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277 complaint of ~s~ Alice ~$. ~illiams about tr~e root~ in H~uter~s i~ne~ ~ogre~ a~ to sz~e~ Co~ty streets e~tended~ - We repor-~ ~hat ~he Gi~y ~neer ~lll ~tt~nd to the n~tter. Ad~s~oiiity of ma~ng ~emporary ~epairs to the Washington street bridge, This ~tter hm~ been referred to the City ~neer to o~t~in estimates for ~ne same. ReferrEd by Board of A!dermen~y~17th. The condition of these avenues has been To take steps for ~c~%~iring a' suffioien~ property om Green a~d Emmett ssreets to ~-~e room for suitable sidewalks ~'~n~re' to the .~dv~s~bz±~ty of paving the south side ofH~igh street, be'N~een Effingh~m and Chestnut. ~e h~ve relegated this work to the 0i~yEngineer for estimates of same. To communicate with officials of the ~ - m · ' ' Nor~o!~ & Portsmouth. ~ ~ ~ra¢~ion Oompany and see if s better schedule of trips can not be maintained between the City an~ Gl!me,ton on Saturdays and Sundays. Progress as to same. Previously referred. ~ request of Fort Nelson Chap%er Daughters of the Revoiution to be allowed to place a drinking fountain on the corner of High and Orawford streets. ~n conformitywith advloe of the Board of Health it is'~seommended that a drinking foun- rain be not permitted on said corner. To propose to the S. ~. L. Ry, 0o. that if it will donate to the City enough of its land on the west side of Water st~eet.~ between Glasgow and Nortk, in. order to mm~e., said ~a~er street of -~iform-~dth through its entire length~ the City will pgve '~ater stree~ from Glasgow to North. The Cle~ has s~bmitted t?ais proposition to the S, ~. L. P.y~. Co~ ~ud ~s received the fol- lowing reply thereto i~o~ its General Counsel: "Mr. L, P, S!ater, City Clerk, "Dear Sir:- Portsmouth, Va. Portsmouth, Vs., June 2, 1910. 2974o ~I have your letter of the let and note contents. ~In reply would say the conclusion of the Seaboard.~ir Line Railway ~as clearly dicated im my letter of~y ?th to Er. E, B. Hawks~ shai~nan of the Street Committee; from this I quote: ~The Ssaboard~ir Line Rail~y is always ready to meet all the reasonable wishes and require- ments of the authorities of the City of Portsmouth~ especially w£nen the same look to the improvement ef the Oity and the betterment of conditions~ It is, therefore, disposed to meet the ~shes of the Go, tree, to have ~ak~ dorm and removed a~ the 51ty~s e~pense, such part of the old building for- merly used as o~ees~ a~ may bs necessary to ~den ~ates street tca ~dSh of ~0 feet ~om the no~h S~de of Gias~ow streey~ extending nor~n~ and to pe~ the use of su~ portion of i~s p~operty, as above in~azed, for s~reet p~poses, provided tha~ %he proposed paying is ~o be done promptly ~d in a satisfactory and wor~a~ike maker ~d at %he sole cost and e~ense of the 0ity.~ "The Seaboard Ai~ Line Railway is prepared to close She negotiation on the te~s indicated. ~ndly "Yours We have ascertained that the paving of Water err.edt from Glasgow to North, ~nd taiMing down of oar% of the old building~ wo~zd be about $2,840; and ~t is recommended ~hat the work be done, it is further recommended tn~t ~ appropriation of $922. be m~de, out of appropriation already allowed for- paying,, to pave sidewalks on We%ster~ ~eck~is and Randolph streets~ · (Signed~) On motions, the several retqmmend~tioL~ of the Co~,ittee were adopted, and the recommended am- prop,~a~zons of $S22. to pave on Webster. ~eckie and Randolph sbree~, and $2,840. to pave Water street, were referred to the Joint F~na~ce ~ - -~ Hon. Go. on Gen,¢zeme~:--Your Fire 0once,tee respect_'a!~y reports concerning the following ra~tters refe~-~ed__ to the Joint Pi, re Oon~?~ittee My 10-1~th a~& ~pr~ · TM tg-~o~. ~h, 1910: E~.ez~r~d by Common Counozi ~y lOth~ (W~h Pi~nee Comm~ ~ee.~ A.oetition of fire~n~ Joseph O. Daugktry~ to be allowed $28,42 on account of e~pensss inoui~e~ oeca~se o~ ~n~u~l~s ~ece~-ve~ e-bile on duty. ~ro.%Tsss-as to same.