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Approved
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<br /> For Mr. Stewart: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore,
<br /> Against Mr. Stewart: None.
<br /> (~v. Stewart excused from voting)
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<br />On motion adjourned.
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<br />Oast, Pettish
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<br />Oity Olerk.
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<br />President.
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<br />Portsmouth, Va., September llth, 193~.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the Oity Oouncil held September tlth, 1934, at 8:00
<br />there were present:
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<br />Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, W.R. Hutchins, S.B. Moore, J. Alden Oast,
<br />H.F. Parrlsh, J.R. Stewart, City Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held August 28th and special meeting of Beptemher
<br />1st were read and approved.
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<br /> The followtng communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "I am pleased to advise that ~ E.G. Shirley, Commissioner, State High-
<br />way Department~ advised under date of September 4th that the State-Highway Commission added
<br />to the State Hmghway mileage in Portsmouth, effe~ive July let, 1934, 1.~9 miles of Gosport
<br />Road, from the City limits te Elm Avenue, and is to be known as a part of State Highway
<br />Route
<br /> I have been handling this ~it~ the State Highway Commission since you
<br />adopted a resolution regarding this on Nay ~th, 193~. This addition to the State Highway mile-
<br />age will result in the City receiving ~proximately $2,255.00.per year additional highway
<br />maintenance funds from the State, and $Y50~00 per year additmonal construction funds.,
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<br /> On motion, same was ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd - "I am~advised by the State Highway Department that an allocation of
<br />$30,000.00 has been made from the Federal .Emergency approprxation for improvements to Route
<br />~8 in Port,curb, and Mr. C.S..Mullen, Chief Enginee~ of the State Highway Department ad-
<br />~se~ under date of August 31st, that the Bureau of Public Roads remuires an~o~'
<br />act, to the effect that the municipality wmll maintain such highways after.the improvements
<br />are made.
<br /> In view of this requirement, I recommend that I be authorized to sign the
<br />attached maintenance agreement covering the improvements to be made on High St., from Orawferd
<br />to Ohestnut
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<br /> Notion of Er. Fox to concur in the Manager, s recommendation and that he be au -
<br />thorized to sign the maintenance agreement on part of the City was adopted, and by the follow-
<br />ing.vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oast, Pettish, Stewart 7-
<br />Nays: None. -
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<br /> 3rd -~ "The Manager stated that he had recently received assessments made by the
<br />State Corporation Commission on properties of public utilities for the year 1934, and in view
<br />~ the reductions made, he had protested the assessments and is handling the matter with the
<br />State Corporation 00mmission. The Manager will keep the Coumcil advised in the matter.
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> · ' ~- ~th - "The Manager stated that he was in receipt, t~rough the Mayor, of a re -
<br />~r~ f~om the State Co~poration Commission ~f an investigation made byMr. ~H. Howell for the
<br />~a~e corporation ~ommission, of the Virginma-Eleotric & Power Compa~F,s bus and railway oper-
<br />ations in.Portsmouth, Norfolk, Richmond and Petersburg, and in viewBf th~ numerous recommen-
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