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January
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<br />At a special meeting of the City Council January 1Nth there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R.B. Esteeck, P.A. Hutchins, Jr.,
<br /> J. Alden Oast, J. C. Smith, R.E~B.~ Stewart,
<br /> L. G. White, 7.
<br /> Also the City Man,ger.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., January 10th, 1923.
<br /> "Mr. ~. C. Brinson,
<br /> City Clerk & Audimor,
<br /> City.
<br />
<br />"Dear Sir:--
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<br /> ¥ou will please attend aspecialmeeting of the City Council for Friday,
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<br />January 12th, at ~ o'clock P. M~, to consider the following m~tters:
<br /> tst. Report from the Joint Office Building Committee of the City of Portsmouth and County
<br />of Norfolk on Joint Office Building.
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<br /> End. The following traction ordi~nce presented to the Council by the City Man, get Decem-
<br />ber E6th:
<br /> ,An Ordinance, to Provide for the .Granting by the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, to a Per-
<br />son or Persons or to a Corporation Hereafter to be Ascertained, i~ the Node Prescribed by Law
<br />the Franchise, Right, and Privilege to Construct, Maintain, and Operate, ~r the Termand
<br />Upon the Conditions Hereim~fter Stated, a Street Railway System, UPom Ce~tai~Highways and
<br />Public Places of the City of .Por'tsmouth, and to Amend in the Particulars Hereinafter Specified
<br />the~xisting Frauchis? of Virginia Railway amd Power_Comp~ny4in ~h~ ~vev~.~he saia Company
<br />is the Successful Biader for this Franchise and the ~ame ms ~ranmea mo m~A
<br /> 3rd. Application from the Va. Ry. & Power Go., submitted by the City Nanager, to be allowad
<br />to put in ~ turn-cut at 0oumty and Middle streets a~d atMiddle and High Sts~ so as to avoid
<br />the ~running of their Gross Town Cams agaimst the traffic on the north-he,md trip.
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<br />"Very truly yours,
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<br />"R. A. Hutchins, Jrt, President."
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<br />. The %all" havi~g been read, the first matter taken u~was
<br />the City of Portsmouth and the County of Norfolk
<br /> was read. M_v. Smith moved
<br />word "land" i~ clause of Section 3:
<br />interest in the jciSt~p~e~erty has been estimated.by competent ~
<br />to be worth the sum of $362,000.00 at this time.~ The was
<br /> Then Mr. White moved that the following figures be substituted for
<br />clause: $215,750.00. The motion was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Esleeekmoved that the following word~ be
<br />fcm~vteen: "and its seal hereto affixed, attested ~y ~he
<br />was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Ighite moved ~hat the agreement be adopted as ~
<br />be authorized to execute same~ The motion was adopted,
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<br /> Ayes-- Brocks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewa=t, White~
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<br /> Then Nr. ~hite moved that the plans as submitted bY thf
<br /> to such changes and modifications as may be authorized b~
<br /> be made a part of the agreement. The motion was adopted, and 1
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, ~tewart, Whl!te,
<br /> The following is the agreement, as adopted:
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<br />THIS AGREEMENT, Made
<br />a municipal corporation in the
<br /> Norfolk, in the State of Vi~
<br />
<br />second part.
<br />
<br />~twee~
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City cf P
<br />perry at the corner of HIgh
<br />Courthouse and Clerk's Offices
<br />
<br />o,ther and.
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<br />ed a~eement between
<br />
<br /> ~er ~he
<br /> Xed
<br />· appraisers
<br />~362 ,000 .00 in eai~
<br /> of Section
<br /> amendment
<br />
<br /> 0er officers
<br />
<br />,ect~
<br />plans
<br />
<br />.tsmouth,
<br /> of
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<br />for
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<br /> V~HEREAS, the buildings on tl said
<br />gevermmental needs cf
<br />should dispose cf the said
<br />to be used as a joint and County
<br />
<br /> are
<br />seth
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<br /> NOW, THEEEFORE, cove-
<br /> ~eunty of Norfolk, in consideration
<br /> ~ante and agreements herein contained do agree ·
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<br />,~ , FIRST~ 2hat the Ci~y and County will as~soon as practicable acquire a new~ site to be
<br /> l'~$ele~te~i~y the Council o~ the 0ity of PortSmouth ~d the Bo~d ef supe=vi~s ef Ne=felk~Oe~ty
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