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January 9~ 19~. hereih conaerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Committee December 12-19, 1911: Referred by Common Council December lath. To ascertain the cost of making thorough inspection, with the aid of expert and practi- cal assistance, of the entire work done by the Bithullthic Paving contractors. We submit herewith the following written statement of the City Engineer concerning this matter: ~Portsmouth~ Ye.: December $0th~ 1911. "Nr. E. B. Hawks~ Chairman Street~Committee, Portsmouth, Va. "Dear "tn compliance with red, est contained in your letter of ESth ina't., I beg to report as follows: "To ascertain the cost of making thorough inspection: with the aid of expert and practi- cal assistance, of the entire work dens by the Bithutithic Paving Contractors. "This would require the employment of an expert, whose charges would be based upon time de- voted to the examination and to the number of samples taken and chemical tests made therefor. "The cost of sams could only be obtained from expert who might be selected. "The Bithulithic Paving was sampled, from time to time, during the progress of the Paving and-these samples were tested and reported upon by Dow & Smith, ~4 East ~lst S~reet, New York~ N. T. and their reports on ail sam'plea taken were to the effect that the materials of which the Paving mixture was composed was first class in every respect. 'The employment of an expert for the ~rpose named would be costly and entirety unnecessary, as the Paving materials as laid were thoroughly tested by Nessrs. Dow & Smith~ exp~rt chemists~ selected by yourself. "The reports of tests made by Dow & Smith are on file in my office and can be seen when de- sired ...................... ~Respectfully submitted, "V. O. Cassell, Jr.~ City Engineer." It is the intentio~ of the Gommittee, al'tar the City Engineer has made his final examination and has found the work satisfactory, to go over the entire work and thoroughly in- spect the same, before approving the final pa~ent of the l~ reserved. As experts have been employed througl~but the progress of the work and as the work has now practically been completed, we are of the opinion that the employment of other experts at this time would be a useless waste of money. A request of the Tidewater Knitting ~ills for pavement of Chestnut straet~ from South Duke. Progress. ~ request of the Seventh Ward Board that the City ~oin it in expense of improving Jeffer- son street, frsm ~ourth to Seventh. Progress. (With Sixth and Seventh Ward Local Boards). A communication from ~he Seventh Ward Board in regard to b~d condition of Pearl street, between County and the South street road. Progress. To ascertain who is responsible for the condition of pipe under the Glasgow street bridge. The City Engineer states, ~That this pipe is not in bad condition: therefore, there is no occasion for ~xzng responsibility for a condition that exists not.~ Attention called to the condition of pavement on Third street, between Payette and Netson~ Progress. A request of the Business Nan's Association for an appropriation of ~lOQ.00 to put in ser- viceable condition the dock at the foot of High street. The City Engineer estimates that the nesessary repairs to said dock will Therefore, we recommend that an appropriation of $150.00 be allowed, ~ud recommend further that the Street Committee be authorized to have the work done under contract, after securing bids for same; said work to be done in accordance with specifications proposed by the City Engineer. Referred by Board of Aldermen Decen~er 19th. Recommitted. Several sections of the Street report bearing on Street Paving. After ~ thorough review of the matter, we can see no good reason :for making a!change in the program we have already recommended. We, therefore, recommend that %he Committee.be au- thorized to advertise for bids tb pave Glasgow street, from Godwin to the S0ott Creek bridge, with one of th? several-forms of Bituminous pavements; that we be authorized to advertise for bids to cave wzth Belgium block (which the C~ty has on hand)~ Chestnut strest~ fr.om ClaSgow to South~ and that the contract wzth the Atiantzc Bzthulzthic Company be extended to co~er!a pave- ment of Washington strset~ from Harrz~on to South. A petition of the SZewards of Central M. E. Church and stuudry other citisens~ 0n.~%$hing- ton street~ for a continuation of the proposed pavement of Washington street for itS~i~whble length~ This is covered by the above section bearing on Street Paving. Attention called ~o the condition'of piling,at the foot of Dinwiddie street. We 'report that this matter has been attended to by the Street Inspector. Attention called to the condition of iron grating at crossings at corner of London Court streets. This m~tter has been referred to the City Engineer for his attention. and