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<br />A~ril 14. 191~
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<br /> At an adjourned regular meeting April 14th there were present--
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<br /> Aessrs. W. G. 0orbitt, P~esident, Jno. Howard Hall, Vice-president,
<br /> J. T. Hanvey,.'R. S. Brooks. Ghas. R. Welton, J, E. Johnson,
<br /> Jno. P. ~eigh, Z. 0. Brinson, E. B. Hawks, S. B. Hut~hins,
<br /> H. tL Parker, J. D. Walker, 12.
<br /> Absent--H, L. Watts, &. Aug. Bitisoly, M. D. Buchanan, W. J. Gross,
<br /> 0has. J.-Withy,. G. Z. Tyler, E, P. ~ilkins, R. E. ~eiggs, J. H. Hall, Jr., 9-
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<br /> _ On motion, further consideration of the majority and minority reports of the Joint'Zight 0om-
<br /> mittee, made at the meeting April 12th, was first taken up..
<br /> The tales were suspended ~in order to hear from representatives of the Portsmouth and Norfolk
<br /> Corporation present.
<br /> Mr. T. J. Wool, President of the Oorporation,made a few remarks explanatory fu~her of the po-
<br /> sition of his board of directors aS to an extension of the contract asked for to light the City,
<br /> Whereupon, Er. Hawks offerred the following resolution as a Substitute for the majority and
<br /> minority recommendations of the Joint Light Committee:
<br /> ~EEKEAS, the Portsmouth and Norfolk~ Corporatiom~waa,. by an ~rdinan~e ~pproved June 21, 1~09,
<br /> granted a twenty year franchise for. electric light and power and ~ ten year contract with the Oity
<br /> for furnishing municipal lighting; and,
<br /> ~HEREAs, the said Gorporatio~has applied for an extension of time within~ which to furnish the
<br /> Oity wi~h municipal If ghting; ~nd,
<br /> ~ WHEreAS, the Portsmouth and Norfolk Oorporstion has agreed ~hat if said extension is granted
<br /> t will at once execute the bond of Five Thousand Dollars. required by said ordinance, with good
<br /> and sufficient ~ecurity in favor of the 0ity, conditioned upon the constructing and putting into
<br /> opera,ion and maintaining the plant and servi~e in the franchise granted, within nine months from
<br /> the date of the approval by the mayor of_ said 0fry, of a resolution authorizing such extension;
<br /> and it will also execute a bond in ~he sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, with good and suf-
<br /> ficient security, in favor of the 0fry, conditioned t~re-imburse the said 0ity for anydifference
<br /> it has expend~d~ or~ may expend for municipal tightin~ from the first ~ay~ of-tanua~y~' 1910, to the
<br /> time when the s~id Gorporatmon shall ~urnish the samd lighting in accordance~with m%s contra~t, said
<br /> difference being the amount of what the .s~.id 0ityhas pai~ and shall/be required to pay,.in excess
<br /> of that it should ha~e pai~ under the samd contract, had mt been enforced and eomplied.~ith ms of
<br /> January l, 1910, ~n~to re-imburse the said-0ity for any and all other expenses it may ha~e incurred
<br /> !y reason of such eXte~sion;~a~d that. the certified check for Five ~housand Dollars deposited by
<br /> ~is~i~ Gorpor&~ion wmth its bid ~n~ now held bythe Gity,~shall be retained by the City as se¢~-
<br /> ~y rot the re-i~oursement to tEesaid Oity for any and all expenses it may have ineurre~ by rea-
<br /> son of s~eh extension, in addition to ~nd subject to the same conditions as the said bond for Twen-
<br /> ty-~ive H~dred Dollars.' And it will also, withi~ sixty~days from'the date of the approval of said
<br /> - exec ts. the contract required by the ordinance approved June
<br /> eXtenSion by the ~ayor o* the~Oity, u ~ ~
<br /> 21, 1909, except in so far as may be modified by the resolution of extension.
<br /> N0w; Therefore, be it resolved by the CounCil-of the ~'
<br /> ~mty of Portsmouth:
<br /> First. That the Portsmouth and No~folk Corporation. be, ~nd ~ is hereby granted am extension
<br />~ofnine months from the date of the ~pDrov~l by t~e Nayor~of this Oity of ~his resolution for sup-
<br />plying and furnishing all m~nicipml lighting that~is requmred to supply and furnish in accordance
<br />with t~e ord~nan¢~.~DDroVed Jmue 21, 190~, ~_uder the terms and conditions as hereLu abtv~
<br /> Second. 'l~.zt shOUld t~e Nmyor of the maid Git~y~approve this resolution of extension, then ~ke
<br />~Oity Attorney is hereby lirected ~nd instructed to preoare the contract and the two bonds as here-
<br />mn ~bove mentioned. ~ -
<br /> Third. .That ~should the said Portsmouth and Norfolk Corporation, for any re~on, fail to exe-
<br /> cute %he said Contraetand bonds as~gp~roved by ~he Oity. Oouncil within sixty ~ys from the appro-
<br /> .vel by the Mayor~/0f' tkis. ~esol~tio~, then. and in that event, all the rights granted to the sai~
<br /> Po~sm0u~h ~nd E0~folk Go~por~t~ion by the-ordinance approved June 21, t~09 and by these~these res-
<br /> olu~on~, .a~..e ~? c~ase .and determine ~d ~ne check for FiTe Thou~ Dollars deposited by said
<br /> poramion v~tk ~' bid, ~. to b~' forfeited to the~Oity as liquid, ted damages. B~t should ~he ~aid'
<br /> 0Gm, oration e~e~o_te the"~aid e0ntra~t and the samd two b6nds, bnt fail for any reason; to estmb!ish
<br /> its ptan$ and furnish ligh~s~$ requirs~ by said contr~t within the specified time of
<br /> from %he date of the approvgi~by ~heMay0r of ~hese r~solutmons, the~alI the rights granted to
<br />~the s~id Portsmouth and Norfolk Oorpora$ion by the ordmnan~e approved June 21, 190~, and by these
<br />Resolutions are to cease and determine ~nd the said two bonds and the said certified checkof the
<br />· s~id Gorpormtion fora%he s~m of Five Thousand Dol!~rs, deposited by the said Oorporation a~ herein
<br />.provided for, are to 'be forfeited to the City of Portsmouth as liquidated damages.
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<br />On motion o~ Er.
<br /> ~yes--Hm!l,
<br /> Hawks,
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<br />Jno. Howard Hall, the resolution was ado~pted by the followi.ing vote:
<br />Jne. Howard; Hanvey, Brooks, Oorbitt, Wel~on, Johnson, ~eigh, Brira~on,
<br />Hutchins, Parker, Walker, 12.
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<br /> on mo~ion of 5Ir. wa±~e_., the rules were suspended to hea~ from a delegation present of the
<br />0entral ~bor Union. ~
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<br /> :Mr. 0. 0. 0sbur~, ehai~ma~f the delegation spoke. ~ He said ~hat a convention of the State
<br />Federation of Labor ~ould be heldin Portsmouth for~three~days beginning June 6th, and he asked
<br />the ~oun~il to donate $~00. ~cwards ~heir entertainment.
<br /> On motion, the .pproDrmatzon asked for by ~Ir, Osbnrne was referred to the Jei~t Finance Gem.
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<br /> ~r. Johnson now called ~or reading of reports of the Fire and Cemetery committees, passed by
<br />the meeting April 12th, and the reading of same was ~mken up.
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<br />Nire--
<br /> Hon.
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<br />~entlemen:u-You~-F~re Committee respectfully reports as to the
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<br />following matters referred to the Joint Fire ~ommittee Watch 8th, February ~th and 15~h ~ previ-
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<br />ously.
<br /> Referred by ~ommon ~ouneil March 8th.
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<br /> To investigate -and ~epo=~ as to merits of the Nar~Deluge Nozzle and other nozzles of like kind.
<br /> We have so investigated and have found that the Hart.Deluge Nozzle can be bought for $200,
<br />another either of the two o~her kinds of nozzles offered ~ will ae~ ~2t6~ ~h~r~nr~ ~ ~ r~-
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