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Inclosures
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<br />"September 24th, 1947.
<br />
<br /> S.J. Pope,
<br />Portsmouth Transit Company,
<br />701 Mt. Vernon ~ve.,
<br />portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Dear Sir:
<br />
<br /> The Council at its regular me,ting on T~esday,
<br />September 23rd, 1947, instructed me to request the Pertsmouth Transit
<br />Company to place one additional bus on the Pa~k View and Prentis Place
<br />line.
<br />The Council feels t~at this is needed due to
<br />~xtra dem~uds on this line by the people visiting the Naval Hospital.
<br /> ~ou~ confirmation o f this request wo~ld be ap -
<br />preciated.
<br /> Cordially yours,
<br />
<br />Arthu~ S. Owens, City Nanager."
<br />
<br />~0cteber let, 1947
<br />
<br />Mr. Arthur S. Owens,
<br />Czty ~anager,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br /> Dear Sir:
<br /> I ~ i~ receipt off you~ letter dated September 24th,
<br /> .ar~ View-P~entis
<br /> 19~7, whereby you requested one additional bus on the o
<br /> Park line.
<br /> Several traffic checks have been made and the service
<br /> ~nich is now operated on the Pa~k View - Prentis Pa~k line should be adc -
<br /> quate. We are preparing charts which are made up f~om the o ~iginal traffic
<br /> check and if you care to go over these charts with us, we sh~ll be more than
<br /> glad to do so at yo~ convenience.
<br />We believe that there has been so~e irregularity in
<br />maimtaining the schedule set-up but w e a~ making every e~ferttoa dj~s~ it.
<br /> Iff at any time our traffic checks show that rm~ng has
<br />increased a~d an adjust~ment is necessary, you can rest assured that we will
<br /> make the adjustment.
<br /> Yours ve~ytruly,
<br />
<br />S.J. Pope, Vice President."
<br />
<br />~'0ctober 7th, i947o
<br />
<br />~. S.J. Pope,
<br />Vice President,
<br />Portsmouth Transit
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Pope:
<br />
<br /> Acknowledgment is made to your letter of October 1,
<br />19~V, in which ~eu signified receipt of my letter dated Sept. 2~th,19~V,
<br />in ~nich we requested one additional bus on the Park View-Prentis Pa~k
<br />line.
<br /> You cemented about traffic checks and cha~ts; ho~-
<br />ever, may ~ ~espectfully c~ll y our'a'ttention, to the fact that the Co~_ucil
<br />requested that I ask that you put this additional bus on to t~ke care of
<br />the needs, and to that end, Ih ave no other alternativ~ than to request
<br />the bus.
<br /> In the event that there is any question about the
<br />right or wrong of the Transit Company put~ing the bus on, I would suggest
<br />that you state your reason fo~ it not being so accorded.
<br />
<br />YoUrs very truly,
<br />
<br /> 0 - ,
<br /> Arthur S. wens,Cmty M~nager.
<br />
<br />On motion ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> 3rd - "At Mr. Howard's request, we have made a study of the
<br />cost of installing tile for showers in the Glensheallah golf course, and have found that the
<br />cost will be $~16oS0.
<br /> If this work is t o b e done, ~ appmopriation will
<br />have to be made for the above amount."
<br />
<br /> Motion of
<br />~as adopted and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes:
<br />
<br />Nays:
<br />
<br /> Howard to appropriate $716.~0 fo~ said purpose
<br />
<br />~e~, Barclay, Grimes, Henderson, Howard,
<br />State'rant, Warren, Weisems~, ~ilson
<br />None
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