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April 15, 1922 G. H. Petttjohn, Herman Aspegren, P. C. TXugien, S. ~. Barclay, Geo.~$~;T~bb, R. Triplett, B.B. o eil, w. E. B in o , 'an .... ' ~' C A ~orne b . -M~r. Esleeok moved that the full Paving Prog~vam be,accepted ands%hat the iff t~ , ~ e lnstructe~ te d~aw aubend ordifiance fo= $~00,000.~,$~,000.00 f~p~Vi~ progr~ and $3~0,000. fe~ Sewerage. ~ ~ ~ ~ . . ~. Brooks moved to ~end, that:the City ~$~erRey be in~t~cted to prepar~ ~ 9r~nance autherizi~ the issue cf Paving ~d Sewer,s Ben~, mhd that ~Zher censider~tion ~na investi- gation of the PavinE Pro~ be continued to a special meeti~ ~f the C~ncil to be called by the President. The ~en~ent was mdepted, ~d by the following vet~: Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oa~t, Smith, Stew~r,t, White, ?. By unanimeus consent, M~. White offered the following resolution: "WHEREAS, according to press reports, the Int'ers~tate C~mmerce Commission proposes under Federa~ ~ws, te conselid~te the Seaboard Air Line Railroad with the IllinoiS' Central R~ilroad, "WHEREAS, this.consolidation mmy' result in the remoy~l o~ She general shops ~nd o~fioes the Seaboard Air Lmne'~R.R. from Norfolk aud Portsmouth, ~nd "WHEREAS, such removal could be viewed only as~a public calamity ~o thi~ l~oml%ty, . "BE IT RESOLVED, Sy the CoUncil of the City of Portsmouth, in special that'it goes on record ~ formally protestimg aga!~st the proposed consolidation to the best interests cz t~e community. embled, · "BE IT FNRTHER RESOLVED, That the said Council petition the He~or~e Senators from Virginia and the Honor~ole Cono~emsmmn from this District,. to do all in their power the proposed motion of the Intestate Commerce Commission, so far as the consoliaation of the Seaboard AirLine R.R. with the Illinois Contra! R.R. is concerned." Mr. Esleeok moved that the Chair' appoint a Committee of th~o to re-d~aft the re- solutions and forward the same to the Interstate Commerce Commiszio~ a~d t~:the two Virginia Senators ~nd'representative in Congress from this District in the name off the Council.. The m~ion was adopted, and the Cha£~appointed Messrs. White a~d Stewart and the City Manager tc said Committee. On motion, adjourned.