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Non. J. p. Jervey, City Manager, and City Council, Portsmouth, Va. #Portsmouth, Va., Dear Sir:- Following up our conversation of this dab_e, we hereby make application to You for the rental of the premises~ om the North-West corner of washington and 0ounty Streets, in the Oity of Portsmouth, Virginia. We submit an offer of $25.00-per month for the above mentioned premises, with the understanding that we will ma-~e all necessary repairs-to the property, We desire to carry on a retail grocery businessaand'will take a lease of two years under the above stated con- ditions. This lease to be made with the understanding that we may have the privilege of newal for any length of time +Jaat may be agreeable to the 0ity in the event that the City is not ready to build at the expiration of said lease, and with the: further understanding that the rent is to be adjusted according to conditions at the expiration of said lease. We submit this offer for your consideration, and would thank you to let us hear from you as soon-as possible. Very truly yours, D. PENDER GROOERY OONPANY, By T. A. Vaugh_~n, Supt. of Portsmouth Diet;· On motion, ~Jae communication was referred to Finance Committee. 9th. ~With reference to ~your instructions for report on paving Randolph St., I beg to state that the cost pf paving this street from First St. to Virgi$ia St. with bituminous macadam, including the relaying of stone gutter, removing_and resetting present curbing and paving roadway 21 ft. wide with bituminc~s macadam and 8 ft. with stone, making a total width of ~? ft. for the roadway will be ~t~,200.00. As P~_ndolph St. was not paved when other streets in South Portsmou+Ja were provided for on account of the fact that it was then thought that the ~in sewer outfall would be brought down Randolph St., it is recommended that this project be approved and be covered in the next paving program. # On motion, the recommendation was refer~red to the Finance Oozmnittee. 10th. e! have been requested by the assessors to famish them with a typist in order to complete the work required of them by December l~t. ! have looked into their work ~.nd while good progress ~has been made, it does not seem possible that all of the items recfdired of them by the Oouncil can be completed without further assistance. The work is being done thoroughly and each item of property is being personally inspected by the assessors and the necessary measurements made to get correct dimensions. This information is being recorded on s.epar~.te ~eets for each block but should also in my opinion be recorded on individual cards, a Self, ate csmd being provided for each item. These cards are required under instructions from the 0ouncil and as there are bet~een twenty five and thirty thousand of them, it is manifest that a large amount-of tYpewriting will be involved. ! therefore recommend the temporary appointment of a typist at $7~.00 per month.~ Hr. Brooks moved that ~he matter be referred to the Finance Committee e~d that the City ~uager and the City Attorne~ provide the Finance Committee with the necessary information for intellegent action. llth. "I am forwardiug herewith a letter dated June l~th, 1925, from the Waterview Bm~ Corporation asking anthority~ to do local business in the Oity of Portsmouth between Hamilton A.~e. and the ferry. Between the Belt Line and the ferry, this territory is already served by the Port Norfolk and West Haven street cars, eleven~Port Norfolk ~rmsses and six Mt. Hermon Busses. The territory between the Belt Line and Mt. Vernon Ave. is served by the Port Norfolk, West Haven street cars and six Mt. Hermon busses; ~em-Mt. Vernon Ave. to Hamilton Ave. the West Haven cars amd six Mt. He~mon busses seem to give sufficient service. ! find that the average daily earnings of the busses serving this territory is $16.00 or about 11 cents per bus mile. The street cars are not patronized to their capacity. Moreover, the proposed unified transportation ordinance now ~mder consideration forbids inter-urban busses to do local business. The Waterview Bus Corporation is doing a very Commendable public service in inaugu- rating the Churchland bus line But ! fear authorizing them to do local business in the Oi%y would st~ll i~tvther-, increase .the losses of the street car con, amy and busses now operating in the 0ity; would be counter ~o the proposed ordinance and would ~doubtedly bring requests from other intermrban lines for similar privileges. Zt,am, however, recommending that this letter and m7 report thereon be referred the Traction Oommitee for consideration." On motion of Mr. Smith, the recommendation of the Nanager was concurred .in.