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I CeP August 20~ !91E. ing vote: Ayes--Walker, Williams~ Ballentine, Ada~ns, Privett, Montages, Markham, Lsmgh*rne, Davis, Murry, Nicholson, ll. (~. Davis voting No on the recommendation to instruct the Publio Property 'Committee to go ~he~d with work of.lowering the floor of the Annex fire engine house, pending an ad- ditional approprmatmon of $100.00 for Same~. Third. Communications from the Mayor. "Portsmouth, Va.~ 9th August, 191~. "The Council:-- "Upon information given me by the City ~nginee~, I issued summonses against several lot owners in the Seventh Ward for violation of section B60 of the city ordinances, which ordinance requi~es alt lots on streets to be paved to have a lead pipe connection with the water main. "With one exception, the street on which the lots were located which had not been connected with the water mai~ by a lead pipe, had been paved, or partly paved, when the parties appeared be- fore ~e. "It was contended by those who had not complied with section ESO that the pavement laid, Dolar- way, was not such as the ordinance, when adopted, oontemplated~that lead pipe should be laid under, and that since the adoption of the ordinance a method has been devised by which the pipe can be forced under the pavement. "One party owned eighteen lots and claimed that it would be many years before these lots would be built on, and that he should not be forced to go to an unnecessary expense in laying the lead pipes when water ~as not wanted~ and for the other reasons above given. "I have, therefore, for the reasons stated, not imposed the per~lty provided by the ordinance. Should'the ctaims~made by the lot owners be correct, I would recommend that the ordinance be amended s~ as to more definitely cover the kind of pavement under which lead pipe must be laid. "Respectfully, ."J. Davis Reed, Mayor." The communication having been read, oil in'instructing the Clerk to write to nance on all paved streets~ The motion (President excused Er. Davis moved to co,cur in the action of the Common Coun- the Mayor and request that he enforce the lead pipe ordi- was adopted. from further attendance, and Vice-President occupied Chair). A communication was read from the ~!ayor, enclosing a letter from~Lr. F. Richardson, in which he recommended the purchase of 1, O00.O0 elm trees near the Air Line Turnpike which are owned by Er. Rich- ardson, and a lease of the l~ud on which they are growing for a period of three years. On motion, the Board concurre~ in the~ action of the Common Council in referring the matter to the Board of Park Commissioners and Finance Committee. The ~ayor returned also hie approval of the following resolution and ordinances adopted bY the two branches of Council July 9-18th: To authorize the Treasurer to borrow $20,000.00 to meet current expenses of the ~ity for July, 191~. ~An Ordinance to Prohibit the Giving of False Alarms of Fire." "An Ordinance Requi~ing the R~moval of Manure from Stables and other Places and for the Keeping of the Same in Sanitary Condition." The following other matters adopted by the two branches of Council July 9-18th and referred to the Mayor for his approval, became effective by reason of his ffailure to return same to the Clerk within five days: A special appropriation~e~f $200.00 for continuation of the "White Way" ~ring June, t912.. A special appropriation of $1B$.lO for a granoliZhic sidewalk on the east side of Butler street, from Ann to A .... A special appropriation of $333.38 for a drain pipe and catch basin on one side of Fifth street, from Jefferson to Fayette. ~ special appropriation of $320.30 for a concrete combined curb and ~tter on beth sides of Fif- th street, from Jefferson to Fay~tte. A special appropriation of SE@?.lO for a granolithic sidewalk on the west side of Fifth street, from Jefferson to Fayette. A special appropriat£on of $~81.80 for a granolithic sidewalk on the north~side of Jefferson, from Fifth to Sixth. A special appropriation of $530.40 for a concrete combined curb and gutter on the north side of Jefferson street, from Fourth to Sixth. A special appropriation of $150.00 to repair doors at the north end of the vegetable market. ~450.00 to pay claim of Mrs.~ W. R. Darden who was injured by stepping into a hole in the board- walk 9n High street~ Cottage. Place, out of Sixth Ward Ilmds. ~80G.O0 for West Park View streets, out of the budget for 1912. $700~00 for' paving North street, b~tween Cooke and Pearl. out of the budget for ~gtE A special appropriation of $3,000.00 to sewer the Cooke ~treet school~ ~ - ' $ special appropriation of $1450.00 to A. Lee Rawlings to audit the Cmty books. $7,500.00 t~ provide additional armory and storage facilities for Grimes Battery, out of the budget for 1913. To make award to The Lawson Constr~ction Co., Inc., zo pave First street, for $8,350.65. To authorize the Presidents of the two branches of City Council to appoint one man, the Sixth and Seventh Wards one man: and these two appointees to appoint a third man, for composing a Board of Arbitrators, to settle the disputed question as to who should pay for water h~nts in the Sixth and Seventh Wards, and to allow the decision of these arbitrators to be final. To instruct the City Attorney to bring a friendly suit against the Virginia Railway & Power Oom- party for $?,030.53, as its proportion of cost for~grading and lowering tracks in the Sixth Ward. To instruct ~he City Attorney~ tc advertise for bids for purchase of a franchise to lay another track on High st~eet~ from Chestnut street to Twelfth avenue. To instruct the Cit~ Attorney to acquire by condemnation o= otherwise, the right of way for Duke street, between Washington-and Green.