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<br />~anuary 8, ~24
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<br />~-Oonnelly~ ~75 ~¢h. ~75, which upholds the ordinance classing it as an ordinance in interest
<br />of public healtB, morals, and safety,~
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<br />Respectfully submltted~
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<br />R. C. Ear¢lay~-¢ity Attozme~#
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<br /> The following is the ordinance:
<br /> ,- , An 0rdin~nce Regulating the Moving of ~ehold Goods
<br />and Fmrni-ture, Etc.-from one Location' to ~uother Withim the City Limits or to or from any
<br />Location.within the said City, Requiring the Owner or the Person in Cha~ge or Control of the
<br />Vehicle ~sed in Transportatlug Such Preperty te Notify the Chief cf the Police of Such R~movat,
<br />and Requiring Him to Eeep an Appropriate Record of such Information.
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<br />On motion of N~. V~hite, the ordinance was placed cn its first reading~
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<br />The Honorable City Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va,
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<br />"Per tsr~outh, Vl.gmnma,
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<br />Honorable Sirs:
<br /> The Portsmouth Chamber of 0emmeroe is using its best effO~t~ to have au item
<br />incorporated in the River &~arbcr Bill pro¥iding for a preliminary survey of the ~estern
<br />Br~nch cf the Elizabeth River up to the Churchland Erldge, with a view to securing a channel
<br />sufficiently wide and deep enoug~h to adequately accow~odate vessels ef the largeF type.
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<br /> T~s 0hamber believes that such a preliminary survey memns much te the future
<br />develelmment ef the City ef Portsmouth ~nd the Harbor ef Hampton Roads;
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<br /> It is ~spectf~lly requested that resolutions be drawn up addressed to the
<br />Honorable Claude A. S~r~scn, the Honorable Carter Glass, the Honorable ~. T. Deal, ~nd a copy
<br />to ge ts the United States District Engineer, Norfolk, Va., the Norfolk County Board of ~uper-
<br />visors and the City Council e~ POrtsmouth; cemtaimimg therein the substance as given ycui~
<br />the first paragraph of this lette~
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<br /> Appreciating your co-operation in this mmtter and a~surimg you of our willimg~
<br />ness and readimess to ce-oper~te with you in everything for the betterment of-Portsmouth, I am~
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<br /> Very trU~yeurs,
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<br />R. L. Gould, Executive Secretar~j"
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<br />On motion of Nr. Stew~vt (~E.E.B.), the following resolutions were adopted:
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<br /> aWI~_d~EAS, the Commercial importance of the WESTERN BRANCH ~T the Elizabeth River at
<br />Notre!k, Virginia, is indicated by the action of the EEGIN~RING DEPARTMENT OF TEE UNITED
<br />STATES m~ requmrmng the Cmtyof Per smcu h and County of Norfolk to construct, mn a new Brmdge,
<br />a draw with a c~&ar span'of eno h~nd~ed and forty fee~, mnd~e~large territory ¢~ntiguous
<br />to the said ~ESTE~BRANCH is admmrably adapted in the explandi~g industrial devel~ment along
<br />the ~heres cf said River~
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<br />T~0RE BE IT :~
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<br /> ~ESO~VED: That our representatives in Congress. be requested to have incorporated in the
<br />Rivers and Harbors Bill, an appropriation for au examination and survey cf the
<br />of t~-~iza~eth ~ve~ at N$~e~, Vi~im~, leeki~ te ~e widen~ ~d deepeni~ ef ~the
<br />ch~neI~ef ~ai~ ~a~e~y~1"
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<br /> A co~ieatien was r~d~from certain citizens r~uesti~ ~cil ~to take ~ch~steps as
<br />neces~y to have the Electric Si~al at the Deep Creek Beulev~d crossing of the Belt'Llne
<br />~il~ead rep~ed By a mere suitable S~ety Device,
<br /> On motion, the ce~tion was referred te the
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<br /> A co--cation was received fr~ certaim property o~ers ~d mere~nts e~g
<br />and doing ~usih~s~en the west side of Cra~0~ street, between Hi~ street ~d ~uth st=esi,
<br />for ~eeth paving em said street; ~d also t~t the ~ite W~ be '~ended t~ Cra~erd street,
<br />fr~H~ to South,
<br /> On motioa~;t~e c~ic&ti$n w~s referred te th~
<br /> TBs folte~g ~esgl~t$&n pr&sen~d by ~.~St~rt (R.E.B.) was
<br /> e~0L~D~ ~ the City ~a~ge~ ~d C~ty Attorney a~e Be~eBy d~rected to pre,reda Bi!Ij
<br />~d_ send to o~ repr~s~tiv~s in the Legis~iure of Virginia, tek,pert At the~ne~t m~et~g
<br />ef t~s Oo~cil, requesti~ them to ~ve the General ~ly ~ss ~ch ~ enabling act,
<br /> or, names ~ of~C~AMT~,
<br />riz~ ~e Oi~y Council of Portsmouth, Va., t5 c=ea~e~ ~ p?si~ion
<br />~d te preseri~sue~ ~ie~ ~ tt ~ elect fer~e benefit of co~erce mlo~
<br />the ~arves of ~he City
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<br /> ~.. Breeks~ved t~t the City M~ag&r De ~utherized ~ investigate the mdve~iseme~t
<br />appe~i~ in e~ daily ~ape~s stating the Va~ Ry. & Power Co~ Is te ~k the Corporation
<br />mmssiem s pe~siem te ihCrease~ra~e for electric current to i~ge cons~ers, ~d that if
<br />fe~d to ~e c~ec~ te t~e such steps as wlH protect the interests ~f e~ citizens t~
<br />matter.
<br /> The motio~ was adep~d.~
<br /> The Oi~e~ stated t~.t Norfolk ~d Ric~ond~d j&ined in~eparing a bill te
<br />the~gmsl~t~e ~kmng fo~ ~thorx~ te am~ess ~butt~g property e~ers mn cmtmes ever 150,000
<br />~d~ asked t~t Co~cjl =equem~ e~ re~emehtmtivcm mn the State ~g~lat~e te ~ve the Bm!l
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