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R. C. P. 277 '1 At a special meeting of the City Council Nay 26th there were present: Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esl,,ok, J. C. ~mith, J. H. Hall, Jr., R. A. Hutohins, Jr., J. Alden Oast, L. G. White, Also the City Manager. The following directions were read for the special meeting: BrinSSn~Oi~y~Clerk ~Auditor, City. "Portsmouth, Va., May 35, i~Zl. "Dear Sir:-- Manager. You will please call a special meeting of the City Council for Thursday, at 8 o'clock Po M., to consider the, Improvement Program recommended by the City "Very respectfully, "R. A. Hutchins, Jr., President." ~hereupon, the following oommuniemtion wms read from the City Manmger: "To the Hono~ble City Council, Portsmouth, Va. "Portsmouth, Va., May 26th, 1921. "Gentlemen:-- The attached items of improvement are now before the Council for oonsi~e- ration mhd ~ would recommend as early action as practicable in order that the work may be Commenced without delmy. The localities covered b~ these itmms h~ve all been visited by the Council and ~ think the need for various improvements is mbvious. "In~no case is permanent paving proposed on streets not provided with sewers~ The macadam will howe~er furnish a base for smooth paving in the future as we have found by actual exper- ience on County street. I may add that the mmcadam will not be materially injured when cuts for sewers ar~ made in the future, as the road material can he easily removed, placed to one side, and replaced after the sewers have been laid. I feel tha~ it is essential that we should s~t on ~hie work without del~y both on account of the very grmve need for im~2oved transpor- tation facilities in the portions of the City covered by the proposed work and as a matter of public policy. "There has been some discussion as to the advis~bility of Impr~oving both' Ches'tnut Street between Jefferson and the Shell Romd and Elm Avenue. It is my opinion that both these streets should be ~mProvedo ~Tf, however, preference is to be given to either at-present, Chestnut Street should be selected ms i~ is a more economical proposition and it may be commenced at once. It will give .a direct route to Crmddook and to manufacturing plmnts to the south of the City, which is bmdly needed. If E~m Avenue is eete~ted to the exclusion of Chestnut Street it may ~e months before the question of the opening of Cooke Street is cleared up and while-it would bepossible to improve at once the south end of Elm Avenue, it,would not give a through north and south ~eet on account of the gap betwee~ County and Sou~h St-reets.~ It would not give me direct route to Crmddook and the manufacturing plants as it would involve a oonSi~er~ble ~etour in order to get on the County road now generally used to reach Oraddock. I may mdd ~1~O that the improvement of Chestnut Street is especially d~slred by the residents of the Nin~h~'Ward. I do n~t claim that this lmst s. hould be a deciding element in the mmtter but it should mt least be given consideration. If the intersection of Elm Avenue and the Old _Deep Creek. Road be taken as a starting point, the distance from this point to Court and High Streets via Elm Avenue is slightly shorter than the distance via Chestnut, Lincoln, Fourth mhd Court. The cdr'ant,ge ofdistance so far as this point is concerned is therefore slightly in fmvoz of Elm Avenue. "This matter is Of such grave importance that ~ earnestly recommend a special ~usiness meeting of the Council to conside~ it. "Your s very truly, "J. P. Jervey, City Manager." "Memorandum of street improvement.work which should be undertaken a~ once in the City ofPortsmouth and the order in which this work should be undertaken. NORTH ~TREET FROM~CRAWFORB TO WATER AND WATER FROM N~ORTH TO GLASGOW Stone Blq=k, $2700.00 (1) NINTH AVE. BETWEEN HIGH AND ~ LINE TURNPIKE Water bound macadam 5600 yds. S $2.00 ~HESTNUT ST.- GLASGOW TO NORTH ST. n2oo.oo (z) t Asp it n 6" crt as,