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Jttne 1Cb 1924
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<br />To the Mon0rable City Council
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />"Portsmouth, V&., June 3, 1924.
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br /> On the siXteen acres of land recently purchased-by th~'Am~ic~n B~e~Sh'ce ~ud
<br />~oundry Company cn the Belt Line at the west end ef Lindsay Avenue~ and the's~Ath en~ Of
<br />I.amsing Avemue, in the Ninth ~mrd~ two fo,~udry plants have been established, one by the ~erican
<br />Brake Shoe and Foundry Company, the o+~her by the Southern ~eel Company.
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<br /> These pl~mts not omly represent ~ large investment of money, but in working to full
<br />capacity will give employment to approximately two hundred hands, skilled and unskilled male
<br />l~bor.
<br /> The dirt streets reaching these plants from the George Washingtom Highway is very
<br />unsatisfactory. Can you not furnish us with ~ hard surface roadwafff nor~0ne h~lf block on
<br />ElmAvenue, and west along LindsaY AVenue, Be~ch Street and ~lIa~sla~llAvehue; ~' ~iStahCe of
<br />approX~-telyl200 feet, thus giving us a hard surface roadws~y to the city, its wharves and
<br />railroad stations.
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<br /> ~ill you kindlyhave your City~anager prepare ar. est~ma__te as to such cost, and
<br />~uthorims the work to be dome, whichwe understand can be financed from the Ninth~ard bend
<br />issue~
<br /> Trusting you will give this ~-tter favorable consideration and assuring you such
<br />assistance will prove ef material advautmge in the~e~pansieu of our business, we remain,
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<br />Very respectfully,
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<br />Supt. American Brake Shoe & ~oundry
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<br /> J~ A. SMITH,
<br /> Supt. Southern Wheel Company,"
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<br /> On motion of~.~Breeks, the Clerk w~s instructed to answer t~e c~icmtion~an~
<br />ss~me was referred ts the City l~n~ger for report at the nex~regularmeeting of Ceunci~
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<br /> A petitie~ ef the Portsmouth Ice Delivery Corporation to be refundsd $~,00 p~id in
<br />error for two one ton t~ck licenses, was referred to the Finance Committee,
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<br /> A bill of P~ch~rd J. Davis to amount cf $B~8.00, for services rendered~ms Substitute
<br />Civil Justice fc~ ce~tmin days during 1922. 1923, ~d~192~, 26 day~ ~ $12,~0 pe~ day, was
<br />refz~rred to the Finauce Committee ~nd City Attozmey.
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<br /> A Dill of Richard J. Davis to amottut ,f $28.00, for services rendered in the matter'of
<br />the Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Leslie H~ll~on the 6th daY ef June, 1924, ms per Order of
<br />the 0curt of Hustings, w~s referred to the Finance Committee,
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<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that'the Curfew 0rdir~uce he'taken from the table. The motien was lest, and bythe following veto:
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<br />Ayesr- Brooks, EutchiDs, mith, 3.
<br />Nays~- 0ast,,~tew,~art ~J.R.), Stewart (R.E.B.), ~hit~, 4._
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<br />l~r. Brooks moved that a committee ef three be appointed to act with the-City N~nager
<br />~nvestigating the advisabmli~y ei estaBliahing~.& park on E~t iS ~0~n 'as the Pc_~tsmeuth
<br />flats," and pr?sented.a plat sho~wing how the .~me'ceuld be accomplished. Adepte~; .
<br /> The 0hamr apppmmted Messrs. Vernon BroSks, J. R. Stewart and R.E.B. Stew~rt~ to said
<br />C Ommtitt e e.
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<br />motion, adjourned.
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