The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-30
PORTSMOUTH, Va, June 2sth, 1925


PORTSMOUTH, Va, June 2sth, 1925.
30 the Honorable City Council.
GENTLEMEN = Your Committee on
Sewerage aud Drainage hope that
short history OF our city
sewerlng from its beginning, to-
gether with statement of the prog
Tess and cost Of the same to date would
be Of interest to you and of service to
our successors in Office. With this OBJ.
Iect IN view, We respectfully submit
lhe following:
November 10th, 1891. The following
resolution was offered by Mr.. Barlow,
seconded by MIR. Toomer, and adopted
Rsso tied, That a committee OF five
be appointed by tho President to con.
older the question OF sewerage for the
city; that they be authorized to con-
suit with competent engineer on the
subject and to report to the Council US
early as practicable what is eXpsdient
in the matter.
December LIST. The President ap-
pointed the following named gentle.
anen on the Sewerage Committee:
aessrs. Barlow. Toomer. Brown, OWNS
and Rudd. BY request of MIR. Barlow
MIR. Toomer was made chairman of this
committee.
June eth, 1892. On motion OF MIR.
BARLOW the Sewer COMMITTEE we're
directed to consider the ndvisabllity Of
laying sever pipes on Crawford street.
previous to paving the same.
July 9th. Committee reported hav-
ing consulted with Mr.. w. L. Brooke,
City Engineer of Norfolk. They
recommend that Mr.. Brook be en-
ployed to devise complete system Of
To- In nif hn Of |,
plans, ETC., to be $500.
Sept. 9th. Committee recommends
shat the part OF the system of sewerage
which can be done on the gravity
plan" be done at n cost of SIC, and
also that pipes be laid on Crawford
otrcet at once.
Feb. Tth, 1898. The COMMITTEE sub
tnlts q general plan for sewering the
city at cost of 500. 900. Adopted.
June 9Th, 1898. The Council by re-
solution recommend to their successors
Go take up and complete the work OF
eowerage.
Nothing was done by the Council
which came into office July LIST, 1898,
In the matter OF sewerage until Deoem.
Der. when
December 18th. '93. By resolution
tho Legislature was applied to for all.
shorty to issue 100000 of sewerage
bonds,
March 9th, '94. The president of the
Council reports that he had conferred
with Mr.. Brooke aud learns from him
that it will take between $1,000 and
$1,000 for the yearly running expenses
OF the sewerage. MIR. Owns moves
shat committee OF three he appointed
(Which number may hereafter, in the
discretion OF the president, be increased
20 hvc), the Same to be known as the
Committee ON Sewerage and Drainage,
and that the president of the Council
eX'oificio shall be chairman Of said
committee. Adopted. Messrs. j
OWNS. f. Wonnycutt and ii. NJ. Peei
were appointed on that committee.
May Sth. Committee recommends
the appointment of'Mr. w. L. Brooke
ns consulting engineer of the sewerage
work, at salary OF s., 800. 1t was
also recommended that the sewerage
bonds be issned and the work OF
covering the city begun at once.
May Stb. The Finance Committee
were directed to have the Sewerage
bonds" printed.
June 18th. Special meeting of the
Council called to consider bids for
covering the city. Bid for the same
awarded to ID. Lee Wardroper & Co.
August 4th. Committee submit tho
bond Of d. Lee Werdroper ~ Co.
September, 4th. Council allows n
bill eff u. Lee Wardroper Il Co., for
el05.
September 18th. Clerk of the Coun
Gil reperts having turned over to CITY
Treasurer Sl00, 0O90 of"sewer bonds. :"
October, 10th. Committee reported
that Messrs. Wardroper 4 Co., had
failed TO comply with their contract
with tho city. Council directs the
che Committee TO readyertise for bids
for scwering the city.
November 18th. Committee report
Shat they had readvertised for propos.
als for aewering the city. The Citv
Attorney states TO the committee that
bio had promptly notified the American
Fidelity Company. of New York CITY.
OF the failure Of Messrs. Wardroper *
Co. to comply with thor contract, and
Had received tho thanks of tho com.
psny for his notification.
November Goth. Council receive n
communication from Messrs. Watts 4
Hstton. attorneys for Messrs. Ward
roper Co.. in which they complain of
the treatment OF their client by the
Council.
November 28th. Committee report
having received bids from several par.
alos for sewering the city. and recon-
mended awarding the contract for the
same to Mesgrs Sanfor1 RrOnk, 4,