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................... 5.3o was adopted. Notion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Attorney's recommendation, The foll~wing letter was read, and on motion of Nr. Hutchins, re- ferred to the City Manager: "We wish ~o call to the ~$tention~ your bo~y t~he. de~lorable eon- dition of t raffle regulation and. transportation faoilitieslfi~%his community. J~nuary of 1~2 at 'the request of Labor.~a~Tran.sportation Committee was created ~d incur eDiSon a valuable service, but for the past six--nibs o~ more %~$ ~co~lttee has not .cried ~d condi~ons have ~t_kept pace with the f~t c~g- tng traffic eondl~ton~ of ~Y~ I~-was requested t~t a (:Slew Driving) warning siC:be placed on G~orge Was~ngton ~ghway, p~alleling the Navy Yard east of E~ Ave., ~o ~ha~ Effingh~ St. be paved between ~orge ~ashington Highway ~d ~sport ~ad,' so as ~o give.addittonal..ou%let f~m the Na~ Yard Parki~ lot. ~e space ~gps ~hat: were put into effec% ~e no~ p~perl$ ~paced in some locationm, for ins~ee there are three ~onsecu~ive sto~s on ~ton S2., on them Pa~k View BUS ~ute ~d a~ ~ton ~d HolladaY Bts. there is no s~op. ~weve~, this corner serves more patens ~n ~y other stop on this bus line. The above has been requested f~m time ~ ~e, but ~ action tak~ If ~his Tran~ort~tion Gbmmi~tee was functioning, ~uch det~ls as ~ese and m~y others that present the~self ~ily could be ~rked out to ~e best intere~ ef our City. ' · ~bo~ ~ In majority in ~is community and should have ~ voice in the ~minlstratmion affairs. We only ~sh ~o t~e our ~spon~bility and do all tn our po~r to advance in a co-operative m~ner the ~mmunity as a whole. T~s letter was.directed by ~imous action o f our body. Respectfully, Portsmouth Central Labor Union, Geo. T. Ohase~ Secretary." The following letter was read and on motion of Mr. Howard, refer- red to the City Manager, with request to report back at next meeting: "The Young Men's Civic Organization respedtfully asks that there be started in Portsmouth a city-wide project of street improvements in colored areas and that this program s.hould g et under way with thepavingof sidewalks on both s~des of High St., from the Belt Line Railroad to t~he Oity limits at Hamilton Ave. It is needless to go in~e s description o f the condition of the dirt streets in our City. You gentlemen are-quite familiar with this situation, which brings mud when it rains and dust when it dries. The suggeste~ starting p~oject of Paving the sidewalks of High Bt. would offer some immediate relief in our growing ~ransportation problem. Many residents of ~es~haven and Port®Norfolk now find it practical to walk into town, especially during ~rans - portation ,peak hours". But .~rave!ing this route on wet.days proves quite sloppy, with mud mi water covering the sidewalks. There are other thoroughfares extending thru colored areas of the City tha~ are ~adly in ~eed of paved sidewalks, among them being Elm Ave., from Jefferson Bt. to-George Washington Highway; and Mt. Vernon Ave., from High St. to Portland St. We are requesting t/~at a general street improvement program be started and that this program, which will bring relief to at least the more thickly populated colored areas of the City, be begun at the earliest possible date. Respectfully submitted, doted filed: J. R. Moody, President, Young Men's Civic Organization." .The following letter was read and on motion of Mr. Lawrence, UThe action taken-in yc~ meeting Tuesday, March 23, 19~3, in re- fusing to carry out definite in~t~u~tiona=lai~dow~by'the O.D T., with reference to certain changes in our present transportation system, ~is beyond-the comprehehslon of t~s council. -We have-.area!I'd-times~'~x~ied to-co-operate wi. th your honorable body and none of our suggestions-or requests~ have had any personal~spects. Ail were made with the thought in mind of relieving 'certain transp~rtation bottte-necms. ~Our entire mem~$~ehipis giving their best to the war effort and we d~ not understand the selfish attitude el-certain .members o f your ho$orable body in this. most important question. On motion BY direction of the 0ouncil, H._~oKallenberger, Secretary."