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<br />field, which was, on motion,, referred to the City Manager to report at the next meeting.
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<br /> Mc~ion of Mr. Henderson that bonus be paid to cemetery employees for
<br />the month of October, provided they work to October 25th, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion o f ~r. ~filson that OoB. Armstrong, retired, b e paid the increase
<br />allowed retired persons for 1948, was adopted.
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<br />0n motion adjourned.
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<br />Ap!r oved - ~ ~
<br /> ~resident.
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<br />C_ty Clerk.
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<br />November 9th, 1948.
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<br />there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November 9th, t948,
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<br />Les~_e . Fox, F~smk ~. Bilisoly/Jr., Fred A. Duke, George L.
<br />Grimes, Arthur P. Henderson, Carl C.Houghton, Jr., James N.
<br />~oward,~E. ~obie Stu~tevant, C. E. Warren, H.~l We~sem~u,
<br /> earle ~. Wzlson, W. Guy ~ncell, City Manager and R.~.Barclay,
<br />City Attorney.
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<br />proved.
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<br />~inutes of regular meeting held October ~6th, 1948, were read and ap
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<br /> Mr. Weiseman, Chairman of the Co~ittee to meet with like committee
<br />from Suffolk City Council, in reference to health, and recreation facilities on ~r water pro -
<br />perry in Suffolk, reported progress.
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<br /> ~. Howard, 0~aairn~ of the Committee on Belt Line crossings,presented
<br />the following resolution: -
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<br />"A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING NORFOLK AND PORTSNOUTH BELT
<br />LINE RAILROAD CONP~\~ZT0 INSTA~LL AD~0i~TIC CROSSING
<br />SIGNALS AND TO DISCONTINUE THE PROTECTION OF CROSSINGS
<br />BY GATES OR WATCH~N
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<br /> Be it Resolved that the Norfolk & Port~outh Belt Line Railroad Compa-
<br />ny be authorized to install, at any crossing~in the Cit~ of Portsmouth, except Glasgow Street,
<br />automatic crossing signals manufactured by the Union Switch ~ud Signal Compa~.y of Swissv~l~,
<br />Pennsylvania, in accordance with standards of the Ame~ican~sso~at~on ~f Railroads or s~m~la~
<br />crossing signals manufactured by aay other company~
<br /> Said crossing signals shall consist of the follow~ug:
<br /> Two posts - one on each side of the track and located to the right of
<br />vehicular traffic spproaching the crossing. On eachp cst there shall be a reflectorized c ross.
<br />buck sign reading~ "RAILROAD CROSSING", a reflectorized sign indicating the number of tracks
<br />to be crossed and a~refl~ctorized sign reading ~STOP ON RED SIGNAL~.
<br /> On each ~ost there shall b e two pairs of l~np units, each having a dia.
<br />mater of 8 ~/4~, mounted back to ~ack so that two o f said lamps will b e visible from each dire¢
<br />tion~
<br /> One of t2me posts s~hall be equipped with a warning bell~
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<br /> The system shall be so constructed and operated that the warning bell
<br />will ring and that the lamps will begin lighting and unlighting alternately in order to pro-
<br />duce a flashing effect while any train is on the approach track circuit and until the rear of
<br />the train clears the crossing. Such signals shall be similar in appearance to what is k~own
<br />as the standard Seaboard Air Line Rai~ay cross~ng signal, which is shown on S.A.~. Drawing
<br />S-10~TH, with the ~xception that the sign readmng, ~'SLOW DO~ 8 ~ILW~--VIRGINIA LA~~, is not
<br />included. A copy of the d~awing mentioned has been submitted to the Council and is ordered to
<br />be recorded with the min~teso
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<br /> · S g~.als of ~he ~ype de~e~mbed above are expressly approved as suztablel
<br />and satisfactory crosszng ~mgnals. ~
<br /> Samd Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Comp~uy is authorized tS
<br />discontinue ~rossing gates and/or crossing watchmen on any crossing in t he City of Portsmouth
<br />save that at High Street, when such crossing shall have been equipped as above set forth.
<br /> Should the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company undertake
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