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March End,
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<br />Ayes,- Brooks, Esl~eck, Hutohine, Oast, Smith,
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<br />05 motion, adjourned.
<br />
<br />Stewar~, White, ?.
<br />
<br />M~reh ~th, 1923
<br />
<br />At a special meeting~of the Oity Council N~rch 6th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Es~eeok, R.A. Hutchins, Jr.,
<br /> J. Alde~ Oa~t, J. C. Smmth, R. E. B. Stewart, 6~
<br /> Also the Ci~yM~nager.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />L. C. Brinson,
<br />City Clerk & Auditor,
<br /> City.
<br />
<br />"Dear Sir:--
<br />
<br />"PorSsmouth, Va.,
<br />
<br />March 3rd, 1923.
<br />
<br /> You will please ca&l a special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday,
<br /> March 6th~ at 8 o'clock P. Mt, for further consideration of the following Ordinance:
<br />
<br /> 1st. An Ordi~nce, To Provide ~or the Grs~uting by the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, to a
<br />Person or Persons or ~o a Corporation Hereafter to be Ascertained, in the Mode Prescribed by
<br />La~- the Franchise, Right, and Privilege to Construct, Maintain, and Operate, for the Term and
<br />Upon the Conditions Hereinafter Stated, a Street R~ilway System, Upon Oertain Highways and
<br />Publi~ Places of the City of Portsmouth, and to Amend in the Particulars Hereinafter Specified
<br />the Existing Franchises of VirginiaR~ilway and Power Company in'the Event the said Company is
<br />the Successful Bidder for this Franchise su~d the Ss~me is Granted to it.
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<br /> And for consideration of the following:
<br />
<br /> 2nd. Application, submitted by the City ~nager, from the Va. Ry. & Power Co. for autho-
<br />rity to put in a than-out at County and Middle Streets mhd mt Middle mhd High Streets, so ms
<br />to avoid the running of their Cross-~own Cars against the traffic on the north-bound trip.
<br />
<br />Very truly yours~
<br />
<br /> R.~ A.~ HUTCHINS, JR.~, President.~
<br /> The ~oall. having been read, the following ordinance wms taken ~p for further oonsiderm-
<br /> rich:
<br /> AN ORDINANOE, TO PRO,DE FOR THE GRANTING BY T~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, ~R~NIA, TO A
<br />P~SON OR PERSONS OR TO A CO~ORATION ~R~FTER TO BE ASCERTAI~D, IN T~ ~ODE P~SORIBED BY
<br />LAW T~ FB~O~SE, RIGHT, AND PRIVILEGE TO CONSTRUCT, ~IN_AIN,~ AND OPERATE, FOR T~ T~D
<br />~ON T~ CONDITIONS H~EINAFTER STATED, A STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM, ~ON C~TAIN ~G~ATS AND
<br />P~LIO PLACES OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, AND TO A~ND IN TP~ PARTICUL~S ~INAFTER ~EOIFIED
<br />THE ~ISTING FRANCHISES OF VIRGINIA ~L~AY AI~ PO~ OO~A~ IN T~ E~NT T~ SAID CO, ANY
<br />T~ ~OESSF~ BIDD~ FOR T~S F~NC~ AND T~ S~ IS ~NT~ TO IT~
<br />
<br /> ~. Omst moved t~t Article ~, Sections i mhd E be ~ended by md~ng the words "except
<br />~he t=olley b~ system heretofore pro~ded for by ordi~noe of the s~id Gr~ntor" mfte~ the wor~
<br />"~b~n t~o~t~ion."
<br /> ~e ~en~ent wms mdopted, mhd by the following ~ote:
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<br /> Ayes~ Broo~, Esleeok, Hutchins, Omst, Smith,
<br />
<br /> ~. St~t moved the =econsiSration of the following ~en~ent added ms Section ~ of
<br />Article Vii on M~oh End: "The granto~ =ese~ves the right mhd privilege to with~mw its consent
<br />to the use of, mhd tbs rights mhd privileges herein gr~nted to such portion ef ~gh Street, ems~
<br />of Co~t Street, County St=ee~, Or~wford Street, and Middle Street~ms m~y be neoessmry to m~e
<br />the easte~m terminmtion of the Grmntee's lines mt some point west of the present te=mi~tien,
<br />mhd to mmke such c~nges in the re-~outi~ of said lines ~s tomy be ~e~ess~ry to co~orm to staid~
<br />t ermi~tien."
<br /> ~. St~t's motion to reconsider w~s lost, and by the followi~ vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Hutchins, Omst, Stew~,
<br /> Nmys~ Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, 3,
<br />
<br />(Present Mr. White)
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<br /> Er. Brooks moved thmt item No. 9, as follows, in the Traction Committee's report to Council,
<br />be substituted for Article" 3, Section 3: "55 fare to be instituted and to remain in full force
<br />for at least one year. This fare will remain in force beyond the year so long as the ret~rns
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