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July 10, 1923 northwest corner of Court and Wythe Streets. t am hereby writing requesting %hat you grant me permission to use as a driveway sole- ly for street purposes, the jib of land condemned by the City, which property if not used for street purposes was ~o revert to the original owners. I have dis~$sed this matter with General J. p. Jervey who is familiar with all of the facts and on account of his absence from ths City, is my reason for addressing this com- municatlon to your body. I trus~ that this permission will be Er, anted at the next Council meeting to be held Tuesday, July 10th, as it is imperative that I m~ke a decision with the present owner by July 15th next. 'Thanking you for this courtesy, I mm, Very truly your s, P. G. Bla~ford~" A communication was read from the American Marine Association asking the Council to h~ve M~rinerepreseatativeSwe~k NovemberPresentS-lOth,at the1923.~erlcan ~rine Con~ess which mesas in New go=k City On motiono~ ~. ~te, ~he Clerk was inst~cted to ac~owledgs ~eoeipt of -the invita- tion, mhd ~e ~s =efar=ed to the Po~t~h ~ber of Come, ce. A petition was ~e~d from H. L. Alex~de~ to be refund ~nt P~d for t~es on Purchased by ~m from J. V. P~ke2 on Second Avers, m~ same was refe=redmto the Fiance Oo~ittee~mnd City A~o=ney. The following communication was read from the Virginia R~ilwmy & Tower 0ompa~y: "July ~, Honerable City Council of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, V~rginia. Gentlemen:- In line with the Compar~,s policy of trying to give improved car service in Ports- mouth, as evidenced, among other things, by the purchase and operation in Portsmouth of fiftes~ (15) safety cars, (l~rch~sed about the first of the yea~ at a cost of approximately $100,000), weas re~peo~fullYfollows: request that permission be granted the Company to install connecting ~acks 1- A curved connection at Middle and County around the southeast corner. 2- A curved ~ck mt Hmtton and Ann street around the northeast corner. 3- A curved track a~ Webster mhd Ann street around the southwest corner, and that we be permitted to reroute ca~s ms follows: 1- CROSS TOWN LINE- From Fayette and Third streets, along the present rou~e to Middle, ~nd County, thence along County to Crawford, to High, to Cou~t, to North, to Green, to Caledonia, to Chestnut, Ann to Hatton, to Naval, to P~k, to Villa, to Cook, to Leckie, to Webster, to ."B," to Hatton, to London, to Middle, to C=unty, thence along present route to Fayette and 3rd street. 2- To reroute the PARK VIE~ AND CEMETERY LINE as follows: From HiEh and Craw- ford, alonE High to Court, to North, ~o Green, to Caledonia, to Chestnut, to Ann, to Cook, to the end of the ll~ne on Glasgow, returnin~ via ~lasgow, to Cook, to Ann, to Webster, to "B ~ to H~tton, to London, to Middle, to County, to Crawford, to High. ' This re-arrangement of tracks and routing will permit of additional service being operated from High ~nd Orawford, along High to Court, to North, to Green, to Caledonim, to Chestnut, to Ann, to PL~tton, to N~rml, to Park, to Villm, to Cook, to Leckie, to ~ebster, to "B," to Hatton, to London, Middle, to County, to Craw~ord, to High, ~tached hereto is a map showing the locmtion of the three curves and likewise a map showing the routing of the ca~s following the changes, all of which we believe would be to the great advantage of ~the Public in the improvement of the service. "Respectfully submitted, On motlon~f ~r. Brocks, tlo~ and report. THOS.~ S._ WHEELWRIGHT, President." the communication was referred to the ~ity ~nager for investig~- On motion, adJ'ourned.