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<br />At m special meeting ~f the City Council March 2nd there were'present:
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<br /> Messrs--~erno~ Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, R. A. Hutchins, J
<br /> J. AlaenOast, J. C. Smith, R. E. B. Stewart,
<br /> Also the City Ma~zger.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />~Portsmouth, Va., March 1st, 1923.
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<br /> L. C. Brinson,
<br />City Clerk & Auditor,
<br /> City.
<br />
<br />Dear
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<br /> You will please ca~li a special meeting of the City Council for Friday,
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<br />N~/moh 2nd, at & o'clock P. M.~, to consider:
<br /> 1st. An Ordinance, to Provide for the Granting by the C'i~y of Portsmouth, Virginia, to
<br />~ Person or Persons or to ~ Oorporation Here~ter ~o be Ascertained, in the Mode Presoribe~
<br />~y L~w ~he ~c~se., Right, ~d Pri~l~g~ %O Oo~t~uc~,~int~in, ~er~e, for the Term
<br />~nd ~on the Oon~.tion~ Herei~fter ~%~me~, m Tro~ltbus System, Upon ~min Highways mhd
<br />Publio~ Places of the Oi~y of P~:tsmou~h.
<br /> .2~. ~ Ore,nee, To P~vide for the G~ting by ~he GLt~ ~f Port,curb, F~r~nim, to
<br />m Person or Persons or to m 0o~pormtion Here~ter ~o be Asc~tmi~a in the Mode Preserlbed
<br />by ~W the Frmnchis~, Right, ~d Privilege ~o Co~:uet, ~ntmin ~nd Operm~e, for the Te~ _
<br />And ~on ~e 0on~t~ons He~ei~fte: Stated, m St:eet Rmilw~y System, Upon 0er~in ~ghw~ys m~
<br />P~lio Plmoes of the Oity of Po:~outh, ~d ~to ~en~ in the Pmrtio~rs Herei~fter ~ecifie~
<br />the E~stl~ Ff~nchises of Virginim RmilWmy mhd Power Company in the Event ~he smid Compmny:
<br />is the Suoce~f=l Bidder for this F~c~se mhd the 8~e Is Granted to it.
<br /> 3rd. Appliomtion, s~ted by the Oity ~ger, from the Vm. Ry. & Power 0o. for mutho-
<br />~ity to p=t in m ~n~omt, mt ~oun~y mhd ~dle Streets mhd m~ Middle ~d High Streets, so
<br />as to m~id the ruling of their Gross-town O~s A~i~t the Trmffio on the north-bo~d trip.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br />"R. A. Hutohins, Jr., President."
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<br /> The "call" having been read, the following ordinance was read=
<br /> AN ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANTING BY THE CITY OF PDRTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, TO A
<br />PERSON OR PERSONS OR TO A 00RPORATIONHEREAFTER TO BE ASCERTAINED, IN THE MODE PRESCRIBED BY
<br />LAW THE FRANCHISE, RIGHT, AND PRIVILEGE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, 'A~N~ OPERATE, FOR THETERH AND
<br />B-PON T~E CONDITIONS B~.REINAFTER STATED, A TROLLIBUS ~YSTEM, ~PON ~ERTAIN HIGHWAYS ~D PUBLIC
<br />PLACES OF THE OITY OF PORTSMOUTH.
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<br /> (present~l~. White)
<br /> Whereupon, Mr. Brooks me,ed that the following be added to Article ~, Section ~: "on
<br />streets on whi'ch trollibus is operated and not now pave~, the g~antee sh~ll pay one-third of
<br />the cost of the p~vement of such s~eets when p~ved."
<br /> ~e ~en~ent w~ tos~, ~d by ~he following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck,
<br /> Nays-- Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewsmt, V~nite, 5o
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<br /> Mr~ Brooks moved thmt Article 3, Section 5, be ~mended to read ms ~9}low~: ."Gran}$e
<br />agree~ ~*~ two and ~ne-half cent .fmme for school .children, ~d t~at ~t ~1~; ~o~_a~_a~y ~me
<br />d~ingth~te~m of th~s franchise apply to the 8t~e uorpora~Ion uommiss~on o~
<br />authority to increase the said rate of fare."
<br /> The amendment was adopted, -- : .... -.-~
<br /> Mr. Brooks m~=eA-~h~t the following be ~ided to the ordiv~noe: "T~at the Council reserves
<br />the righ~ to re-route the trolley busses whenever' in the opinion of the ~Oounoll the said
<br />trolliSuss~s impede traffic on any street." ,. .... .
<br /> The amendment was lost, and by the Io~£owlng vo~e.
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, ~.
<br /> N~ys$- Hutohins, Smith, O~st, Stewart, White, 5-
<br /> Mu:. Cast mcve~ that in Article ~, Section 2, ~he wor.ds,"inhis opinion" be inserted
<br />after the wor~c~ "w~oh," ~ki~ ~e section read s~ follows: ~eetien2. Grante~ shall keep
<br />its trolt~ses, and ~ e~her TeIti~ equipmen~ olean, free from ~n~ess~y~ noise
<br /> ~11 have authority
<br />mn~in good order ~d pr~erly p~nSe~, and the Oily M~ger
<br />~o' order taken out of service amy car or bus which in ~s opi~on does not co, cfm to the pro-
<br />visions of this section.~
<br /> ~e ~en~ent was adopte~, ~
<br /> ~. Oas% ~ved t~t in~ti~e 5, Section 1, the wor~ "except preset street railway
<br />syst~ opermtlng In ~he 0i~,~ be md~ed mft~~ the wor~ "in oo~e~%io~ with ~mntee," ~
<br />the section re~ ms fo~s: ~Seotion 1. Grantee m~es %~t o$ and mft~ the ~te on which
<br />this o=~mmnoe becomes sffeo~ve, it will not ~mnt mny frmnchise or lioe~e or permi~ to ~y
<br />person, firm or corpormtion to ~ermte ~Y system of or sepmrmte vehicles for ~b~ trmnsportm-
<br />~.- ~ ...... +~+~ ~ ~,_ ~xeeot uresen~ street r~lw~y system opermti~ in the City,
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