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At a special meeting of the City Council July 3Otb there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, E~ W. Maupin,
<br /> J. R. Stewart, L. G. White,
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />Arthu~ Mayo,
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va.,
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<br />July 27, 1928.
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<br />Mr. L. C. Brinson,
<br />City Clerk & Auditor,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Dear Sir:--
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<br />You will please call a special meeting of the City Oouncil in the Council Chamber
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<br />Monday, July 30th, at 8 o~ctook p. m., to consider:
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<br /> 1st. ~An Ordinance to Authorize and direct the execution of a contract between the City
<br />of Portsmouth & the Virginia Electric and Power Comps~y to,~pecify the wor~ to be done by
<br />the Virginia Electric and Power Compamy under sub-section (D) of Section 14 of the ordinance
<br />adopted August 2?th, 1926, by which said Virginia Electric and Power Company was granted a
<br />street railway fr~hise in said City, e~ud to relieve said company from any further duty or
<br />obligation imposed upon it by said sub-sectton~ a copy of which contract is attached hereto,
<br />as a pa~t hereof.!
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<br /> 2md. "An Ordinance to amend ~nd re-ordain section 306 of an ordinance entitled, "An
<br />Ordinance to amend and re-~rdain sections 30~ to 329, inclusive, Chapter 21, of the City Code,u
<br />adopted by the Council of the Girly of Portsmouth on the l?th day of June, 1920, relating to
<br />the furnishimg of water to consmmers, requiring contracts or deposits from consumers, etc.,"
<br />placed on first reading by Ooun¢ll July l?th.
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<br /> 3rd. Report from the Oity Maneger on unsanitary condition of the cellar in the Argyle
<br />Apartment on North street.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br />Vernon Brooks, President."
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<br /> 'The "call" having been read, the following ordinance, which had been placed on first
<br />reading by Oou~cil july lOth, was taken up and read:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE
<br />EXEO~JTION OF A OONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH & THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER
<br />PAN~ UNDER SUB-SECTION (D) OF SECTION 14 OF THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED AUGUST 2?th, 1926, BY WHICH
<br />SAID VIRGINIA ELEOTRIC AND POWER COMPANY WAS GRANTED- A STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISE IN SAID CITY,
<br />AND TO RELIEVE SAID 0OMPAN¥ FROM ANY FURTHER DUTY OR OBLIGATION IMPOSED UPON IT BY SAID SUB-
<br />SECTION, A COPY OF WHIO~OONTRACT IS ATTACHED HERETO, AS A PART HEHEOF.
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<br /> M~r. Mayo asked the City Attorney if there is anything in said ordinance and contract
<br />which will make null and void any section of contract adopted August 2?, 1~26, except Section
<br />1~, Sub-section D.
<br /> The City Attorney replied that there is not.
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<br /> The City Manager presented the following communication which he had received from the
<br />Po~land Cement Association:
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<br />I~r. F~. C~ Hanrahan, "Richmond, Va., July 25, 19~8.
<br />City Manager
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />My dear Mr. Hanrah~u:
<br />
<br /> Oomplying with you~ request, I made an investigation of the proposed
<br />paving in the street car zone $f some of your streets in Portsmouth, I am herewith suggesting
<br />the following reeommendation~ -
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<br /> The removal of only such ties as have become deteriorated. The removal
<br />of only such concrete that has been used for base that has failed er show~ signs of detetrio-
<br />ration.
<br /> In talking with you~ engineer, M~. Weaver, I ascertained from him that
<br />the rails varied from 5" to 9". O~ those streets where 5" rail was used, I understand it is
<br />y~r. intention to p!ac~ concrete slab. This would give you a. slab of thigkness of 5", which
<br />tn~o~ess ~s constdere~ good construction where a mix ef 1-~-~ or better ~s used over old con-
<br />crete pavement. On the other streets where ?# or 9a tall is to be taken up, this will give
<br />yom a concrete base of 5" of a mix of not less than 1-2~-5, and still give you room for 2#
<br />asphaltic top.
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<br /> ~hile the construction of the replacement of the pavement to be taken
<br />up by the removal of these rails would be sufficient to carry the Portsmouth traffic, it should
<br />be remembered that this area, being in the center of the street, will receive very little heavy
<br />truck traffic, and even though the trunks were assigned this street ca~ zone, you need have no
<br />fear of ~fa£1ure of the pavement as constructed in the above mentioned paragraph.
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<br /> I do not know how long the street cars have been run over the tracks
<br />that are to be taken up, but it would seem to me that the pounding of street car~ over these
<br />traok~ for any length of time would have m~de the base so solid that it would be possible to
<br />~e a third, er slab on this section th~n in
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