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<br />October tl, 1910,
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<br /> On mo%iens, the several recommendations Of the Oemmittee were adopted by the follewing vote,
<br />the vote being the same for each:
<br /> Ayes--Hall, Jne. Howard.; Parrish, Hanvey, C~rbitt, Moore,
<br />Baker, Johnson, ~eigh, Reynolds, ~ress., Tyler, Parker, Beisel, Gooka, 14,
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<br />Hon. Common Council.
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<br />Gentlemen:--Your Etreet 0ommittee res~pectm~ally reports as to the
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<br />following matters refer=ed to the Joint Street Committee September 13th and August 9th:'
<br /> ~" Referred by Common Council September llth. Y J
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<br /> To consider work to be done on the streets in the Sixth Ward by the Norfolk & Portsmouth
<br />tion Company in connection with Streetlmprevements in said ward. t~ogress as to same,
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<br /> (With Public Property Committee). A petition of the A~ex Hose Company for a good driveway
<br />front of their engine house.
<br /> It {s recommended that the work be done at ~ cost of $75, out of Seventh Ward funds.
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<br /> The b~ condition of Gosport bridge.
<br /> The Oity Engineer reports that it will cost $15©. to make good temporary repairs on this
<br />bridge, and it is reoommended~that $150. be appropriated for such repairs.
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<br />Referred by Oo~mon Oouncil August
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<br /> To make temporary'repairs to the bridge at the north end of Dinwiddle street,
<br /> This bridge is in such bad condition that it would be more economical to substitute a new
<br />structure there than to.~ake repairs~ grid a 60 inch re-inforeed galvanized iron pipe to take the place
<br />of the bridge would be far preferable and considerably cheaper; at the same .time the improvement would
<br />be perm_e-~en~. The cost ef this pipe, according to estimates of the City Engineer, would be approXi-
<br />mately $335.00,
<br /> It is recommended, therefore, that the ~ommittee be authorized te have the pipe constructed in
<br />place of the bridge, provided consent cf the adjoining property owners can be obtained therefor.
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<br />Pre~ious!y referred.
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<br /> The matter of opening the west end of High street in the Sixth Ward.
<br /> The Council have besn informed, from time te time, as to progress m~de by the Oommittee in
<br />opening the west end of High street, and at the meeting of the Common Council September 13th the chair~
<br />man stmted that satisfastory arrangements had been-mAde with officials of the S. A. ~ Ry. Co., he
<br />believed, for the opening of said street. He ~med in detail the arrangements agretd on; and
<br />~eneral Counsel of the Company, who was present, confirmed the s~atement of the cha~rman--proposmng
<br />at the same time to put ~he terms of the ~g~ee~ent in writing, which we herewith submit;
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va,, Sept. 15, 1910.
<br /> "~r. E. B. Hawks,
<br /> ~hairm~n, Street Committee,
<br /> Portsmouth,'~a.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "Referring to and confirming what I said at the meeting of the Common Council of
<br />the City of Pe~"~smouth:
<br /> "The Seaboard Air ~ine Railway will agree to the opening of H~gh Street through its property at
<br />the point indicated on the plat, and re-adjustment of tracks as indicated by the City Engineer.
<br /> ~Chief Engineer Sodden has called my attention to the fact that in changing the tracks, as is
<br />thus proposed, it may be necessary.ts encroach upon private property--that is, property owned by oth-
<br />er l~rties than the Seaboard Air Zinc Railway. If this.be true, the City will, of course, arrange
<br />with the owners of this property for the track location,
<br /> "Mr, Sodden states that he explained this to the City Engineer at the time. and I am calling your
<br />attention to it to prevent the possibility cf misunderstanding,
<br /> "Yo~r application to the Council involved first,- the opening of High Street through the proper-
<br />ty of Seaboard And Roanoke Railroad Company, which is granted; and second,-a re-adjustment of the
<br />tracks on Td~..t ~oDerty, as suggested by the City Engineer and approved by your Committee, to this
<br />we agree.
<br /> e~eping tt~s wiI1 prove sa ~sfactory, and suggesting that you take up with the representatives
<br />o~ the Seaboar~ whe~you ~eslre to commence ~ork, ~ am.,
<br /> ~egh R. ~atts,
<br /> General Counsel,"
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<br /> ~herefore, ~ the conditions named in the communication of the General 0ounsel for the opening
<br /> of the west end ef High s~reet confirm his verbal proposal therefor, ir'is recommended that said con-
<br /> ditions be accepted and thatthe said street be opened as soon as practicable,
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<br /> I~ is f~.rther recommended. That an appropriation o~ $75©. be ma~e for the purpose of erecting
<br /> a galvanized~§~erage warehouse on City land near the incmnerator, for the storage of the steam roll-
<br />.er, tools, sprinklers and such ether materials as may be used in the Street Department.
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<br /> That the Joint ~treet Committee be authorized to advertise for bids for the removal of garbage,
<br /> 'trash, ashes. &c., from the streets.
<br /> (Signed} J, T. Hanvey,
<br /> For Street Committee.
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<br /> On motions, the several recommendations of the Street Committee were adopted; and the rteommen-
<br /> ded appropriations of $75- for a driveway to house of the Annex Hose Company,. $~50. for repamrs to
<br /> ~he ~o_spert~idge, '$335. for a pipe ~t the north end of Dinwiddie street, and $750. for a galvan~
<br /> .ized~rage ~ou~e were referred to the Joint 'Finance 0ommittee, ' .
<br /> P~blic P~operty~-
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