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July 1~, 1925
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<br /> A petition from F. M. Wilder and J. H. Sykes that First Avenue from Leckie St. to .High
<br /> St.,, be paved, was referred to Fihanc_e 0ommittee.
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<br /> A petition of B. S. See that he be refunded taxes paid in error on his property 431 Jef-
<br /> ferson St., since the last assessment, he having paid on two lots whereas there is only one
<br /> and one-half lots, was referred to Finance 0ommittee.
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<br /> An invitation was read from Hugh Johnston, Secretary of the'Jo nt
<br /> of the Goorge Wash ton i Committee Road O
<br /> _ ~ High?ay,..for the Council to attend the .... p,e~ing
<br />of .t.he_hard surface otat~ road wnxch s ..... celebr_a_tio_n of the
<br /> to ~:00 o~clock in the ~t~: '~'~" -~-~:~a~ace~on, Va~, from lO:~O o~clock ~ t~e On motion of ~v. B~ooks, the invitation was accepted with th~ke.
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<br /> A communication was read 'from the Olerk of the School Board stating that at a meeting
<br />of the Board July 3, she was directed to notify the Counoil that the Glasgow Street School
<br />Building is no longer needed by the Board for s~hool purposes,
<br />~ver tO you for' such purposes as $~ O~uncil may deem bes~. and is now ready 'to be turned-
<br /> On motion of Mr. Broo_ks, the commmnication was referred to the City Manager.
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<br /> A petition was read from certain residents and taipayers of the 0ity of Portsmouth inter-
<br />ested in property on Bart St2ee~, between Court and' Middle streets, asking that said street
<br />be included in the present paving' pro_gram,
<br /> On motion, the petition was reIerred to the 0ity Manager.
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<br />~onOrable 0ounoil of the 0ity of Portsmouth,
<br /> General j. p. Jervey, City Manager,
<br />Pot tsm~uth, Virginia.
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<br />so that it may be paved this year.
<br />On motion~ the following communication was referred ~o Finance- 0o~mittee:
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<br /> #Norfolk, Virginia, June' 1~, 1925.
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br /> The 0ommittee of Five, who were appointed as a Board of Con~rot for the_Special
<br />Community Advertising Fund which has been sub4cribed by the Citizens of the Norfolk Portsmouth
<br />community, are preparing plans for administering this Fmmd and have completed a survey of the
<br />subscription in hand. We find that some of the subscriptions are Conditional upon the procum-
<br />lng of subscriptions aggregating $100,000 per year for three years. We are firmly convinc~
<br />that the Norfolk-Portsmouth community, wit~ its many needs for exploitation, is entitled to
<br />~ fund of $100,000 per year for three yesme, and we further believe that m~y of those who
<br />save suPPOrted this movemen~ were in realit~ subscribing to a fund of $100,000 per year for
<br />three years, and we have therefore concluded to make a strenuous effor~ to increase the sub-
<br />scriptions to this Fund, hoping to reach the original goal of $100,000 per year for three years.
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<br /> ' _ The Council of the Olty of Norfolk has agreed to subscribe to this Fund to ~he
<br />extent of $15,000 per ysar for three years. We are thoroughly convinced that t
<br />~rtsm~th is going to profit tremendousl~ bv this F~ ~ ,, ~oo~=~i~ ~ he city of
<br />euoscrlption on behalf of the City of Por~sn~uth-~f-~-~~i~x~Y.~e_q~_est that a
<br /> o this Fund. Payments on this subscription can be made i~ any manner satisfactory te y~u.
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<br /> We trust that this request will be favOrably acted upon and if there is any
<br />~nformation or data required in this connection, we will be' very glad to supply same.
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<br /> Respectfully submitted,
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<br /> BOARD OF ~ONTROL OF SPECIAL CO~NITY ADVERTISING FUND,
<br /> N~rfolk-Portsmouth Chamber of Oommerce.
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<br /> S. L. Slover, Chairman°
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<br />G. Serpell, Treasurer.
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<br />W. W. Mitchell.
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<br /> Thcs. p. Thompson."
<br /> The following petition sig~ed by 20~.r~'sidents and property owners of West Park View was
<br /> referred to Finance Oommittee:
<br /> "July 6th, 1925.
<br />Council ef ~e Oity of Portsmouth
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<br /> Hon. J. P. Jervey~ 0i%y Manager, Pot tsmou~h, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:-
<br /> 'Herewith the r esi'dents and Property owners of West Park View present their petition
<br />of the quick restoration of the Spratley Street bridge connecting West Park View and Park View,
<br />and which was several weeks ago damaged by fire. Since that time the bridge has been complete-
<br />~y barricaded at both ends thus working a very great inconvenience Sn citizens on both sides
<br />of the bridge as well as on merchants desiring to ~ke delivery of merchandise to their patrons
<br />in West Park View. But the inconvenience extends ~urther than ~he immediate residents, of
<br />West Park View; it presents the use cf Spratley Street as a general thoroughfare for communica-
<br />tion between the several parts of the City.
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<br /> With the Spratley Street bridge out of commission only one mode of ingress and
<br />egress to and from West Park View is left and that is by way of Leckie Street. Except for a
<br />very restricted class of travel the First Avenue entrance is too c~e~t~,,o +~ ~ .... .,__,
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