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R. C. P,
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<br />February 7, 1917.
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<br />At a special meeting of the City Council February 7th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs--T. A. Bunting, Oscie Dashiell, J. T. Hanvey,
<br /> C. ~, Herbert, Jnoo A. Norris, W. D. Norgan, 6~
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., February 5, 1~17.
<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> "City Clerk, City,
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> You will please call a special meeting of the City Council Wednesday, Febru-
<br />ary 7th, at 7:30 P- M., to consider the 'Traffic Ordinance,' with proposed amendments thereto.
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> 7. T. Hanvey, Nayor."
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<br /> The "osill" h~ing been read, Mr. Herbert moved to take U~ i~ the order re~utthe amendments
<br />recommitted to the Department of Law January $0th. The motion was adopted.
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<br />Page Z, Section 2, line 6. Adopted.
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<br />Page 3, Section 4, line 6. Discussed and recommitted.
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<br />P~ge 3, Section 4, sub-sections (a) and (b).-;A~opted.
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<br />Page 3, Section 4, sub-section (c). Discussed and recommitted.
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<br />P~ge 3, Section 5, line 6. Adopted°
<br />P~ge 3, Section 6, line 1. Adopted.
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<br />Page 4, Section 6, line 3. Adopte~i.
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<br />Page 4, Section ?, line 8. Adopted.
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<br />Page 4, Section 9, line 3. Adopted.
<br />Page 5, Section 11, sub-section (~).
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<br />Mr. Dashiell said that the license tax should be paid annually in May, instead of March.
<br />The matter was discussed and finally amended, by inserting "Nay~ instead of "March.~
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<br />Page 5, Section 11, sub-section (b), line 11. Adopted.
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<br /> Page 5~ Section 11, sub-section (b), line 1~.
<br /> Amended so as to read "not less than 18 years of age,"
<br />twenty-one years."
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<br />instead of "above the age of
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<br />Page 5, Section 11, sub-section (c).
<br /> Mr. Eorgan moved to make the t~x~ $20. for each automobile, instead of $30.00.
<br /> The privilege of the floor was granted to the audience.
<br /> Attorney Foster F. V. Staples spoke for the j,itney drivers.
<br /> Then the amendment by Er. Eorgan. was put to a vote and lost.
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<br /> The question of paying the tax quarterly was brought up ~d'referred to the Depsrtment of
<br />Law.
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<br />Page 6, Section 11, sub-zection (d), line 7. Adopted.
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<br /> Pmge 6, Section 1i, sub-section (d), line 14.
<br /> Mr. Norris moved to amend by adding after the
<br />present ysar~"
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<br />word~"iloense," the words
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<br />"during the
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<br />meeting.
<br /> However,
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<br />6, Section 1i, sub-section (~), line 9.
<br /> Norgan moved to m~ke the age limit for drivers of Jitneys 18 years,
<br /> Norris observed that the age limit of 21 years had been adopted at
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<br />after some discussion of the m~tter, the motion by Mr.
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<br /> Adopt ed.
<br />line 3. Adopted.
<br />Adopted.
<br />line 2. Adopted.
<br />line 3. Adopted.
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<br />Page 7, Section 1i, sub-section Par.
<br />Page 7, Section ii, sub-section Par.
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<br />Page 7, Section 11, sub, section Par.
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<br />instead of 21.
<br />the previous
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<br />Morgan w~s a~optedo
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<br /> Er. Morris stated that he wished to recommend for his Department m m~tter not reoommitted,
<br />viz., that the bond for operating a jitney be made $1,OOO.00.
<br /> Nr. Bunting moved that the question of bond be left open until next Tuesday night.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Page 8, Section 11, sub-se6tion (f), Par. 9, sub-Par. (g).
<br /> Mr. Norris moved that the age limit for drivers of private automobiles be placed at 16
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<br /> Nr. Dashiell moved to ~end, that the matter be adopted as covered by this ordinance.
<br /> kLr~ Bunting said he favored ~n mge limit of 16 years.
<br /> Then a letter w~s read from the Tidewater Automobile Association as to the matter, and
<br />the original motion ms ~o ~ge limit was a~lopted,
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