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L. C. Brinscn,
<br /> C~ty Clerk & Auditor, City°
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., ~ay 8, 192&~
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<br /> At the regular meeting of the Harrison Ward Oivic~ and Improvement
<br />Friday.evening, l~y.2,.the following:resolution was u~an~ously adopted:
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<br />League held en
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<br />An ordinance to te~inmte the ~vyYard Bus Line
<br />at Green St.~and:Gosport Road is now before the
<br />City Council, therefore
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<br />Be It Resolved,That the Harrison ~ard Civic and Improvement Y~eague ms opposed to this
<br /> termination, and is in favor of the route re~z~iming.as~lr~dy fi~ed.
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<br />Be it f~ther Ee~olved,
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<br />That the Executive Conmuittee atz~nd the meeting of the City Council en
<br />~ 15, in accordance wi~h the invitation of the City ClerkJ
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<br />Ths~king you ~or calling this n~tter to our ~ttention and for your invitation, I ~,
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<br /> i~. Stewart
<br />gs~nted to any one. interested in ~his ~tte~. Themoticn~was adopted, and ~L H. ~B~din~ S.
<br />B~rclay and L, L. Frey opposed the passage of the ordinance and l~r. E. Co Hat~way spoke
<br />favor of its pass,ge.
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<br /> On motion of ~ir. Stewart (J.R.), ~he Ordinance was l~id en the ta~cle.
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<br /> ~}Ar~ Brooks ~o~ed to reconsider the vote just
<br />water bonds. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Eespectfully,
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<br />~ ~ ~ ~. H. Pattee, Secretary."
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<br />moved that the rule~ be ~suspended and the~privilege of the fleer be
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<br />taken en the ~rdin~z~ce a~thorizing issue ~ef
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<br /> Er. Brocks t~hen moved to ~uend the ordinance by making the interest rate ~% and striking
<br />out the m'ords "not less than their par value~ and inserting "shall not b'e 'sold upon a basis
<br />which will cost the City mere than six .per .cent interest par ann~m." The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> Then on ~oticn Of Er. Brooks, s:econded by-Er. H~tchins, th~ ordinance v~s a.dopted, as
<br />amended, and by the following vote: '
<br /> - Ayes-- Broo~s, Hutchins, .S~t~
<br /> Ste;vart (J.R.), St~e~art (RoE.B.), 5. '
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<br /> The f~ollowing re~olution wam adopt~ed:
<br /> "~B~gEA~, Dwinell-~right Company, of Boston, N~ss~-
<br />chmSetts, imp~rt~rs-'aud roasters of coffee 'and'tea,_ have acquired th~~ proD~rt~ foz~erly b~leng-
<br />ing te Port~uth Cotton i~nufacturing Company, for~ the put'pose of estmblishing a branclT business.
<br />i~ the · ~y of Port smouth; and
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<br /> ~, Ps~rker & ~ulvey, Incorporated, claim to ovm ~ strip' of la~d extending ~long
<br />Chestnut Street f,r0m the South side of Randolph Street, ~O a.p~iht'5'05 'f~t ~o~th 0f'theNerth
<br />side Of Duke Street, of varying ~idth, ~hich strip of land li'es between the property of Dwinell-
<br />~right Co~so~ny and Chestnut Btre~t;-~n~
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<br /> V~F~,~ the Council has been' mn~o~d that Dwinett-~¥right Cc~_~y ms wmllmno ~o~ purchase~
<br />from Parker & i~ulvey, Incorporated, s~.id strip~ of lan~, if i~ c~u b~ purcP~ed~a~ a fkir' price,
<br />provided thejOity'of ~Po'z~SmoUt~'wi~~ acquire fro~ it, ~t ~he~ pri~ ~ $318G~00, by Ir~rchase, '
<br />conde?~u~ticn,~ ~or otherwise, m sufficient amount ef said strip of l~nd to widen Chestnut Street
<br />to s~ ~idth of 80 feet; and
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<br />~E~E~AS, is the conde~u~tion ~Q~e~dings, .lately pen~ing in~ th~ Co~t ef E~i~s fo~
<br />the City of Ports~ut~, the Condem~tmen Co~$ssio$~ers~i~' the~ report, f~!ed o~ the~ 0th ~y of
<br />~Dtemb~, 1~2~, v~lued the s~id strip of l~ ~t $~0,00; ~d ' '
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<br /> ~ the Council de~ it ~dvis~ble to wi~u Chestnut S~eet ~o m ?~idth of 80 fe~t,
<br />~d forster put, se to mcouire by ~rchase, cende~tien, or otherwise, ~n~ of said strip
<br />to ~e Chestnut Street 6~ feet wide;
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<br /> N0~V, -~0~, BE I~ ~0~, oy ~ne Council o~ the Cm~y em Portsmouth, t~t mt ms the
<br />p~pose of~ the ~ C6)~ci~l ~ the: even~l~ ~inel!~i~t Company ac~h~ fr~' p~rk~T~ &" ~lv~y, In-
<br />cozpo~ted, the s~md~ strap o% l~nd,~ ~t°m ~qumre from ~ne s~md ~mnell ~m~ht CompS, ~t ~e
<br />~ice of $318~00, enoch of s~id strip of lmn~ to ~e Che~t~u~ Street 60 feet wid~"
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<br /> 0n motion of ~. Brooks, the~ r~solutiGn ~s mdoDte&, mud the ~pprepri~tion of ~t8~,00
<br />referred to Fin~ce Co~ittee.
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<br />On motion,~:~j ourned.
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