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January 10, ,1~22 At a regular meeting of the City Council January 10th there were present: Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B, Esleeck, J. Alden Oast, J. C. Smith, L. G. White, 5. Also the City Manager. The minutes of the regular meeting December 2~th and special meeting December 31st were read and were approved. Special Order of ~.~siness 'from regular meeting December 2~th: ~he following report of the Committee of Ten on Industrial, Commercial and Agricultural Affairs was read: "Portsmouth, Virginia, Nov. 1~, 1921. "'The Honorable R. A. Hutchins, President City Council, Portsmouth, Va. "Dear Sir:-- Your resolutions adopted by committee, of ten citizens, has given careful consideration to the Portsmouth City Council July ~6, 1921. These resolutions read as foltow~: "Whereas, Portsmouth is so well situated for the building of a great city,~ and its growth in recent years has been rapid and substan- tial, and it is believed impetus can be given by exploiting its resources by the concerted co-operation of our citizens with the outside worl~and point out the p~esent deficiencies and take steps to remedy'them if possible; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, That ~ committee of ten citizens be appointed by this Council to make a careful survey of this City and surround- ing territory and to report back to this body as expeditiously as possible its findings as to the following: (a) What can be done to improve the conditions of our present manufacturing plants. (b) What method should be used to attract additional mant~facturing interests. (c) How can better conditions be obtained by co-operation with the farming interests of this section in the way of ~ better ~derstanding as to marketing their crops and the development of %he outlying rich waste la, ds for agricul- tural purposes, which are badly needed to increase the food production of the country, (d) The promotion of better water amd highway transportation facilities for the agricultural and business world. (e) The housing proposition as it afffects the city proper and the outlying territory. It is fullF ~2~lderstood that the fun=~ions~of this Committee are solely suggestive .and that it has no power beyond an opinion for the Pub!~c good, and it~ purport is simply to conserve a spirit of co-operation and good will for ~he public interest, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That after the repor~ of the received by the Council, it may be published in the 'atuitously, ~sl?e, for. public comment, and the opinion of this Be~d ~o~a~or~bl$-~action or disapproval, and that upon of automatically discharged." Adopted by the Council of Teste: committee is the City of Portsmouth at a meetin~ held July City Clerk & Auditor. ParagraDh "A" ~hat can be clone plants, to improve the conditions of our present manufacturing Your Committee has visited a number of manufacturing plants in the City of Portsmouth and in. Norfolk County adjacent to the City and it is a pleasure to report that the manufactttring plants a~e satisfied with the treatment received from the City. That hard surface ros~is be constructed in the l'ccations'where there are manufacturing plants so that such plan~s may have easy a~ld saf~ ac°~s_ to theC!t~ for their motor trucks and other vehicles at all seasons of the year. In this connection, your committee hms m~de ~a specific recommendation in reference to the improvement of the roadway to [actories located on the Belt Line Railway be- tween the City limits and Cradook, and i~t is. gra~iffying to know that immediate steps Were taken to improve this road. The mos~ available locations for factory sites appear to be along the Nor- folk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railway between the Western and Southe~ Branches of the Elizabeth River. The City sho~tld make every effort to provide an ample supply of water inclustrial use and fire protection to such factories as now desire the use of water or require free protection, and extend such facilit,ies~to, any £~ctory locating in this section in the