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2, R.C.P.
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<br />November 14, 1911.
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<br />matter of allowing an appropriation of $100.00 for the employment of ~u expert
<br />nish plans and specifications for the propoeed.bridges.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />engineer to fur-
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<br /> The following resolution from the Board of mater Comr~ssioners was presented and read:
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<br /> "Whereas, the General Assemblyof Virginia, by an act approved ~aroh End, 1910, 4uthorized
<br />the City of Portsmouth to issue Six Hundred Thousand Dollars of bonds in order to establish a
<br />system of water works to furnish a supply of water for the said City, and created a Board of Wa-
<br />ter Commissioners.to apply the proceeds arising from the sale of any and all of the bonds there-
<br />by authorized, and empowered the said Board of Water Commissioners for the purpose of carrying
<br />into effe0t the object of said act to do any and all such other acts and things as the said Board
<br />of Water Commissioners may deem necessary; and whereas, at an election held for the purpose in
<br />said city the voters of said city determined that said bonds should be issued; and whereas, it
<br />is necessary in order to carry into effect the purposes of .said act that the city should acquire
<br />either by purchase or conde~uation such lands, waters, or rights as may be necessary for provid-
<br />ing water and wa~er sheds for the use of said city in supplying water to said city, and for the
<br />necessary lands or rights for laying water pipes, or for ducts, conduits and drains for said pur-
<br />pose.
<br /> "THEREFORE BE IT RESOL'~ED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth:
<br /> "That the said Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Portsmouth are hereby authoriz-
<br />ed and empowered to acquire by purchase or condemnation in the name of and for the City of Ports-
<br />mouth all such lands, waters, or rights, situated in the SSate of Virginia, as may be necessary
<br />for providing water and water sheds for the use of said city and all such necessary lands or
<br />rights as may be necessary for laying water pipes, or for ducts, conduits and drains for the pur-
<br />pose of f~rnishing water to the said city.
<br /> "All such lands, waters, or rights acquired either by purchase or-condemnation under this
<br />resolution shall be paid for by the said Board Of Water Commissioners for the City of Portsmouth
<br />out of the funds arising from the sale of said bonds.
<br /> "This resolution shall be in force from its passage."
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<br />On motion, the resolution was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-rQorbitt, Hall,
<br /> Benson, Parrish, Hanvey, Bilisoly, Baker, Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, Reynolds,
<br /> Withy, Tyler, Ha~vks, Hutohins, Parker, Cooke, l?.
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<br /> A communication was read from the School Board in which they asked for authority to install
<br />in the new Fifth Ward school building the Americ~u Heating and Ventilating System of Latrine Sa-
<br />nitaries.
<br /> T~e com~munication was ordered to file.
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<br /> In connection with the above request pf the School Board~ the following communication was
<br />read from the Inspector of Plumbing:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va,, N~V~mber l~th, 1911.
<br /> "To the ~ommon Co~cil and Board of Aldermen,
<br /> "Dear Sirs:--
<br /> "Under section three (3), chapter two (2), City ordinances establishing
<br />plumbing regulations, I have refused to allow a Latrine B~stem of Plumbing to be installed in
<br />the new Fifth Ward school for the following reasons:
<br /> "Large quantities of excreta can remain in the Srough for a considerable length of time.
<br /> "A perforated pipe used for washing sides of trough soon becomes chocked and allows excre-
<br />ta to stick to sides.
<br /> ""0dors are communicaSed freely from one seat to those adjoining.
<br /> '~Tha Latrine offers an abnormal area of fouling sur~oe.
<br /> '"The Latrine vent passes under the trough (a violation of the City Ordinances). In the e-
<br />vent of a stoppage, which very of Sen occurs, the sewerage will pass through the vent duct to
<br />underground terra cotta vent-~_ud then through to bottom of stack heater, instead of going ~o
<br />main sewer.
<br /> "I think the introduction of latrines in our sohoois would be a step backwards, and hope
<br />that you will not amend the city ordinances so as to permit them.
<br /> "I have more than fifty letters condemning latrines from Sanitary Engineers and Plumbing
<br />~nspectors of the leading ci~ies in the country, some of which I enclose.
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<br />"Yours truly,
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<br />Bennett~
<br /> Inspector of Plumbing."
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<br /> On motion, the ~a~es were suspended to hear from the President and 0~her members of the
<br />School Board and the Inspector of Plumbing~in regard to said matter.
<br /> The President and other members of the School Board, the Inspector Of Plumbing, ~gent
<br />for th~ Latrine System, and members of the Council spoke in relation to~ same.
<br /> ~en, the action ef the Plm~bing Inspector in opposing the installation of the Latrine Sy-
<br />stem of Sanitaries in the new Fift~ Ward school, was sustained by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes~Oorbitt, Benson, Parrish, Bilisoly, Baker, Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, Reynolds,
<br /> Withy, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, l~.
<br /> ~ays--Hall, Hanvey, B.
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<br /> Under the same suspensi6n Of rules, ~he Superintendent of Public'Schools a~dressed the Coun-
<br />cil in regard ~o the needs~ of the sSho61s,~andp~ese~ted a written~st~tement which ca~ted~for an
<br />appropriation of $~B,BB~.O0 for b~ilding, furnishi~g~&c., public school buildings~
<br /> On motion, t~e ~tatement~presented~wa$~referred to the F~naDce Committee~
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<br /> Under the same suspension of rules, ~$~. ~. ~. Barksda!? spoke of
<br />Cooks street, between High and King, and ~q~ested the O~dmcmlLto?t~ke
<br />same.
<br /> 0n motion, the request.was referred to the Street Com~ittee~ and also the advisability
<br />of paving the same, between Glasgow and High.
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<br />Oommunication~ w~r~ read from the Business Een's Asssoiation in which it was reouestsd that
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