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June 1~, 19al
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<br /> If the gnp in Dinwiddle St. is given a temporary pavement of mac-dam ~t will do
<br />much to relieve traffic ~n WashingtcnTa~.d~Fourth Sts. This macad~ will be I~t~le inju=e~
<br />when the sewers ar~ ~t do~-later ~11 form a good base for an asphaltic we~i~ s~faee
<br />~t~.!~te~_~te. 5~t ~: s~outd.~;paved in ord~ ~O~ ~ ~reot route to the Kings
<br />~Ughters hospital, It 'viAl also gxve a direct route ~c~[~2the northern p~ of the
<br />old City with Park View. Effi~h~ ~d Clifford ets. in the sections indic~te~ ~d Stone-
<br />wall St. are probably ~ best colored sections in the old Ci~ ~nd I think they ~e ~serv-
<br />ing of consideration.
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<br /> In addition to th, e foregoing, 230,00_0 feet of curbs, and gutters are requ_/_ red in
<br />the old City including the 5th and ?th WardS. I believe that A~3,000 feet of this should be
<br />laid this year. The cost of this will be $5?,000. These items complete the paving program
<br />which should be undertaken this year. At a later date, I will submit estimates and recommen-
<br />dations for the purchase of additions/ equipment ~or the Police and Fire De'pa=tments and
<br />for additional buildings and modifications in buildings for the Fire Dept., all of which
<br />should be covered by a bond issue.
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<br />eYour s truly,
<br />
<br />J. P. Jervey, City Manager,"
<br />
<br /> Mr. Esleeck moved that the same be ca, tied over pending a speciml meeting to b~ called
<br />by. ~he President for consideration of the items. Adopted.
<br />
<br /> 6th. Communic ation stating t,hat duri_ng the past winter he was authorized by resolution
<br />of the Council to employ additional counsel in the prosecution of various whiskey oases
<br />brought -to trial as a result of investig~tion by private detectivels in the month of December
<br />-1920. tn~'~.OTdmnce'with this authority, he employed Nr. E. R. F; Wells, who assisted in
<br />the pr_esecution of_15 oases. He enclosed bill ~of Mr. Wells for his servic~es, amounti-ng to
<br />$1500.00, and recommended that it be lmmid.
<br /> On motion, the bill was referred to the Finance Committee._
<br />
<br />7th. ~June ~, 1921.
<br />
<br />"HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br /> "Gentlemen:~
<br /> I am enclosing herewith a resolution adopted by-Portsmouth
<br />Brotherhood of Railwa[ Clerks, on Nay~$th, l~l, as to possible increase in feints in Ports-
<br />m~rath on Oct. let,
<br />
<br /> There is no legal action so far as I know thmt c~ld be taf~en by the, Git[
<br />to prevent rents being increased. I would suggest, however, that the Council adopts teac
<br />lution expressing the f~hought that any ~her increase in rents at this time', considering
<br />the general decrease .~n~o~t~of labor and material was unwarranted and would tend to hamper
<br />the development of the community.
<br /> "Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />~J. P. Jervey, City Manager~~
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Va., H~y ~th, ~921.
<br />
<br />-eHon. J. P. Jervey,
<br /> Ct~y Maa~ger,
<br /> For ~emouth, Va~
<br />
<br /> "Dear General:
<br /> . As clirec$~d, I enclose herewith copy of a~resolution passed by our
<br />Lodge at its mast reguAa~ meemlng~ which is self explanatory.
<br />
<br /> ewe feel sure that it will be your pleasure to take advantage of every
<br />opportunity to avert ~ action tending toward increasing rents in our City.
<br />
<br />"With best wishes, I beg to ~emain,
<br /> "Very sincerely, .
<br /> ecsc. A. Fl~gg, ~ecretary.~
<br />
<br /> The following is the resolution:
<br />
<br /> eWherems, Several of our memb~..~s, ~esiding in Norfol~
<br />and Portsmouth,~ffiliated with the #B. cf R. C.,# Portsmouth Lodge *~,~l, have r~oeived notice
<br /> that, eff~c~ive'Oct0her let, 1921, there will be a further increase inhouse rents, which is.
<br /> understood to be a fore-rn~ner of a general advance, and
<br />
<br /> "~her~s,~The present house rent is, in most cases, excessive ~nd.a further incremse
<br />wouId be unjust to the tenmnt ~ well ~ detrimental to the interests of ~is vicinity; there-
<br />fore be it
<br />
<br /> -'[ aRe~lved, That the members of Portsm~th ~e ~1,. B. of R. O., representing over ~0
<br />f~ili.es dO hereby e~eat~Y ~d~!gozo~sly protest a~nst ~ch~aotion ~d do c~l upon the4
<br />~siness~! and in~als ~"t~.s vicinity to exerci~t~r inf~ea~s thezeby assist
<br />lng in the f~herl~ and satisfactorily concluding the intent of this protest.
<br />
<br /> eA. H. Huron, Ohairm~ of Co~ittee."
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<br /> On motion, action vms deferred on same until the next meeting of Council, and Council-
<br />men ordere~ to be furnished copies of same in order that they ma~ ~S~ud~ and 'investigate the
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