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<br />Nay 23,~1911.
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<br />At a sailed meeting of the 0ommon Council held on ~ay 23rd there were present:
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<br />Nessrsr-W. C. 0orbitt. President. Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-President, J. F. Benson. Geo. E. Parrish, J. T. Hanvey, R. S. Brooks.
<br /> A. Aug. Bilisoly, Ellis W. Moore. J. Ed~ Johnson. Jno. P. Leigh,
<br /> L. C. Brinson, W. J. Cross. Chas. J. Withy, E. B. Hawks.
<br /> S. B. Hutchins, Thcs. P. Cooke. Mark Saunders,
<br />absent--Wm. Hedges Baker. C.Z. Tyler, H. Ho Parker. Oharles Beisel.
<br /> H. ~. Reynolds. 5.
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<br /> The following directions for the called meeting were read:
<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater. "Portsmouth. Va., May 19, 1911.
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<br /> City Clerk.
<br /> 'Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a Joint Session of the two branches of Oity Council for
<br />Tuesday, May 2~rd. at $ o'clock P.M. to--
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<br />1. Elect a Street Inspector. in place of ~ohn W.~-Wood, deceased.
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<br /> 2. Consider a veto of the ~ayor of a resolution adopted by the two branches of Council may 9-
<br />16th. for doing certain street paving.
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<br /> "immediately following the Joint Session the Common 0ouneit and Board of Aldermen will meet sepa-
<br />rately to consider such action as m~y have been~ taken in the Joint Session concerning said veto~
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<br />"Very truly,
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<br />~W. C. Corbitt, President~o. C.~
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<br />Walker, President B. of A.
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<br />The following matters a~opted in Joint Session of this date were taken up for consideration:
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<br /> First. The veto of the Mayor of adoption of report of the Joint Street Committee May 4-gth
<br />paving of certain City streets, &c.
<br /> The Mayor assigned the following reasons for his action concerning said adoption:
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<br />~The Council:
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<br />~Portsmouth, Va., 16th ~ay, 1911.
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<br /> 'Gentlemen:--
<br /> ~I return herewith resolutions adopted by the
<br />by the Common Council Nay 9, 1911.
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<br />Board of Adlermen ~ay 4, 1911 and
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<br /> 'I approve of the recommendation of the Street Committee, adopted by the 0ounci!. that the fol-
<br />lowing streets be paved with Bithulithic:
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<br />London street, from ~ater to Effingham,
<br />Dinwiddie street, from North end to South end.
<br />~ffingham street, from Glasgow to 0ounty, parked in the center.
<br />Hatton street, from Glasgow to Naval,
<br />Naval. from Hatton to Linden.
<br />Hirers. iow. from Naval to North end~
<br />Ann. from 0hestnut to Cooke,
<br />Villa. from Hospital G~te to ~est Park View bridge,
<br />First. from 0auseway to Navy Yard Gate,
<br />Face,re, from Fifth to ~est Gate Navy ~ard,
<br />Fifth, from Harrison to.~yette,
<br />H~rrison~ from Fourth to Fifth,
<br />Green. from North to Hospital Gate,
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<br />~at a total expenditure of approximately $145,194.96 and that the contract for such paving be awarded
<br />the Atlantic Bithulithic Co. at a price not exceeding ~2.02 per square yard.
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<br /> ~I disapprove of the option to add to the contraet other streets at a price not exceeding $2.02
<br />on aceountof such option being vague and ~ndefinite, not specifying the streets to be paved, or that
<br />would be paved, or the number of yards that would be paved, and also for the reason that the city has-
<br />not at 'this time funds available for more paving. Nor do i consider it wise to pave more atreets
<br />with a material that has not yet stood the test of time. that is as far as this section is concerned.
<br />It is also good policy to pave with more than one kind of material, so that there may be some compe-
<br />tition ~nd in order that the city may test for itself the different kinds of paving material, and thus
<br />get better paving out of the ¢ompetitors~
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<br /> '! disapprove of the recommendation of the ~treet Committee, adopted by the Council. givi~g~the
<br />Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction Company the right to use T rails ~nd to pave between its rails and two
<br />feet each side of its rails with vitrified brick.
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<br /> 'As you are doubtless aware the franchise of this company requires it to lay girder rail-and to
<br />pave between its rails and two feet on each side' of its rails with the same kind of material as the
<br />remainder of the street.
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<br /> ~White the use of T rail. which would prevent the use of tracks by vehicles, may expedite the
<br />movement of the cars.and the use of bri~-between its rails and ~or two feet on each side of its
<br />rails cause less damage to that part of the street next the rails and consequently put the company
<br />'to less expense for repairs, and while the city should, when it can do so without inconvenience to
<br />the public or the patrons of the company, aid it in eperating its cars at the least expense, yet
<br />there are differences of opinion as to the advgntages of T rail and it has not been conclusively
<br />shew~ that brick will stand next to rails much if any better than other paving material, or that it
<br />is necemsary to pave the entire space between rails and two feet on each side of the rails with
<br />brick, some cities having but one or two brick on each side of the rails and the balance of the space
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