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<br />December 21,
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<br />"Norfolk~ Virginia, December 15, 1}20.
<br />
<br />"Brig-General Jo ?. Jsrvey,
<br /> City ~anager,
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br /> ~Ny dear Gensral:-- Having perfected arrangements for the right of way into Norfolk
<br />which will eliminate the necessity of asking for a right of way through Portsmouth, ! write
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<br />~o thank you for the kind spirit shown by you in our recen~ negot~atzons.
<br /> "I will ~sk you to present to the members of the Council our th~nks for having considered
<br />th~ m~tter, and whilst ! reco~nize the desire of ~he Portsmouth Council to pro, eot the interests
<br />of their community, we find it impossible to accede ~o the restrictions your Council felt neces-
<br />sary for safeguarding the interests of your City.
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<br />"Very truly yours,
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<br /> "Chas. E. Ashhurner, City Man~ge~."
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<br /> On motion, the oommunmcation was ordered to be recorded.
<br /> 3=d. Communication ~stating that Mr. W. L~ Davis, Chairman of Committee e Eiwanis
<br />Cluh~ppointed to make ~n effo=t to ~rrange for the bo~t of the N. Y. P.~& N~ Ry. Co. to l~nd
<br />at Portsmouth, has requested the Corporation Commission of Virginia to fix m dmte some time
<br />afte~ Christmas for a hemming in.this case; stating that he (the M~nager) expected ~o attehd
<br />the hearing in the interest of the City, b~ thought it would be well for a repr~emta~ive
<br />or representatives of the City ~ouncil~to also attend, and requested that a com-~itte~ or re-
<br />presentative from the Council be appointed for the purpose stated.
<br /> On motion, the request of the Man, get w~s concurred in~
<br /> Sth. Submitted the following ordinance which h~d been pre,red by ~he City Attorney and
<br />approved by the Director of Public Safety; ~nd which the City Man~gsr recommended:
<br /> "An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section 6 of Part ~, of ~n Ordinance, Entitled, ~An
<br />Ordinance Governing the Manufacture, Storage, Sale ~nd Use of Combustible~ Explosive, or ,Dmn~
<br />gerous Naterials Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Portsmouth, Va.,' To Provide for
<br />the Storage of G~soline Above Ground, and to Add a New Section to said Ordinance to be Known
<br />~Part ~3, Section 3,' Fixing Penmlties for Violation of Pmrts l, 2~ and 3 of said Ordinance."
<br /> placed on its first reading and ordered to lie on the~able
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<br /> On motion, the ordinance was
<br />until the next seating of the body.
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<br />U~FtNISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> The following ordinance,
<br />taken up, read, and.adopted:
<br />
<br />which had been ordered to lie on
<br />
<br />the table ~aoember l~th, was
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<br />PROVIDING FOR THESANITATION
<br />TO SUCH ESTABLtSH~NTS, FOR TP2~ INSPECTION OF ~EATS, ETC~, CREATIN~ THE OFFICE
<br />ETC., AND DEFINING VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINM~CE AND FIXING PENALTZE8 THEREFOR.
<br />Book).
<br /> And by the following vo~e:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith~ Hall,
<br /> Hutchins: Oast, White, 7,
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<br />AN ORDINANCE~TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 7 OF AN ORDINANCE,
<br />OF SLAUGHTER HOUSES, ETC.,-PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PER~!ITS
<br /> CF ~AT INSPECTOR,
<br /> (See Ordinance
<br />
<br /> On motion, the three drafts of the Parking Ordin&nce, which h~d been ordered ~e lie on
<br />the table ~a~mber 14th, were taken up ~nd read,
<br />
<br /> Mr. Esleeck then moved that Draft ~2 bs adopted.
<br /> Mr. White moved to amend, to ~dopt Draft $3,
<br /> Mr. ~all moved as an amendment to the mmendment, that Draft ~3 be adopted with the follow-
<br />ing addition:thereto: "Parallel parking shall be allowed on south side of High street, betwee~
<br />Court mnd Middle streets."
<br /> The amendment to the amendment was lost by the following vote:
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<br />Then the am~ndmen~ by Mr.
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<br />Ayes-- Est~eck, Hall,
<br />Nays-- Brooks, Smith,
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<br />~nite was adeptsd~ and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, Hall,
<br /> Hutohine, Oast, White,
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> A petition of William
<br />petty Tax for the Year !~l~, was referred to the
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<br />Slomne & Co. to be refunded $25.38, p~id in er.rot for Personal Pro-
<br /> Fins,nee Department.
<br />
<br />Er. Brooks offered the fo%lowing resolution:
<br />
<br />Deed of Bargain and Sale of the P. B. & S. W~ter
<br />
<br />,WHEREAS, First. A Clause incorporated in the
<br />Co. to the City of Norfolk re,ds ~s follows:
<br />
<br /> 'That the waters from these lakes or th~ w~ter works deveiopmcnt of %he City of No~folk
<br />will not be used in a~y way prejudicial to the interests of the Grantor, its successors or as-
<br />si~s on the western side of the Elizabeth River, and the western side of the southern branch
<br />of said river,'
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