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On motion, the Treasurer was
<br />from collection of Dog Taxes.
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<br /> On motion adjourned.
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<br />authorized to
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<br />pay ss~e from funds in her hands,
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<br />Clerk o
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<br />Portsmouth, Va., March 9th,.1937.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held Mar~h 9th, 1937, at 8:00
<br />there were present~
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<br />John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L.
<br />Hutchlns, FiD. Lawrence, C;E. Warren, H.
<br />Wilson, City Manager.
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<br />Grimes, James N. Howard, W.R.
<br />Earl Weiseman, Pearls J.
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<br />Minutes of. regular meeting held February 23rd, were read and approvsd.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br />let - ~Yesterday morning, Mr. Davis, Superintendent, Water Department,
<br />called my attention to the fact that he ~had received notice that pipe would advance ten to
<br />· fifteen per cent, right away, and by Buying yesterday, what we need~ for the Ware? Department,
<br /> for immediate use ~ud some time to come, we could save between two and three hundred dollars.
<br /> I authorized the purchase,e
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd - "Z a m being deluged with applications for street improvements, from
<br />different ~ards, far in excess of anyfunds we have available.
<br /> We are doing the best we can, as 'fast'as we can, tq compt~~ w~th these
<br />demands~ Improvements that we .are ~nab~e to make with our limited city funds we are includ-
<br />ing Lu the W.P.A. projects, and we. hope'to get considerable assistance from that source.~
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 'Motion of Mr. Fox to suspend the order of business to hear representatives~of
<br />~he Carolina Coach Company, was adopt~d~
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<br /> Mr, Hoffman spoke against the Richmond Greyhound Bus Company acquiring con
<br />trol of the Peninsula Transit Corporation, and offered the following resolution:
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<br />"RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br />VIRGINIA, IN OPPOSITION TO CREATION OF BUS MONOPOLY
<br />BETWEEN THE CITIES AND COUNTIES OF HAMPTON ROADS AREA
<br /> TO AND FROM THE NORTH AND WEST.
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<br /> At a meeting of the Council of the City :of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />held on ~the 9th day o~ March, ~937, in Portsmouth, it was brought to the
<br />at~ention of the Oouncil that tha Richmond Gr~yhound Line~, Tncorporated,
<br />operating a passenger bus and express service between Baltimore, Washing-
<br />ton and Richmond o~er U~. Route No.I~ and between Richmond and the coun-
<br />ties and cities of the Hampton Roadsarea over all of the available rou~es
<br />except those now operated by the Peninsula Transit Corporation, and mlso
<br />between said territory and the north by the Eastern Shore route, has ap
<br />Dlied to the I~ters~ate Commerce Commission for auShority to acquire con-
<br />trol of the Peninsula Transit Corporation b~ the purohaseof al! of the
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