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May 16,' 1911.~
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<br />his several eommunleattons ~bout the eh~nge of the n~me of Wilson Avenue,
<br />to ma~e sueh eh~nge,
<br />vided for.
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<br /> that it was never intended
<br />and that Wilson Avenue would retain that name as far as it .was originally pro-
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<br /> On matio~, adJ~Unned.
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<br />1911.
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<br />At-a ealled meeting of the~Board ef Aldermen held on May 2~rd there were present:
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<br /> Messrs--C. W. Walker, Preeldent,'W. Jones Williams, Vlee-President,
<br /> D. W. Ballentine, M. M. Adams,-~. P~lvett, Sa T. Montague,
<br /> L. oM. Palmer, .7.
<br />~ Abs~nt~v.~,'c~oo~e, M. B. ~orne, ~j E. O~lve~t~ L. 0. Nieholsen,
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<br />The following d~eetions for the ealled meeting we~e read:
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<br />"Portsmouth,
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<br />May 19, 1911.
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<br /> 'M~. L. P, Slater,
<br /> City Clerk.
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<br /> 'You~wlll please eall ~ Joint Session of the two b~anehes of City. Council fo~ Tues-
<br />day, May ~rd, ~t S o'eloek P. M.. to--- -
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<br />1. Eleet a Street Inspeetoe, ln pl&oe of John W. Wood, deeeased.
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<br /> ~. Consider a veto of the ~ayo~of a resoluti°n adopted by the ~wo branches of Couneil May 9-
<br />16th, for doing certain street paving.
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<br /> elmmediatelyfollowing ~b.e Joint Session the~0ommon Oouneil and Board of Aldermen will meet sep~
<br />tartly to eonside~ s~eh aetion as may have been taken in the Joint Session eenoerning said veto.
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<br /> "Very
<br /> #0. ~ ~alker, President B. of-A.
<br /> #W. C. 0orbitt, President ~ Co~
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<br /> The following mmtters adopted in Joint Session of thlsdate were taken up for eonsider~tion:
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<br /> First. The veto of the Mayor of adoption of ~eport of' the Joint Street Committee May4-9th for
<br />paving of certain City streets, &e.
<br /> The Mayor assigned the following ~easons for his action concerning said adoption:
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<br />"The CouneiI:
<br />"*entlemen:~
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<br />by the Common Council May 9,
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<br />~Po~tsmouth, V~., 16th May, 1911.
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<br />return herewith resolutions, adopted by the Boa~d of Aldermen May 4, 1911 and
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<br /> si approve of the reeo~endation of the Street Committee, adopted by the Council, that the fol-
<br />lowing streets be paved wl~hBltlmlithio:
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<br />London street, from Water to Effingham,
<br />Dlnwiddie street, from North end to S~uth end,
<br />Effingham street, from ~lasgow to County, pa~ked in the Center,
<br />Hmtton street, from ~lasgow to Naval,
<br />~aval,f~omt~tton to Linden,
<br />Rive~view, from Naval to North end,
<br />Ann, from Chestnut to Oooke,
<br />Vill~, from Hospital ~ate:to~West Pa~k View bridge,
<br />First, f~om C~useway to N~vyYa~d ~te,
<br />~yette, from Fifth to ~est ~ate ~a~Y~rd~
<br />~lfth, from ~rrison to ~ayette,
<br />Harrison, from ~ov~th to ~ifth,
<br />Green, from ~ort~ to Bospital ~ate.
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<br />at a total expenditure of approximately $145,195_.96 and that the eontraet for sueh paving be awarded
<br />~he Atlantic Bithullthlo Co. at & priee not exeeeding $2.02 per sqn~re y~rd.
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<br /> 'I disapprove of the option to add to the contraet other streets at a price not exeeedlng $2.02
<br />on account of such option being vague and indefinite, net speeifying the streets to be ~aved~ or ttm~
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