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Ju~y~o l$, 19o8. (Sig~ed) Jno. H. Hall, 0hairman, On motions, the several rec0m~en~ations the vote being the same for eaeh: Ayes--Hall, John E., Watts, Hanvey, Mithy, Hawks, 10. Public Property-- of th~ Oo~itte$ were adopted by the ~arren, We!ton, Johnson, following vote, Leigh, Oulpepper, Eon. 0onnnon Council. Gentlemen:--Your Public Property Committee respee~l~lly reports herein eoncerning the several matters referred to the Joint 2~blie Property 0o~ittee 13th ~and February !lth, as follows: Referred by 0ommon Gouneli Nay 13th. A report ef the "j~il-eommittee~ appointed~by judge ef the Oorporg$ion Oou~t, in regard to cer- tain improvements needed to the 0ity jail. We have looked into the matter, and der to mee~e recommendations of said jaz! Referred by 0ommon Council February llth. To authorize the adve~'sing for bids to e%tend ~he concrete floor in the Independen~ house. recommend t~t an appropriation of $350 be made in or- committee." engine ~e have se advertised and have received the following bids therefor: From J. E. ~anrahan & 0o., $300.00 ~rthu~ Flynn, 515.00. As we believe these bids to be unreasongb!y high, it is recommended that t~ey be rejected a~d that the Oommittee be authorized to ~dvertise again for bids to do the work. It is further recommended that the Oommittee be ~uthorized to advertise for bids t~ supply public buildings with fuel for the coming season. (Signed) Ohas. 0. 0ulpepper, 0hairm~n, ~. O. the rteommetdatio~s of the 0ommittee were adopte~, ~nd the reoommemded ap- improvements was, moreover, referred to the Joint Finance Oo~ittee. O~ motions, the several propriation of $350 for jail Sewerage-- ~he following communications from the 0ityEngineer: "July 14, 1908. Presented for a report "Dear Sir:-- "In er~er to give the Fred'k Ni~ter house at the north east eorner of B~rt streets a sewer lateral with which to eonnee~ the plumbing figures reo~ently put in the house, it will be ~eeessary either to r~ m main eastwardly down Bart street f~om the m$i~sewer in 0curt street, or to ran only a lateral from the 0curt street~mmin to the east curb of 0curt s~reet in front of the Hinter residence. ,The ~embers of the Sewerage-~Eommittee th~t~ were pmesen~last evening theugh~ it best to run a la~erat only, the totml cost of which will be about $36,50; an& $22.50 o~f this amount is for re- paving the asp_halt-surface taken ~p tO lay the laterals, gn&$1~ fo~ pipe and labom~ As the repair- ing of the asphalt will net have to be paid bythe Sewerage Dep~ar~ment but by the Street Depar~- merit, with your approval s~d eonsent, I will mt ~n early day r~uup this lat. e~al in order to give the p~y, who has recently purchased the residence, mn opportunity te connect withthe sewerage "Mr. '~m. Jones Williams, "B~seom Sykes, 0ity Engineer." Oemmittee,~ B. of A., Portsmouth, Va,~ ~egular appropriation to the Department. system. It is ~Yours very truly, 0h~irman of Sewerage recommended that the work be done out of the