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request an additional appropriation of $21,625. O0 to replace street surfacing in all sections
<br />of our City.
<br /> I have been advised by ~he City Engineer that after ~this SUmmer,s wor~
<br />is completed, our streets will be in better shape than they have been for years. If Effingha~
<br />St. and Jefferson St. ~re paved, I ~ll n~ed an a~ditional $9,500.OO~
<br />
<br /> Mo~ion of~r0 Hutchins to lay an ~opropriation of ~2~ 1~6_5oOO~ for said
<br />pu~oose, on table until next meeting~ was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 9th The request of the City Msmager for an appropriation bf
<br />for motorcycles for the Police Department, laid on table until ~his meeting, was taken uo.
<br />Motion of Mr. Pox to appropriate $1,OOO. for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following.
<br />vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Leigh, ~ox, Grimes, Hall~ Howard, Hutchins, La~rence~
<br /> Warren,
<br />
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> The%fallowing ordinance, placed on its first reading at the last meet-
<br />ing, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO Ai~END AN OPDI-NANCE ENTITLED ~AN aRDINANCE
<br />IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX FOR THE CITY OP PORTSMOUTh{',' VIRGINIA,
<br />POR THE YEAR BEGINNING MAT lsd, 1943' BYADDING THERETO. A
<br />NEW SECTION TO BE E-~OWN A~ SECTION .S-A, RELATIN~ TO AMUSEMENT
<br />ARCADES."
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br />On motion of ~Lr. Hutchins, said ordinance was adopted, and by the fol -~
<br />
<br />Ayres: Leigh, Pox, Grimes,
<br /> Warren, ~ilson
<br />NaYs: None
<br />
<br />Hall, Howard,
<br />
<br />Hut cb. in s,
<br />
<br />Lawrence,
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at the last meet-
<br />ing, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br /> "AN ORDL~ANCE TO AMEND ~q, ORDINANDE ENTITLED ~AN
<br /> ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE LICENSING AND OPERATION
<br /> OF TAXI-CABS AND FOR-HIRE CARS ON T HE STREETS' OF
<br /> THE CITY' BY ADDIJ~G THERETO A: NEW SECTION TO B E
<br /> KNO~ AS SECTION 13-A, REQUIRING TAXI-M~ETERSo"
<br />
<br />On motion of. Mr. Hutchins, said ordinance was adopted,
<br />
<br />and by the fol-
<br />
<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes~
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Hall, Howard,
<br />
<br />Hutohins, Lawrence,
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said ordinance was adopted, an~ by the fol -
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutohins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren,Wilsoh
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />The following letter was read~, a~nd on motion of ~tr. Fox, ordered filed:
<br />
<br /> "Receipt i~ acknowledged of your letter of August 12th, requesting the
<br />Office of Defense Transportation to have a representative confer with the 0ouncil of the City
<br />of Portsmouth to obtsln their views on the traffic situation. Since your letter was written,
<br />Mr. P. E. Reifschneider has been in PortsmoUth and has conferred with City Manager Owens on
<br />this subJec~ ~. Reifschneider is still in Norfolk and cs~n be reached at the Monticello
<br />Hotel if ~{r. Owens or other representatives of the City of Portsmouth ~sh to confer with
<br />him further.
<br /> Very truly yours,
<br />
<br />Edward A. Boberts, Associate Director,
<br /> Division of Local Transport."
<br />
<br /> F~tion of Mr. Howard t~hat the City Manager contact Mr. Reifschneider andI
<br />ask him to meet with the Oouncil on the tr&nsportation problem of the Oity, the Oouncil to
<br />have a special meeting, if necessary, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following letter was ~ead, and on motion o f Mr. Fox, was referred
<br />the Oity Manager ~nd City Attorney:
<br />
<br /> "Take Notice that the undersigned has made application to the State
<br />Corporation Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity as a common car-
<br />rier by motel vehicle for the handling, of passengers on the following route or ~outes:
<br /> ~rom Bell~s Mill through Deep Creek to Bowers Hill into
<br /> Portsmouth by way of Suffolk Highway, and the Commission
<br /> having set the application for hearing at the State Cot-
<br />
<br />
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