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<br /> not get by and it is almost impossible to handle a bus so as to escape any person who should
<br /> step out from a parked c~r. If buses were operated on Washington St., to my mind, it would
<br /> be essentia/ to prohibit all parking on both sides of this street, whichwould greatly incon-
<br /> venience the residents who own cars. Again, the tall flowers inthe parked area, at certain
<br /> seasons of the year, would prevent small children from seein~ approaohi, ng traffio~ and children
<br /> n~turally run in and out of the roadway. As the intersecting streets are not wide enough to
<br /> give proper vision, the chances of collis~.cn with cross traffic are very great. I believe
<br /> that bus operation on Washington St. render the circumstances would be very d~ngerous and would
<br /> constitute a partic-ular menace to children, which-we should not assume. I have investigated
<br /> the policy .of the V. E. P. Company in regard to operating buses cn parked street-s
<br /> Washington StT~ in other cities of the S~ate and find there is only one street on which buses
<br /> ar~ run aud th&t is Chamberly~e Ave. in P~ichmond, which has much wider roadways than Washington
<br /> St. has, and but few residents necessitating the parking of fewer vehicles.
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<br /> There are one hundred twenty=~ive signat-~ves of ~te residing in the vicinity of Wash-
<br /> ington St"z on this petition. The remainder are in Park View. Of the ~bove-mentioned one hun-
<br /> dred twenty-five residents, eighty-five reside on the Oradock car line ~nd of the rem~ining
<br /> forty, ten are within a block of the Cradock o~m line and no signer is more than two blocks
<br /> away from some cs~ line. In regard to the signers living in Park View ~and West Park View,
<br /> who attend the Genital Church and do not have' private Gars, t~y could get off either of those
<br /> buses at Washington and High Sts. and have only a few blocks to walk. I hardly believe, if bus
<br /> service~ were resumed on Washington St. that. these peo~e would'go to the ferry and transfer,
<br /> in preI'erence to walking this short distance. The Or~s~ T~ car service, as you well know,
<br /> was discontinued in the new system of transportation r
<br /> ee~a~l~ pem~tted by your body.
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<br /> In view of the f&cts ~ presented above, I am of ~he op~Z~i~n that we should not ask the
<br /> Virgini~ Electric & ~ower Co'~ to resume operation cf the bus line On Washington St.
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<br /> Mr. White moved to concur in the. City 'Manager,s recommendation. The motion was lost
<br /> by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Maupin, 0asr, White,
<br /> Nays--Brooks, Du,nford, Mayo, Stewart,
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<br /> Then Mr. Stewart moved that the City Manzger~be ~uthorized to request the Virginia Elect~ic
<br /> & Power Co. to route their Prentis Park buses down TM~ashzngtOn' street from High to South, on
<br /> a thirty day trial period.
<br /> The motion by Mr. Stewart was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes~- Brooks, E~unford, N~upi~, Mayo, 0asr, Stewart, ~nite,
<br /> UNFIN$ SHED BUSINESS
<br /> The following ordinance, which had been placed on first reading by Council January 10th,
<br />was taken up and read:
<br /> AN 0P~3INAN_CE PROHIBITING N~SQUERADING ~D PROVIDING A PENALTY THEEEFOR.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart, the privilege of the floor was granted to any citizen who desired
<br />to address the Council on this subject.
<br /> WhereupOn, Mr. Frank Watson spoke in opposition to the ordinance.
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<br /> Nv. White moved that the ordinance be adopted. The motion was adopted, and by the follow-
<br />ing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Brooks, ~pin, 0asr, Stews~rt, White~
<br /> Nays-- Duufcrd, ~ayo,
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<br /> The followin~ ordinance, which had been placed on first reading by Council January 10th,
<br />was taken up and read:
<br /> AN 0RDINAN~E TO G~T TO , ITS
<br />SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE FRANCHISE, ~IG~T ANDPRIVILEGE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE
<br />UPON THE STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF PORT~0UTH, A TELEPHONE SYSTE~,
<br />· ITH THE NECESSARY POLES, O0NDUITS, NANHOLES, DUCTS, CABLES, WIRES, AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
<br />0~ERHEAD AND UNDEP~ROUND APPARATUS AND FIXTUEES.
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<br /> Mr. 0ast, Chairman of the Telephone Committee presented the following amend~nts to the
<br />ordinance:
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<br />To add the following after the word "upon" in Section 1, line6: "in, under, and throu~.~
<br /> The amendment was adopted.
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<br />To strike out the Word ~and" in Section 6, tine 2. The amendment was adopted.
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<br />To substitute the word "ninety" for "sixty" in Section 11, second paragraph. The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> To substitute the word "April, for "~arch" in Section ly, line The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> Then Mr. 0asr moved that the ordinance be adopted, az sm%ended and same was adopted, as
<br />amended~ and by the following vote: '
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, N~upin, ~yo,
<br /> 0asr, Stewart, White,
<br /> The President of the Council took occasion to thank,the Telephone Committee for the suc-
<br />cessful completion of a very hard task.
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<br /> The Committee of the ~hole of the Council recommended adoption of th~ following Acts:
<br /> "AN ACT T0 A~D A~D w~--~a~ ~v~ 9k , ~ ~ ~ ~
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