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May~ ZO, 1913.
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<br /> ,Portsmouth, Virginia, Nay Z0th, 191~.
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<br /> eMr. President.-- .. --,~ ~dui~enee this evenmng wmth r~ren~ to the City Attorney's
<br /> ~ cra¥~-Y~los~tv the residents of our c~zy, vna subject closely al-
<br />decision of a ~ue~ti~ c~ce~x~ ~=ntire ~onulation.
<br />lied to health an~ c£ean~mne~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - i~as~uch~ as I have raised the poin~t in be-
<br /> "The matter seems to have centered personally on me
<br />half of certain residents and real~y holders of th~ w~rd which I have the honor to represent in this
<br /> Connected with
<br />B~dY',The question at issue· emanatesf a frOmlawn thesprinkler,right 0fpavea waterwash,consumeror for othe~t° USeuses,hOSena~uraliY within
<br />a yard hydrant ~r. the p~rpgses o . It is a~reed that under the provismons of the Contract with
<br />the scone for wn~cn a hose me provided. ~ trioted i~ its issue of all reasonable rules and
<br /> the Cit~ of Portsmouth, the wate~ company is unres
<br /> t~e conservation of their product, and in this is seemingly upheld by the Supreme~
<br /> regulations for
<br /> Court in its decisions, but at the same time the ordinaTyconsumer and tax payer has not the time
<br /> beyond what seems a reasonable view of the ~ituation
<br /> nor the legal ability to investigate his rights
<br /> and naturally looks te the City Attorney~ a paid offieial~of the people, to protect his r~ghts and
<br /> to interpret the laws With an unpa=tial remsonableneseo
<br /> _ . . ~ ..... ~ ~ ~ablished in the ~ontract betwee~ the City of Ports-
<br /> ,Under the scheduze of m~lcAm~m ~_~'~7 ~ ~-- --- t~o rates are as follows: "A house con~
<br /> outh a~d the Portsmouth, Ber~ley & Suffoi~ wa~e~ ~, ~¥ · ~ ~
<br /> . ~ . ~fty cents per annttm for each room, o~er
<br /> four to ten, &c," .Wash pave ox every ~-~ c
<br /> e ' d with the requirements of the Company, but I~ do.ta~?
<br /> ~At~s as assessed upon me, I hay cgm~lm? .... + .... ~ ~t the use of' hoee'is reasonable ~n ~sje
<br /> ~w~th the Honorable City Atto:ney ~n.nms s~ ~ w~ ~8 8 to 8 P. M. and not to exceea~.
<br /> two (E) hours in any one day. ~nme, ~o man~ ~ .....
<br /> · · .~ City demands. 'The prohibition o~ the use of hose,~xcept
<br /> the sanitation and beaut~ficatmon of.~ur ...... ~-~ ~* *~e works also a peculiar hardship upon
<br /> ~--- ~ ~ ..... +o+=~ and held in ~ns ~ana ~uz~ ~ ~? .~_' ..... * ~u accord with a reason-
<br /> Gurmng ~e ~u~ ~ - -- - '~ +~ ~n~on of OUr ~l~y ~born~y, ~vv
<br /> our Citizens and in my bel~eZ, aespm~ .... ~ .....
<br /> t . ~ ' his definition of a fountain ~o be "an
<br /> :~. v~w of the' 0ontract above referred ~c. Web,tear ~ -~-~H tn a enrinkler or fastened to a
<br /> fence temporarily any more.ozLa m~u~ba~ ~ ~a~ t~ a ladder or water tSwe~ for convenience sage
<br /> to ~efmne' a fire hose a ci~y~ :oun~a~n. waen.a~ ..... ~ hurl-- ~vu~,Z~ .... ~+ ~-~=~..~a---~, for ~nv~anv'house-holder~
<br /> · . .. - , f fare. It zs no~. proposes,. .° - · · '~ t be well e-
<br /> mn fmgh~ng ~he.e~em~n~.o --·~ ~-^ ~, ~nv desorintmon ~l~ng a f~=e, that.poin~.m~°h. ~ ~ .~
<br /> to be restramnea ~rom ~ne use ?t ~-~ UZi~t~r factor than all of the opinmons ~na~ m~ga~
<br /> liminated as common sense_wo~ provy % ~Zi ~ ~ o,,o~ ~ the abrogation of Any rule
<br /> rained, but the questmon, Gen~+eme~; ~oe~ore ~ -~*~ ~ ~,,n naid~ a use which I venture to a~-
<br /> your home-site, ~espite the G~ty Attorney's desisiOn, that y~ar grounds ars not a part of your domi-
<br /> cile or d~elling. Gentlemen, the personal equation in thi~ matter has been submerged in my endeavor
<br /> to assist my constituents in overcoming any 9pinion that seems unfair and not.b°rne out by the facts.
<br /> as they exist.
<br /> "I do not wish in my remarks to reflect upon the City Attorney,~ and I do not desire to unduly
<br /> question his opinion as rendered, but we are none infallible and I am afraid that in this case there
<br /> perhaps may be a lack of zealousness in behalf of our constituents in a matter he perhaps deems trif-
<br /> ling and yet of momentous import to every householder of-our city.
<br /> "I wou~d also invite attention to the fact that the City Atto:ney states that his opinion does
<br /> I not apply to the annexed portion of the city supplied by the Portsmouth Suburban Water Company. Wa-
<br /> ter was supplied that portion of the Seventh Ward in which I live before the Portsmouth Suburban Wa-
<br /> ter Company same inte existence. My Sills are renderediagai~st~:meLb~:thi~ company but a:e receipted
<br /> by the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Company, who is the P~rtsmouth Suburban Water Company, anY-
<br /> way. Are the maine now being laid in the~Sixth Ward being laid by the Portsmouth Suburban Water Com-
<br /> pany or by the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Company. Mr. Happer says~the annexed territory
<br /> is supplied by the Portsmouth Suburban Water Company and with this Company the City has no contract.
<br /> If not, why not?
<br /> "Even if th~ citizens of the annexed territory ha~e no protection or redress in this matter for
<br /> citizens
<br /> lack of con~ract wmth the water company, consideration is urged of the interests of those
<br /> in the old wards of the city,, who have received similar notices from the water company of infringe-
<br /> ments of ita'rules.
<br /> ,in.closing, I wieh to inquire how th8 city can carry out its contract with the annexed terri-
<br /> tory for'water for fire proteotion, if the city has noteontract with the company supplying water in
<br /> that territory. The city, ~nd-its citizens, according to.the opinion of the City's legal represen-
<br /> tative, seems ~o be entirely.at the mercy of the water company.
<br /> - "Nr. President, i move ~he~matter be referred to the Water Committee, and the City Attorney,.
<br /> for investigation and report.
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> "Henry Pile."
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<br /> On motion, the opi~ion~.of:'~he City Attorney a~d t~e reply o~ Mr. Pile thereto were referred to
<br /> the Water ~Committee and the City Attorney. (..~Lr. MoD:e excused from fu:ther attendance).
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<br /> Mr.. Williams moved to take up the redommendation of the Fire Commmttee of M_a~ch 18th $~.~ass gn
<br /> to The B. F. Goodrich Co. 1;000 feet of fire hose, at $.80 :per foot, and to The Bi-Lateral Fire Hose
<br /> Co., 1000 feet, at $.90 per foot.
<br /> The motion was adopted and the. hos~ so a~signed, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--~alker,
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<br /> ~illiams, Langhorne, Ballentine, Adams, Privett, Montague, Markham,
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS.
<br /> A :equest was r~ceived from the Board of Park Commissioners fox an appropriation of $500,00 to
<br /> improve the land bought bythe City for a.p!.sq~ground~ and said requesz was referred to Finance Com-
<br /> mittee.
<br /> A bill of the Clerk of Court to. amount of $10.00, for recording a deed from Phillips-Nahoney ~o.
<br /> Inc.: to the Oity: was referred to the Finance Comm%ttee.
<br /> A petitiem o'~A;?E. Bess and sundry, others for the paving of Carroll street was referred to the
<br /> Street Committee.
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