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<br />mem~$r~fm t~ie~ General .Assembly- were=aharged~ wit~ the-du~y ~ef bringing the Bill ~o ~the~ atten-
<br />ti~n~ o~ ~the ~neral As~m~i~, the~ eo~td bes~~ e~rees-~he~ ~es~ef ~hair cons~i~me~.ts; ~th
<br />the~un,~e~.~mg~ln mind ~ ~- a~ ta-~e~ da~e~a!l In,crested Pa~ies would mee~ ~d freely
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<br /> As you know, me ~e ~s.- ~y au$~ri~, a~r proemS, ~o~.ma~ a.n~ commitments.
<br />T~-B&ll ~ly ~pra~s~ ~ a~ ~m.m~!sSion~ be ~crea~ed. ~4 l,~,~membe~s~De, appoimted D~ ~the~ ~v-
<br />e~or. On ~f~of~ ~he~B~dge-~=nnel 0o~i~tee, of ~hieh I ~-C~a~, ~e ~ll be mo=e ~n
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<br />the Bo~d of~ Supervl~rs~ o~rfolk .County, or ~-~eomm.~ee~ .~pp~ln~ed by I t, ~o ~ scuss t~
<br />p~Dosed bill ~d modify l~ in ~y way ~t might be deemed f~r and equit~le t~ ~1 ~.:c~om.
<br />mmmi,~es, ~t~ was ~i~th;~t~$, pu~se~.in. ~dm~m~t~ ~he mem~rs o~ the~Gene~al, Ass,embly ~,.~Nor-
<br />fVlk County ~d P0~ts~u,~ ~e~ invited. ~o ~t~te~ t~ ~nner ~n.~he Bill~ ~as~ firs~t .di~scussed
<br /> I ~nfess I ~.at a~less-~o ~devstand w~ the ~ree letters to ~he Ports-
<br />mouth rep~esen~a~ives-~.fai~d. ~ be..de!ive~ed.
<br /> I see noting In ~s little i~o~l gath~g ~ contrad-icts or viclates
<br />any~ ~t was~1 said to you gentte~n In eur~ Po~smomth mee~ti~, to w~ch you refer. No one
<br />to wh~ I ~ talked .~s f~led to t~e In~o serious eonsidera~ion~Por~smou~ and No~falk
<br />County's interest; ~d we w~t you to feel free to disou, ss, this~p~blem with~us ~ever you
<br />care ~ do s~ Sln~ your letter ~o me was published, I ~ taking ~he liberty of givi~ a
<br />copy of t~s to the Press.
<br /> I ~ve the ~nor to be,
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<br />Cordially yours,
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<br />J. D. Wood, Mayor."
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<br />"Capt. J. D. ~ood, Mayor, January yth, !942o
<br />City of Norfolk,
<br />Norfolk, Va.
<br />
<br />Dear Bit:
<br />
<br /> In the issue of ~he VirginianPitot of Januar~6th, 1942, a news item refer-
<br />red to a meeting called by you to propose plans for submission to the Virginia Legislature
<br />to provide for a'-tunnel between Portsmouth and Berkley. ~e naturally assume the news article
<br />correctly reported the meeting.
<br /> The members of the Council of Portsmouth were not only surprised but some-
<br />what disappointed at your action in not giving notice of the meeting to any citizen of Ports-
<br />mouth, in a matter that so vitally concerns us,
<br /> Upon the occasion of a meeting betwee~ you and members of the 0ouncil of
<br />Portsmouth, when Norfolk was asking that Portsmouth give its ¢on~ent to the laying of a water
<br />pipe through our City, the question of a tunnel was mentioned and you then made the positive
<br />statement that if and when any plans for a tunnel were to.be discussed, you would see that
<br />Portsmouth had proper representation on your committee. In addition, you made the further
<br />definite statement that you would not attempt any plans that~didnot provide some means of
<br />protecting ~e investment of the Norfolk County ferries.
<br /> It does seem that Norfolk is not taking a very friendly attitude toward
<br />Portsmouth to ignore us altogether in a matter in whioh we have a m~e vital interest than
<br />any other community. You appear to have invited members of ~he House of Delegates represent-
<br />ing sections as far as fifty miles from the proposed tunnel, yet saw fit to ignore the duly
<br />elected members of the Legislature from Portsmouth.
<br /> The Council of Portsmouth would be glad to hear from you.
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<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />Leslie T, Fox, Acting Mayor."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutcht~to request a copy of the Bridge-Tunnel Bill from Mayor
<br />Joseph D. Wood of Norfolk and to appoint a committe of three with authority to do what is nec-
<br />essary to protect the 0ity's interests, was adopted.
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<br />The Chair appointed the following oommittee~
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<br />Messrs. Fox, Hutohins and Howard
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<br /> The following recommendation of the City Manager, laid on the table at the
<br />last meeting, was taken up and read:
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<br /> "The great increase of buses now using the regular bus loop is presenting
<br />quite a traffic problem, especially at the intersection of High and Court Sts., where the ma-
<br />Jority of these buses are forced to m~ke lef~ hand turns.
<br /> The Safe~y Traffic Commission and the traffic officials of the Virginia
<br />Electric & Power Company have been making a careful s~udy of this situation for some time and
<br />they recommend that the follcwlng changes on two of the bus routes be given a sixty day trial
<br />and if they prove satisfactory, that they be made permanent:
<br /> Change td~e Piedmont-Height-Truxton route so ~hat instead of looping back into High
<br />S~,, at Court amd proceeding on High ~o Efflngham St., it will continue up County St~, f~om
<br />Court to Effingh~m, and similarly the Prenti$ Park line,~o continue up Count~ S~., from ~ourt
<br />to Waahington SS., instead of looping back through CouPS ~o High St,
<br /> I will recommend ~hat these changes be put i~o effect for a trial period of
<br />sixty days."
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<br />Motion of Mr~ Hall ~o concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted~
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