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~epte~oer 11, 1923 recommendation and the added recommendation given above as to the renewal of the lease." Mm. Stewart ~J.R~) moved that the recommendations of the Manager be concurred~in. F~v. Brooks moved that the matter be laid on the t~ble. The motion by Mr. Brooks was lost, and by the following vote: Ayes-- Rrooke, Oast, Stewart (~.E.B.), 3- Nays-- Hutohins, Smith, Stewa~ (J.R.), 3- Then Mr. S~zith moved that the matter be referred back to the City Man~ger for further investigation and report. The motion was adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The regular reports of the City Auditor, City Treasurer, and City Collector for the month of AugusT, 1923, were presented and were referred to the Finance Committee. NE%~ BUSINESS The following communication was :ead from N~. LAg. Sav~ge: "Portsmouth, Va., Sept. ll, 1923. Honorable Mayor and City Council, Portsmouth, Virginia. Gentlemen: I am desirous of securing a piece of land located at the northeast corner of Fourth St. and Key Ave., either by lease or purchase, preferably by lease, which will nom deprive the City of this piece cf property if at some future time the City should desire the use of it. This property fourteen fee~ wide ranuing the full length of Key Ave., came into the p~ssession of the City by the.annexation of Prentis Place, whichis k~own at the pwesent time as Lee Ward. It is my desire to erect a building for the conducting of a small business, aud to do so I wish to acquire the strip of land on the northeast corner of Fourth St. and K~y Ave.., fourteen feet facing Fourth St.,, and running parallelff~lf~y feet on Key Ave., or a total cf ~00 square feet, for which I am willing t~ pay the prescribed rate of five cents per squ~re foot, or have the City Council, City N~n~ger, or both sez a fair rental v~lue on sa~e, with a lease for five ~ears with the understanding that al any time the City wishes to use said property for street purposes, I will remove all buildings and accessories thereto, within thirty days w~tten notice from either the City Manager or City Council. I hope, gentlemen, this matter will have your earnest consideration, and that you will be able to g~ant~ my request. Very respectfully L. F. Savage," On motion of Mr. Brooks, the application was referre~ to the City ~n~ger and City Attorney for investigation and report. A petmtmon from Jack Wilson and others asking that the Council repeal the License Tax of $150,00 additio~al on Shoe Shine Parlors charging I05 per shine, was referred to the Fiance Commi~,ee. A communication from the School Board asking an additional appropriation of $9,9~0.00 to run Zhe Schools to December 31st, 19~3, was referred to the Finance Oc~m~lttee. communication was read from Portsmouth Lodge No. ~1, Internationml Associalion of~ ~c~inists, ir~fo~ming Co_u~__il that 'said ~dge at their regula~ meeting August"2~th endorsed thm, Municipal Owned Jitneys~ On motion, the. o6~m~nicati~n was referred to the City Manager. The following summons was read from the Clerk to the State Corporation Commission: ~"COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. TO THE BALIFF OF THE STATE OORPORATION OO~.~ISSION .............................. GREETING: WE CO,AND YOU TO SUMMON CITY ~F PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, to appea~ before the STATE CORPORATION CO!~SSION, at its courtroom i~ the Capitol Building in the City of Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of September, 1923, at ten o'clock A~ M~, at which time the Commission will consider and dispose of the questions raise~ by the proceeding this day instituted in ~he matter of the request of Virginia Railway and Power 0ompany for relief from certain paving and re-pa~ing obligations imposed upon it by franchises of the City of Portsmouth, in accordance with the order this day entered, a copy of which is at~aohed hereto as a part hereof. And have Shen there this writ. WITNESS: R. T. WILSON, Clerk of said Cemmission, at Richmond, this fourth day of Septem- 1923, a~d in the l~th year of the Csmmonwealth.