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At a special meeting of the City Council May 31st there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeok, J. C. ~mith,
<br /> J. H..Hall, Jr., R. A. Hutchlns, Jr.,
<br /> J. Alden Oast,
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />The following directions were read for the
<br />"Mr. L. C. Brinson, City Clerk & Auditor,
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<br />special meeting:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., May 2?th,
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<br /> City.
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<br /> "Des= Sir:--
<br /> You will please
<br />May 31st, at $ o'clock P. M., to consider:
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<br /> "Sst. Draft Of ~:fra~ohise proposed for the Portsmouth-Suffolk Bus
<br />table by the Council May ~thuntil a special meeting.
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<br /> "3rd.
<br /> "4th,
<br /> "5th.
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<br /> "6th.
<br />street, for
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<br />call a special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday,
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<br /> Corporation, laid on
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<br />Opening Leckie s~reet.
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<br />Opening North end of Washington street.
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<br />Opening Hatton street.
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<br />Purchase of Portsmouth Cotton Manufacturing Company's property.
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<br />Purchase.of Alexander's property on Court street, from S. A. L.
<br />addition to playground.
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<br />trmcks to Wythe
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<br />"Very respectfully~
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<br />"R. A. Hutohins, Jr., President."
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<br /> The "call" having been read, the first matter oonside~ed ~as the proposed franchise
<br />for the Portsmouth-Suffolk Bus Corporation.
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<br /> Whereupon, Mr. Hall moved that the following paragrmph be added to Section 3:
<br />each mile from the City limits of Portsmouth to ~uffolk shall be a zone mhd the fare f~om the
<br /> ~amtin~':poin~ %o.outside:.~Of the city l~mits~'~h~t~be l~L~d~e: a~ch zome 5~ ~dditiommt."
<br /> ~e motion ~ms adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Esleeck moved to amend that wherever the words "Port~mouth-Suffolk Bus C6rporation,
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<br />or "Bus Corporation" occur ~ blank space be left, ~be filled in by the name of the successful
<br />bidder for the franchise. The amendment was a~op~ed,
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<br /> Mr. Brooke moved to amend by adding the following paragraph Zo Section 2: "The City of
<br />Portsmouth reserves the right to m~dl~y the schedule whenever it deems necessary."
<br /> The amendmen~ was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Brooks moved to amend by adding the following paragraph to the third paragraph of
<br />the franchise: "The City of Portsmouth reserves the right to change the route herein designated
<br />to such street or streets as it may consider best suited £or the route,"
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> / Mr. Esleeck moved that the word "passenger" be added after the word "automobile" on the
<br />first page, and after words "establishing a" on the last page. The amendmen~ was adopted.
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<br />Mr. Broo~s moved to ~mend by adding the following paragraph to section 3: "That the
<br />privilege is given to carry p~roels and charge for same at such ~ate as agreed upon between
<br />and City Manager, b~t no charge shall be made for parcels carried by
<br />passengers." The amendment was adopted.
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<br />Mr. Esleeck moved to reconsider the matter of reserving the right to modify the schedu~le.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motion, the privilege of the floor ~as granted to Mr. Parker, who spoke against modify-
<br />the sohedule~
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<br /> Then Mr. Brooks moved that the franchise be adopted, as amended,
<br />as amended by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Eeleeok~ ~mith, Hall,
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<br />and same was adopted,
<br />Hutchins, Oast, 6.
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<br /> Mr. Esleeok moved that the receiving of bids for the franchise be advertised in-the
<br />Poxtsmouth Sta~ once ~ week for four successive weeks, and that the bids be opened at the re~
<br />gular meeting July lZth. The motion w~s adopted.
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<br />End. Opening of Leckie street.
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<br /> Whereupon, the following communication was read from the City Manager concerning same:
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<br /> "It is recommended thmt Leckie Street from Williams street to the edge of the small tri-
<br />butary of Sootts Creek between West Ps~rk View and Park View, be opened.
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<br /> "This will involve the purchase of a tria~ular piece of property from Mrs. Butler on the
<br />~outh side of Leckie Street, and the purchase ~ ~ ~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ¢~m ~r. Owens,
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