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July I0, ~23
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<br />State of-Virgir~ia,
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<br /> City of Richmond, to-wit:
<br /> I, a Nota~vy Public for the City a, oresa~d, ~in the State of
<br />Virginia, do certify that T. S. ;~heelw~lght, president andSecretary, whose
<br />n~mes in behalf of the Virginia Raiiwa~ and Power Company are signed to the foregoing instra-
<br />merit, bearing d~te on the 10th day of July, l~E3, have this day acknowledged the same before
<br />me in my City aforesaid.
<br /> Given u~der my hand this dmy of July, 1923.
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<br />term of office expires
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<br />Notary Public
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<br />UNFi h-I SHE D BUSINESS
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<br /> With reference to the fotlowi~E ordi~nce, which hsd been placed on its first
<br />by Council J~e 2~th, ~. B~ooks moved that s~e be ~eferred back to ~he City ~ge=
<br />Oit.y A~to~ney fo=~ ~the= consideration ~d ~epo~t: An.~dOr~ce!m osl R~ul~i~ Te~ntsOwnerSoe~t~n°f Resid~CeRe_
<br />P~ e=ty ~o Keep ~ei~ P~op Y , - ~- ~,- ~ o ..... ~ ~,~v Thm ,
<br />~ons~bilities fo~ ~ges ~llbe~e~y ~one uy~ .
<br /> ~. V~ite moved that s~e be laid on the table. ~. ~ite~s~ motion was ~dopted,
<br />by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- ~tohi~, Omst, ~mith, ~ite,
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<br /> The P~esident ~r~o~oed appointment of the follewl~ to the Speolml Teie~Oo~ittee:
<br />Vernon B=ooks, J. R. Stew~t, R.E.B. Brewer; ~d J. O. ~th ~o the Fe~y Go, tree, i~ place
<br />of E. B. Esleeok~ dec,seal.
<br /> The =e~ =~o~ts of the C~ty ~T=ems~e~, Oity Collector, ~nd 01~ Audito~ fo= the month
<br /> of J~e, l~E3, were p~esemSed ~d we=e =ere=red to the Fi~oe Oo~ittee.
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> A communication was ~ead from ~he City Cle=~ & Au~dltpr stating that there is no appropria-
<br />tion to pay bi~ of ~e Portsm~th 8tm~ to ~o~ of $103~,01, for advertising the traction
<br />m~ trollibus fr~nc~ses, ~ds~ was =efe~ed ~o the Fiance Cool,tee.
<br /> The followi~ co~cmtion wms ~emd f:em S. T. Eontmgue mhd other oitlzens:
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<br />,portsmouth,Virginia,
<br />July 2, 1923.
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<br />To ~the Honorable 0ounoil ~ Ear,get,
<br /> City of Portsmouth.
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<br />Sirs:
<br /> It hms come to ou~ knowledge that permission will be asked for the erection of a service
<br />station to be located at the northwest corner of ~ythe and Oou~t Streets, adjoimi~g the lot
<br />i~e~mtely on the cornea,now o~ed by the Oity.
<br /> ~e the p=oper~ o~e=s m~d ~esidents most e~nestly ~equest you= Ho~ormble Body
<br />to g=~ m pe~mi~ ~o~ the e~ec~ion of m gasoline stmtio~, ms ~efe~ed to ~bove. ~e locmtio~
<br />Sn which the station is p~oposed, owi~ to the pec~l~ intersections ~t this point, is ~emdy
<br />m very ~nge2ous one, mhd we feel t~t i~ the event of the e~eotiom of m stmtio~ there, it
<br />would mdd othe~ ~e=s in md~tion to those ml=emdy existing. As thews ~e two stmtio~
<br />~emdy in t~s block, ~e feel that no necessity exists fo~ mn md~tio~l one. Aside from the
<br />~nge= pointed out mbove, the G~stio~ of fire i~surm~e, also dep=ecimtion o~ p~ope=ty in
<br />this loomlity~ it bei~ a =esidenti~ 'section, would se=i~sly mffect ~he ~ pmye~s in this
<br />locmllty.
<br /> You= petitioners furthe~ stmte t~t witch forty (~) feet of the proposed statio~
<br /> 0h~ch is located, where se=~oes ~e held several times m week, m~d fo= that =emmen ~one we
<br /> de~ it l~dvis~ble fo= ~si~s of this
<br /> y~ petitioners e~nestly ask thmt before such permit~s~ ~ted thmt we ~ve notice
<br /> and be permitted to appe~ in oppositi~ to the gr~ti~ of a pc=mit.
<br /> Sincerely
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<br /> $. T. Mont~e and others."
<br /> Mr. B~ooks mo~d to defe~ motion on the ~t~e2 un~il the meeting i~ which the question
<br /> is oo~ide~ed ~nd that the petitio~=m ~e ~tified of-the meeting. T~ motion was adopted.
<br /> The follow~ co~nication, on motion of ~. B~oo~, wms ~efe=~ed to the City
<br /> and 0ity Att~ney: ,j~y ~, 1~23'
<br /> Hono~mble
<br /> City Council ~
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<br /> Gentlemen: It is my intention to e~ect m filling stmtion on the property situmted mt the
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