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1910. A reduction of tax rate on tangible and intangible personal property~ Progress. Advisability of ail. owing the Local Improvement Bmarda from $250~ to $300.. ~acb~ yearly, to be set aside as an "emergCncy f~nd~ ~o be ~.sed on sidewal~s.~ dc. To issue $~5.000. of ~onds for ~uLlding public school houses. mrs matter has been acted on. . We further recommend the transfer of $3~000. from t~ae General AcCount to Street improvement count, and that the Paving and ~di~ and the Street Improvement Account[be consolidated und'sr the nam..e of ~treet r~ ..... m~t ACCOUnt. The following commur~catmon was sent to our reDresentative~ ~' the General Asse~oly, and it is hoped that our action therein ~rill be approved by you: ~arch 2~ 1910. "Dear Sir:- ~There appeard before th6 .Joint~Fin~nce Committee last evening ~r. Dobie. ~r. ~der- son and others o~ Norfolk, in the matter of a bill now belows ~ne Legislature to amend the Acts ef ~881-2. &e~. in relation to the Board of Harbo~ 0omissioners; and the question was very ~lly ~s- ~ussed oe~ee_ the ~o~ttee and the visiting delegation, e~pee~al~y aS to the proportion of e~ense to be bo~e by Norfo!k~ Portsmouth. and Norfolk ~After ~ne Norfolk dele~tion had retSred the Cm~dttee decided unctuously, ~d the Hayer. who ~s present, approved~ in directing the 0lark to no~i~ our representatives in the General Assembly that it ~pproved of the proposed ~en~uents to said acts of I851-2, pr.o~ided the proportmQn of penes for re~lat~ng ~e harbor ~ou~d be one,tm~tn~(1/5, ,o~ the 0ity 0f Portsmouth and Norfolk 0ouuty, each, and three-fifths (~/5) ~or the 0mty om Eo=fo~; and provided, moreave=, tlme maker appointing harbor~sters should remain as at present. "The Oo~itSee will report its action as above specified to the 0o~mn ~o~cil and the Board of A!de~en When they meet in re,ar session~ and expect their ~onourrence therein. ~espactffully, ~L. P~ Slater, 0ity O!erk~~ (Si~ed) Jno. Howard Hall, On motions, the several recommendations of the Cormnittee were adopted by the foi!o~ng vote. the vote being tn~ same for each: Hall, Jno. Howard; Vfatts, Hanvey, Oorbitt. Bilisoly, Hall. J. H. ~ Jr., Johnson. Zeigh, Brinson. Cross. Tyler. Ha~ks. Hutchins. Parker. Walker. Meiggs, 16, Streets-- Hon~ Co.men Oouncil. Gentlemen:--Your Street Oommittee respectfully reports herein concerning the following matters referred to the Joint Street Co~nittee February 8-11-15. 1910: Referred by 0ommon Council Feb~lary 8th and lith~ Advisability of establishing a drinking fountain at the corner of High and Crawler& ~treets. Progress as to same. To allow property holders 50 cents per $~ua~e yard for grau0!ithio sidewalks put dow~ in front of their oremises, nm. der supez~ision of the'City Engineer. It is recommended that the proposition Be. ado~te and that the.Joint 0rdir~uoe 0ommittee be ~ns~ru~ed to have prepared an ordinance to cover the recommendation. ~o make a re-arrangement of tracks of the N. & P. T. Co.~ so as to provide for regular ten min- ute trips of cars over the same. Progress. To_ require that paper,-~ags and other inflarm~ablematerial be deposited in separate cans from other trash.- ~e report that this matter will be regulated:by ~he new garbage regulations upon which the Go,mitres is now at work. ~ public dock; the opening of the west end o~ High s~reet; the employment of some one ~o look after ~d care for trees on the streets. ~he matters of a public dock and the opening of of the west.end of High stree~haye been under considermtion of the Cozmnittee for some time past: we ~epor2 progress as to. employment of some one to look after and care for trees. To investigate the ~erits of the different kinds of paving material and methods of laying the ~ne ~emmittee feel it to be to the~best, interest of the City to m~e a thorough investiga- tdon of the Various paving.materials ~nd methods of ~aying t~? s?e, and~are~n~ tion ~s it is possible remake by means of co=respon~ence and remerer~e subject. It may. however. Be necessary for the Oommittee to inspect ~ome 9f t~e ~ore'modern pave- ments, such as Westrumite; Bituminous-Eacadam, Filbertine, etc.. and if ~hls souid be fo~ad 'necessa- ry, they desire authority to visit some of the cities where these m~terials a~e in use; dud 'they rac- e,hand that. in their discretion~ they be ac authorized. · proposed .To reduce the width o~sidewalks of streets it is 2 ~ ~he 0ommittee ~il give this matter ~norough investigation an&, in all probability, v~iI! .narrow many of the roadways to, approximately, ~nirty feet. -To use hereafter vitrified bricks only for paving. Progress. To pave the "Star Lane~ be~veen O~awford and ~ater streets~ .Progress? To provide at least 25 more ~eceptacies on the streets for waste paper, do. ~-ogress. To require occupants of stores and dwellings to k~ep the sidewalks in front of same clean. We recommend this. and fu~ther recommend tha~ ~he matter be referred to the Joint Ordinance Committee to have an ordinance prepared therefor.