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street railway line between Portsmouth and Westhaven, Norfolk
<br />County, the City Manager be and he is hereby authorimed and di-
<br />rected to issue a temporary permit to Virginia Electric and
<br />Power Company to operate buses from the corner of High and Oraw-
<br />ford streets along High Street to the western boundary !ine of
<br />the City of portsmouth, and to discontinue street railway ser-
<br />vice between the corner of High street and Mt~ Vernon Avenue
<br />along High Street to said City line; provided, however, that this
<br />temporary permit may be cancelled and annulled by the Council at
<br />any time by giving-Virginia Electric and Power Oompany ten (tO)
<br />days written notice of such cancelI~tion and annulment.
<br /> This resolution shall be in force from and after its pas-
<br />sage.s
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<br />that the Manager be empowered to give permit requested,
<br />the Manager present a permanent agreement for same, was
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks
<br />for not over.thirty days, and that
<br />adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "The state Emergency Relief Administration is asking the local Relief Ad-
<br />~inis%~ater to advise to what extent the City will participate in the future Relief program
<br />in Pc~mouth.
<br /> I understand the Skate made no direct appropriation for relief we~k. In
<br />vie~ of this, I suggest that the City agree to furnish necessary tools, materials and trans-
<br />portatlon incident to the relief work to be done in Portsmouth. This would be in line with
<br />what the Oity did when the relief ~rk was inaugurated last year.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "I am pleased to advise that Messrs. Hillard, McMurran and Mo£fat, Ports-
<br />mouth~s representatives in the Legislature have advised that the bill permitting the transfer
<br />of the Oorener's duties, recommended by you on January 23rd, was enacted by the Legisla~re.
<br /> I was also advised that the bill recommended by you on Feb. 13th,
<br />relating to the collection of taxes, was enacted by the Legislature.
<br /> I have thanked Messrs. Hitlard, McMurran and Moffat for their co-opera-
<br />tion in these matters."
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<br />On. motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 5th - ,~or your information, Ia m attaching copy of a resolution from the Rail-
<br />road Emplqyees an~ Taxpayere ASsociation, which was ~uanimously adopted by that Association
<br />on March $th, 193&, regarding the ordinance adopted by you on November 28th, 1933, regulating
<br />motor passenger buses, etCo
<br /> The resolution expresses the approval of the association of the ordinance
<br />and pledges the ce-operation and assistance of each and every member of the association in its
<br />enforcement., .
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<br />The resolution -
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<br />"RAIlrOAD EMPLOYEES AND TAXPAYERS AssOCIATION.
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<br /> A~ a meeting of the Rail~ca~Emp!0yees and Taxpayers Association,
<br />Portsmouth Branch, held in the Oity of Portsmouth, on March'S, 1934,
<br />the following resolution was, upon motion duly made and seconded, un-
<br />animously adopted, viz:
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<br />RESOLUTION
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<br /> ~REA$, the Oity Oouncil of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting
<br />held on November 28th, 1933, adopted an ordinance emtitled, "AN ORDI-
<br />NANOE TO REGULATE MOTOR PASSENGER BUSES OPERATING FROM POINTS WITHIN
<br />TO POINTS BEYOND THE DIMITS OF THE CITY, PROVIDING RULES ANDREGULA--.
<br />TIONS FOR THEUSE OF THE STREETS OF THE CITY BY SUCH BUSE~ AND PROVID~
<br />ING FOR BUS TERMINALS, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
<br />THEP~OF,, and
<br /> WHEP~AS, in the opinion of this Association the rules and regu-
<br />lations embodied in the aforesaid ordinance are clearly necessar2 for
<br />the protection and convenience of the residents of the City of Ports-
<br />mouth and the public at large, as well as for the proper use of our
<br />streets;
<br /> THEREFORE, RE IT RESOLVED, that this Association offer and
<br />pledge the co-operationand assistance of each and every member
<br />thereof in the proper enforcement of the aforesaid ordinance; and;
<br /> BE IT I~JRTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent
<br />te the Honorable Oity Manager and each member of the Council. of the
<br />Oity of~Por%smouth, expressing the approval of this Association, and
<br />that copy hereof be given the press."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br />UNF IN ISI~.D BUSINESS
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<br /> Report of the Accounting Department for month of February, 1934, was received
<br />and ordered filed.
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