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March 2Mrd. !q~Y.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the 0ity Council, held March 23rd, 1937, at ~:00
<br />there were present: ~
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<br />John P. Leigh~ Leslie To
<br />Hutchins, F~D~ Lawrence,
<br />City Mana~r.
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<br />Fox, George L. Grimes, James N. Howard, W.R.
<br />C.E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson,
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<br /> MinuTes of regular meeting, held March 9th, were read and approved.
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<br /> The Committee ~npointed to consider complaints as to schedules and routing
<br />of buses reported as follows:
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<br /> "Your cemmittee 'appointed to consider complaints as to schedules and routing
<br /> of_b~ses, begs to report as.follows:
<br /> After having allowed all citizens sufficient time to register any protest,
<br /> your committee met with the City Manager on March 18th. We are of the opinion that the fol-
<br /> lowing suggested changes will not only be beneficial to the citizens of Portsmouth, but
<br /> would not increase, to any materia~ extent, the cost of operation nor interfere with the
<br /> present schedules.
<br /> (1) The'Prentis Park bus that now continues th~m Washington St., to
<br /> Lincoln, b~ re-routed at Harrison and Washington StSc, east on Harrison to Fifth, south on
<br /> Fifth to Lincoln and west on Lincoln, as at present.
<br /> (~) Sixth Avenue. The present schedule is only for partial time and we
<br /> recommend that this bus be operated thru-out the day an~ that instead of Charles St. being
<br /> the terminus, that the bus continue north to Leckie tt.~ before returning to High St.
<br /> (3) West Park View The present line goes west on Leckie St. to
<br /> Avenue, and thence north on First ~o Spratley, west on Sprattey to Guthrie and thence south
<br /> on Guthrie to Leckie . We suggest that instead of the bus~ going east back along Leckie St.
<br /> that it continue south for a distance of two blocks on Second Ave. to B St., thence east on
<br /> B St. to 1st Ave. and thence north on 1st Ave. to LeckieSt., thence along the present route.
<br /> (4) High St. we recommend that the buses continue east on High St. as
<br /> at present,to Crawford St. That instead of continuing south along~Crawford to County, and
<br /> west on County, that the bus make a ~urn in Crawford S~. at King. St. and return north to
<br /> High St. and thence west on High St. as along present lines for the remainder of their
<br /> routes. '
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<br />- (5)' Cradock buses. We suggest ~hat instead of the Cradock buses fo! -
<br /> lowing the'same territory as other lines, that it follow HighSt., west to Elm Ave., and
<br /> southon Elm Ave. to Geo. Washington Highway, returning along the same route.
<br /> (6) Several requests have been.made to extend the Westhaven line thru
<br /> the City Park to Olive Branch Cemetervo We feel that this is .very desirabIe an~ would be
<br /> of great convenlmnce to persons visiting the cemetery. However, as the bridge now crossing
<br /> from Westhaven to the City Park is not of sufficient width to permit has,age of vehicles as
<br /> wide as the buses, we suggest that this be taken up as soon as the netbridge across this
<br /> poin~ has been cqnstructed.
<br /> Respectfully,
<br /> CommitTee -
<br /> Leslie T. Fox
<br /> Pestle J. Wilson
<br /> George L. Grimes."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to approve said report, and to refer s~me to the City
<br />~anager, to confer with the V.E.P. Company, in ~eference to same, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to suspend rules,to hear the Bus Companies at this time,
<br />was adopted. Mr. J. $. Barton spoke in favo~ of the Richmond G~eyhound Lines purchasing the
<br />Peninsula Transit Corporation, and Mr. Robert M. Hughes spoke against same.
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Fox, to take f~om the table the following resolution, was adopted:
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<br /> "RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br /> PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, IN OPPOSITION TO CHEA-
<br /> TION OF BUS MONOPOLY BETWEEN THE CITIES AND
<br /> COUNTIES OF HA3gPTON ROADS AREA T0 AND FROM
<br /> THE NORTH AND WEST.
<br /> At a deering of the Oouncil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br /> held on the 9th day of March, 19~7, in Portsmouth, it was brought to
<br /> the attention of the Council that tbs Ric.hmond Greyhound Lines, Inc.,
<br /> operating a passenger bus and express service between Baltimore, Wash-
<br /> ing~on and Richmond, over U.S. Route No. l, and between Richmond and
<br /> the counties and cities of the Hampton Roads area over all of the avail
<br /> able routes, except those now operated by %hePeninsula Transit. Corpor-
<br /> ation, and also between said territory and the north by the Eastern
<br /> Shore RouTe, has applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for au -
<br /> thority to ao~uire control of the Peninsu!~ Transit Corporation by the
<br /> purchase of all of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of that
<br /> company, for the sum of $320,000.00; and
<br /> I$ appearing to the Board that the effect of such proposed acqui~
<br /> sit!on of control of said Peninsula Transit Corporation would be to
<br /> give to the Richmond Greyhound Lines, !nc., a complete mono~oty of the
<br /> transportation of passengers by motor vehicle between RichmOnd and the
<br /> cities and con. ties of the Hampton Roads area. and between that area
<br /> and the territories north and west; and,
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