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February l~ 1~23
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<br />Ayes~- Esleeek, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White,
<br /> (Present Mr. Brooks)
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<br /> A~ this point, N~r. White asked that unanimous consent be granted to allow the privilege
<br />the floor to Mr. L. F. S~vage. The permission was grouted.
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<br /> Mr. Savage spoke, asking thmt the Quality Shop be allowed to place an electric sign $ x 8
<br />ft. in front of their place of business, 309 High St.
<br /> The City M~nager stateddthat he h~d gone into this subject with the Building Inspector
<br />and could see no objection to allowing the sign to be placed as requested.
<br /> Mm. Brocks then moved that the said firm be allowed to place the sign as requested, under
<br />the supervision of the Building Inspector.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> M~. White moved also that unanimous consent be given to grant the privilege of the floor
<br />to a Committee from the Chsmmber of Commerce. The motion was adopted.
<br /> Mr. H. E. Dorm-, who represented the Committee, m~de a statement that they were under
<br />the impression that the paving un upper High street, between the tracks of the Ya. Ry. & Power
<br />Ce., h~d been postponed for one year, but that heJ~ d found out that the provisions of the
<br />original contract h~d not been nullified by the proposed new traction ordinance and wanted
<br />to thank the Council £or its actiom in the matter.
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<br />2nd. Mr. ~nite moved that the following ordinance be placed on its first reading:
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<br /> Aa Ordinance, To Provide for the Granting by the City of Portsmouth, Vi~gi~tia, to a Person
<br />or Persons or to ~ Oo~poration Hereafter to be Ascertained, in the Mode Prescribed by Law the
<br />Franchise, Right, and Privilege to Construct, Nmintain and Operate, for ~he Term and Upon the
<br />0oaditions Herei~fter stated, a Trollibus System, Upon Certain Highways and Public Places of
<br />the City of Portsmouth.
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<br />The motion was adopted., and by the followin~ vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hutohins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, ~ite, 7-,
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<br />Then the following ordinate was taken- from the table for consideration:
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<br /> An 0rdin~nce, To Provide for the Granting by the 0ity of Portsmouth, Virginia, to a Person
<br />or Persoas or to a 0orporation Hereafter to be Ascertained, in the Mode Prescribed by Law the
<br />Srauchise, Right, and Privilege to Oonstrnct~ Maintain, and Opermte, for the Term and Uloon
<br />the Conditions ~erelnafter Stated, A Street Railway System, Upon 0ertainHighways~and Public
<br />Places of th~ O~ty of Pc~ts~outh,.a~d to Amend in the pa~icu~,ars~Hezeinaft~r Specified ~he
<br />Existing Franchises of Vmrgmnia Railway mad Power Compaayin/the zveat the ~aid Company zs
<br />the Successful bidder for this Franchise and the Seams is Granted to it.
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<br /> Mr. Cast moved that the ordinance be adopted, as amended January 29th ,
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<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that/Article 2, Section 2, the following be added: "That a taxx o£ $2500.
<br />pen annmm shall be paid by the successful biddsr for this fra~achise."
<br /> The motion was lost by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, 2.
<br /> Nays-- Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White,
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<br /> Mr. Brooks~ moved that in A~tiole 2, Section 3, sub-section b, the wo~s "and Godwi~~ be
<br />struck out. The motion wms sdopted,
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<br /> ~. ~hite ~ed that in A~tio!e 2, Section ~, second line~ the wo~ds "i~dimteiy upon"
<br />be struck out a~ that the wo~ds~ "witCh thirty ~ys mfte~" be s~stituted
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> ~. Brooks moved thmt in Ar~icte 2, Seotiom ~, the followed elmuse be struck out:
<br />the removml of mbmndoned trmcks in both pmved and ~mved streets, G=~tee sh~ll ~esto=e the
<br />st~ee~ or pavement to its fore= oen~tion, using the s~e ki~d of mm~e~iml ~ thmt ex~ted
<br />mad ~stu=bed in the =emovml m~d of which smid street m~y be paved, the work to be done ~
<br />the e~ense of the G~antee mad to th~ s~tisfmction of the City Emnmge= of Gr~e~;" and the
<br />following be substituted the=ere=: "Nhe~eve= t~mcks m=e mb~do~d o~ pmve~ o= unpmved s~eets
<br />then the right of way occupied by th~ G~mntee on smid streets s~ll be pmved or =epmi~ed with
<br />the s~e ~eri~ ms is ~ed betwe~ the o~bs on the smi~ streets, the work~o be done at the
<br />e~ense of the Grates mad to the smttsfmotion of the City ~nmger of Grmnto~, provided this
<br />s~ll no~ p~e~nt the Grmntee from s~stituti~ m bette~ pmvement th~n t~t with which the~
<br />street is paVea if s~e meets with the mpp~ovml of the City ~ge= of
<br /> The '~en~ent wms ~pted, mad by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- B~oo~, Esleeok, Hutohins, Omst, Smith, Etew~t, ~te, 7.
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<br /> A~, B~oo~ moved t~t in Article 2, Section ~, there shmll be mdded yes, tim Section
<br />of the coat=mot betwee~ the City and~the Vm. Ry. & Powe~ Co., ~ted July E~, 1~13, which
<br />ms follows: "At any time mfte= m period of tom ye~s f~m the ~te of frmnchise, ~on notice
<br />~=em the City Co~oil ~o do ~o, ~he ~ilwmy ~omP~Y ~is to =eoe~t=uot,it~ t{mcks, mad t~ p~v~
<br />the~=ight ~ w~y for m width of twe~Y fee~,-o= the e~ti=e p~m=em xnoAu~ng spmce
<br />by.curb, wi~h ~he ~me ~e~iml with which ~he st=~t is then paved, o=some othe2pmvement
<br />whzch mmy be mccep~ble to the City Co,oil, and tn~=e~te= the obli~ti0nwith refezenoe to
<br />p~vi~ shmll be thmt fixed in s~id %~a~ohise."
<br /> The motion wms mdopted.
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<br /> ~Brook~ move that in A~t£ole 2, Section 12, the words ~within thirty days" be added
<br />after the word "begin," The motion w~z adopted.
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