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July 17, 1928
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<br /> At a special meeting of the City Council July 17th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs--Vel~non B~oo~s, J. C. Dunford, E. ~. Maupin, Jr.,
<br /> Arthur ~fayo, J. R. Stewart, L. G. White,
<br /> Also the City
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<br /> The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />Mr.-Lo C. Brinson, "Portsmouth, Va., July 14, 1928.
<br />Oity 01erk,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Dear Sir:--
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<br /> You will please call a special meetmno of the City Co~ucil in the Oo~ucil ~n~mber
<br />Tuesday, July l?th, at 8 o'clock p.s., to consider:
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<br /> let. An Or,~n~e to authorize and direct the execution of a contract between the City
<br />of Portsmouth & the Virginia Eleotwic ~ud Pow~ ~ +~ ~ +
<br />~- ......... ~ z ~ - ..... ~,~ ~ o~ .... ~ ~he work to be done by
<br />~u v~rgtnma mzec~rzo an~ ~ower Company under Sub-section (D) of Section l~ of ~he ordinauce
<br />~dopted August 27th, 1926, b-
<br />street railway fr~uohise in ~ which said Virginia Electric and Power Company was granted a
<br /> said City, and to relieve said Comp~uy from any further duty or
<br />obligation imposed ~oon it by said Sub-section, a copy of which contract is attached hereto,
<br />as a part hereof; accompanied by resolution of ~dvertisement; placed on first reading by
<br />Council July 10th.
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<br /> 2nd. An Ordinance to A~uend and Re-ordain Section 306 of the City Code as s~nended a~ud
<br />re-ordained. ~ ~ by an Ordinance p~ssed by the City 0ouncil on J~e 17, 1920, relating to the fur-
<br />nmsn_n~ of water to cons-c~mers a~ud ~o premises, requiring contracts a~ud deposits from water
<br />cens~mers aud persons applying for taps; placed on first reading by Co~u~oil May 8th.
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<br /> 3rd. An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section 306 of the City Code as amended and
<br />re-ordained by an Ordir~anoe passed by the City 0ounoil on J~uue 17~ 1920, relating to the
<br />furnishing of water to consumers and to premises, requiring contracts and deoosits from water
<br />consumers a~ud persons applying for taps; placed on first reading by Council ~iay 8th.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br /> Vernon Brooks, President
<br /> On motion, the privilege of the floor was granted to Mr. H. A~ Brinkley,
<br />presmnted the ~ollowzno petition:
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<br />"The Honorable Oity Council,
<br />(Through the City Manager),
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />attorney, who
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:--
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<br /> T.~e undersigned, the Southern Residence Corporation, which is an affiliated
<br />Company of the Southern Savings & Finance Company, Incorpor~ted~ cf Norfolk, Virginia, re-
<br />presents that they are the owners of a certain lot aud dwelling at the south-west co-~ner of
<br />Lincoln Street and s~u alley which is one block East of the Deep Creek Boulevard, which said
<br />~lley is ten (lC) feet wide and belongs to the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; that your pe-
<br />titioners were compelled to_ ourchase the said property at a foreclosure sale, and upon
<br />survey of the sams they find that a portion of the dwelling encroaches on this alley which is
<br />not used to any great extent, and it would be ~ very e¥oensive_ ~n~no' ~ to move the house away
<br />from its present looation. Your petitioners, therefore, obtained options on two lots on the
<br />East side of said+~alley in order that the same may be straightened out, ~ud are Detitionir~
<br />the Oouncil that ~ney exchange with them an eoual amount of land on the East of said alley
<br />for that portion of said alley wnm~h is occupied by said dw~elling, so as ~to save your petition-
<br />ers the expense and the los~ of either moving or tearing down this'oumlemng.' ~' You w_.ll~ ~ realize
<br />that it is impossible to sell the same in its present condition, and your petitioners
<br />going to quite a great deal of expense having to purchase two lots in order to straighten
<br />out this tangle.
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<br /> ~e have attached hereto a map which has been made by Heber C. Cassell, C. E.
<br />The black lines marking said alley sho~ its present location and the red lines show the pro-
<br />perty which the undersigned proposed ~o e~change with the City in order to save them a great
<br />deal of expense and loss.
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<br /> The undersigned would ~ooreoiate_ immediate action in t~zs~' matter, as its cotton
<br />does not extend ~eyond thirty (30) days for the purchase of the property necessary to str~ighte~
<br />out these lines.
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<br />Asking your consideration, we are
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<br />Respectfully~
<br />
<br />Southern Residence Corp.
<br />
<br />Harry A. ~rinkley,
<br /> A~torney."
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<br />By Counsel.
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<br />On motion, the petition was referred to the City Eanager and City Attorney for report at
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