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~eptember 18, 1919
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<br /> Mr. Cu!pepper s~mbmltted also a cor~m~nIcation f~ om the City Manager calling at~ent-~on to
<br />needed repaints to the Sewerage Pumping Station~ and same was referred to the ~blic Service
<br />Depar t~ent.
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<br /> He suhmlttvd also a co~mmunication from the City ~uager stating that it is necessary to
<br />have a gang to be used e~¢lusively for cleanirg d~ain~; and maid conm~?maication was re~erred to
<br />the Department of Public ServiCe.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adJourned~ to meet Septemfoer 19th at 8 P. M.
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<br />September 19, 1919.
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<br />At an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council September !gth there were p~esent:
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<br />Mo P.
<br />J. T.
<br />Also
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<br /> Claud, W. H. Culpepper, C. D. Deans~
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<br /> Hanvey, C. H~ Herbert, E. H. rmght,
<br />the Cmty Manager.
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<br />Whereupon, the first matter taken up was the following ordinance,which was on the table:
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<br /> An0r~inanc~ ~o~e~cribe~the.Rates~of Cha~ge'~fo~-the~ns~ortation of Passengers by Elee-
<br />t~ic Street Railways.in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br /> The Department of PuDlic Service ~resented the following ordinances ~nd resolution in con-
<br />nection with same:
<br /> An 0~dinance Requiring. the Street Railway Co~panies to Hepair T~acks, Notice
<br />of Same and Per~tty for Failure.
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<br />An Ordinance to Require the Railway Companies to Keep Cars Neat and Machinery in Good Order.
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<br />Resolution in Regards to Lw~proved Street Car Conditions in Portsmouth, ~irgir~ta.
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<br /> "WHEEEAS, an Ordinance has been adopted on its first readi~ and is now being advertised
<br />and is empected to be acted upon at an adjourned meeting of the City Co, oil, September l~th,
<br />1919, t~e purpose of which is to grant ~o the Railway' Com~ny, antnc~ea? in car fares f~o~
<br />si~ tickets fo~ twenty-liv~ cents, or fou~ ~nd one si~th c~nts each to siE cents ea6h, or an
<br />increase of one and five sixths cents per fare 'which is over forty percent increase, and
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<br /> "WP~REAS, at a conference held between the City0fficials and the Officials of the Railway
<br />Con~any, the President of the Railway Company stated that he wou~d take up the matter of re-
<br />routir~ and ~ettering the conditions in the 'City ef Portsmouth, Va., whenever the Council was
<br />willing to g~ant an increase, and
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<br /> "WHE~REAS, The 0rdinanoe~granting an increase does not specify,nor give anyone authority to
<br />s~eotfy ~im~r~veme'nts or ~etterments i~ ~the C~ty of Ports~oui~h~a~d ~t this tt~ 'a'B~s01ution in
<br />conne~ti0n with this 0~dinance notifying the Company of the City, s intention to require better
<br />facilities and service, including tracks and aquit~ment should be passed°
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<br /> "~EEFOHE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Manager is hereby authorized and instructed to
<br />take u~ with the 0fRieials of the Rai~ay.Company, the re-routi.ng of the car line~ as ~ow emist~
<br />and to guh~it a reeom~uendation for a~.0rdinance granting the~prmvileEe tO remove ~erta~n tracks~,
<br />to double certain tracks and to lay new tracks; aisc to reqUire new~ equipment a~d bhe im~rove-
<br />~nt of old equipment for the purpose of bettering the street car conditions in the City of
<br /> rt~outh, Va.
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<br /> Sai~ negotmatlons and ~ecommendatmo~s to be subm~tte, t~ Councmm Mmtnmn smxty aais afte~
<br />the adoption of this Resolutmon, The City of-POrtSmouth will emmet that~ fai~ ~e~cen%age[o~
<br />~he increased reven~s will be e~0ended by the said Company for the bettering of the ex~istmng
<br />conditions each year.
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<br /> ~ "BE IT F~T~ER R~SOLVE~, ~hat this Resolution be passed befores.the final passage of the O~-
<br />dinanoe granting the ~n~ease ~f~e.
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<br /> "Nothi~ in this Resolution shall in ~ way waive a~of ~e ter~ o~ co~itio~
<br />i~ ~a~hise."
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<br /> ~en ~e ~ivilege ~f the floor was granted to ~ citi~ns pre~ent who ~gh~ des~e
<br />dis~ss the proposed ordi~noes andresolution.
<br /> ~e'followi~ spo~ ~ev. H. F. J0~s and ~essrs. C. D. ~son, C~ F. ~per, Foster,
<br />J. H. ~ll, W. H. ~less, Gmles, J~ Y. Robe~tson, L.~ H. Ric~s~, Geo. L. Bosm~; the City
<br />Att,-neY a~ Co~oi!men~ht, ClzuG mand Cu~epper.~'
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<br /> ~. Culpepper offered ~e following resolutmon, whmch' was adopted:
<br /> ~' ~ "0wi~ to the inspect-
<br />ion~ch at this ti~ is bei~ co~ucted by a ~e~resen~ttve of the ~State Co~poratio~
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