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June
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<br />Mr. Fox offered the following resolution:
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<br />"WHEREAS, certai, m chamges in-the .transpe~a$1en.-.~eystem,.cf Por~s-
<br />mouth, have been ordered by .the Office of Defense Transportation,
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<br /> WHEBEAS, Ar.~hur S.. Owen.s, Oity~ .~nage.~ .of ~.Per~smeu~h, has, ex -
<br />pressed .~e resentment e~ ~e people~e~f .Po~s-me~uth to-~he., ~cta-
<br />toriat m.a~ae~~ im~ wh~h~ ~hese- ~gee-~ve b~a
<br /> NO~ ~FO~, BE IT P~OL~, ~ ~%he Council of .~he City
<br />of Port.~oa~h ~he toby. endorse . ~he ~sitioa, o f its Oity ~ge~
<br />~d .c~men~ ~m fe~ his efforts ~o p~o~.~ct~'~e-.rights.of i~s
<br />citl~zene,
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<br />mou~a~pei~t a com~ttee~f~em the ~G~m~eil, ~o~ aet~th~ ~e City
<br />N~ge~ i~ presenting themat~e~ to ~r. Joseph.. Eas~,~
<br />of Def~Se~ Tr~orta~ion~ wi~ the ~eq~es~t ~hat,~ ina~ aa ~e
<br />mile~Ee~of .~he b~s ~ra~s~o~len s~s~m-has ~a~eady been reduced
<br />app~x&~ely ~en~y P e~ cent~, ~hat ~ c~e ~in~ ~he rou~es he
<br />wit~eld mntil .the committee cab present the matter in pers6n."
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<br /> On motion-of Mr.~ox, said resolu,tlonwas adopted, andthe President ap -
<br />pointed .th~.followlng committee: James N. Howard, W. R. Hutehins, Rdssell M, Hall, Pearls ~.
<br />Wilson and George L, Grimes.
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<br /> 8th - "It has become ,necessary to make repairs at the fire stations on
<br />Oo~r~ St., and Sixth Ave. .I am spending~hi~ mone¥~.o~t, of our a~propriation for Project VA ~
<br />44 143, subject to approval of th? Federal Works Agency. About $2,000. will be needed for this.~
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<br /> Onmotien ordered~lle&..
<br />The following resolution, Said on table at last meeting, was taken Up and read:
<br /> 9th - "WHEREAS, t2ae City Oollector of the Oity of Portsmouth
<br /> hasmade ou~t,and.,submitte~-Zo t,he...Oity Council a list
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<br /> NOW,,_THEREFORE., BE, ITRESOL~ED by. the Council of the
<br /> Cit~ of.Po~tsmoath, Vlrglnia., that the. real estate con-
<br /> tained.in s~i~ llstis directed to.-be_sold, and the
<br /> . CIty ,Cotlectoris directed ~ocause.tebe published
<br /> in ~he Po~temeu~hStar,~a~daily.newspaper published in
<br /> th£e- City, or in some.other local paper ha~ing circu -
<br /> latioain the Oity of Portsmouth, a list of the real
<br /> estate so to.be sold, giving notice of the time and
<br /> place of the sale anddescribing each.parcel as the.
<br /> same is described, on. the assessment rolls of the City,
<br /> together with the nameo~ Zheperson ~o whom each par-
<br /> cel, ieasses~ed.~an~theamount of taxes due thereon,
<br /> and he is.directed ~to make sale of all of such property
<br /> upon.~aich taxes are .not paid previous to the date of
<br /> sale, in accorS~uce with the Charter provisions of the
<br /> Oityof. Portsmouth.and the laws ~of this State, and he
<br /> ~hatl~cha~ge eachpa~cel of. land,wi~td%its proportionate
<br /> part of the advertisement and expenses of sate."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hutcains, said resolution was adopted,
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<br />Motion of Mr. Hutchins to recess, ws~s adopted.
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<br />Session resmmed-
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<br />was taken up:
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<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading on March 9th,
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO. PJEGULATE THE LICENSING AND OPERAT~0N OF T AXI-
<br />CAB~ AND FOR-HIRE CA~ Oh_' THE STREETS OF THE CITY"
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<br />i9~3,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to lay on table until next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> The Oommi~tee o~'Transportation presented the following letter from Mr.
<br />F.U. Ross, Manager of the Virginia Electric Power Oompany.
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<br /> "Confirming our understanding at ~he,meeting of your Committee Thursday,
<br />June 3rd, I am submitting abrief report on the points discussed.
<br />Takingthem in the order you h~dthem listed:
<br />l~ SPEED SCHEDULE - Since any schedule fi~t~ing the more expert and
<br />faster bus operator would be dangerous for the slower opera, or and since an ideal schedule
<br />under actual operating conditions can seldom be rum, so that on such a schedule a great maJo -
<br />rity of bussem.W~uld be late, suchschedules are deemed unworkable, and actual experience has
<br />proved.that schedulesoanaot be maintained without someleews~v provided. However, ~he leeways
<br />on the various routes may not allbe adjusted to present traffic conditions and with that in
<br />mind, l~ is agreed that a s~udy will be made of the Oradock, Prentls Park and Park View lines
<br />with the~idea cf emtting do.wa the waiting Periods if practicable,~
<br /> 2. EXPRESS.~m~RVICE - This type of service has been unde~ discussion and
<br />has been given serious study since the beginning of the present emergency. In general, it rep-
<br />resents an additional luxury service discriminatory in c~arac~er which cam not be rendered
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