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were present:
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<br />At a regula~ meeting of the City Counczl, held May 13th, 194~, there
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<br />proved.
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<br />Leslie T. FOX, George LoG~lmes, ~rttlu~ P~ Henderson, Ja~e~ N. Howard,
<br />F~ank D. ~aw~ence, E. Robie Stu~tevant, C. E. ~a~ren, H. Earl Weisema~,
<br />Pea~le J.-Wilsen, ~thu~ S. Owens, City Manager. ~ /S~ ~~
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<br />Minutes of regula~ meeting held prml 22nd, 194~, were ~ead and ap-
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<br /> Priwilege of the floo~ was granted ~.Jo Deans, Jr., ~o presented
<br />P.E. Mc~ndwews, Vice President of the Virginian Railroad, who presented and asked the adoption
<br />of the following resolution:
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<br /> "A REsoLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERVENTION OF THE CITY OF
<br /> PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, IN TEE MATTER OF APPLICATIONS FILED
<br /> WITH THE INTERSTATE C~NERCE CO~ISSION TO AUTHORIZE ROBERT
<br /> R. YOUNG AND ROBERT J. BOV~AN, CHAiP~A~ OF THE BOARD A~D
<br /> PRESIDENT, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND 0HI0 RAILWAY
<br /> COMPA~ TO SERVE AS DIRECTORS OF THE NE~J YORK CENTRAL RAIL-
<br /> ROAD COMPANY, A~-D PETITION OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND 0R~i0 P~IL-
<br /> WAY COMPANY AND THE ALIEGEEI~EY CORPORATION TO VOTE CERTAIN
<br /> STOCK OF SAiD N~ YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD CONPAN~.
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<br /> ~hereas, Robert R. Young and Robert J. Bowmau, Chsi ~man of
<br /> the Boa~d and President, respectively, of the Chesapeake and Bhio Rail.
<br /> way G~mpany, have filed applications with the I~te~s~ta~e Commerce
<br /> mission seeking authority to serve as Directors of the New York Centra~
<br /> Railroad Company; and
<br /> ~ereas, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company s~d the Alle-
<br /> gheney~Co~poration have filed a petition with said Co~mission asking for
<br /> a modification of a certain Order of said Commission of June 8th, 194~,
<br /> so as to pez~mit said Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to vote
<br /> stock of said New York Central Railroad Company; and
<br /> V~hereas, in the op~on of this Council the foregoing are but
<br /> parts of a plan looking toward the ultimate control and consolidation of
<br /> the said Chesapeak~ and Ohio Railwa~¥ Company and the New York Central
<br /> Rai~lroad Compa~uy, which would net be to the interest of the City o f Ports-
<br /> mouth, Va., therefore,
<br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Va.,
<br /> That the ~iayor and~City Attorney a~e hereby authorized and
<br /> directed to preps~e and file, on ~ehalf of the City of Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> in the aforesaid causes, intervening petitions in oppositic~ to the
<br /> g~anting of the authority a~d the relief sought in the above applications
<br /> and petition, and to do all thf~ugs neoessa~yf or the prosecution of the
<br /> said intervening petitions.~
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<br />Motion of Mr. ~eiseman to lay on t able until next meeting, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br />The Planning and Zoning ommzsszon prese~ed the following report:
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<br /> "At a meeting of the Planning Commission held on ~y 1, t94~, you~
<br />letter was read in refe~enae to the application of M~v. ~illiam C. Gl~ason, Jr~
<br /> On motion o f Mr. Roberts, the Planning Commissi~ voted to sus-
<br />tain its previous action.
<br /> Sincerely yours,
<br />
<br />A.S. Ha~groves, Jr., Secretary."
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<br />consideration,
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<br /> Motion of t~o Mo~ra~d to refer back to the Commission for further
<br />was adopted.
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<br />f~e following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "Charles E.Russell Company, Inc. is requesting perm~ission
<br />to install feu~ 2~,000 gallon bulk~storage plant tanks for the m to,age of inflammables and has
<br />agreed to comply with the State, City and Government regulations~
<br /> I am ~ecommending that authority be g~utedMr. Eussell
<br />to construct__ the~e, plants at this place which is in oompliance with the Zoning Ordinance and
<br />the Fire ~nderw~mters Code.S
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. V~i!son to concu~ in the ~anager's recommendation, wasI
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<br /> 2nd - ~His Honor the ~yor and City Manager were authorized to
<br />contact cur Representatives in~ashington relative to a Congressional Committee report incor-
<br />porating prehibitionon selling power to ~eipalities.
<br /> ~e conferred with e~ Representatives, as well a s the Repre~
<br />sentative from the North Carolina District bo~dering on the ~oanoke River, and as the final
<br />vote has not been taken on the Senate floor, I c~u only report pro~ss.~
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<br />0n motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 3rd sYou ~eferred the Virginia Electric and Power Company fran-
<br />chise to the City Attorneyandme. A report ~ll be made later by Mr. Barclay."
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