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<br />November lB, 1919
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<br />is ~ne sense of the Council that the car line on Co~aty street and Sixth avenue be retaznea,~n~
<br />tb~t the Virginia Railway.,& Power Co. be instructed to pave between its tracks and two feet on
<br />each side on Sixth avenue.
<br /> ~ne resolution was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The
<br />Manager was read and referred to the Depart~Qent of Pub!i~c Service:
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<br /> ~ Ricb~ond, Va., No~ e~r£oer
<br /> "Mr. ~V. B. B~tes,
<br /> "City ~ia~r of Porf~Smouth,
<br /> ~' ~or tsmoutn, Va.
<br />
<br />fo!lbwing commmuuication £~om th~ President of the Vmromn~a Ry. & Power Co. to the City
<br /> lO~ !919.
<br />
<br />"Dear Sir:
<br />
<br /> Having been confined to mV home for several days on acco~ut of sickness, I ~am
<br />just in receipt of yo~r letters of Noven~er ~th and 8th which I ~ave carefully noted, and were
<br />it not for my present indisposition, I would be g~&d to discuss tlme matter further with you in
<br />person, as I tried to do prior to n~~ letter of October ~Oth during your absence.
<br />
<br /> "As indicated in~ letter of October 21st, I did not remain o~til the conclusion of the
<br />interview between yo~rsetf and ~. ~rye on 0ct~ber 8rd, but I understand from a discussion of
<br />the matter prior to leaving the conference that you thoroughly approved of the plan as outlined
<br />by Mr. ~rye, Was far as it ~ent~ but that you expressed the fea_~ that it did not go gar eno~.gh
<br />to meet the approval of the Council~
<br />
<br /> "You will fecal!, however, that I assu~ed you that I would recommend the plan for approval
<br />by nry directors although it was a very great strain at this time to ~o the necessary financing
<br />called for thereunder. ~Subsequently, the plan was approved by ou_~ ~mrectors aha I duly advm~ed
<br />you of that fa~t and expressed the hope that through your co-operation and that of the Council
<br />the company would soon be put in the position of con~mencing the necessary construction work to
<br />make the plan effective.
<br />
<br /> "It was,. of course, under.teem that should ovhe_ extensm~S~nd improvements be necessary
<br />in tb~ public interest at a later date the company wb~3!d~ its utmost to meet all reasonable
<br />demands of the public.
<br />
<br />"Very t~uly yours,
<br />
<br />(S_gnem) Thcs S. Wheelwr_ight, President."
<br />
<br /> Mr. Herbert p~esentem the following resolu~zon, and s~me was referred to the ~Rartme~t
<br />of Law:
<br /> "Be It Reaolved b~ the City Council of Portsmouth, mrgm~ma,~ That Section 5S of the
<br />Bui~dmng Code of the City of Portsmouth, .VirgTnia, be amended and re-erected so as to. read as
<br />follows:
<br /> "Sec. ~ ~%~s~e Buildir~s Prohibited, Exceptions, Discretion of Bu%lding Inspector.
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<br /> ~'!~He~after no frame buildings shall be erected no~ any .frame addition be erecte$ ~o a~j
<br />ex~st~n~ frame bumzdir~ within th~ f~ e limits.o~ ~he.c~, ex?e~t where, ex~pro~sm0n
<br />made in this ChaDter therefor; anm except, that when ~n %ne opmn~on of the DUm±mmng inspector,
<br />~he fir~ hamard ~ill not.be increased thereby, ~the Building Inspector,.may, i~ hi~ ~M~retion,
<br />issue permits for the erection of frame additions to frame b~ildin~s, Or for the ere0~on of
<br />frame buildings in.the fire ~istricb, and ~?- when ~ssuin~ s~oh per~t, ~if in h~ j~men~ it
<br />be necessary, requmre the sa~d frame addition or frame bumtd~ng to be c0vere~wibhEal~anmzed
<br />iron.
<br />
<br /> "Section (b) and following sections follow this/
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<br /> Mr. ~ri~nt moved that the Law ~epartm~nt'bring in an o~dir~noe roeuiri~gowne~s ~d renters
<br />to keep the sidewalks adjoining themr premises clear from trash, dirt.~grass and othe~rafobish.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Wright offered~the following resolution, which was adopted: '~RESOL~D, That it is the
<br />sense of the Council that the car line in Madison UVar~, known as 'Navy ~ard," be not abandoned."
<br />
<br /> Mr. Herbert presented a' no~ice from the School Board that bills of the Board to the follow-
<br />ir~ amo%uuts are ~ue. Bu~td~_ng Account, ~9,~.69, Genera~ Aoco'~nt, $1G,814.~8, an~ same was
<br />referred to the Finance Department.
<br />
<br /> The following resolution was o£fered by }~. Herbert and seconded by ~. Bu.uti~g:
<br />
<br /> "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUA~IL OF THE CITY OF PORTS~OD~H, VA~, That$1~0,000.$0 8-1/~% thirtyl
<br />year Refundi~ Bonds, to be dated January l, 15~0, and ~t.u~e j&~a~.y 1, l~0, be ~old to R. ~.
<br />Grant & Co., of New York, N. Y., at par, the purchaser of~tne samd bonds to~bear~th~ expenses
<br />o* owinting the bonds and all attorneys~fees; the prooeems from the sale o~ the said bonds to
<br />be used in retiring $1SO,O00.O0 Atlantic & Danville Bonds due January l, 1~20~~
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<br /> The resolution was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Bvtuti~, Claud, Cu!pepper,
<br /> Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, V~right, ~
<br />
<br /> On motion, the privilege of the floor.~as granted to Nit. C. N. ~rkhamf who c~lled attention
<br />to taxes erroneously charged on lot belongmng to the ~aternal 0rde~ of.E ag±es, an~ same was
<br />referred to the Finance Department.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Deans moved that the attention of the City l¥~nager be called to unclean condition of~
<br />street cars. The motion was adopted°
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