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move made by our Transit Company.
<br /> I have called several of you on the phone about this move, however,
<br /> some of you I could not reach.
<br /> The Portsmouth Transit Company has raised their fares to ten cents of
<br /> which I think everyone agreed, as we don~t want anyone to operate in the red, and for this
<br /> they have promised us new buses, fa~ more thanwe have, and a guarsmtee of a good schedule
<br /> the public.
<br /> They have cut most all transfer points under a ruse of some people
<br />back hauling on them, yet i personally have seen the drivers forced to make the aged pay ano-
<br />ther fare or walk two squares in th~ rain to another so-called transfer point, which to my un-
<br />derstanding is positive ridiculous. They will not d? one iota to prevent smoking on the buses,
<br />yet th~ey will force you to stand behind ~the white ~l~ne, and I may say that sm.okir~ is still
<br />growing on the buses more and more each day, as I nave seen not only the publzc, but the po
<br />lice as well, and some of the drivers encourage it by doing it themselves.
<br /> Last Thursday, Z was told that ~o Steele, their schec~le man, is tak-
<br />ing off three or four more ~uns, namelyt one off Park View, one off 0~egon G~rdens, and one
<br />off the Craddock line and I think there is another one.
<br /> Now, my friends, one of the NorfolkCouncilmen' told this same company
<br />if they ~could not keep up their schedule then pack up and get out, and i think iS i~ high time
<br />we should te~l them the ss~me thing. Are you gentlemen going to ps,nit them to cut these lines
<br />like this, and let the public keep on paying t~-~ough the nose?
<br /> I thi~k it is time to call a halt on their tactics.
<br />
<br />(signed)
<br />
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />W.H. Bonneville,
<br />932 A St."
<br />
<br />man,
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weisemsm_ to refer to a committee was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The Chair appointed the Following committee - Messrs. Henderson,
<br />Howard and Houghton.
<br />
<br />Neise
<br />
<br />.... ~ ~ ~,l!th..~ "Attached ? a letter ih~om X. D. Mukden, Superintendent of thel
<br />~a~er ~epa~men~, ~oge~ner w~n a request ~rom the Bureau of Co~unitv Pacititi~ ~
<br />~ approprmation~f $14~000.00 be made to repay money advanced by the~Federa~
<br />a~vance plans under Proje.ct VA 44-P-24, which i's the new filtration plant.
<br />p~epa~ation of plans ~ds ecifi~t~sr~l~hthe Federal Government advanced funds for the
<br />.... P t~e understanding that the work was completed,
<br />~ne ~ovez~muen~ would b e reimbursed.
<br /> I therefore recommend that an appropriation o f $14,000.00 be
<br />made, and cha~ged to the new zltratxon plant."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes to place on its first reading an appropriation
<br />of $14,000.00 from ~¥ater Department Funds, f or said purpose, w as adopted.
<br />
<br /> 12th "Former City 2~smagerAncel! agreed with the Portsmouth Baseball
<br />Cor~oratic~ to pay one half of the cost of construction of box seats, press box and wire
<br />~screen on grandstand. The total cost was $5,013,66.
<br /> l~. Ancell authorized the City Collector to deduct this amoun:
<br />from t he rental due the City by the Portsmouth Baseball Corporation, but this office does not
<br />feel it should be handled in that manner. If the Council agrees to reimbursemmt of one half
<br />of this amount, we recommend that an appropriation of $2,506.68 be made, payable to the Port~
<br />mouth Baseball Corporation, and they, Lu t u~n, pay the ~ll rent due."
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr. Howard to place on its first reading an ~propriation of
<br />for said purpose, w as adopted.
<br />
<br /> 13th - "At the last meeting o f the City Council, Fireman J.C.Broughton
<br />was retired, as of October lst,.1949, upon proper recommendation fremthe Retirement Board.
<br /> Attached is a letter from the Chairman o f the Retirement Board
<br />recommending that, due to physical disabilities, J. C. Broughton be retired."
<br />
<br />0n motion ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> 14th - "Considerable confusion has arisen with reference to the $50.00
<br />minimum license as regards business and professional men. Several persons, not intended by
<br />the Cm~y ouncml, have attempted to exercise the $30~00 minim~nwhich was intended to ~pply to
<br />doctors and lawyers who had not been practicing thei~profession for three yearse
<br /> Attached is an amendment to the License Tax 0~dinauce which
<br />has been ~epared by the City Attorney, and I recommend its adoption."
<br />
<br />lng, was adopted:
<br />
<br /> Motion of M~o Duke to place the follo~dng ~ dinance on its first read-
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINA~NCE TO AMEND SECTION 9 of CHAPTER 1 OF THE LICENSE I
<br />TAX ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, RELATING TO MINIMUM
<br />LICENSES." _
<br />
<br /> 15th - "Attached is a letter from t he Superintendent of the ~¥ater De-
<br />part=~nt, asking For an appropriation of $30,00 in order to increase the sala_~y of J,C.Brett,
<br />Jr., which letter is self-explanatory.
<br /> Inasmuch as this increase was agreed to by ~. Aneell,fo~mer
<br />City Manager, and in view of ~f~. Muraen s letter, I recommend that the approoriation of $30.0~
<br />be made." '
<br />
<br />tion, was adopted,
<br />
<br />~otionoF ~r. Howard to concu~ in the acting City Manager!s recommez~da-
<br />
<br />
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