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<br /> Briefly speaking, the p~oposed z~anchise grants fo~eve? the right to owns. maintain and
<br />Operate a bridge or %~3~uuel, or both, between the two cities° A schedule of fa~es is l~oVided
<br />appro~ima~ the fares n~v cha~ged on t~he fe~vries, ~ case of foot ~as~engers and exceeding
<br />them ~in case ~of ~ehicleso The owner of the bridge o~ t~3anel is authorized to give a ~ight of
<br />way to ar~ street or ste~ rail~oad desi~_ug to use t~se struct~es; on ~h terms as s~ba!! be
<br />~greed upon directly ~ by arbit~ationo
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<br /> o ~ne uity cz ro~%smo'~n,' and to Norz-olk CounSy- ~0,'000. each, and to the City ~f
<br />$10~000, The grantee agrees to begS.% the construction of %h~ bridge or ttu~uel within two
<br />f~om ~he date of gra~ti~g of the ~nchise and Eithin si~ months after that the. g~ant, ee is
<br />supply a bond of $50~'000. fc~ the f~fth~ul fulfillment of the ag2eement. Prov~sion is also
<br />~ade for the possible pL~c~base of ~%b_e bridge or tu~el a% the end of bhi~ty ye~s at prices
<br />to be determLue~ ~ry disinterested apprhiserso
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<br /> I a~ still of ~' - ' ' ~ + ~ '
<br /> ~ne oRbs!on ~h~.t a st~ ~uo~$ of ~h~ k~ s~uid be b'~lt ar~ op~.at~%
<br />t~ two ~ested cities ~ ~t ~ ~i~%e ~bies. ~i.the~ Oity ' ~'
<br />c~mtmon to~e~t~e the ~b~e~ at ~esen%, In case .the .i~a~n~se s~d be co~ide~ d~
<br />s~ble~~ it Goes ~ appe~ %o ~me %~.t t~ ~oposed f~hise ~e~ protects the
<br />of t~ two cities. T~ fe~ieS wo~d ~o?~edly be put o~ of business~ so fa~ as Po~t~ou~
<br />is concerned, a~. the Ci~ wo~d lose $88~500. per ye~, receivi~ mnstead f~.. the bmidge
<br />t~el cor~ $20~000. pe~ ~?~ f~ ten ye~s only, ~eg~dless of furze ~ofits
<br />~om the op~a$=on of ~e b~ge or t~el.
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<br /> Th?. grant, es propose~ Ac.bOnd of or~y ~50}'000o for the. faithfttl fuli ikLm~nt o~ ~s agr.e, emen~S
<br />to be gzven s~ m~nt~ ~ the d~te of grant~ ~! po~ssion a~ ~uthority ~m'the citie~~ '
<br />etc. This is imdeq,mte.
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<br /> In view of the foregoi~, ~t is my recommendation t~% this f~anchise be not g~anted."
<br /> On mqtion, the reco~.e~ation o~ the ~ger
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<br /> l~th S~mit~ed t~e ~a~ts of t~AN 0~I~E ~HOSE SHORT TIT~ SE~LL BE ~T~ P~RKI~ 0R~-
<br />DI~E' R~D~TI~ z'~E PA~it~G OF ~CL~ IN T~ STR~S 0P T~ CI~r 0F PORTS~0~H, VA.,
<br />~i~ PE~LTIES ~R VI0~Tt0N TP~P A~ ~L~ A~ 0RDI~ES ~ P~TS OF 0~I~NC~
<br />IN CONPLICT
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<br /> ~e~eupon, a co~c~tion was re~d ~om W. E. ~utter with reg~d to traffic oo~itie~
<br />Zt~esent on Ki~ street, between Mille a~ C~awfo~d s~eets; ~om ~e ~esid~n~ of th~
<br />Re,il
<br />so~ fzf~
<br />f~ a ~e~al
<br />the ~rc~nts on
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<br /> T~n the City ~g~ e~!z~d t~ ~ee ~af~s of o~di~nces ~bmit~ed ~ ~ a~ spoke
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<br /> On motion, the privilege of the floor was g~anted to a~V cz~mzen'*' I~e~ent who ~ be
<br />interested in the ordinan~eo
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<br /> The Director of Public S{~£ety` spoke for the _ordinance s~!op~ed by ~the C~il Novemhem .!6th
<br /> l~essrs, J.. ~. ~k~ ~. ~o, J. A. ~i~ris~ W.:P. Ricks, ~.. L..Mc~ a~ S. ~,. Pace
<br />sp~e agai~t
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<br />their
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<br />Then N~, Esleeek moved that all t,hz, ee drafts of the proposed .~dinar~,~ be placed~en
<br /> first readi~g and ordere~to lie o~ the t~ole ~u~z_ the ~ ~e~r~ of ~t~ b~,.
<br /> T~ motion ~s ado~ed'~~ ~ by the ollow~,vot~.
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<br />Ayes--Esleeek~ Hall, Hutch~_~s, 0~st, 4o
<br />Na~s-- B~ooks, Smith~" E~hite, 3.
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<br /> motion, the following ordina~nce which had been ordered %0 lie e~~ the ~bte b~
<br />N~e~er 16~, was t~en up, read, a~ adored:
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<br />And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Broo~s, Esleec~, Smmth, H~!!,
<br /> Hutohil~s~ 0as~, ~%te, ~,
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<br /> en ~otion, the following ordinance which had been orda~ed to lie on the table by the
<br />Co~tucil Novembe~ 16%h, was t_aken ~r2 and read: -
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<br />a~l 4 of a.n.C~dinanc?,' ~s A~e. nde~, .E~. m~!ed.,- ~A~ 0r~m~e ~el~ti~ to.the Eeoper o£ th~ Gems-
<br />topics, F~i~ the T~ue of h~s Eleetm~n,] ~s Term ~ ~ee} his s~ ~ Duties; a~ Also
<br />F~i~ the Sa~ of t~ Assmstant Cemete~ Eee~r."
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<br />On mqtion of M~o 0~s~,- th~ ordinates -was re£e~red back to the Cm~y
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<br /> On motion,. RULES ~OR GOV~ql~ OF T~ CO~C~ OF
<br />BOOk), w~ ~d been ~d~ed to lie on ,~e ~le ~ t~ Go--il ~ver~ber 16t~ were taken
<br />~ rea~;~ a~ ~o~, to go ~o effect J~' !st,~ ~96~'
<br /> A~ ~ t~ followi~ vote:
<br /> Ayes--Brooks, Esleeck, ~it~- F~!l,
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