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September 25, 1930
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<br />on strangers entering the O~ty is so vitally important, and so v~stly in favor of the new Route,
<br />we feel that it would nat admi~ ofaugument.
<br /> You may feel at liberty to call on us in any way you may see fit wherein we might be
<br /> to render you~assistance in this very laudible undertaking, and I feel save in saying, ·
<br /> ~ ~an_be h~ free o~.?oable
<br />personally., that the ~ights of way through ~Gro~e. Park rd
<br />t~ Department the s~ne consz~eratign, m:~d thereby f~ ......... ~ _ ~ this proposed
<br />new entrance into the 0ity.
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<br />Awaiting your fturther favors,
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<br />Mr. Hutohins moved that the
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<br /> I ~emain,
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<br /> Very truly yours,
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<br /> L. B. ~HATLEY."
<br />following letter be adopted, and same was unsJuimousty adopted;
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<br />~r. I. Walke Truxtun,
<br />~ember State Highway 0ommission,
<br />Norfolk, Va.
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<br />Dear Sir~
<br /> The Council of the Oity cf Portsmouth, in special session assembled, September
<br /> 25, 1930, at 8:00 P. M., unanimously request your Hohorabte Body to continue in a straight
<br />lmne the ro osed road from Magnolia to Portsmouth, at its ~un~ture w?n the present Suffolk
<br />~i., ~ P -P ..... ~-~-.~ terminat~n~ at or nea~ t~e i~erse~tion off High St. and
<br /> ~oulevaru~ a~ or'~oo~ ~.~.~m ~, ~
<br /> Hamilton Ave. within the 0ity llmits of Portsmouth.
<br /> Ne a~e in full accord with the resolution passed September 25th, 1930, by a
<br /> joint committee of the 0ouncil of the Oity of Portsmouth, Board of Supervisors of Norfolk
<br />_County and the 0hamber of Commerce (copy of which is attached).
<br /> The continuation of this road in a straight line would tend to throw the combined
<br /> traffic of the present Suffolk Boulevard and the proposed New F~ad into a well lighted and
<br /> paved sixty foo~ roa~lway within the city limits r~ther tha~ into a thirty-six foot' roadway,
<br /> which now ts~es oa~e of the present Suffolk Boulevard traffic.
<br /> We feel that with such an a~rangement the Oity of Portsmouth could Safer and
<br /> more expeditiously handle the traffic coming into the city f~om these two roads. The State
<br /> could, in all probability eliminate the cost of placing shoulders on the present Suffolk
<br /> Boulevard from Alexander's to Hamilton Ave. at the city limits.
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<br />truly yours,
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<br />(Signed) L.O. Brinson, 0ity 01erk.
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<br /> "WiIEREAS, the joint highway committee consisting of committees of the Portsmouth 0ity
<br />Council, the Board of ~pervisors of Norfolk Ocunt~ and the ~o~tsmouth 0hamber of 0ommerce~
<br />Inc., has been interested in ~ssisting the State Highway 0om~ission in securing necessary
<br />rights of way for necessary improvements to the portsmouth-Suffolk road, Route 10, and
<br /> WHEREAS, this committee is convinced of the immediate necessity for relief of conditions
<br />on this road between Portsmouth city and Driver station, this need being ps~ramount to need
<br />for improvement of other sections of the same road, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, some difficulty has.arisen in ~ecuring rmghts
<br />line and Alexander's corner because of the close development
<br />therefore,
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<br />of way between Portsmouth City
<br />of property in this section, now
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<br /> BE IT RESOLVED, 'by the joint roads committee, that the Highway 0ommission be asked, if
<br />rights of way a~ve not immediately a~ilable .fo~ beginning of. construction at the Poz~amouth
<br />Oity line, to begin constxuction instead at Alexander's corner and proceed westward; or, if,
<br />after d~ligence ha~ been show~ in efforts to seottre needed rights of way in the section be-
<br />tween Alexander~a corner and the Norfolk-Nansemond county line, this right of way is stilI not
<br />immediately available, const~otion be begun at Driver station and continued eastward toward
<br />Portsmouth pending completion of the right-of-way."
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<br />On motion, ad~ottrned.
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