merchants' & Farmers' B~nk to pay for the "Armistead property;" and
<br />it is now further recommended that the balance~ or Forty Thousand Dollars, be borrowed from the
<br />several said banks, from time to time, as the Finance Committee may d~em necessary for payments
<br />on the building~ furniture, Ac., and that the following additional resolution be adopted there-
<br />for:
<br /> "Resolved, That the Treasurer be,~nd he i~ hereby, adthorized~ under instruction of the
<br />Finance Committee, to make notes in The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank~ to amount of Ten Thousand
<br />Dollars ($10,000~00), in'The First National Bank~ to amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15~000.
<br />00), and in the Bank of Tidewater, to &mount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000.00)~said'notes
<br />to be curtailed by equal payments every ninety days and by cAe-fourth of their several amounts
<br />yearly, with receipts of the City from lease~ of the Norfolk County Ferries."
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<br /> The said-notes are authorized in a~cordance with resolution of ~wo brsa~ches of City Coun-
<br />cil adopted June 13-20, ~gtl, instrucping the Joint Finance Committee to negotiate a loan bT
<br />Sixty Thousand Dollars ($80~000.00) wzth the several City banks, in order to purchase the
<br />misread property" touching the court house yard and ~build thereon a suitable Clerk's office and
<br />Council Chamber, and fumnish the same, which said resolution is hereby attached.
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<br /> (Signed). Jno. Howard Hall,
<br /> Chairman C. C~
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<br /> With regard to recommendation of the Committee that the assessors be allowed $150.00 each
<br />for their services, Mr. Hawks moved to amend, that they be allowed $~O0.00 each, and that the
<br />Finance Committee be instructed to repo~t an appropriation for the same.
<br /> The amendment~was lost, and then the report of the Committee was adopted and by the
<br />following vote:
<br /> Ayes--N~ll, Benson~ Parrish~ Hanvey, Bilisoly, Moore~ Baker, Johnson,
<br /> Heath, Brinson~ Reynolds, Withy, Tyler~ Hawks, Hutchins, Cooke, 16.
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<br /> Streets-- Hon. Common Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Street Conm~ittee respectfully reports
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<br />herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Committee Feby. i$-20, 19lB:
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<br /> Referred by Co~mon Council February 13th.
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<br />Requests of Dr. Joseph Guthrie for the establishment of a small boat harbor~ and for an
<br />improvement to condition of approaches to West Park View, by NJ!son avenue and Spratley street.
<br /> We repor~ PrcoreSs mn regard to the establishment of a small boat harbor, but will
<br />use the $800.00 allowed in the "budget" for improvements to West Park View, when the weather
<br />opens.
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<br /> A petition of ~hit Wilkins for improvement to condition
<br />ton end Green streets.
<br /> An appropriation for the same has been provided in
<br />done as soon as~practicable.
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<br />of Race avenue~ between ~ashing-
<br />the "budget" and the work will be
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<br /> A request of Ladies' Board of Managers of Kings Daughters' Hospital for pavement of ~m-
<br />mett street, from Green to Chestnut.
<br /> It is recommended that the Street Committee be authorized to advertism for bids for
<br />plastic pavemenz on this street.
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<br />Or
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<br /> Advisability of paving in front of Union
<br /> It is recommended that said work be
<br />$?5.00 for same.
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<br />Fire Company's house.
<br />done, and that the City pay one-half of the
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<br /> Authorized to obtain consent of property owners: on First street for removal of S.
<br />Railway tracks westward on said street.
<br /> We report that no result has so .~ar been obtained in the matter.
<br /> Referred by B6~rd of Aldermen February BOth.
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<br /> To require all carts used for removal of trash to be covered~ and no boxes and barrels to
<br />be placed on the streets. Progress as to same.
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