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December 21, 1909.
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<br /> ~New and more powerful machinery for z~,uuning the sewerage s~vstem^ already in operation, end~c~ ¢
<br />the Fifth ~
<br /> ~ar& system should be installed, etc. by the time the new ejectors have been olsced
<br />their oh~ber8 oonstr~eted, ' -
<br /> "~e present power house on Rsee avenue is su~ioiently large to ol~ce the new machinery, but
<br />8 ~ew ~d l~rger chi~ey ~ll have to be erected in pi~oe of ~he ~reSe~t one.
<br /> *The entire Fifth ~&rd system, that portion in w~eh the sewage ~lll have to be lifted and
<br /> e~eo-
<br />ted, should be in operation by J~e ist. ~!0~ ~ll other sewer lines should be in operation now, ~nd
<br />the citiz~ using them, but for the arbitrary action of the Portsmouth, Berkley and Suffolk ~er
<br />Co~o~y in refusing to place t~ps in their m~ins for s~pl~ng the ~us~-t~s~ with the necess~
<br />~ter for flushing, without the City allowing the installing of meters on each w~ter supply ~ipe li~.
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<br /> ~Very teepee ~full~,
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<br /> ~. ~m. Jones v~illi~s, ~eco~ Syke~ ~ity Engineer, ~
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<br /> Ch~i~ of Sewerage Co~Ittee, B. of
<br /> Portsmouth, Va,"
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<br /> ~Dezr Sir:- ~Po~tsmouth, V~., December 18, l~0~.
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<br /> ~I h~ve the honor to r~por~ that we h~ve l~id the Hs~pton ~oe sewer m~in, begin-
<br />~ng zt m~ole in ~ ~ ~
<br /> ~n~e~seot~on of ~:~s~ton and North streets; thence northerly do~
<br />~treet ~o intersection of ~shi~gton and H~pto~ ~oe, and thence e~s~zrdly do~ center of E~p-
<br />ton ~ee to Dinwiddie street. ~tire ~e~th of sewer 653 feet~ ~Total cost of th~ work w~s $543~5~
<br /> ~e h~ve placed ~ll necessary Ys. in line for ~ll house co~eotio~ for both ~ashington street
<br />~nd H~mpton Place.
<br /> ~Very respect~!ly,
<br /> Bzseom ~Sykes. Oity ~neer~ ~
<br /> "~. ~m. Jones
<br /> Ch~i~ of Sewerage 0o~t~ee, B~ of
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<br /> ?ne oath of office of L. E, ~ ~ ~
<br /> ,a~me~, member elect to
<br />dered to file.
<br /> ~' BUSfNESS.
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<br />the Boar~ of ~-_dermen, was read and was or-
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<br /> The resignation of R, E, Clover as a mercer of the Board of Aldermen was reed ~ndw~s accepted.
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<br /> On motion of '~r. ~ontague, the Joint ~ubl%c Property 0on~nittee was instructed to advertise for
<br />bfds to construct the ~lerk's office on east ~zde of the Court-house y~rd,
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<br /> The following other matters were,on motions, referred to--
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<br /> Finance 0o~mzittee:
<br /> A bill of late City Serfeant, ~illiamson Smith, to amount of $63. for board
<br />and fees of jail prisoners for the men,ns of 0etcher and November.
<br /> A request of the School Board for an appropriation of ~5,000, to erec~ school buildings, and
<br />~ communication for the estaolzsh__g of night schools.
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<br /> Street Committee:
<br /> To pave Glasgow,.High and County streets extended~
<br /> To pave EffinEb~n street, from Oo~mty to Griffin.
<br /> To pave the sidewalk on the north side of ming street, from 0curt to~iddle.
<br /> To pave the south side of Leckie street, from Cooke to ArmstrOng, out of Fifth ~ard funds.
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<br /> ~ublic Property Con~i~'ttee:
<br /> To have fixed the floors, stalls, dc., in the Fifth and Sixth ~ard
<br />engine houses.
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<br />Zight 0ommittee:
<br /> A light at the extreme
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<br /> Sewerage Committee:
<br /> Appiifations of Joe,
<br />er Power House,for an increase of salary.
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<br />end of Spratley street.
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<br /> B, 0verton and D. T, B~llentine~
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<br />employees at the Sew-
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<br />al 0itywards.
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<br />Board of Police 0o~n~issioners:
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<br /> On motion,
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<br />Requested to consider ~ redistribution of patrolmen in
<br /> adJourned.
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<br />~e sever-
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