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The following letter was presented: "I, SoG. Frazier, 170~ Maple Ave., would like reimbursement for four hens, 20 lbs. at 37 cts. a pound~ total $7.~0, destroyed by stray dogs." Notion of Nr. ~eiseman that the City Treasurer be instructed to p ay bill from funds in her hands from collection of Dog taxes, was adopted. Motion of ~. Duke that the follow, lng t~legram be sent Chandler Harper was adopted: "On behalf of the entire citizenship of the City of Portsmouth Virginia, the City Council in meeting assembled extend to you o~r heartfelt congratulations an~ best wishes for your great achieve- merit in winning the P~G~A. Championship and the favorable publicity you have given our city. Portsmouth City Council." On motion of ~. Wilson~ the privilege of the floor was granted Mt.John Williams who spoke on the extension of the hours for selling beer in Portsmouth. reading Manager Motion of Mr. Howard to place an appropriation of $5~000.00 on its first for the extension of Detroit St., from Port Norfolk to BarlowPlace, and that theCi~ expedite this work~ wa~ adopted. tion of sidewalks on a fifty-fifty basis with the first reading, was adopted.~ Motion of ~. Duke that an appropriation of $7~%00.00 for the construc- owner of abutting property, be placed on ~s Approved On motion adjourned. Presmd~~ A.P. Jc~L~son~r., C~ty Clerk. THIS AGREE~IENT, made the 1st day of May~ 19gO, between the Elizabeth River Tunnel District, by and through the Elizabeth River T~_nnel Commission, ~hegoverning body thereof, party of the first part, a~d the .City of .Portsmouth, party of the second part by and tt~rough its City Council, both bemng polmtical subdivisions of the State of Virginia~ WITNESSETH: ~S, by Chapter 130 of the ~cts of Virginia of 19~2, approved March 9~ 19~2, the Elizabeth River Tunnel ~istrict (hereinafter sometimes called the "District") ~? ~reated a p~liticaI subdivision of the State of Virginia, a~ by said Chapter 130 the E_mzaoeth Rmver '~u~uel Commmssmon (heremnafter sometmmes called the Commmssmon") was created as the governing body of the District, and as such was authorized to contract and be con - tracted with; and WHERF~S~ under the provisions of Section 8 of said ~ct the said Comm~s- sion is empowered" to provide (a) meansof pretectmon t o the City of Portsmouth and to the County of Norfolk against dimi~ution or loss of income to said City or County~ re - sulting from the construction of a ~nel or bridge and (b) to provide means for the payment of any obligations of s~id County the payment .of which might otherwise be impaired~ the Com- mission is hereby granted the power te compensate the said City and County for any d~nution of revenue due to the existence of the project --- "se authorized to be constructed and operated under the authority ef said Act; and ~IERF~S, the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission has contracted ~or the construction of said project~ namely, the New Bridge across the Eastern Branch of the Eliza- beth River and the Tunnel under the Southern Branch 9f the Elizabeth ~iyer, ~th related roadv~ys and plazas, same formmng a vehicular connectmon between the Cmtmes of Norfolk e~d Portsmouth~ virginia; and ~REAS, by a Certain trust indent~mre dated for convert?nee of reference as Of the ~lst of Eebruary, 19%0, by and between the Commission~and the N~tmonaI B~ak of Com- merce of~orfolk, N~o~k, Virginia, Trustee, there~hav~ been ~sUed TwentY~Thre~ Million ool±ars ( 23,0o0 0oo.19o). of revenue bonds Of th~ E!mzabeth River TUnnel DiStrict due Febru- ary I, 19~O, and bearmng~interest at the rate of Threeand One-half per centum (3½%)per an- num until p~ant o~ such prLncipal sum, and with certain other and ~.~ther or,visions for the refinancing and/er call and redemption thereof as Set forth i~samd trus~ indenture to