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~r. FoxTs motion to add to Section 3, after the words ~speciai meeting~'
<br />the following: "or upon v~itten request of tl~ee members of the Board" was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~otion of ~. Henderson tea dd to Section 4, paragraph ~, following the
<br />word "equipment'~, the words "or his authorized dealer", w as adoptad.
<br />
<br /> Notion of ~. ~eiseman that the ~iectrzca_ Examining Board consist of the
<br />Super_n~endent of mlectrmcal Af£azrs and Electrical Inspector, was lost.
<br />
<br /> ~!otmon o f ~r. Weiseman that the regms~ratmon fee in Sect,-on 8 be changed
<br />from $80.00 to $~.D0, was lost.
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<br />was adopted.
<br />
<br />~otion of Mr. Hou~htont o lay the ordinance, a s amended, on the table,
<br />
<br />~he following, communications from the City ~anager w ere received:
<br />
<br />ist - ~ne ~uager read the following letter:
<br />
<br /> "Doubtless you are familiar with the fact that the Ohesapeake and
<br /> Potomac Telephone Company has oetitioned the State Corporation Commission for a third increase
<br /> in rates in the last three years. The increases just requested will add nearly four million
<br /> dollars a year, which is an amoo~t ~greater than either of the two previous increases already
<br /> granted. The case will be heard beginning June l~th before the State Corporation Commission.
<br /> Hon~ Leslie T. Fox, ~ayor of Portsmouth, President of the League,
<br />realizi~_g the importance of this matter to the cities and to~ms, and their telephone users~has
<br />appointed a committee to determine whether or not it seems advisable for the municipalities
<br />jointly to intervene in this case. Your Cormmittee met in RicDnuond April i5th, a t wbi ch time
<br />~the attached resolution was oassed.
<br /> - ~ne sub-co~_ittee referred to in t~e resoiut~on consists of W.
<br /> Guy Ancell, C~ty ~anager, Portsmouth; A. T. Lundberg, County lanager, Arlington; and Hon. Fred
<br /> R. Shepherd, ~ayor~ Colonial Heights. Your Committee has contact.sd savsral consultants,,pur -
<br /> sus~t to the re~olution, and from the replies received to da~e, it seems apparent that ~he pre+
<br /> liminary investigation, plus completion of a study to presen~ a protest before the Cormnission, t
<br /> can be aceomplmshed for not exceeding ten thousand doilars~
<br /> Your sub-committee has directed me to give these facts to yon,
<br /> to ask you to let me know as promptly as possible whether your m~unicipality desires to be rep~-
<br /> sented in this matter. Based on the assumption that municipalities with populations aggregat~
<br />~seven hundred thousand might be interested, the cost to each municipality i s computed at 1.~
<br /> cents per capita, based on l~? population estimates. It is understood, of course, that any
<br /> amounts paid into this fund which are not expended in the telephone inquiry will b e refunded
<br /> at the cenclusion of the case to the cities and towns in proportion t o their respective pay
<br /> merits. If a su~"ficient n~uber of municipalities are not interested in going ~head with the
<br /> case, your com~ttee doubtless will be forced to vote against intervention.
<br /> Since~the time is short, ± shall apprecia~te it if you will let
<br /> me kaow what action, if any, your municipality desires to take in this matter. An early reply
<br /> is essential.
<br /> Very sincerely yours,
<br />
<br />~aro!d I. Bau~es, Executive Sscretary
<br />
<br />accordance with the
<br />Tax Ordinance:
<br />
<br /> ~otion of ]~. Duke that time City o f Portsmouth join with the Leag~,e, in
<br />proposed te~ms, was adopted.
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<br />2nd - The Ci~y Manager presented the following amendment to t he Licen~
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO A~ND THE LICenSE TAX ORDINANCE ~DOPTED
<br />THE CiTY COD~NCIL ON I~,~RCH 29th, 1949, BY ADDING A I~EW SECTION
<br />THERETO, TO ~E KN©~V~NA S SECTION 14-A.~:
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<br />adopted.
<br />
<br />Eotion of ~r, Warren to place said s~endment on its first reading, w as
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<br />dered filed:
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<br />The City ~anager presented the following letter, which was or-
<br />
<br /> '~r. H.E. Weiseman,.
<br /> ~ember of the City Council,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> Dear Sir:
<br /> ~ill you kindly extend to your Honorable body my sincere thanks in be-
<br />half of the Railroad Clerks whom I represent, for their splendid work in securing for the
<br />residents of Park View and ~est Park View the a dditional transffer privileges.
<br /> This clears up a very bad situation completely and I am sure will be
<br />well received by the ~iders of the Portsmouth Transit company.
<br /> i assure you that I do appreciate yoo~ very prompt handling of the many
<br />complaints that i had ~eceived. ~ith best wishes to you and yours, I r,emafau,
<br />
<br />Respectfully,
<br />
<br />L. C. Jo~s0n, Assistant to General
<br /> Chairman, Brotherhood of
<br /> Railway and Steamship Clerks.:T
<br />
<br /> ~th - The City ~anager stated that ~e Atlantic and Dan~mt~ Railroad
<br />~ha~ petitioned the State Corporation Commission to discontinue all passenger service between
<br />~orvsmouth and Danville, Va.
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