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January 31, 1928
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<br />At a special meeting of the 0ity Council hel~ ~uuary. 31~?~ there were-present~
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, J. O. DUnford, E. W. Naupin,
<br /> Arthur Mayo, J. Alden Oast, J. R. Stewart,
<br /> L. G. White, ?.
<br /> Also the City Nanager.
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<br />The*following dm_eotzons were read for the special meeting:
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<br />~r.~L. O. Brinson,
<br />City Olerk,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Portsmouth, Va.,
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<br />January 27~ 1928.
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<br />Dealt Sm_.
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<br /> You will please call a special meeting of the City Council in the 0ouncil Chamber
<br />Tuesday, January 31st, at 8 o'clock p. m., to consider:
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<br /> 1st. Recommendation of the Man~ger that an ~oprooriation of $1130.15 be made to pay for
<br />Norfolk Oounty's proportion of the heating plant in th$ Court House building, the County having
<br />paid the Oity said amount.
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<br /> 2nd. "A Bill to create The Elizabeth River Bridge Authority, and to define the powers
<br />and duties of such Authority."
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br />to the
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<br /> VERNON BROOKS~ President."
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<br />The "call" having been read, the following communi~ation which had been presented to
<br />City Oounoil January 24th, was read!
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<br />Honorable Oity 0ouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />"January 23,
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<br />Gentlemen:--
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<br /> I have received check from the Norfolk County Beaird of Supervisors, made payable
<br />to the City of Portsmouth, for $1105.15, s~ud will receive another check from the s~me source
<br />in the amount of $25.00, which will complete their sha~e of the cost of installing the heating
<br />plant in the Cou~t House building, the County having paid their one-half of flue direct amount-
<br />ing to $215.00.
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<br /> As the check is made payable to the City of Portsmouth, I request that the amount
<br />of $1130.15 be re-appropriated to General Government, Repairs to Buildings, so that the bills
<br />for ss~me can be paid through the proper cheanel.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br /> Frank O. Hanrah~u, City Manager. ~
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<br /> On motion, the recommendation of the Manager was concurred in and the recommended appro
<br />priation of $1130.15 allowed, and by the followi~ vote:
<br /> ~pP.
<br /> Ayes~ Brooks, Dunford, Maupin, Ma~o, 0ast, White,
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<br /> The following Act, which was presented to the Council January 2~th by the Bridge Committee,
<br />without recommendation, was read:
<br /> An Act to create The Elizabeth River Bridge Authority, and
<br />to define the powers and duties of such Authority.
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<br /> Mr, Brooks called Mr. White to the Chair and presented the following paper:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., January 31, 1~28.
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<br />To The Council of the 0ity of Portsmouth.
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<br />Gentlemen: --
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<br /> i expect to utter no word of criticism ~gainst or condemnation of any person who
<br />might have either personally or in writing expressed themselves as unalterably opposed to the
<br />construction of a bridge between Norfolk and Portsmouth. I feel it my duty, at this time, as
<br />President of your Hohorable body, to give you Gentlemen of the Council and through you to the
<br />citizens of our City, whatever information I may have obtained, whatever deductions I may have
<br />draw~ thereu~on~ and whatever plans I, as a member of your Body, m~y have to su~it to you for
<br />your consideration.
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<br /> I believe this bridge project the most vital sub~J~ot to the Oity which has ever
<br />come mp within its histom~y. As repres~utatives of the oeople, s~ud as citizens, we can not
<br />wave this. mome~k~ous, question. .bY with~ a stroke of our ha~d ann_ --~v ~-~-~ ,~o nothing ~o it? let
<br />ms kill ~t. At a ~omnt m~tmng o~ the ~pervisors and your Honorable Body just before Christ-
<br />mas Mr. ~hite? moved that ~ Oo~nittee o~ two from the ~upervisors, two from the Council of
<br />Norfo!k~,~n~two from the Oouncil of Pe~mou~h, ~he~P~e~idi~g~0fficer~of~.~ach~bed~o~be one
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