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<br />November 9, 1910.
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<br />l~bli¢ ProDer~y--
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<br />Hon. 0ommon.0ou~cil~
<br /> Gentlemen:--ToUr l~mbli¢ Property Oommittee respectfully
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<br />reports herein Concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Pablic Property Committee Oc-
<br />tober llth ~nd September 13th, 19i0:
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<br /> Referred by Common Council October Ilth.
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<br /> A petition of the 0bombers Fire Company for electric lights in its engine room.
<br /> The 0ommittee have asked for bids to do this~work and have received the accompanying bids
<br />from Geo, N. Bell and N..~, Richardson: (See bids on separate sheets).
<br /> Geo. N. Bell being the lower bilder for the work. it is recommended that award for thesame be
<br />made to him.
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<br />A request of the Board of Health that a new concrete floor be laid in the Seaboard market house.
<br /> Progress as to s~me.
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<br />A request of the Bo~rd of Health to have the fish market flushed out daily. Progress.
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<br /> To report at the next meetings of the Council for providing sleeping quarters for paid men of
<br />~the Chambers ~$re Gompauy.
<br /> It is recommended that the rpom now used by the Stonewall Oamp be occupied as sleeping quar-
<br /> ters for ~id men of the ohambers Fire ~ ·
<br /> ~ompany, that $500. be appropriated to fit up said quarters;
<br /> and that a room for Stonewall Gmmp be obtained e~sewhere, at an ~scertained cost of $500. per year.
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<br />Referred by Oommon ~ounc~l September 13th.
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<br /> To provide a 500 pound bell for house of the A~mex 2ire Oompany,
<br /> It is recommended that a bell be purchased for said house at a cost not in excess of $180,
<br />provided the ~inauce Oommittee eau obtain the funds therefor.
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<br /> We r~Der~ further that we h~vamade the usual advertisement,for bids tO supply the seve~l City
<br />depart~nente with goal ~. woo~ f~r the win~er and have received ~he following bids for same:
<br /> From W. & ~. 2~rk~r, Wm. G~ Naup~n, Ohos. E. Nosh, the Portsmouth Goal & Ice 0ompany, H.
<br />B. Wilkins, ~nd ~. P, O~st, to supply 74 tons of the best anthracite coal, 225 pomade to the ton.
<br /> Each Of the~e firms, except the Portsmouth~oal & !ce Company, bid$7. Der tonfor delivery in
<br />the City ~nd $8~ ~er ton for delivery at the Almshouse; whi~e the Portsmouth 0cml & Ice Oomp~ny~will
<br />deliver cud store~ the whole 74 tons at $7,25 per ton.
<br /> ~It is recommended, therefore, that ~ward for the co~l be made to the Portsmouth 0col & Ice
<br />as ~he lowest bidder for same.
<br /> B. 2. 0as~ bid $~-75; the Portsmouth Coal & Ice 0ompany, $7; and R. B. ~ilkins, $7, per cord,
<br />to supply 25 cords of th~ best pine wood sawed to order and delivered.
<br /> S. P. Oast being the lowest bidder far the wood, it is recommended that award for same be made
<br />to him.
<br /> (Signed) S.B. Hutchins.
<br /> Chairman, O. C.
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<br /> On motions, the several recommendations' of the Go,mitres were adopted; and the reo0mmended ap-
<br />propriations of $180, to purchase a bell for house of the A~nex Fire 0ompany, $500. to fit up the
<br />Stonewall Camp room for p~id men of the 0h~mbers Fire Company, ~nd $300. for rent of a room for the
<br />Stonewall 0amp, were referred to the Joint ~in~nce 0ommittee.
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<br />D'NFINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br />F~rst. E~tters adopted by the Common Oot~cil October llth and referred to the Board of Alder-
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<br />men for concu~enc~.
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<br /> To p~y m bill of O. H. Bell to amount of $53~50 for hire to the City of a patrol wagon,
<br />for August ~nd Septe~oe-~, l~Ol0.
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<br /> To appoint a committee of five to confer wi~h committees of labor organizations and with a com-
<br />mittee of the B, ~ A. t~ w~it on the Secretary of the Navy, if necessary, in regard to the employ-
<br />ment of enlisted men ~o do work in the NmvyYard~ ms m substitute for regular mechanics there.
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<br /> To auth~riz~ the Joint Public Property Oommittee to advertise for bids to supply the several
<br />Gi%y dep~rtmen~swi~h eo~l and wood for the winter~
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<br /> To authorize the Joint Stree~ Committe% to advertise for bids to pave the streets heretofore
<br />recommended' for paving.
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<br />To authorize the printing for distribution of the following proposed ordinances:
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<br /> "To requir~ Property. Holders to connect with the Oity seWe~ge system, and to repeal sections
<br />261 ~d 263 of the Oity ordinances relating thereto." ~
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<br /> WTo authorize ~he issue of $600,000. of bonds to be kno~ as '~ater Bonds,' pursuant to an act
<br />of the GenerAl Assembly of Virginia, approved ~rch 2, l~10, entitled 'An act to authorize the City
<br />of Portsmouth' to issue bends to establish w~ter works ~o furnish a supply of water, and to create a
<br />board of commissioners to establi~ such system of water works.'"
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<br />"To amend and re-ordaim section 492 of the ordinances in relation to con,roots and bonds."
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<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew no~es in the several City banks to amount of $21,000, .due
<br />November l~, 1910.
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<br />All of the above were con~_rred in exeept to authorize the Treasurer to renew notes for $2!~000;
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