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August 12, 19R~ Dear General: ' Allow me to make a suggestiau in regards to. Ji~t~ey Busses. Personally I ~m_ in favor of re-routing them from High and Oourt Streets to -on~n to Crawford to High Street and b~ck Sn the routes as at present. By routing them this way i believe the Busses will neither work a hardshi~p on th~ Bus Operators, the High Street Merchants or the Public. If a patron wishes to go to any store in the down town section of High Street he or she will only h~ve to walk one squsme either from 0curt or 0rawford Streets. Th~ patrons who have %o use the N0r~olk F~rries will 0nly have to walk a shorZ block the same as Street Oar patrons. ! would also suggest that the Jitneys be not allowed to stop longer than 5 ~fi~e) minutes~ at Crawford and High S~reet~ whibh~ will Sltmi~atS b0ng~i0n in the Down Town section and at the same time give the public reg~ ~ls~r se~rvioe' whio~h it does not get at present. ~ I would also suggest that some steps be taken to stop o. perators from ca=tying women~o~ questmonable character and dl~unken~ man b~ok an~~ f$r~h"bV~ th~xr route. This is what you ca~ oSserve any night on .the Navy Yard Route. As I work ~ights ~a~ h~ve occasio~n to use the Jitneys between l0 and 10.30 almost every niEht I~ ~' th~se thi~gs~ otherwise I would not care to m~ke such a statement. The above suggestions s~e offered fom the benefit of the P~biic in general well as the High Street merchants and the Bus operators. Please accept these suggestions in the same friendly spirit they are offered and nbt as a critioism~ ~ With best wishes and assurance of my highest esteem, Sincerely yours, H. J. Emaemer." On motion, the communications were re-referred to the City N~m~ger for re-consideration and report. · 3rd. "X am~inclosi~g herewit~ copy of a letter from Mr. Robert Watson, President of the Rousing Corporation, formally accepting the proposition made b~ the0ity of Portsmouth Oounty of Norfolk, looking to a settlemen~ through negotiation~rather than by formal appx~sal of the remaining property debt due the Unmted States ~y the City and Oounty on accouut of the Norfolk County ferries. I h~ve requested that a~representative of the Housing 0crporation come to Ports- mouth as early as practicable.~ UN~TED STATES~HOUSiNG 00RPN. General J. P. Jervey, Oity ~a~ager, Port~zouth, Va. Washington, D. 0. July 29, 1924 Dear Sir2~ This will advise you of the acceptance of the pr~.~position, which you have hereto- fore presented ~n behalf of the Oity cf Portsmouth smd the Oounty of Norfolk, Va., looking to a settlement through negotiations, rather tha~ by meatus of th? appraisal called for'under the terms of the contract, covering the moneys ~dvanced by this Corporation on account of the Norfolk County Ferries. It is the u~derstanding of the Oorporation that the pumpose of these negotiations will be the determination, by mutual agreement on the pa~t ~f the contracti~gparties, of the amount of the property debt remaining due ~s of July2~d, 1924, which amou~t willbe amortized within a period of five years from said date. It is also the understanding e~ the Corporation that, if and when, a settlement of this matter is a~rived at'by the negotiators, before becoming binding upon either of the com~ractimg parties, it shall first be ratified and approved by the Secretary of Labor amd the United States Rousing Oorporation, on behalf of the United States, and by the 0ou~cil of the Oity of Portsmouth and the Board of S~pervisors of the 0ounty of Norfolk on behalf of the owners of the Ferries. tt is further~understood~the Corporation that these ~egotiations are to be instituted amd conducted without prejudice to the rights of the centracting~rties as defined in the agreement dated October E, t91~, covering the operation by the Government of the NorfoEk Oounty Ferries. Very truly yours, UNITED STATES HOUSING CORPORATION (Signed) Robert Watson (~obert Watson) President."