310
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<br />AUguSt l~, 191S
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<br /> es~a~y for the present as well as the ~tu~e; and
<br />mediate improvements.~e~ ·
<br /> ~¥~S, The. ~ty s half inter~s~..in ~ F~ is its most val~ble asset ~d should not
<br />~be allowed to dete~zora~e at ~e ex~m~on cz ~e present lease, but ~ou~ have definite plus
<br />fo~ the L~ediate ~d ~t~e
<br /> ~ ~e deponent of ~blic
<br /> ~'I, ~Fo~, ~S~CT~LLY RECo~, ~at the City ~age~d
<br /> Property be authopized ~d em~we~d to empl~ such e~e~ts as ~y be necess~ to ~ke a ~e-
<br /> ~ort ~d reco~end ~rovementm, also to sec~e plus, specificatio~ and bids for said ~p~ove-
<br /> merits, provided 'the Supervisors of Norfolk Co~ty will a~ee to ~e~ one-half bhe ~ense of
<br /> experts ~d cost of improvements, ~s their p~o rata shoe.
<br /> ~I, ~FO~, F~E~ RECO~~D, ~t the Supervisors of Norfolk Co~ty be requested ~
<br /> the Co,oil to oo-~rate Wi~ ~e City of p~t~th to c~y out ~e ~pose ~d ~tBnt o~
<br /> ~ ~e above reco~endat~o~-
<br /> ~ motif, the ~ec~end~tion o~ ~e ~a~r was referr_~ to the Department oF Public
<br /> ~o~r~ for oonmideration ~d to report ~ok to ~e Co,oil as to
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<br /> ~e ~e~l~ ~e~ts of Officers for the month of J~y, 19t8~ were presented~d were o~de~r
<br /> ed to take ~e ~ual
<br /> ~e Keepe~ of Cemeteries made the follow~g ~ep~t of lots ~d ~aves sold ~ the oak G~ove
<br /> Ceme~e~ d~ the month of J~y, ~ the City Atto~ney'was ~s~ct~d to ~aF~ deeda ~or ~e
<br /> lots sold:
<br /> Ju~ lst~ to R. J. Kor~s~ N~E.~No. 80 a, Ave. H~
<br /> I , Jo~H. Ho~es, chxld's ~ave, ~o. ~B~ Ave. J.
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<br /> ~ ~ ~e G~s~ng~, adult s ~ave No. 9~fl, Ave. 5.
<br /> ~. ~en, child's ~ave No. ~, Ave. J.
<br /> lB ~ Edw~ Aspenall, child's ~avo No. 9~, Ave. J.
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<br /> A oo~ication was ~oad ~om ~. T. E~onds, 108~ ~ St.,' ~e~e~t~g t~t ~e he endorsed
<br /> to tho C~issiono~ of G~e & Fisherio~ of ~e State of V~gi~, ~s G~e ~den fop the City
<br /> of Po~t~ou~.
<br /> ~motio~-~. E~on~ was so ~dorsod ~d ~e Clerk ~st~ot~ to ~ite t~e' Co~issio~e~
<br /> of G~e & Fisheries ~ ~at effect.
<br /> - ............ d ~om Geo. B. ~aw, f~ Co~ittee on~gemen%s, League o~
<br /> V~g~ia ~icipal~tle~, e~Glos~ P~9~am~ .f$~the ~teon~ ~! uonven~mon ox ~afd ~a~e
<br /> to be held ~Ric~onff, Va., A~st ~l B~n~
<br /> ~epeup~, ~e ~esident of ~e bo~ aRreSted each mO~ of ~e C0~oil, the City
<br /> ge~, ~d the City Clerk & Audito~ as delegates to att~d said meetS.
<br /> ~fallow~ !ethers were ~oaeived ~om ~e N~o~& Wa~hington Ste~o~tO~p~ ~d
<br /> st~t D~ot~ G~ne~at of Rai~oads conce~n~ ~e ~th~awa1' o~ said C~'~ s~e~e~s
<br /> the Ass .
<br /> ~om this City:
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<br /> nCity Clerk ~d Audito~,
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<br />"Portsmouth~ Va.
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<br /> "N~ Dea~ Si~:
<br /> O%u~ General Agent at Nor2olkDas forwarded you~ communication of thels~,
<br />onolos~ oo~ of ~esolutio~ adopt~ ~ ~e Co,oil of the Ci~ of Port~ou~ Va.,
<br />~e wi~wA1 of o~ se~ic~ to.t~% City, ~d ~m~Op~,..~0g tO sayt~ this ~ctio~ ~as only
<br />taken ~tep a o~e~ ~vest~gati~~., We fo~d ~ ~ ~eason. of the~u~U~l.hea~ei~t
<br />traffic, pr~cipally gove~ent stores to local ~ ~ n~ posts':~ ~d ~d Fort
<br />~d ove~ea~ coolants to the ~eer Depot at NorFo~, ~ were ~orio~ly embarrassed
<br />~m--~k~-~eJ o~l~ ~ s~ers, ~d loadi~gperi~ble frei~t for ~ash~ton, in the
<br />tmvely sh~t per~od elaps~ betwe~ the ~rival of ste~ers, and ho~ o~ dep~t~ .
<br />
<br />"The vel%m~ of busi~ngss to Portsmouth has never be
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<br />the trips practically c~mpel~led us to eliminate the
<br />
<br />~. L. C. B~i~son~
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<br /> "city Clerk a~d Auditor,
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<br /> , per t~mouth~ Virginia.
<br />~Dea~
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<br /> but as
<br /> trips to
<br />time avai~able %o make
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<br /> service,
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<br />'~yotU~s very truty~
<br />
<br /> "W. H. Callahan,
<br /> "Washington, August
<br />
<br />Traffic Nanage~."
<br /> 1918.
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