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September 19, 1911
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<br />The paving of North street, between Pearl and 0coke.
<br /> We report as above for paving the Boulevard.
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<br />The paving of 0rawford street, and the west end of Lincoln.
<br /> We report as .above for paving the Boulevard.
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<br /> A petition from residents on Chestnnt street asking relief from the bad condition of Said street
<br /> We report that holes in the street have been filled, but th&t said street ca, not be put in
<br />good condition until permanent improvements are made thereon.
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<br /> Tb instruct the City Engineer to make the several tests required on the Bithulithie pavement~ as
<br />set forth in the specifications for the same; aud such other tests as mmy be deemed necessary; mud
<br />the Engineer to submit reports of these tests to the Street Committee.
<br /> We hav~ so instructed the City Engineer and the fotlowing~report ls~submitted from him:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., September 2nd, 1911.
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<br /> "To the Street 0ommittee,
<br /> "Mr. E. B. Hawks, Chairman,
<br /> "Portsmouth~ Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "In compliance with Article 12, of resolution of the City Council August. 8-15,
<br />1911, I beg to submit the following report of .result of tests made on the Bithulithic pavement mate-
<br />rials now being used and placed by The Atlantic Bithulithie Co. under the contract with the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia; together with copies of correspondence concerning said tests.
<br /> "lst. The cement being~ used for co~erete work is k~own as "Old Dominion," mn American Portland
<br />Cement of standard make, man~fmctured in Virginia.
<br /> "Samples of this cement .representAtive to .that being used on the work, were taken by myself mud
<br />submitted to Mr. J. L. Smith, Cement Inspector of the S, A. L..Railway Co.,for tests. The result of
<br />tests indicate that this cement f~llyeomplies with standard requirements~ as shown by test sheets -:
<br />attached hereto.
<br /> "2nd. The Blthalithie pavement, now he~ug.laid in this Oity, being a patented composition and
<br />the patent rights thereon being owned by Warren Bros. Co., 59 Temple Place, Boston, Mass., who have
<br />iieensed to ~he Atlantic Bithulithie Co. the~r~ght to use same under certain conditions, wkich are
<br />set forth in the following correspondence, copies ef which are embodied herein.
<br /> "3rd. Samples of Blthuiithie surface mixture ~nd Asp~a!t Cement used in.the Bithulithic P~ve-
<br />merit now being laid in this City by ~ne Atl~utie Bithuli~hie Co.~ have been %mken by mysetf and for-
<br />warded to Messrs. ~ow& Smith, ~4 E. 2tst St., New York~ N. Y.., ~Or tests.
<br /> "~ne said Dow & Smith were also supplied with a copy of the specifications upon which the con-
<br />tract for the Bithuiithio Paving is b~sed.
<br /> ~ther samples will be forwarded to Dow & Smith about once each week during the progress of
<br />the paving work for tests.
<br /> "Result of tests thus far made by Dow& Smith are as follows:
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<br />"Respectfully submitted,
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<br />"V. 0.
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<br />0asselt, Jr.,
<br /> "City Engineer."
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<br /> (Attached to s~id report were copies of correspondence concerning the same, blueprint, &c., to
<br />be filed).
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<br />To consider the advisability of extending Washington street to Sixth. Progress.
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<br /> The condition of the Swimming Point bridge.~
<br /> The bridge is not in good condition, and probably not fit to make any permanent repairs on,
<br />although temporary repairs mmybe mmde for it. The City Engineer hms been instructed to prepare
<br />plans for substituting a concrete culvert for the old bridge.
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<br /> It is recommended further that the Gosport bridge be ~ebuilt of re-i~foreed concrete, and that
<br />the City Engineer be instructed to m~ke plans for the same, and obtain an estimate of cost. It is
<br />also recommended that the Oity ~ugineer be authorized to employ an expert ~nEineer to f~rnish him
<br />with plans and speclfieatlons for this bridge and the Swimming Rolnt~bridge, at a cost not in exeesm
<br />of $1oo.oo.
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<br /> It is recommended .further that Dinwiddie street be extended on a straight line to ~ifth street,
<br />andthat the Committee be authorized to negotiate for the purpose the purchase of such property as
<br />me~v be needed on the line of said extension.
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<br /> It is further recommended that .a petition of the Traction Company to be allowed to put a dimmond
<br />shaped switch on Oaledonia s~eet, between ~reen an~ 0hestmnt, be granted.
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<br /> And f~rther recommend that the ~,840.00 for the paving el. Water street mhd t~ $~.75 for
<br />Crushed Stone, be trausferred to the ~t=e~t Olemning Account.
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<br /> And further recommend that the .$720.00 for the 'paving of High street, between Effingham and
<br />Ohestnut~ and $675.00 for the paving of Third street, ~hieh smid amounts were set aside in the "bud-
<br />get" for 1911 for ~hese works, be now mmde avaii~ble.
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<br /> · e also urge that She approprimti~n of tS,O00.00 asked for to pave Glasgow street,
<br />priated.
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<br />be now appro-
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