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The immediate suspension of service on the County St. line, on which was shown that our losses last year amounted ~o $9,063.17, and on the Park View & Cemetery line, on which was shown that our losses last yemr amounted to $10,5~7.51; such suspension of service to' continue until a new franchise and re-routing is agreed upon and made operative. "2.- The passing of an ordinance reg~lating jitneys requiring zhem to run over non-competitive routes, and to operate a full eighteen hour day. To further require the jitneys and for hire oars to discontinue the loading of p~ssengers at the foot of High St, and to ope, rate from Crawford St. as a starting point, together with such other regulations as the Council sees fit to impose looking to the placing in Portsmouth of the jitneys on a fairly competitive basis with the Company.~ It being stated to me by Mr. Uneelw~i~t, President of the Company, Mr. Crocker~ Attorney, and Mr. Jones that it will be neoessar~ ~or the Compan~ to secure mediate relief, owing to the financial condition and losses now being sustained from operation in Portsmouth and vicinity. "It is recommended that ~his special session be held. "Yours~.truly~ "J. P. Jervey, City Manager." Mr. T. Norman Jones, Gen. Manager of the Vm. Ry. & Power Co., mud Mr. Frmnk L. Crocker, at~o~y for said Company, ~oke, explmining the request of the Company. Mr..B.L. Shepherd spoke against allowing the Power Co. to mbandon the County Et~ line, ~d M~. B~ooks ~gmins~ mb~ndoning the ~k View & C~ete~y line~ ~r~ ~. K. F~rle~, ~ep~esent~- tire from the M~chiniats' Union, spoke mgminst ~e~lmtions for the ~i~neys, jitneys o~e=s, spoke mgminst =e~lmtions being plmoed~ Ho~es ~nd R. T~iplett~ m~o~neys on jitneys.as suggested by the Va, Ry~ & Power Co~ ~ motion of ~r. Brooks, the City Manage= ~s instructed ~o in touch with counsel for $itney o~ers to see if mn ordinance c~n not be p~epm=ed tl ~eemble to both the City ~d jitney o~e~s, fo= re~lmting jitneys. And by the following vote: Ayes-- B~ook~ Esle~ok, ~Ith, H~l, HutShins~ Omar, White, Then Mr. White moved that theCity Manager be instructed to~ms, ke recommendmtions ~n re- gard to the abandonment of the County S~. and Park View & Cemeter~ ca~ lines. The motion was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes-- Esleeok, Smith~Hall, Hutchl~s, ~ast, White~ 6~ .N~ys-~ Brooks, 1. The following communication was read from the Va. Ry. & Power Co., submitting a form of new franchise: ~Norfolk, Va., March i1, 1~1. "To the Honorable City Council, Portsmouth, Va. ~Gentlemen:~- ~e are submitting herewith a form of f~chise which this Company is wilt- ing to accept, provided the Council affords the Company the immediate and temporary relief which we have asked fo~ or such other adequate temporary relief a~ m~y be mos~ ~uickly af- forded. In view of the heavy losses re.~ulting from operation at present, it is nec~ss%ry that such relief be accorded at once. .This ~cute condition is due largely to the unfair and increas~ lng number of jitneys operating over the same routes and in the same territory as street omr lines. The form of franchise submitted is the best efforts for many months on the part of the Public Utilities Commission of Norfolk, under the advice and direction of their adviser, Mr. A. Merritt Taylor of Philadelphia, who was chosen by the City COuncil on acooun~ of his experience and knowledge of transportation pro~lems, together with those connected with the Company. "Very truly yours~ Tho~ H. Wheeiwright~ President.~ On motion, the form of new franohisewas referred to the City Man,ger. On motion, mdjourned.