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December Il, 1923.
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<br /> t~r, stewart ~R.E.B.) moved that the privilege of the floor be gramted to any citiZen '
<br />who m~ybe-interested in this m~t~er. The motion was adopted, and V. H. 0sst and~r. Brooks
<br />Roll/ns spoke in the interest of ~irs. Rollins' application.
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<br /> ~. B~ooks moved that the matter be referred back to the City N~nager. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> 3r~. "For the past several wemks, I have been trying an additional bum on the' Navy Y~d
<br />route*and am satisfied that this a~diti0nalbus is advisable,'as itenables us to keep up'bur
<br />schedul~ ?,~ich is impossible with six busses. I therefore recemmen~ the pmssag~ of*th~ attach-
<br />e~ o~dinance: '
<br /> Au 0rdinanc~ Amending Section l0* of "An 0rdina~ce Fixing Terms of Consent for
<br />the Operation ef Autebusses in the City of Portsmonth."
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<br />On motion of ~v. White, the ordinance was placed on its first reading~
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<br /> 4th. "Mr. ~m. H. Cherry, the present assistant Clerk of the~rk&%has served the 01ty
<br />at intervals for a period of thirty years, and has worked continuously for the !ast'fifteem
<br />years as Assistant Clerk of the Market. He is now ei~aty-ene years old and is no longer sbic
<br />to perform the duties incident to his office.
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<br /> I sm therefore recommending that he be retired effective January lst~192A, on a
<br />pension sf $50.00 per month which is one-half of ~is present pay. This is the minimum pe~sien
<br />at which we have been retiring men in the last three years and on a basis'of 2~ for each yea~
<br />of service, ~Lr, Cherry will be entitled to fully this amount, On account, hewe~er, ~f the
<br />indefiniteness ef his service prie~ to his appointment to work at'the market, I amnnable to
<br />r6co~end more th~u $~0.00 in his case."
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<br /> On motion, the communicatisn was referred to the~Fi~auo~ Committee.
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<br /> B~th. "I am transmitting herewith an ordinance providing for the numbering and re-numbering
<br />of all structhres in the City starting at High St. for n~h and south streets and at EtmAve~
<br />f~r east and west streets,
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<br /> At present there is great confusion as to numbering and it is impossibl~ to even
<br />approximate the lecatie~ o~ a-~ouse_when its number is given. By the system ~repes~d ~n this'
<br />~[i~ance, a block north or south ef High SS. or east or west of Nl~.Av~. ~itl he'known ms ~e
<br />n~m~er is give~.
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<br /> The passage of this erdinsmce is recommen~ed:
<br /> An~0rdinance Provi~Ang for the Numbering e~ Re-numbering of Houses, ApartmentS,
<br />Tenements, Busines~ Buildings, Factories a~d other Stractures Now Erected or Uhic~ Hereafter
<br />t~ay be E~ected in the City of Portsmouth. _
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<br />motion of 2~r. 0asr, the ordinance was placed on its first readi~g.
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<br /> 6th. "I have been in correspondence some time past wi~h the Seaboard Air Line Railway
<br /> relative to the use of ~a~d north ef Waverly Boulevard ~nd lying betwee~ CoUrt ama Di~widdie
<br /> Sts, for use as a park. I am fe~r~rdingh~rewit~ for~ of rev~mble lease By tbs Railway
<br />'0~z?any to the City. ~It ~eemZ to me Zt will ~e very,acl~antageous to ~aVethe mS$~f thi~ strip
<br /> o~ land for a park and such use will add ¢~n~mderab~V to the pleasure ef residen2s in this
<br /> portion of the City.
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<br /> I therefore recommend tI~at the proper officer of the Council ~e authorized ts si~n
<br />t~e lease. The City obligates itself to keep the bulkhead in repair and te put in ce~taim
<br />fil~,-but is not requi~ed to furnish any new pile~ or to rebuild the bu!khead~ T~e-~i~y also
<br />assumes liability for dsm~e t? any person.er property Soused by its negligence or negligence
<br />~f its officials and employees." · ~
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<br />The following is the lease:
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<br /> aTHIS ~a~,,, ~ade t~is fifteenth ~ay of N@ve~be~, 192~, between Seaboard Air Line R~ilwmy
<br />C.ompmny, a-corporation of Virginia a~d other States,~hereinafter calle~ "IesSor;# and c~ty~of
<br />Portsmouth, a zm~uicipal corporation of t~e State of Virginia. hereinafter Called ,Lessee~"
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<br /> The Lessor, for and mn cens~.de~atmon:o~ the sum ef One De~lar, cash i~ hand pmi~, and
<br />of o~er gee~ ~d valuable censider~tmens, ~here~y de~ses~d leases te
<br />cert~mm pm~ce er~pmrcel ~f~ l~d m~ ~e ~mSy ef ~e~ts~uth, ~gm~a~ lym~ ~etween
<br />Beml~r~ andyne bu~ead, extending fre~ Ceu~ Street te Dm~iddie ~Street,
<br />~D mn t~ ~lue print hereSe ~ttmched ~ hereby ~de m p~t ef th~s mgree~nt; samd l~d
<br />be used en~ for .~he p~pese efa ~rk.
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<br /> TO ~ ~ T0 H0~ said lmnd f~em the date he=eof ~til
<br />~er written ~etic~ from either p~ty hereto te the ether ef ~e
<br />mg~ee~nt~ ~ the ~ssee, upon ex~r~tlen e~ such ~e, s~l
<br />quietly s~rende~ possession ef said la~d to ~e ~
<br />suc~ ~etice s~ll be deeme~ received by the ~ssee
<br />~iled te the City M~mger ~r other chi~ executive officer of the Lessee, at Perts~ut~~
<br />Virginim.
<br /> 2. The Lessee ~, mt its o~ e~ense, de mll necessm~ filling te
<br />~e pr~ses suitmble for ~its use ~re~uder. The L~ssee will. d~ing the centim~e ~ere0f,
<br />~ ~ b~e~d a~o~n~ng~ sa~d p~ope~ty ~n geo~ c~nditiem. ~d state
<br />~ati~fm~tien and-appro~X of~the LSss~r; Th~'Lessee, however, will n~t be obligated hereunder
<br />te ~ish new piles or ~ebuild s~id b~ead.
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