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We, further, petition that no contract for the erection of a Joint City o=dCounty
<br />buildin~ be entered into until a purchaser is found for Court House property at about the valu-
<br />ation, put upon ir'by the Council.
<br />
<br /> We, further, petition that the citizens be i~formed as to proposed cost of land,
<br />and proposed cost of building, cost of m~lntaining same, and how to be fizmnced, and what pro-
<br />portion of this cost is to be. borne by the County."
<br />
<br /> On'motion of Mr. CaSt, the resolution was laid on the table, to be taken u a '
<br />same m~eting in which'the o osed . p t the
<br />low~m v~,,. A .... _ ~.,-~? p ~ _01~y,%gd ~gun~y bulling will be qonsidered, mhd b the fol-
<br /> A co~c~tion was re~d from the ~w~nis Ol~ emdorsi~ the p~opositi~m of zo~ the
<br />Ol~ ~ to places for ~esidenoes ~nd industries.
<br /> On moron, the co~o~tion w~s re~erred to the Fiance O~mittee.
<br />
<br /> ~. Brooks move~ thmt the 01ty or~r~e w~chgr~nts ten d~ys leave of absence to the
<br />street ~nds be put into effect.
<br /> The motion was ~dopted, ~ by the followl~
<br />
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, 0~St, ~ith, Stew~t (J.R.),
<br /> ~ys-- Hutohins, 1. ' '
<br />
<br />On motion, adjourned.
<br />
<br />CITY CLERK A~tD AL'~'ITOR~
<br />
<br />At a special meeting of the City Council June 2~th there were present:
<br />
<br /> Nessrs-- Vernon Brooks, R.A. Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden 0asr,
<br /> J. C. '~mith, J. R. Stewart, R.E.B. Stewart,
<br /> L. G. White, 7-
<br /> Also the City ~anager.
<br />
<br />The following directio~for the special meeting were read:
<br />
<br />"Mm'. B. ~. Brinson, "Portsmouth, Va., June ET, 19E3.
<br /> ~ity Clerk & Auditor,
<br /> City.
<br />
<br />Dear Sir:--
<br />
<br /> You will please call a special meeting of the City Council for Th~,~sdmy,
<br />June 2~th, at ~ o'clock Pa M., to conside$~::
<br />
<br /> let. The report of the City Attorney on (a) the petition cmlling for ~ referendum on
<br />the traction ordinmnce; (b) the petition calling for a referendum on the trollibus $rdinance;
<br />(o) the petition calling for a referendum on the adoption of a Jitney bus ordinance.
<br />
<br /> 2md. Action on the bids of the Portsmouth Transit Co. on (a) the~.tractio~ fr~ise;
<br />(b) on the trollibue franchise.
<br />
<br /> ~rd. The following ordinance Placed on its first reading M~y ~th: "An Ordinance relating
<br />to Poles$~ WAres, and Cor~uite Within Certain Defined AreaA of the City of Portsmouth."
<br />
<br />Very truly yours,
<br />
<br /> "R. A. Hutchins, Jr., President."
<br /> The "oal~" having been read, the first matter taken up was the foltowi~g ordi~nce placed
<br /> on its first reading by Council N~y ~th:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO POLES, ~IRES ANE CONDUITS
<br /> WITHIN CERTAIN DEFINED AREAS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. J. R. Stewart, Section E was amended so as to read "twelve years, inet&ad
<br /> of "ten years" as the time within which to make the brdinance effective, and by the following
<br /> vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Stewart (J~R.), S~ewart (R.E.B~), White, ~.
<br /> Nays-- Hutchin~, Oast, Smith, 3-
<br />
<br /> Nr. B~st moved that ~ction 2 of the ordinance be amended by inserting the word "contact"
<br />~etween the words "trolley" a~d "wires," in the second line.
<br /> The amendment was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Then on motion of Mr. Brooks, the ordinance wms a~iopted ms amended, and by the following
<br />vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Hntchine, Oast, Smith, Stewart (J.R.), Stewart (R.E~B~), White, ?.
<br />
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