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On m0~ionof Mr. Maupin, the following motion b Mr
<br />April 23rd, was continued on the tab~ .... .4, ..... Y . Stewar~ made at regular meeting
<br /> -~ ~ ~gu~ar meeting of Oouncil May 28th: "That an
<br />aPpropriation of $3,000.00 be allowed for the Advertising Board of the Norfolk-Portsmouth
<br />Chamber of Commerce, and tha~ the Ctty Manager bring in at the next meeting a statement from
<br />what $~u~ce the apPropriation cs~ be obtained.,
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<br />The following
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS
<br />communication was read from the Portsmouth 0hamber of Commerce:
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<br /> eApril Twenty-sixth 1929.
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<br /> Mr. L. C. Brinson, Clerk,
<br /> City Council,
<br /> Portsmouth, Firginia.
<br /> Dear Mr. Br~nson:
<br /> It has now been about eighteen months since the Portsmouth ~namber of Oom-
<br />m~rce first placed befor? the State H~g~ Commission . . .
<br /> of Suffolk Boulevard. S~noe th ~ ,~d~.~o ^~ a. re_quest for wi~e~ing and stra~ hten~n
<br />to the Commissionfor relief ofat time, ~ ~_~¢as~ons, this h~3~nas urgently appealed g
<br /> the gerouso t t ? of the rro ess
<br />of this road,.~and~, since January of%this year
<br /> joint association of chambers of commerce and ~ posx~on nas o~n heartily supported by a
<br /> municipal'~and oo.ui~ty agencies of the southside
<br /> seot½o~ 9f the S~ffolk oonstructiondie~rict. With the support of this im ressmve
<br />we p±acea a unanlmous demand before the C0mmies~ -~ ~ ~ . ~ P ' organization
<br /> ~ ~u m~s ~e~lng in ~ewport News.
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<br />of ~-~ ....... Up to this time there has not been rece
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<br /> · s purpose and ~t has be , ~
<br />· mtal~ accidents· continue to oc~,,~ ~ ...... ~__~.~eci~ed~m~ that no ~urther delay will be t~!erated.
<br />with a f~nal and o ~p ng mrequenoyana we wish tea '
<br />~+ ...... onclusive demand for immediat ~m~ ~ . pp..r~a~h the Oommissio
<br />--~.,an~ n~nwa~ more ~*~ *~ +~ ~ ..... ; e --~-~-ements wh.~h w~l'I resu~
<br />resolution, adopted by the o~-~,~ ........ ~ . I suggest that you ta~s theattached
<br />~n preparing resolutions to~H~r ~-~=~-_~'~r 3oint;as~?ciatio~, and use it
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<br />to
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<br /> On mo%ion of Mr. Maupin, ~he
<br />the State Highway Commission:
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<br />State Highway Commission,
<br />Richmond,
<br />Virginia.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
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<br /> Faithfully yours,
<br />
<br /> AL LE~I$, Executive teo'y.,
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<br />Clerk was instructed to forward the following communication
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., May 15, 1929.
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<br /> The Oouncll/of Portsmouth at'its bt-monthly meeting on May 14, 1929, respectfully
<br />re~aest your Honorable Body to gzve favorable o6nsideration to the petitions of this section
<br />to widen the Suffolk Boulevard from the City limits of Portsmouth to the Oity limits of Suffolk.
<br />This road, as you no doubt know, is so narrow that it endangers life, limb and property to the
<br />users thereof. We feel that the citizens of Portsmouth are so vitally affected, we as their
<br />constituted representati~es~re petitioning your Honorable Body to favorably consider widening
<br />of the said road. '
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<br /> Very truly yours,
<br />
<br /> L. C. BRINSON, Oity 01erk."
<br /> Mr. Mayo moved that Oouncil go into the election of a Justice of the Peace for Jackson
<br />Ward, to fill the unexpired term of M. A. M~usoni, resigned.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and Mr. Mayo nominated Frank Q. Richardson for the position.
<br /> There being no other nominatioms, he was elected, and by the following vote:
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<br /> For-- Brooks, Duaford, Maupin, Mayo, Oast, Ogg, 6.
<br /> sin this connection, the following petition was read from certain real estate owners and
<br />business men of Portsmouth:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Virginia, May I4th, 1929.
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<br />station for an indefinite period interferes with our business we be ' . '
<br />~esire ~hat ~he conditions referred to should ~n~ ~=~+~ _~ l~ve that ~t ~s not your
<br />cusses oy oi~y franchise, r~h~ ...... ~m-~ ..... an~ ~a~e~-~ ..... on ' ~-~ s~ree~ cars an~ passenger
<br />~t ~or~ers~of H~gh and Orawford Streets. r~i~ ~e~r? at t~e Sout~-E~st and South-
<br />~r~utaoraw!ord Street delive~ + .... ,~ i_~T ..... ~a~ which.arc.in oons~ ~se extend
<br />~e~iO~'~eferr-d ~- ?-~ _~?~.~.~ p~ssenge= cusses ~nG eGestrians
<br /> F - ~ ~ ~a ~ne aaGx~lon om , . p . ~ frequent the
<br /> .... o ....... a d~g~r ~d inoonvenzenoe to the t~=~r~_-
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<br /> To The Honorable 0ity 0ouncil,
<br /> of The 0ity of Portsmouth.
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<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> ~e the undersigned real estate owners and business m~n of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />petition your Honorable body to reliev~ the conditions now existm on Orawf
<br />~nd ~ar High St., Portsmouth, Virginia. eau hv ~ ~o ~,~ r~ _' _ ~ or~ St. South of
<br />oy o~l.stoves as the tom erature m . sod ~ ....... ~r £os~,_oe~ng ~ced or heated
<br /> · ~ ay suggest and parked for an ~ndefini~e
<br />obscuring our places of business from or snemt~v, ~,,~+ ....... ~ .. .permod, conse.~uently
<br />livery trucks and passenger automobile4. - ...... p e enmmng the acces~ of de-
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<br /> Our basic license rate is the same as in any other section of the city and we
<br />believe %hat box cars being used on the streets of the city referred to as a storage and deliveryl
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