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January ~0, 1~22
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<br /> With regard to the Traffic Ordinance, which .ha~ been on tis first reading since May,
<br />same was continued on the table and the Clerk instructed to forward copies to each member of
<br />the Council.
<br /> The President presented a report of the Hampton Roads Commission and asked if the Council
<br />wished to endorse the same.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Esleeck, the Manager was requested to secure copies of the report
<br />and bill before the Legislature concerning, same, for each member of the Council, and the
<br />matter was made a special order of business for the next regular meeting of Council.
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />February 10, 1922
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<br />At a special meeting of th~ City Council February loth there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeok, J. H. Hall,
<br /> R. A. Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden Cast, J. C. ~mith,
<br /> L. G. White,
<br /> Also the City. Manager.
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<br />The f611~wing direction,s were z~ for the special meeting~.,:~
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Febru%ry
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<br /> City Clerk & ~tor,
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<br />19zz.
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<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> You will please calia special meeting of the City' Council for Friday,
<br />February loth, at & ~'clock P. M., to consider street car situation.
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<br /> "Very respectfully,
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<br /> "R. A. HUTOHINS, JR., PRESIDENT."
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<br /> The "call" havin~ been read, Mr. White asked for unanimous consent to.present a. com.muni-
<br />cation from the SchooI/~ard. Consent was g~anted, and Mr. White presentea ~a commu~nxcatxon
<br />from the School Board s~ating that the following amount ~f money is necessary for the a~ditions
<br />to the Woodrow Wilson H~gh School and the Jefferson Street School, and the school site.xor
<br />M~n~ee Ward: Wilson .High School, $133,398.05; Jefferson St. School, $~9,~92.~0; ~onr0e Ward,
<br />$10,0OO. OO; total, $Z32,990.~3. ($6,76~.0t ~ .this amount was paid in ~anUary, l~aving a ·
<br />balmnce of $~26,227.W4, which the School Boar~ asks to be made available so that when the bills
<br />become due they can be paid without delay),
<br /> On motion, the communication was referred to the FinanceCommittee.
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<br /> With regard to the~street oar .situation, Mr, Brooks stated that the only way to relieve
<br /> the situation is/t~ ~e~tege~her-with the Va~ R~.~. & Power Co~
<br /> ~ xor the
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<br /> Mr. Hall moved that-this Council rescind ~he action cf io~mer Council on September 27,
<br /> 1~19, in grmnting a 6~ ~are_to the Va. Ry.~& ~O er
<br /> The motion was lost, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hall, 3.
<br />Nays-- Hu~oh, i~s,O~st, Smith,-White, ~.
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<br />~ Mr. Brooks presented ~he~following ordinance:
<br /> ~AN ORDINANCEAUTHORIZING AND INSTRUCTING THE
<br />CITY MANAGER TO INCREASE T~E JITNEY SERVICE.
<br /> Be it ordained by.%h~-Couno~l of the City.of Portsmouth,' ~i. rgi~ia, That the City Manager
<br />is hereby authc~t~.zedand:~imns%ruoted to increase the Jitney Service, both white and colored,
<br />to a sufficient number to ;t~ke care of those citizens desiring jitney transportation; and thst
<br />the number of jitneys and routing of'same be left to the discretion of the 0ity M~ager. '
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<br /> An'emergency existimg,~his-ordinance'shall take effect from and after its passage."
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<br /> ' Then the?~nager 're~d a statement concern%rig his efforts t~bzing about a settlement of
<br /> the controversF between the Virginia Railway & Po~er Co. and its fbrme~ employees.
<br /> Mr. H~ll ~C~ed that '~he privilege of the floor be granted ~9 any. delegations Who would
<br /> Iike t6' sPeak on'the subject ~nd that delegations be granted ten.minutes each.
<br /> ~ The ~otion was adopted, and L. F. Savage, representing the Central LabOr Union, and
<br />H. M. ~mm, mrom.the Civio'LeagUe of Lee Ward, sboke~on the s~bjec~.
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