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July
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<br /> ~r. Brooks mov&d that the eomzmanication be refe~ed back to the City Eanager to have
<br />Er. Blanford to oDmply with the City 0rdin~nce in getting the approval of adjacent property
<br />owners to the applloatlon and to submit such approval to the City Council at a meeting to be
<br />called in which all citizens interested will be given mn opportunity to be hca,vd.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> 5tho Recommended adoption of the following ordln~nee:
<br /> An O~din~nce to Amend and Re-orkin
<br />Pa~agraph~, Paragraph 6, sub-section 3 off Paragraph ~, and Paragraph 26, of ~n 0rdin~.~ce
<br />Entitled, "An 0rdin~nce Fixing the Terms of Consent for the 0petition of Auto-busses mn the
<br />Cm~y of ,ortsmoutn, Virginia," Adopted by the City Council July 5th, 1923.
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<br />On motion of Mr, White, the ordinance was placed on its first reading.
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<br />UI~FINI SHED BUSiI~ SS
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<br /> The following ordinmnoe, which h~d. beenplm~ed on its first reading by Council ~uly 10th,
<br />wm~ ~aken..~%o~and ~emd;i AN~.0RDINANOE 0REATINGTHE OFFIOE OF TRANSPORTATION~SUPERVISOR, PRESORIB=.
<br />ING HIS DUTIES ANDFIXING-~HIS SAL,~PJ,
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<br /> M~v. J. R. Stews~t moved that ~he ordi~nOe..be~lald~On the table. The motion was lost,
<br />and b~ the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Smith, Stewart (J.g.),' Stewart (R.E.B.),
<br /> Nays-- Brooks, Hutchins, 0ast~ White,
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<br /> Then l&~. Brooks moved that the ordins,noe be adopted. The motion was
<br />following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, White, 5.
<br /> NaysT- Stewart (J.R.),.Stewart ~R.EoB~)~ 2.
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<br />adopted, and by the
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<br />NE%V BUSineSS
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<br /> A communication was read from the Trustees of the First Friends 0hu=eh protesting against
<br />the erection of the proposed gasoline filling station near the intersection of Court and Wyths
<br />streets.
<br /> On motion of Mr~ Brooks, t~e communication was ~efs~red to the special meeting at r£nieh
<br />the application fo= the filling station will be considered4
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<br /> A communication was read from G. Tayloe Gwathmmy, County 01erk, mdvising that at a meeting
<br />of the Board of Supe~ors of Norfolk County held. July 10th, i9E3, the ~ction of the City
<br />0ouncii in-selecting the following site for the new City and County ~ailding was approved:
<br />block b~anded on the north by Eing s~reet~ on the eas~ by Washington St=set, on the South by
<br />County street, and on the west by Green street.
<br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> On motion of Er. White, the followi~ communication ~as referred to the City M~n~ger
<br />to prepare an ordin~nce to cover same:
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<br />"Jdly
<br /> Twenty- thir d,
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<br />Council of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen?
<br /> I understand that the D. Ponder Grocery Company is eonte~platlng estmblishing
<br />one of its stores at ~200 Court Street. Monumental Church owns the property at $20~ Oourt
<br />Street, which is now being used, and has been for ~ nunber of years, as a place of residence
<br />for its minister. While I am ~ware that there is a grocery store at the North-east corner of
<br />Court and Glasgow Streets, inthe na~e of the Ch%~ch, I earnestly protest against.any further
<br />change being made in that portion of Court Street from a residential to a commercial district
<br />and re~Deetfully request that your honorable body, so far as the matter is within its~eont=ot,
<br />will_not allow the new store to be put there.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br />John H. Hall,
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<br /> Chairm~n, Board of Stewa,vds of.~onnmental Church."
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<br /> . A communication was read f~om W. F. N~nsfi~ld a~d 17~ othe~ citizens requesting that
<br />Council take steps as soon ms m~y be, to mcqui=e~ for the City the ~nd on the east side of
<br />Oo~ t Street, mdjoi~ the p~esent plm~o~, ms the sss is desirable by the City from
<br />the follo~i~-st~ndpoints: let. It will ~ve a ~ch needed e~gem~nt to the Rresent pimy-
<br />~ound; 2nd. It will p~ev~t the erection of b~idi~s f~ business~mt wouI~- be detz~nt~
<br />to the ~=o~di~ propezty from ~ residential st~u~oint.
<br /> 0n motion of ~r. ~hite, the eo~o~tion wms ~efer~ed to the City ~n~ge~ to repo~
<br />at the speoiml meetir~ mt ~ioh the mppliomtion f~ the erection of the filli~ st~tio~ will be
<br />considered.
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<br />~. 0mst presented the following ordin£~noe, which was placed on its first reading~
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<br /> An Ordinance Providing for the Appointment of m Deputy High Constable, and Defining His
<br />Powers and Duties.
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<br /> Mr. R. E. B. Stewart presented the following resolution, which on motion of Mr. Brooks,
<br />was adopted:
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