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Jan~ lV~: lq~2.
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<br />following_re¢ommem~t~ema,,.a~re,-..espe~tfu!!y submltte~-t, you..f.r~
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<br /> be~n~. ,~r~i-~ only.
<br /> 2. ~e~eem-S~., be,~en. Was~on~a~ff~ngh-m Sts. "One W~"
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<br /> 3- M~e.;~ng. SC., between Was~n~on ~d Effing~ StS. "One Way" fop east
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<br /> Na~-~l~bl~a ~%., ~eea- W~.~n and Effiagbam S~s. "One %~ay" for
<br /> east bound ~raffic only.
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<br /> . ~he- s,~reet~,..above...a-re-,only 20 fe~t ,.ia.~width between..emrbs,-,.~.~ amd par~kug
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<br />re~i~-ns.~,a,~e.,una~e..~o p~s. T~s ~es~s In piling up of. ~afftc and fender ,d~age ~o bo~h
<br />parked and moving cars.
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<br />the ~mea w~le %~. E~, A~e,~ a~-~e~ ~S., b~C~ ~e:
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<br /> e~_P~king, ha sou~.side of ~n~ln
<br />tis and
<br /> y. ~ ~ ~..S~., between Orawfo~d ~d ~a~er S~s. be .ma~d of~in four l~es
<br />to aid traffic ~o and f~m.~ ~erry.
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<br /> To ~ recommen~%iqns 1,~ 2, 3, 4~d 6 offl~, l~.~ll be.~e.cessary
<br />~o pass ~ o~na~oe~
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<br /> ~e. memB~s of ~, Oommtsst0n p~e~nt-a~ t~s,~mee.ting ~we~e
<br />Capt. L.G.~arren, Aat,i~.C~ef. of Police, W[B. Sykes, Ohlef~~ Fire Dept., Geo.F.~t~hews, City
<br />Electrician ~d F.J. Between, Chief Engineer.
<br /> Next meeting will be held Feb~ary 3~,' 1941.
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<br />Yours truly,
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<br />F.J.Bergeron, Secretary."
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<br /> Motion to re, er to the City Manager for report at next meeting, was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> ~th - "At She last regular meeting of the City Co_uncil, the matter of
<br />the Slum Clearance project in Portsmouth-was dieeussed and before bringing this matter offi -
<br />cially before the Council, we wrote the local Housing Authority to ascertain what amount, if
<br />any, had already been invested in this project.
<br /> For your information, i am attaching hereto a letter received
<br />from Mr. George T. McLean, 'Chairman."
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<br /> The Acting Oily Manager recommended that we offer to the Housing Autho -
<br /> co-operation in this matter.
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<br />rity our best
<br />was adopted,
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<br />Motion of PLy. Hutchins to concur in the Acting Manager's recommendation,
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<br /> 8th - ~I am attaching hereto, copy of a letter written Mayo? Joseph D.
<br />Wood of Norfolk, dated January ?th, together with his reply of January 9th.
<br /> You will note that the O~hair-~an of the Bridge-Tunnel Committee
<br />advises he will be glad to meet with the Council of Portsmouth, or any committee appointed by
<br />it for a discussion of a Bill ~o be presented a~ this session of ~he Virginia Legislature."
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<br /> Inclosures -
<br /> "Hon~Leslie T. ~ox, Acting Mayor,
<br /> City of Portsm°~th,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
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<br /> DearEr. Fox:
<br /> Receipt of your letter Of the 7th, relative to a
<br />dinner that was held on Japuary 5th Is acknowledged. A copy of a letter ~nioh was addressed to
<br />all the members of the General AsSembly from ~he Second Ocngressional District, inviting them
<br />to Join us at an informal-discussion of a proposedBill 'creating a commission ~o solve our mu ~1
<br />tual transportation pPoblems, is. inclosed herewith. We. took special care to see ~hat the repro
<br />sentativesfrom Portsmouth and Norfolk County were in,ired, supposing they would express the
<br />views of their respective localities and suggest any ~evision ~hey might think prope~.
<br /> Letters to the Portsmouthrepresentatives were ad -
<br />dressed as follows:
<br /> Hon. C. H. ~{alton,1912 ~es Moines Ave., Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> Senator Major M.Ndllard, New Kirn Bldg., Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> Hon. W.H.~. Cassetl, Law Bldg.. Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> These letters ~ere sent in the official envelopes ~f
<br />'the City of Norfolk Just as the other letters ~ere_sent, an~ h~ve_n~t ~een re~u~rn~ W? re_
<br />calved no acknowledgment from the represemtatives~z?m the City ~r ror~smo~h, ~o ~m ~wita _
<br />tions had been sent. We had acceptances from ~wo ~emoers of ~he house _zrom ~he ~un~, and de _
<br />laYed the dinner for about an hour hoping the members from Portsmoul~h and the Count2 wou~d at
<br />tend, but for some reason they did not Join us.
<br /> The members of-~lhe 0curtails. of. Portsmouth e~ Norfolk,
<br />or the supervisors from the counties, were not invited at ~hla time,~ because we thougH~ as the
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