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Decemker 23, 1930 At a regular meeting of the City Oou~cll held Recember 23rd there were present: ~essrs-- Vernon'A.'Brooks, W. R. Hutchins, E. N. Lupin, Jr., Arthur Mayo, J- Alden Cast, Archibald Ogg, J. R. Stews,vt, Also the City Manager. The minutes of the regula~ meeting De=ember 9th were read and were approved. The following communication was read from the City M~uager: 1st. "I respectfully report the sale of the recent authorized notes to the amount of $225,000. to the American National Bauk, at 5% rate, interest payable at maturity.# On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. ~NFINItHED BU~NE$S also The following communication was/read from the Honorable City Council, Portsmouth,~a. C~ty Man~ger~: .Portsmouth, Va., December 23, 1930. Dea~ Sir:~ I am submitting herewith the following: (!) An amendment to the 'Bus Ordinance,' which I request be placed on its first reading. The purpose of this ordinance is to permit a re-routi~ of the buses-in Park View in order that the territory now served by the Park View street car line may be served by buses. ~2) An-amendment %~ the Street R~ilway ~ranohise w~th a contract attached. I request that this ordinance be also placed on its first reading. The purpose of this ordinance and contract is to permit %he discontinuance of the park View Street Railway'line, and to re- lieve the Virginia Electric and Power Company from replacing the stree~ paving after the removal of its tracks. The-Company is to pay the City $33,900 and the City is to repair the streets. The terms of the contract are very similar to the previous contract made with the s~me company. (3) A resolution providing for the a~vertisement of the street r~ilway amendment and the contract. In order to amend the franchise it is necessary that this proposed ordinance and contract be advertised ten days. The advertisement can be running in the newspaper between the first and second readings of the ordinance. I request that the resolution be passed. Yours very truly, Frank C. Hanrahan, City Uanager." A BESOLUTION to authorize ~ud direct the City Clerk of the City of Portsmouth to advertise for ten days in the "Portsmouth Star" the formof o~dinanoe and' form of contract attached here- t~ as a part hereof, the effect of which is to consent'to the ab~_ndonment and discontinuance by Virginia Electric andPower Company of the street railway line known as "Ps~rk View Line;" to amend and re-ordain "Exhibit A" attached to and ma~e a part of the ordinance adopted by the Oouncil of the City of Portsmouth on August 27, 1926, under which said company operates the street railway system in said City, and to specify the work to be done and payments to be m~de by said Company in connection with the discontinuance and abandonment of said line, and relievi~ and ~ischarging said Company of ~ny duty or obligation to dQ or perform any .other work with respect to said ~bandoned locations than that required by said form of contract. AN ORDINANCE to consent to the discont%nuanoe and a~andonment b~ ~irg~n~ El~ctr~ a~_~ POwer 0cmpanY of the operation-of its street r~i~way system upon cermsmn .tx ~ne s~r~e~s, and highways of the Oity of Portsmouth, Virginaa, to amend and re-ordai~ Exhibit ~.! attachea to and made a part of an ordinance entitled AN ORDINANOE to grant to the Virginia Electric and power Oompany, its successors and assigns, the franchise, right and privilege to construct, maintain aud operate, by electricity or any other motive power except steam permitted by the council cf the 0ity-of Portsmouth, 'for the term and .upon the condxtxons herezne~fter stated,. a s~reet railway or =allways, ~ogether with all curves, turn-outs, connections, l~le lines, overhead and underground wires, cables, conduits and a~pliancesto be used in the operation -thereof or in connection therewith upon certain of the streets, alleys and public places of the Cmty of Portsmouth, and the right to ~se said streets, alleys aud public places hereinafter mentioned for such purposes." to provide for the abandonment and discontinuance of motor bus transportation rest between Hatton Street and ~ebster Avenue, and on Webster Avenue between B and ~pr~tley Streets and to amend "Exhibit-A" attached to and made a part of an ordinance, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE to regaxlate motor bus passenger transportation in the City of Ports- mouth." On m~tion of Mr. ~tewart, the =eSotution~a~id ordinances were placed on first reading and laid on the table until the next meeting of ~ounoil. The communication from policemen Jas. Randolph, T. H.R~vere, amd C.'W. White, with regard to predicament arising from the recent suit of K. A. Esleeckagainst them, accasioned by the search of The Cavalier ~hoppe, located oh F~gh street near Court; which had. been laid on the table ~til this meeting of Council, was continued on the table.