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J'o~y 10, 1928
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<br />JuLy 10, 1928.
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<br />Honor~ole 0ity Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:-~
<br /> The ouestion of the appropriation of $2,500. to the Industrial Com~ission for the
<br />year 1928 under a. ~hree year agreement, together with how the money is to be raised for said
<br /> appropriation, was referred to me for report. I respectfully submit my views on this appro-
<br />priation. I do not feel that this is the time of the year to enter into a-three year agreement
<br />of this kind and ~gain I believe that $2,500.00 is more than our share as compared with the
<br />$2,500.00 paid by Norfolk.
<br /> In comparing the amount reques~f Portsmouth with that paid by Norfolk,
<br /> I
<br /> s~omit
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<br /> the following figures for your consideration:
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<br /> Norfolk 0ity budget is
<br /> Portsmouth" " ~ $1,3D3,~Y3.
<br /> Po~ulation of N~rfolk- approximately 180,000.
<br /> "Portsmouth- ~ 60,000.
<br /> Norfolk administers service to three times, the num~oer of people of Portsmouth. Therefore it is
<br /> evidenl that we would be giving more thsn our share in giving $2,500. I have talked the m~tter
<br /> over with several people interested in the Industrial commission and am convince~ that th~
<br /> amounts requested should be re-apportioned, certainly as f~r as Portsmouth is concerned.
<br /> I recommend that the 0ommission be notified that the 0ity will consider this matter
<br /> for a three-year period at such time as we prepare our budget in November. I have every reason
<br /> to believe that the Commission is doing a good work, but I do not feel that we should be asked
<br /> to pay $2,500. and I do not feel that we should appropriate the money a~d add to our .1928 budEet
<br /> in view of the facts as presented above.
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<br />Yours truly,
<br />
<br />Frank C. Hanrahs_~, City Ean~er.~'
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<br />~r. Cast
<br />the year 1928,
<br /> Then Mr.
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<br /> ~h~ Ind~Sirial Commission for
<br />moved that the motion to appropr~ate,$2500.O0 for ' ~
<br /> be laid on the table. The motion was adopted.
<br />Cast moved to concur in the E~uager's recommendation. The motion w~s adopted.
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<br /> The following communication from the
<br />this meeting, was taken~up and read:
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<br />0ity N~nager, which had been laid on the table until
<br /> "June 12th~ 1928.
<br />
<br />Honorable 0ity Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
<br />
<br /> Attached you will find'a petition ~ud several letters from property owners in
<br />the neighb0=hood of High St. ~ud Fifth Ave., objecting tO my approvs~l of spplication for the
<br />erection of a g~oline station on the southeast 6ernst of High St. and Fifth Ave. in approving
<br />this application, ~ took in consideration the following m~tters:
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<br /> On the northwest corner of High St. ~nd Fifth Ave. is located a ste~% la~undry;
<br />a~joining that on High St. is a ga,rage. On the southwest corner is sw~mpy land; on the north-
<br />east corner is Snelling's Undertaking establishment. One block west of this location, on the
<br />southeast corner of High St. and Sixth Ave. there is a garage, store, repair shop, etc.
<br />
<br /> I did not feel tP~t the corner in ~uestion~ would ever be used for _esmaen~m~l~ '~ ~'
<br />purposes and that sooner or l~ter some kind of business would be located there, ~ud as it is
<br />now bringing no revenue to the owners or to the City, I feathers w~s n6thing I could do but
<br />approve the application.
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<br /> The design of the g~s station, as shown on a sketch submitted with ~oplication,
<br />is very a~tractive. I also considered the fact that should a building be erected on this
<br />corner, it would obstruct the view ~ud light, while if a static5 of ~u a~tractive design were
<br />erected, it would not injure the value of property in the vicinity.
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<br />Yours very t~aly,
<br />
<br /> Fr~k O. Hanr~h~n, City ~ana~er."
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart, the privilege of the floor was gr~nted to ~y one interested
<br />in the m~tter.
<br /> Mr. W. Jokings O~ocker~ ~torney for the ~pplio~ts, sooke in f~vor of the erection
<br />of the gas st~tio~ ~d Messrs. H~ O. Wood~ff, Mr. B~dwin, and-M~. ~uott spoke ~g~inst the
<br />erection of
<br /> ~. Stew~ move~ that we do not concur in the E~er~s
<br /> The motion wms ~dopted, ~ud by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, ~o~d, N~yo, Etew~rt,
<br /> N~ys-- E~oi~, O~st, White~ 3.
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<br /> The reports of the ~'~ · ~
<br /> ~y _re~su~e~, Oity Auditor, a~ud City 0olleotor for the month of
<br />J~ue, 1928, which had been s~proved by the Oity E~nager, were presented ~ud were ordered to be
<br />filed.
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