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November 25, 1924 A commu~uicationwas read from Jas. A. Mmivey stating that there are no gas-mains on the streets in Prentis Place and Prentis Park west of Elm Ave., and asking $l~t action is neces- sary for the 0ouncil or citizens to ~ake to make the needed extensions that demands require under their franchise or to be covered by a OityG~dinance. 0n_motio~ of~Y~v. Hall, the co~muaicationwas referred ~o the Oity~l~uager. A communication from the Portsmouth Hub-ne Society. asking that the Humerus Officer be assigned a small Ford car, was referred to the. Finance 0ommittee. A petition was received from certain merchants of the 0ity of portsmouth d~ing business west of Court St. for the Council to give serious consideration to the matter of paving with_ some smooth surface, that part of 0hestnut St. between Duke and Lincoln streets. On motion, the petition was referred to the 0ity ~ana~oer. On motion of Nr. Hall, the advisability of placing a light at the corner of Fifth Avenue and King street, was referred to the 0ity Nauager. Mm. Stewart (~E.B.) presented the following resolution: "RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO 00NSTRUOTING A BRIDGE AOROSS JAMES RIVER JUST ABOVE NE'~PORT N~S FOR ~RAILROAD_ AND HIGHWAY TRAFFI0. 1. Whereas, the building_of a Bridge for Railroad.'and Highway traffic, across the James river, just above Newport News, to connect that 0ity with the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk, is being agltatedand some definite steps have been taken in this connection, and 2. Whereas, the constructio~ of the propose~ Bridge wouldnot only be of uatold benefit to ~his immediate section ~nd the Hmmpton Roads D~strict, but to the whole country aS large;~ therefore be it 3. Resolved, That the President of this Council is hereby authorized to appoint a Com- mittee of Thxee Members of this Council, with'whom will be associated the Oity Manager, to be a standing~ommittee, knowaas the Hampton Roads Bridge Oommittee, to be helpful and co- operate with the Pert 0ommission, the Government authorities, and like committees appointed by the various civic boddes, etc., to bring about this enterprise, which it is believed would cause an enormous growth of the territoryin questiom, aud ultimately result in the merging of all the now scattered cities around Hampton Roads into one great commercial mart, Nature has fashioned H~ton Roads for such_a~purpose," On motion of ~tr. Hall, the resolution was adopted, and the 0hair appointed R.E.B. Stewart, J. 0. Smith, andJ. R. Stewart to said Oommittee. On motion, adjourned.