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November 9th. !94~.
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<br />and ordered filed.
<br />te]~en up s~nd read:
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<br />Report of the City Clerk & Auditor for the month of October was received
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<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first readingat last meeting, was
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<br />"~N OB~INANCE TO ~,~END AND REmORDAIN SECTIONS FIVE A~ND TEN
<br />OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED ~AN OP~INANCE TO REC~JLATE THE
<br />LICENSING ~ND OPERATION 0 ? TAXI-CABS AND FOR-HIRE CARS ON
<br />THE ST_W_EETS OF THE CITY."
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<br />ing vote:
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<br />was Eeceived,
<br />funds in
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins~ said ordinance was adopted, ~ud by the follow-
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<br /> Ayes: Leigh, .Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, ~ilson
<br /> ~ays.
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<br /> Bill cf g.B. Anderson ~or ~hickens destroyed by dogs amounting tc
<br /> and on motion o f ~r. Hutchias, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same from
<br />her hands from collection o f Dog Taxes.
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<br />The following letter was ~ead:
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<br /> ,We, the undersigned residents i n the vicinity of tha four ~nd five hundr~
<br />blocks of Madison St., this City~ take this me~ns of voicing our protest against the establish~
<br />ing .of a restaurant on the property at 429 Madison St. owned by Mr. ~.W. Ridenho~r.
<br /> To qualify our protest, we list the following reasons:- l. The residen~ at 429 Madison St. formerly operated a grocery
<br /> business on tha proper~y mentioned. On several occasions, it
<br /> was necessary to report the insanitary conditions of the
<br /> refuse from his s~ore decayed me,ts, vegetables, cardboard
<br /> cartons, paper, e~c.- ~o the health department. For days it
<br /> lay uncovered and strewed upon the ground°
<br /> A restaurant on thi~ property~ because of past eXp_eriences
<br /> with the grocery business, will certainly result in more
<br /> conditions of this sort.
<br /> 2. We understand tka~ the restaurant that plans to ooen at
<br /> ~29 Madison S~. is to be ~quipped with automatic music
<br /> bo%es, ~ometimes called "Jute boxes~.
<br /> The neighborhood in ~nich Mr. Ridenhour and we live is a
<br /> residential one - made up for the mos~ par~, of goverr~nent
<br /> . employees, working at all skiffs, ~no need their rest, par-
<br /> ticularly in such times as these.
<br /> A restauran~ will, in itself~ create a public nuleance~
<br /> not to mention such automatic musical equipment.
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<br />If we felt that the present w~r-time conditions neceesi
<br />tared the opening of another restauran~ to take care of
<br />the influx of defense workers in our vicinity, we should
<br />hesktate ~o pro, est. Bu~, in ~he eleven ~un~red block of
<br />Fourth St., le~s than t~ blocks from the property of 429
<br />Madison Bt., there are six resvaurants and several fruit
<br />businesses. It would seem that thes~ could q~ite adequately
<br />take care of the situation as far as our community is con
<br />cerned,
<br />If it were necessary for Mr. Ridenhour to open such an es
<br />tablishment for the purpose of ~s livelihood, there would
<br />be less j~st cause for complaint. But, he is very ~nGoess-
<br />ful in the renting of h~s property - apartments on the se -
<br />cond story of his residence, and he, himself, is employed
<br />by the Government in the Norfolk Navy Yard.
<br />~aerefore, we as permanent residents of our community, for
<br />these reasons, to mention but a few, ask your immediate
<br />co-operation in our efforts to. oppose the opening of a
<br />restaurs~ut on the property of q2~ Madieon ~t. in this City.
<br />Thanking you for your assistance.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br />L. ~o Friebert and numerous
<br /> others.~
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<br />On mo~ion of Mr. Warren, the san~ was referred to the City Manager.
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<br />The following t~tter was read:
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<br /> ~Since there has been a committee from the City Council selected for the
<br />~ur-o~_0se of reviewing the general policy of operating the Portsmouth City Stadium, the~Young
<br />en~s Civic organization feels it timely~to reques~ that the said committee, in its investi
<br />gation,~ consider the pligh~ of the I.G. Norcum High School, since this ~oparently forgotten
<br />unit of the City School System also has a football ~e~ that plays regularly scheduled games.
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<br />It was noted ?Ath interest that there has been a recommendation to the
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