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319 January 21, 191S. them Fire Report of the Commissioner of the Revenue of real estate tax, &c.~ for the year 1912. Progress. Report of the Auditor of following bills held up by him, because of lack of appropriations oF because they exceeded 1/l~ of apprppriations allowed for same: Public Pr0per~y, $40.50; , $44.09, Almshouse, $158.81; Police, $2?.94; Sixth Ward, $104.00; Seventh War~, $185.75. ~ Progress. for year A petition of Robert R. Moffett to be refunded $1.80 paid in error 19i~. It is recommended that saidamount be refunded to M_r. Merrett. A request of the Sixth Ward~Board that the night soil contract with said Board be Prcgress. (With Sewerage Committee).' 'The purchase of a Progress~ for night soil tax for the annulled. set of Link Rode about 400 feet long, to clean To ascertain if certain lands named in report to Council of the Board of Water Commissioners can be purchased and at what price.~ After a consultation with the Board of Water Commissioners and the City Attorney, we sub- mit the following ~esolu~ion~ ordinance and accompanying papers, and recommend an adoption of said resoiutio~ and ordinance. (See below). Referred by Board of Aldermen December l?th. To-furnish data regarding size of the "Phitlips-Mahoney, tract and cost of approach to said tract through the Emmerson property on Court street. tn accordance with said instruction, we submit a map and other data descriptive of said tract. To mak'~ available money received by sale of Seventh Ward bonds. We report that this money has been made available. The following is a report concerning the acquisition of property necessary for City water works: "To the Honorabte. City Council: "The ~Joint Finance'Committee begs leave to repor~ that, pur- suant.to a resolution passed by the Common Council, on the 10th day of D~oember 19t2, and by the Board of Aldermen on the 17th day of December 19i~, and approved by the Mayor on the 19th day of De- cember 1912, directing the Joint Finance Committee to ascertain and report to the Council who are the owners of the properties mentioned in said resolution~ and at what'prices the same, or any por- tion thereof, can be purchased, it instructed the Ci~ty Attorney to obtain the information desired, as will appear by a copy of the resolution passed at a meeting of the Joint Finance Committee, held on mthe 19th day of December, 1@12, which resolution is made a part of this report. "Your Committee reports that the Richmond Cedar Works is the owner ofthe first parcel of land mentioned in said resolution of the Council; that the John L. Roper Lumber Company is the owner ~f the second parcel of land; that Cary P. Weston is'the owner of the third parcel of land; and that M. E. Goetzinge= is the owner of the fourth parcel of land. "Your Committee has been in negotiation with all the~parties mentioned above, and desires to repor~ progress as to Richmond Cedar Works, John L. Roper Lumber Company and Cary P. Weston. As to .the fourth parcel of land mentioned in the resolution of the Council, and owned by M. E. Goetzinger, the Committee reports that the City. Attorney w~ote him a ietter'under date of December BOth, 1912~ a copy of which is filed herewith, to which letter ~. E. Goetzinger replied, under date of January 4~h, 19i3, which letter is £iled herewith, in which he states that he. has no desire to sell any of the~.land mentioned to the City. "Your Conm~ittee therefore recommends that condemnation proceedings be authorized against the said M. E. Goetzinger to acquire the said land. RESOLUTION: "Whereas, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, by a resolution passed by the Common Council on the 10th day of~December 1912,~and by the Board of Aldermen on the 17th day of December 191~, and ~nproved by the Mayor on the 19th day of December 191~, directed the Joint Fi- nance Committee to-ascertain and report to the Council, at its next meeting, who are the owners of the properties mentioned in said resolution, and at what prices the said properties, or any portion thereof, can be purchased. "Therefore, Be it Resolved,~by the Joint Finance Committee, that the City Attorney is hereby re- quested to ascertain for the Committee who are the owners of the properties mentioned in said reso- lution, and to at once communicate with said owners and ascertain from them whether they will sell the said properties ~entioned in said resolution-to the City of Portsmouth, and the Xoweet price for which they will sell the~said properties to the City, and ~eioort She result of his p~oceedings under this resolution to this Committee no~ ta~er than January llth, 19t3; and th~ City Attorney is directe~ imhis letters to the Owners of said properties to state that~unless replies are received from said owners~ atating whether or not they will sell said properties to theCity and at wha~ price, not later than January 10th, 19t~, it will be understood by the Joint Finance Committee that ~hey are unwilling to sell the said properties to the City and that the Committee will~ so repor~ to the Council." · ~?- ORDINANCE-- "An Ordinance to Acquire by Condemnation Certain Property Situated in Norfolk_ Coun-' ty, Virginia, of which M. E. Goetzinger is Tenant of the Freehold, Which is Wanted by.the City of Portsmouth for a Municipal ~ater Supply." (~igned). W. Jones Williams, Chairman B~ of A. On motion, the several recommendations of the Committee, including that relating to the acqui- sition of land for City water works, were adopted by the following vote, the vote being the same for each recommendation--the ordinance, under rule, to lie on the table for thirty days: