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¥ou~ t~h~ee questions and mya nswers follow: Question i: Will the newt ares affect the established rates to t he City under our franchise? Section 16 of the franchise states in part, 'The grantee shall fur- nish to the grantor free of cost forty-two telephone s rations, fifteen extensions, and such numbe~ of loud rtngingbells as a~e necessary." YYe have been applying the most liberal treatment to this provision of the fr~uchise. In order to sllowthe City the maximtnn ~mottut of free concession service, the indi~idual business extended a~ea rate was applied to the forty-two lines stipulated and the business extension rate to the fifteen extensions. Like- ~ wise, we -~ill continue to ~ply the new individual business extend- ed area rate and the new business extension ~ate. This treatment will orove to be even more favorable ~ the Czty w~th the ~mpletmon of yo~ new cormauni~ations system, because P.B.X. ~nstallatmons mn- crease efficiency through reducing exchange line requirements w~hile providing for an increase in station lines, ~lus a nttmber of other advs~tages. Q~esti on 2: Ma~ cmtizens in the futtuve seek either limited or unlimited service to Norfolk and continue to have a choice? Answer: ~e~will continue to furnish either local ~ea service or extended area service to citizens of Portsmouth. Question 3: What is the average rate increase to households on unlimited phones? The individual residence local area service rate has been increased from $3.25 per month to $3~50 per month. The two-pal~y residence local e~ea service has been increased from $2.80 per month to $3.00 per month. ~nasmuch as we have on several occasions dis~ssed the need for more individual services in the City of Portsmouth, I we~t to take this opportunity to point out that when adequate facilities are available o~v citizerm who now have two-party local are~ service may enjoy individual local s~ea service for the small additional sum of fifty centa,.per month. Very truly yours, S.A. Kedy, anage~-. 0n motion ordered filed. ~nd - "Du~ing the past several years, the drain near Oak Grove Cemeter' has proven quite discomforting to th~ citizens in that area, and in the past three weeks the Health and Engineering Departments have spent considerable time in storeys there; I -have per- sonally attended two meetings called by citizens. it appears imperative to me that this drain should be covered and $21,000,00 incozeporated ~u Capital Assets~for bonds to be issued, should be appropriated to take care of this before the s-~mer." Motion of Mr. H~derson to place on its first reading ~u appropriation of $21,000.00 for said pttrpose, was ad~pted. 3rd - "In furtherance of the zpparent necessity to separate ~narity ~ Ds~ghters~Hospitalinto their proper categories and to p ay the hospital tients at the K_ngs for their services, I em reoozm~ending ~hat I be instructed to negotiate with the Kings ters Hospital or any hospital f or the sis. r feel certazn this will prove adopted. Motion of Mr. L~ 4th - "i have b relief load and for your convenience, ary, 1946, with a s~ilar three month It ~ope~ with either curtailing amounts due or our City.~ On motion ordere 8th- "The Peng table enterprise, for which a~charge w, the $80.00 to this o~ga~ization." ~are of ou~ charity and city patients on a per diem ba- ~ant~geous to b otb the City and the local hospital." ~ence to ooncu~ in the Manager's recommendation,was ~oome greatly co~cerned over the cuzTent increase in ou~ would like to co,narc ~ecember t94~, January ~ nd Febru. period of December, 1946, Js. nua~y a nd February, 194V. · s to me that ~if this load continues, we will b e faced ~e added taxation to take care of the needy cases in !.filed. ~zn Club used our A:K-moZ'? on Decembe~ 6th for a chari- inadvertently m~de and i am requesting that we reftmd Motion to concur in the ~s~ager's recommendation, was adopted. 6th - "At our meeting on January 28th, I presented to you a series of d~awings fo~ the oroposedunderpaSs at H~gh St. and the Belt Line. In furtherance of this presentation by m-e, you authorized that · forward them to t he Chsmber of Commerce and the