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~n connection with the bids of the Port~o~th Tr~u~it Co. on the traction £ranch~se ~nd
<br />the t~olli~s franchise, the 0ity Attor~y presented ~ letter from ~. F~ ~. 0~oc~r, Attor-
<br />n~, w~Ch~1~te~ ~d been sent to ~m followl~ a coherence between me, ers of the Oi~y
<br />Co, oil mhd r~resentatives off the V~. Ry. & power 0o.
<br /> The following is the letter:
<br />
<br />"N~. R. 0. Barclay,
<br /> 0ity Attorney,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Va., June Eighteenth,
<br /> 1 23.
<br />
<br /> My dear Mr. Bmro!ay:-
<br /> As I understandthe only action~taken by the City Council meeting as
<br />a Co_mmv!tree of the whole on the 21st d~y of May,~l~23, for-the consideration of the bide of
<br />the Portsmouth Transit~ 0ompany on ~he traction ~nd trackless trolley franchises, was
<br />the matter was referred to y~u as City Atto~ey. Y~ will recall that ~t t~s meeting,
<br />which~. E. R~do~B Willi~s, Generml 0o~el of the Virgini~ilwmy A PoWer
<br />myself, were present, the whole ~tte~ w~a gone over quite thoroughl2, ~d the Council ~nd
<br />~epresent~tives of Vlrgl~ R~lw~ ~d'Power Comply were fou~ to Be in ~coo~d on every
<br />thf~except the second p~aph of the bid on the t~action f~amchlse. The p~tnt of ~ffe~ence
<br />on ~is p~agraph being that ~he City insisted~t tbs: Vir~a ~ilway & Po~er Company
<br />~antee ~he peffo~nce by ~he Po~tsm~th Tra~it 0o~any of*the obligations which ~he
<br />latte~ co,any w~l~ as~me under the new franc~se ~d the Power Comply i~isted t~t it was
<br />~wtllin~ to ~ this.
<br /> Si~e that meetl~ and l~ li~ with a w~itten memora~um w~oh you had
<br />at the meetly, ~. R. E. ~ller, Assistant to the Ge~r~ O~sel of the Power Co, any, an~
<br />myself, pr~e~ a suggested modification of section 2 of the bid, a copy of which is enclosed
<br />herewith, ~ked ~A~
<br /> 0n~y 2~th, a copy 0f the ~gested c~e was sent to Mr. E. Ran~lph
<br />~illi~s, Vice-~esi~nt a~ Gener~ ~el off the Virgins R~lway & Power 0ompany, for his
<br />consideration.
<br /> 0n Ju~ ~th I ~eceived f~om M~. Willies a letter, a copy of which
<br /> enclosed herein, m~ked 'B."
<br /> 0n ~une 8th I w~ote to ~. Wi[li~s, in w~ch letter, ~o~ other things
<br />
<br />I said:
<br />
<br /> ,This will acknowledge receipt of your favor of June ~th, in relation
<br />to the Portsmouth Street Railway mmtter.
<br />
<br /> Shall I present this letter to the'Portsmouth Council as a finml
<br />answer of the Virgir~taR~ilway~&'Power Company~ in regard' to'the bids put in
<br />by the Portsmouth Transit Company for the Portsmouth franChisee?'
<br />
<br />wrote me as follows:
<br />
<br />In answer to this letter of Ju~e tth, Mr. Williams, on June 12th,
<br />
<br />I~. Frank L. O~ooker,
<br />Attorney at Law,
<br />B. & L. Building,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />' June 12, 1923.
<br />
<br />Ny dear Mr. Crocker:-
<br /> I have discussed wlthN~. Wheelwright the subject matter
<br />cf your letter of the 8th, and we h~v~ agreed that y~u may present my letter
<br />of june ~th, in regard to the Portsmouth Street Railway matter, as the final
<br />~nswer of the Virginia Railway and Power Company.
<br />
<br />ERW-H
<br />
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />E. Randolph Williams,
<br /> Vice President mhd General Counsel.'
<br />
<br /> You will notice thmt the above correSPondence givee the fill
<br />a~swer of the Virginia. Railway and Power Company to the City's contention mbout section2
<br />of the hid of the Portsmouth Transit Compmny on the traction franchise. As the obligm~itne
<br />to be ass~uhedunder ~he City's contention were the obligatioms of the Virginia R~llway &
<br />Power 0omp~ny, a~ not of the Portsmouth Transit Oompany, the determi~tion of the question
<br />is entirely with the VLrginia Railway & Power Company.
<br />
<br /> I will th~nk you to transmit this correspondence to the 0ity
<br />Council.
<br /> Personelly t desire to assure you and the members of the Council
<br />of my ~ppreciation of yourco-operation~n my~ffortstto'work out an ade~umte transportation
<br />system for the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> Very t~uly yottrs~
<br />
<br />Frank L.' Crocker,"
<br />
<br /> USection 2. Gramtee shall purchase or lease or otherwise acquire the use of all the
<br />property of the Virginia Railway and Power Company used exclusively for street railway pttrposes
<br />in ~he City of Portsmouth, Virginia, together with mll the~nchisee, rights andprivi~gee
<br />%o operate a street railway system i~ the said city, heretofore~aOquired By saidVirginxa
<br />R~ilw,ay~mndPower 0om~any and its predecessors under private ms well as public authority-
<br />g~s~u~ and shall succeed to and be substituttd fo= the Virginl~ Railway ~nd Power Company
<br />its predecessors as to any and all of the rights, privileges and franchises mhd conditions,
<br />limitat~ons, conven~nts and restrictions granted to and imposed upon the said Virginia R~ilway
<br />
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