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~arch 12th, 1940 mat!on and advertising matter is to be distributed ~etting forth the advantages and resources of the City of Portsmouth. THIRD: To have prepared and printed from time to time dur - ing the next five years certain folders, cards an~ other litera - ture showing the advantages and resources of the City of Portsmouth, and to~ distribute the same in suc~ manner that the advantages and r~sou.rces of the City ~ill be well advertised. FOURTH: To cause to be incorporated in s~y lease executed ~,~th a lessee and/or operator of said hotel a provision requiring the said lessee and/or operator to include in their advertising program dat~ and information advertising the resources and advan- tages of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, from the day said hotel is open for use by the public, or sooner, and the five (5) succes- sive years thereafter. It is further agreed between the parties hereto that: (a) The f~oor space above referred to shall be three and one-~lf (3½) feet square and said floor space shall be in a con spicuous place in the lobby of said hotel to be agreed upon by the parties hereto after completion of said hotel, and the same shall be used e~clusively for giving information and for advertis- ing ~he advantages and resources of said City and for advertising the Portsmouth-Norfolk County Ferries and the said City may at any time it may so desire place an attendant therein for advertising RU/'pOSSS, (b) Should the party of the first part fail to erect a hotel in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, within ~h~ee (3) zears from the date hereof, and set apart said floor space, or refuse to carry out its part of this contract then the money paid under thi~ con - trac~ shall be refunded ~o the party of the second part, and this contract shall become void. WITNESS TME FOLLOWING SIGNATURES AND SEALS: Attest: Secretary PORTSMOUTH HOTEL CORPORATION By President." '' CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, A Municipal Corporat~ion of the State of Virginia,' Attest: By John P. Letgh, Mayor of the City of Portsmouth Oity C!e~. STATE OF VIRGINIA: City of Portsmouth, to-wit: I, ._, a Notary Public for the City aforesa~, i-~ the ~ate of Virginia, do hereby certify that Wille~t and R.E. Hawks, President and Secretary of the Portsmouth Hotel Corporation and John P. Leigh, May~r of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, and L. ~. Brinson, City Clerk, whose names are signed to the writing above~ bearing date on the day of 19~0, have acknowledged the same before me in my ~ aforesaid. Given under my hand ~his ~day of , 1940 My commission expires: Notary Public." The following resolution, offered by Mr. Lawrence: ~Be it resolved that the attached contract between the Portsmouth Hotel Corporation and the City of Portsmouth be aooroved and the ~opropriation of Ten Thous~ud Dollars ($10,OOO.OO)~ be placed on its first reading for the purpose of advertising the City." was, on motion of Mr. Lawrence, adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes - Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrence, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson Nays - None The following communication from the City Attorney was read: "At your last meeting you referred to me the letter of Mr. W.J. Wiseman,Jr. for the relief of taxes. As stated in the letter, Mr. Wieeman was erroneously assessed ~th