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January~, 1~22 Mr. Whi'~e then moved as an amendment ~c Mr. Brooks resolution, That service be restored at once and s~me adjustment of wages shall apply in Portsmouth ms is agreed to in Norfolk. VO ~e - The amendment by Mr. White was ~lost by the following * ' Ayes-- Smith, White~ 2. Nays-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hull, Hutchins, Oast~ 5. ~hen the resolution by Mr. Brooks was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-- B~ooEs, Esleeck, H~ll, Hu~chine, Oast, Smith, White, .The following resolutions mdopted by the Central Labor Union of ?ortsmouth J~nu~ry 20th, ~WHE~AS, The Virginia Railway and ~ower Co., operatin~ ~treet cars upon ~h streets of the City of Po=tsmouth, in the 8tmte of Virginia, h~ving fmile~ mo gi~e the t~ p~Yi~g citizens mhd public ~ mdequmte or proper st~ee~ omr service in mcco~d~ce with its cont~mct. AND W~AS, The Virgini~ Rmitw~y mhd Powe~ Co., h~ving ~mil~ ~o keep fmith with the previous Ci~ Council, in that they would give better service if ~mnte~ m six (6,) cen~ in the City o~ Po~tmmouth, AND ~AS, The Vi=ginim Railway ~d Powe~ Co. a=e not maki~ any mt~empt to operm~e the~ street omrs owi~ to the p~esen~ strike of itc employees beomuse o~ the low wages the Comply is t=ying to force them to mocept, - ~..~ --- - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Union of the City of Portsmouth petition no~"~ being~ --'l~ot~-boo y t~e Vi~gi~im ~ilw~y ~nd Powe~ Co. f=om the citizens ~na puo~c. ~ once. ~ AND BE IT F~T~R Resolved, Thmt the City M~n~sr ~d the City CO~Ancil of th~ City of Portsmouth mmke or cmuse ~o be mmda ~ investigation ms ~o .the p~o~mble~oost of m municipal owned ~nd operated bus of street railway s~s~ in the Oity of Portsmouth, mdequmte ~o the needs of its citizens ~d the public, to rsplmce the now mntique ~d out of ~te.method of tr~spo=t~tion in our City, ~nd also m Municipml o~ed ~nd operated light and power plmn~, AND BE I~ FUBT~R Resolved, Thmt upon ~h~ completion of. ~he a~id investigmtion, it.is found to b~ t~ the best interests of its citizens ~d the ~olic to o~ ~d operat~ its~wn mode of t~sportmtion, the City of Portsmouth will i~e~tety m~e mv~ilmble sucn money found neoessmry for the establis~ent of such m system in the City. of P~rtsmouth mt o~oe~ mud give to the Virginim Railway and~Powe~ Co. m rems~nmble leith of ~ime ~or the removm~ t=~cks,over-hemd wi~ing, poles, used in connection with the operation of the street ~ailway service mnd Lighting System in the'City of Portsmouth." }~. E1 moved that the privilege of the floor be grated to ~ oommmt~ee from the Central Lmbor Union, ~,m~$peak in regard mo the resolution. The motion wms adopte~ Then M~. L. F. Smv~e, who ~d intro~oed the resolution in the Central Lmbo~ Union,- spoke in favor of s~e, Mr. Brooks moved thmt ~he resolutions be referred to o~ittee of Three for in the ~esolutions just mdoptedby the Council. On motion, m~ouzned.'