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<br />November ~, ~10.
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<br /> And all resommend~tions of committees adopted by the Common 0ounci! wore concurred inalso, ex-
<br />cept a recommendation of the Street Oo~ittee that the cost of a drivev~y in front of the house of
<br />the Annex Fire Oompa~y should come out of the Seventh Ward funds; that matter w~s recommitted for
<br />further consideration.
<br /> (Present Er. Withy).
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<br /> Second. The following ordinances ordered to lie on the table October tlth until the next reg-
<br />ular meeting of the body:
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<br /> AN 0RDIN~NOE TO REQUIPJE PR0~TY 0~N~S TO OONNEOT WITH TM 0ITT ~EW~GE SYSTEM, AND TO ~-
<br />~ SEOTIONS 261 and 26~ OF T~ CItY ORDINaNCeS RELATING TEEn, TO.
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<br />This
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<br />ordinance was ts~ken up a~d ~s adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes--Hall. John Howard; P~rrish, Hanvey~ B~ooks. ~orbitt. Bilisoly, Baker, Jo~hnson,
<br /> Leigh, Brinson. ~ross. Tyler. Hawks. Hutchins.
<br />Nays-~Withy,
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<br />18.
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<br />ORDINANCE TO ~J~END AND RE-Oz~tDAtN ~TION 492 OF TEE ORD!NANGES !N~REY~ATION TO OONTRA~TS
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<br />AND BONDS.
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<br />This ordinunce was taken up and w~ adopted bY the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-~Halt, Joh~ Noward~ P~rr~sh. Hanvey. Brocks, ~orbit~ Bilisoly,
<br /> Johnson~ Leigh, Brinson. ~roms. Tyler, H~wks, Withy, Hute~ns.
<br /> Beisel. Oooke. Sanders. 19.
<br /> Nzys--None.
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<br />B~ker,
<br />Parker.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISS%~ OF SIX HU~D~D THOUB~&ND DOLLARS OF' BO~S TO BJ~ ENO~ AS
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<br />"~ATER BONDS," PURSUANT TO ~E A0T OF ~HE GENERAl ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, APPROVED NAROH 2. 1910,
<br />ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE TEE OITY~ OF PORTS~OUT~ 20 ISSUE BOI~DS TO EST~EBLI~E W~ER WORES TO
<br />
<br />FUR~ISH A SUPi~LY OF WAEER, AND TO O~TE A BOARD OF
<br />
<br />~ORES."
<br /> On motion of N~. Hall, the privilege of ~he floor was accorded~ to Nr~ ~m. G. 2a~er. mem-
<br />ber of the House of Delegates and patron ofthebill by authority ef which, this ordinance was draf-
<br />ted.
<br /> ~r. 2~rker spok? at.some length ~n ~dvoca¢~ of~nad~ptien of the ordinance. Nr~ Brinson
<br />w~s quite pronounced in his objections to some features of~he orgin~nee;.an~ several-ether mem-
<br />bers spoke for and ~gainst it. But finally the ordinance w~s a&opte& bY the folllwingvote:
<br /> A~es-~Eatl. John How~rd;~ Panfish, Hanvey, Brooks, Oorbitt. Bilisoly, B~ker. Johnson.
<br /> Leigh, Oross..Tyler~ Hawks, Hutchins. Oooke. Saunders. 15.
<br /> Nays--Brinson. ~ithy, Parker. Beisel~ ~.
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<br /> Third. Oommomic~tions from the Mayor.
<br /> ~5t~-. November. 19t0.
<br /> WThe Oou~cil:-
<br /> ~Ge~tleme~:-
<br /> "I respectih~l!y call your at~entien to the assessment made by
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<br />Aine Railroad in this cmty and would ~ugges% ~mt She Oo~o~lth At~o~ey~ be requited to apply
<br />to the Cir~t Oo~t of ~he Oity of Rio~ond for an ine=emse in ~he mssessm~t of this road~y of
<br />z~ least $100,000.00.
<br /> =The l~w t~ing railroads, as amended ~nd approved I~rch 18th, 1910, requires all of the re-
<br />~ ~d personal property of railroads %o be asmes~d for
<br /> "~he ~abomrd Air Line R~lr~ad h~s 1.59 miles o~ mai~ line ~d 14.05 miles 9f side ~=a~
<br />this city, of whi~ the 1.59 miles ef~in line o~y is assessed ~d this a~ $31,800, or $20,000
<br />Der mile.
<br /> "The State Gorporation~, as a ~hole, value.the mainline at a s~ suffici~ently hi~s to
<br />include the ~lue ef side ~raek, yet, as far as ~s city is cence~ed, i~ evidently not
<br />v~lued the main line of the Seaboard Air Zine R~ilroaa in ~s city
<br /> w~! of the ~in ~ne of the Seaboard Air ~ine Railroad in this $~mte, 157.826 miles, is valr
<br />~ed at not less ~n $20,000 per mile except 2.7 ~es in'the ToE~ of Boyk~ns~ - ~
<br /> ~The ~ver~ge valuation per ~le, including 74~36 mil&~$ of side ~raek, is $13,463, and ~he
<br />er~ge~l~tion per mllS of all ~r~ck of all of ~he ~il=oa~s i~ the S~ate~ is $11,~81, ye~ the
<br />~ve~ge valuation per mmle of the 15,64 miles of Seaboard~. Line Track in this. ci~y%s~but
<br />,10,430 per mmle less than ~he ~ve~ge e~ all of~ ~S ~r~ek mn thms State and $9,447 per ~le less
<br />than the ~verage of all track of all roads in the State.
<br /> 7If the main line track in ~e co,ties, in w~ there is little or no side tra~, ~he Sea-
<br />o~&~m Lmme R~mzro~d ~but 32~ o~ smde tr~ek out ~f mrs ~o~ml of 232,186 mmles] is assessed
<br />~t $20~O00 per ~ile, ~en ~he ~n line tra~ in ~Port~outh, W~ch is but ~en ~er cent of the t0t~l
<br />tra~ mn ~his emty, ~o~d be assessed at ~ ~eater s~ %~n ~O,O00-per mile i~ all of mrs propery
<br />in this ei~y is to be properly valued.
<br /> ~ ~he~esmpe~e & OhmO ~mlro~O~. s ~mn lane ~ th~ Gi~y o~ Ne~o~ News. of Whm~ i;ne~e
<br />but 1,3 ~les, is assesse~ ~t ~00,O00 per milel and while t~s ?~ek may be of heavier r~l there
<br />.oo~d ~o% be so great m ~f~e~e~ in.~att?~I eest of~hi~in lin~ ~d that of~ the~ $~b~r.d Air Line,
<br />zn~ thms v~umtion e~den~l~ i~ciudes smde trmck, WhiCh th~ ~mon or,he SeaDo~rd Air Zine m~in
<br />tr~ek in ~hi~ city does not. ~
<br /> "In my opinion, ~nd t ~elieve in the opinion Of the Cit~ A~to=ney~ the~in freiEh$ ~t=~ok
<br />the ;S~o~r& ~r L~ne R~o~d ~ng ~om $o~ st~ee~ ~o ~e ne~h ~d~Of 0~Ord st~eet,sho~
<br />be:~a~ed,~ am well as the t~ r~ng from neam ~ st~e~ ~.o the Na~y Ya~, ~a~ they are not_
<br />t~ed;
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<br /> wj. D~vis Reed,
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<br /> The communication of the Nayorh~vingbee~ r~.a? the General.Counsel of the. ~. A..L. R~;:Oo.,
<br />· w~o_W~s ~resent, asked for and w~s gr~nted;~e~P~vilege ~f the floor to ex,!din ~he position of
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