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<br />EovembSr 27, 1923.
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<br /> It seen.-~ to me that this r~atter is of so great importance to the City that a public
<br />meeting might b6'h~ld~to %vhiah ~. Rose and ~. C. 0. Haines, President of the Seaboard V~narf
<br />and Ware_three Co. ~hould be in~tea~ It seems an opportunity for the City to get valuable
<br />water front p~ope~ty at a reasonable price and it is certainly desirable that it be looked
<br />into very carefully." ..........
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<br />November 17, 1928.
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<br />Gert ·
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<br />J. ~. Je~¢ey, City ~anager,
<br /> Portsmouth,
<br /> Virginia.
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<br />D~ar Gen. Jervey:-
<br /> -Before 6fffecting-a sale~of~ he ~at ~Hole.~arf.in~another auarter I would
<br />like to hear-from you definitely Whetl~er the.~unicipal~Council_have consideredn~ offer of
<br />ss~e for ~35,000.00,' I do not ~nt to.disoose of~ .ha~.proporty.~d~fter~ards_blame ~self
<br />for not giving the'Gity of Portsmoat~.~uple_time~to acqui~ame =or a municioal pier and s~ll
<br />boat harbor, which, ± feel sure,.in t~e to~om0,will.prove.an~urgent necessity.
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<br /> ~ith red, ds, I
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<br /> ............... "P6~ata~,Vg;; No~. 23rd, 1923.
<br />General J.P. ~rvey, City ~n~e~,
<br />Portsmouth, ~.
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<br />Dear General ~ervey:
<br />
<br /> Lbeg to"a~a5~led~ereceipt of yo~ favor 2Ist Nov~. I ~ ~raid I did
<br />not z~ke it clear to ybu am~ your co~ttee that ~ only instz~ations from the London owners
<br />~re to sol! both' the Seabo~'d"~rf'a W~-ehouse Co. ~roperties, and the Consolidated Invest-
<br />ment Co, interests, th6 la$t~r~ihcludes t~e ~a~ol~ Tf~rf. I ~a actively e~aged in dis~si~
<br />of ~l these properties ~d 2~s2' soon to effect a sale. The question cf the renewal of the
<br />street end leases ~ill~e a ~2ter ~Cr our successors to take up with you but I ca~ot dismiss
<br />the fact t~.t ifa[lure to-~ffac$ 'a'renewal by the present ovmers, at a merely nominal consecra-
<br />tion which ~e all the s~eet end, leases are ~orth to anyone, ~s prejudiced the sale of the
<br />Seaboard ~rf & ~Tarehouse Co. and ~ll probab~ necessitate the breaking ~ of this property
<br />into sections, thus preventing its use by ~ important corporation to the detriment of the
<br />City ~ Ports~uth.
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<br /> I still await definite reply from you before disposing of the
<br />quart er.
<br /> Yours sincerely,
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<br />Cat Hole ~narf in another
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<br />Fetex Rose."
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<br />On motion, the communications were referred to the Finance Co?auittee.
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<br /> 6th. "! am tratsfaitting herewith a letter from the Director~ of Public Welfare relative
<br />to the difficulties in enforcing the Weed Cutting Ordinance. Es trouble has been exmerienced
<br />with resident o~ners, ~ut it has been impossible to get satisfactory results fron~ no~-resident
<br />o~vne rs ·
<br /> I recommend Td~t the matter be referred to the City Attorney with a view to getting
<br />a State legislation so tD~t a specific tax for ~-eed and grass stetting may be imposed on abutting
<br />o%mers. If this were done, then of course the City could ~mdertake the cutting for all proper-
<br />ty in the City."
<br />
<br /> On motion of ~£r- Brooks, the reco~raendation of the l~anager ,,vas concu~ed in.
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<br />U~ I~[ iSPiED BUSi~SS
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<br />I~e~t, ~. ~_~ite moved tl~t Council go into an election to fill a vacancy on the School
<br />Board from the Third School District, caused by the resignation therefrom of Mr. j, E. Carroll.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and in this connection a comuunication ~as read from the
<br />Secretary of the Harrison Ward Civic and Improvement League stating that the said League re-
<br />cormnends ~[r. ~- H. Bain for ~Jae position.
<br /> ~tr. Brooks placed ~Ir. J. H. Bain in nomination, smd there being no other nominations,
<br />l~ro Bain was elected,amd by the following vote:
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<br />For 2t~. Bain-- Brooks, i~tchins; 0sst,
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), '~nite, 6.
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<br /> The following ordinance, whimh had been placed on its first reading November 13th, was
<br />taken up and read:
<br /> An Ordinance Requiring Peri-its for Operation of ~otor Vehicles and Regu-
<br />lations. Governing Same; Revocation of Permits; Instruction ~er~.its.
<br />
<br /> In connection with the ordinance, the following co~.~mication was read from the City
<br />~n~ger:
<br /> "In regard to proposed ordinance licensing drivers of automobiles, I believe the
<br />Council should hold a public hearing before final decision of the matter, as it is a question
<br />on which there is considerable difference of opinion in the community."
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<br /> On motion of ~Ir- 0asr, the ordinance
<br />next regu~a~ meeting of Council, the public
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<br />was o~aered to continue on the ~aole un,z! the
<br />to be given an opport~mity to ben.heard on the subject~.
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