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At 'a special meeting~of
<br />there were present:
<br />
<br />Vermon A. BrooMs, Leslie T. Fox,
<br /> Manager.
<br />
<br />the Oity Council, held April 15th, 1935, at 4:30 P.M.,
<br />S.B. Moore, J. Alden Oust, J.R. Stewart, the ~ity
<br />
<br />The following cult for the meeting was read:
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<br />,Dear Sir:
<br /> You are requested to attend a meeting of the City
<br />Council, in the Council Chamber, at 4:30 on Monday, April 15th,
<br />to consider a proposed substitute for the amendment made to the
<br />Bus ordinance on April 9th, 1935."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Moore to
<br />passed on April 9th, was adopted and
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<br />reconsider the vote bywhioh the Bus ordinance was
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Moore, Oast, Stewart
<br />Nays:_ None
<br />
<br /> Motion of M~. Moore to reconsider the vote by which the amendment to the Bus
<br />ordinance was passed on April 9th, was adopted, and by. the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Moore, 0asr, Stewart.
<br />Nays:- None.~
<br />
<br /> Mr. Moore offered the following substitute for the amendment now before the
<br />Council, which was adopted:
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<br />"PROVIDED FURTHER:
<br /> (1) That the Council of the Oity or'Portsmouth in the exer-
<br /> cise of the police Dower of said City may prescribe or
<br /> approve the size, character and type of motor vehicles
<br /> robe,used in rendering this service.
<br /> (2) That the Council shall have the right to prescribe from
<br /> time to time such schedulem as may be necessary to pro-
<br /> vide efficient, adequate service on each route operated
<br /> hereunder.
<br /> (3) That the Council shall have the right to require any
<br /> changes and alterations in rou~es which will not cause
<br /> any increa~se in the capital investment or which will
<br /> not cause more than a negligible increase of the operat-
<br /> ing expenses of the said permit holder, and may require
<br /> any other changes, alterations and any subsequent addi-
<br /> tions or extensions of or to routes which it may deem
<br /> necessary to render efficient public service, provided
<br /> the said permit holder has for the preceding six months
<br /> earned the reasonable return defined by Section 2 of Ar-
<br /> ticle IV of said ordinance adopted July 28, 1926.
<br /> (4) That the foregoing provisions shall supersede any and all
<br /> provisions ef the ordinance adopted July 28, 1926, in eon-
<br /> flies therewith to the extent of such conflict.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Moore,
<br />following vote:
<br /> Ayes: Brooks, Fox,
<br /> Nays: None.
<br />
<br />the Bus ordinance,as amended,
<br />Moore, Oast, Stewart -
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<br />was adopted, and by the
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Moore, the following resolution was adopted, and by the fol-
<br />
<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Moore, 0asr, Stewart
<br />Nays: None.
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<br /> "A!~ESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE STATE 00RPORATION COMMISSION OF VIR-
<br /> GINIA TO APPROVE THE APPLIOATION OF THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIO AND
<br /> POWER COMPANY TO ABANDON ITS ENTIRE STP~T RAILWAY SYSTEM IN
<br /> PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, AND TO SUBSTITUTE BUS SERVIOE .~T~RE~OR., . .
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Council of. the O~ty'of Portsmouth, by ordinance adopted April 9,
<br />1935, has granted its consent to the d~scontmmuance and abandtnment by Virginia Electric and
<br />Power '~om~ny .of its entire electric street rai~ay system in Portsmouth, Virgi~ia: and
<br />WHEREAS, the said Council, by ordinance adopted April 15, 1935, has ~uthorized
<br />Virginia Electric & Power Oompany to operate motor buses on the streets of the City in~ ubsti-
<br />tution for the rail service; a~d .
<br /> WNEREAS, ~he consent and author~ y of'the State Corporation .0ommission of Vir-
<br />ginia to sai~ continuance and abandonment of the street railway system is necessary, because
<br />one of the lines of said system operates from the City to Cradook, in the County of Norfolk,
<br />Virginia.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF TEE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VA.
<br /> Section l: That the State Corporation Commission of V~ginia be, and it is
<br />herebyz requested to enter appropriate orders authorizing and permitting Virginia Electric &
<br />Power Company to discontmnue and abandon the operation of i~s entire electric street railway
<br />system in Portsmouth, Virginia, and to substitute bus service therefor.
<br /> Section 2: That a certified copy. cZ this resolu~ion be forthwith presented to
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