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<br />-Gn motiom ef.~. White, thereport was tai~ on the table.-
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<br /> ~th. "I am inclosing herewith model ordinance urepared by the Yellow Gab 0ompany gl.ring
<br />their idea aa to the operation of taxi-cabs in the City 'of ~ortsmouth. As 'I read it, thms~
<br />erdinamce would give them practically a monopoly and I de net ~ec:emmend its passage.
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<br /> I am also su~mi%ting an ordinance based ~on the l~or~olk ordinance v~ich seem~ to me
<br />will be satisfactory.
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<br /> I% is believed hat the establiahment of ~axiicabs in-the City is along the lines
<br />of progress and in adccrd with the practice in other msdern cities. I therefore recommend the
<br />passage of the ordinance."
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<br /> The following erdin~mce recoZmnendedby the Nanager, on motion ef ~. ~ast', w~s placed on
<br />its first reading:
<br /> A~ 0rdina~ce to Provide for the Operation of Taxicabs, and to Restrict their
<br />Operatio~ in the ~ity of Portsmouth.
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<br /> ~o-.action was taken on the following ordinances prepared by the Yellow Cab Compan~
<br />submitted through the 0ity Manager:
<br /> An 0rdinan~e To Provide for the Operation off Taxicabs. and
<br />to Restrict Their Operation in the City o~ Portsmouth to a Reasonable Ntunber.
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<br />Au 0rdmmance te Regulate Taxicabs.
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<br />UN~INi~u~D BUSINESS
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<br /> The following ordinance, which had been placed on its first readimg Ja~ 22nd, w~s taken
<br />up,~ remd, amd adopted:~
<br />AN 0RDIN~CE TO A~ND AND RE-0,~AIN 'AN 0P~DINANGE FIXING THE ~S 0~
<br />CON~ItT FOR TEE 0PE~RATI0~ OF A~TOBUSSES ~1~ THE CITY ~F pORTS~0UTE, VA..,' ADOPTED ~ULY.5~h, 19~S.
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<br /> And by the following rose:
<br /> Ayes-- Hutchins,, 0asr, S~m~ith, Stewart (~.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B,), Whi~e, ~,
<br /> The reports of the City Treasurer, City Collector, and 0ity ~uditer for the month of ~anu-
<br />s,~y, t924, were presented and were referred to the. Finance Ce~m~ittee;
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<br />~ BUS II~SS
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<br />The following communication w~s ~e~d from the Virginia R~itm~v & Power ~ompm~kvv:
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<br />Portsmcu~, Va,
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<br />Dear Sir:-
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<br />"~Norfolk, Va., Jan~tary 30, 1924.
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<br /> In ~r, 2~aeelwright'$ letter to you of November 8th, cencernlmg Gross~ town, Park View-
<br />Ce~eterylines in Portsmouth appeared the following:
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<br />· T~e figures that have been complied by ou~ Consulting Engineer, ~. Eley,
<br />· show that ~n the Cress Towm line ca~ ~ear~i~g$ for the month of
<br />smount, e.d to $2,~44,12, with an operating expense of $3~272.16, leaving
<br />a ~[eficmt ef $1,228,0~. That on the P~rk View ~emetery line gross
<br />ear~i~gs ~mounte~ to $66~.08, and with au operating expense of
<br />mak~ ~:~ a deficit~ of $867.80.'
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<br />~ '- The figures noted ~beve ar% the same as'those used by ~o~ in the preparation of' -
<br />letter ef ~anuary Igth, which i signed, making application to the C i~ Council f~r permissiom
<br />to abande~ the'Park View-Oemetery Line. The operating expenses were fmgu~ed~&r~Eley om
<br />the appre~im~te ~ar mileage at unit cost ef approximately 17 cents per ca~ mile~this being
<br />the cost over a period of 9 mohths.' This by you ~f the difference between
<br />the October operating figures of the two lines as rep Mr. Ely, a~d +~he figures as pre-
<br />pared by the Accoutering Department, which accompany this letter,
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<br /> ~Yeu will note that the statement prepared lry the Accounting Department sho~s the
<br />traffic earnings, operating expenses, etc. by months and for the full year.
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<br />all cars, we ar~ive at a unit cost per car mi!e representin~ the average of satiety Car and
<br />double t~uck caF operation,' .a~this fi~re varies fram.menth~to month, due ~ difference in
<br />t~amon~t expehded dttrmng different months en track maintenance, etc. and difference in car ~
<br /> m~iteage during different months. . ~
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