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October <br /> <br />greatly appreciate the City of Portsmouth removing the trees on the north side of this block. <br />We ~sk this favor for three reasons the first being: <br /> <br /> (1) No city in its business district has trees te obstruct its businesses. <br /> <br /> (2) X% was not long ago that the city was held liable for a damage suit that was caused <br />by one limb of a tree failing and breaking the top of an antomobile; such as the case was could <br />be termed-mild, in the event that such ~u accident would occur upon a hums~u being the case <br />would be muchmore serious. <br /> <br /> (3) It is understood tha~ the Colony theatre is going to e~ect a tremendous electric sign. <br />We the merchants of the fou~ hundred block deem that such a step toward civic progress, is more <br />v~luable to us tha~ ~ree to our business and again we would thank you gentlemen to help Ports- <br />mouth first, the merchants of the four hundred block secondly, and the Oolony theatre manage- <br />men~ third for taking such a step toward civic progress, <br /> <br /> Oolony Theatre Jerome Goodman <br /> <br />L. M. Brockweli T.B. L~e <br />Betty & Bob Babyland Shop (Mrs. H. Sears) S.B. Moore." <br />H~yes & Co~, Inc. <br /> <br />"Portsmouth, Va., Oct. llth, 192?. <br /> <br />TO the COUncil, <br />of the. City of Portsmouth, Va. <br /> <br />Gent iemem: <br /> <br /> We, the Portsmouth 0iothing Go., Inc., 500 High St., do hereby petition your Oomn- <br />cji for the removal of one (1) tree located in front of our place of business, and will appre- <br />ciate your favorable action in this ma~ter. <br /> <br />Yours very res~ecti~Ai£y, <br /> <br />Portsmouth 01o%hing Co., Inc., <br /> <br />By L. E. 0berry, <br /> <br /> On mo%ion of Dr. Brooks, the privilege of mhe floor w~s granted to any one interested <br />in the petition. Earl Cadmus, attorney, spoke for the petitioners. <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Whi~e, the petitions were referred mo the 0ity Manager for recommendatio~ <br />to the next mee$ing of the 0ounci&. <br /> <br /> Mr. White called &ttenmion to the fact that the League of Virginia Municipalities will <br />meem in L~nchburg October 2?th and 28~h, a~d moved that the Mayor, City Manager, and City Clerk <br />be authorized mo attend said meeting. <br /> The me~ionwas adopted. <br /> <br />On motion, adjourned. <br /> <br /> <br />