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325 June 10, 19~4 June, 1924, at h~lf after ten o'clock A. M., .at which tim2 and place this CoEmission will pro- ceed to he~r such testimony, receive such documents~y evidence, make such decisions and e~ter sushi'orders as the needs of this case may require; IT tS i~tR~HER 0P~ERED, That said Virginia R~ilv~y ~and Power Company gi~e~motice to the public of the filing of its s~id petition by publication in s~me newspaper h~ving general circulation in the City of 2ertsmouth, Virginia, such publicatisn to be mt least twice a week for two sucdessive weeks, and to be in the following l~nguage~ NOTICE TO THE PUBIZ~C. The mrgmnma Railway and Pswer Company will, on the nineteenth day of ~une,'192a at t~lf after ten o'clock in t ~ ' · · he .mo~nmng, mn the court room om the State tion Cermnissicn'at Richmond, Virgmnia, ma~e appliaatio~ to the said Commission for a~thority 1. ~uspend the operation of street cars cn that portion cf She Port Ncrfolk-Pinner's Point Line, cemmencingat the intersecti6n of Ecunt Vernon Avenue and Hartford Street, thence along Mount Vernon Avenue to Bay View Boulevard, thence along BaY View Boulevard te Chatauq~Avenue, thence along Chat~uqu~Avenue ts Detroit Street, thence along Detroit Street to Hill ~venue, thence along Hill Avenue to Carolina Avenue, thence along Carolina Avenue to Spencer Avenue, s~nd thence along Spencer Avenue to the~end of the line at o~ nea~ Seaboard Avenue. Effective until the further order of the State Corporation Commission of Virginia. Discontinue the operation of street ca~s on the Park View Cemetery li~e a~ te abandon the use of the street fail.my track c~m~encing at the intersection of Anne and H~tton Streets, thence along Anne ~treet to Elm Avenue, thence along Elm Avenue to Glasgow Street, andthence along Glasgow Street te the end of the~line ~t or near Godwin Street. In lieu of the operation of the present High Street Line and the~Port-NorfoLk Pinner's Point Line, wilt operate between the Ferry i~op and~the car barns 'Birney Smfety Cars' on aseven and ~ half minute base headway. Effective till thef~rther order of the State 0orporation Cerm~issisn of Virginim. All of s~id lines, cars and tracks being p~rt of the Virginia P~ilway and Power Portsmouth P~ilw~y Division and being in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia. VIRGtNIA~PJ~I~WAY A~D POER'COEPANY, By T. Eorn~mn Jones, Jr.,~ General I~nager. A True Copy Teste~ R. T. ~ilssn, Clerk of the State Corporation Commission." on motion cf Mr. ~nite, the recc~endation of the Manager v~s concurred iE~ UFFINISHED BUSI!!ESS The regular'reports of the ~ity~e~e.,, City Collector, and City Clerk~& Auditor for the month of May, 1924, were presented and were referred to the Finance Committee. The following ordinance, which had been placed on its first reading by 0ouncil May 15th, was ordered to lay on the table: An Ordinance Prohibiting the H~uliug of ~ere Than 0n~ Trailer Over the Streets of She City of Portsmouth and ProviAing Penalties for Using Trucks of Ex- cessive ~eights on the Streets of the said City. I~EW BUSINESS A request was read from the School Board for an additional appropriation of $56.34 from. Ninth Ward funds to complete payment for construction of a fire-escape at the Prenti s Park Echool, On motion of Er. White, a special additional appropriation of $56.~4 ~as allowed from 9th ~ard funds to p~ same. A'petition w~s read from Norman Casselt that the property on the eas% Side cf Crawford street, being'used as a Rectory for Trinity Church, be relieved from p~yment of taxes for the Years lSS0, 1881, 188S~ and l~mrt of the Year 1879. On motion clef. 0mst, the petition was referred to the City Attorney and City Oollector. 56.3~ 9~h W~