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January ~Oth. ] g~!. <br /> <br />At a called meeting of the City Cotmcil, held on January 30th,. 1951, there were present: <br /> <br />Fred A. [~0~<e, Frank N. Bi~isoly, Jr., George L. Grimes~ James N. Howard, <br />R.-Irvine Smith, E. Robie Sturtevan~ C. E. ~arren~ H. Earl Weiseman~ <br />~earle J. Wilson, !. 'G. Vass~ City ~anager~ R. ~. Barclay~ City Attorney. <br /> <br />The followd-ug call for the meeting was read: <br /> <br /> "You are requested to attend a called meeting of the City Council, to be held in the <br />Council Chamber a~ 7:30 P.M.~ on Tuesday, Jauuary 30th~ to c6nsider appropriation of <br />ftmds for the new colored h-lgh s~nool. <br /> By Order of the President? <br /> <br /> "For consideration at the meeting of the City Council, called for Tuesday, January <br />~Oth,'at 7:30 P.M., please add the following: <br /> The request of the Portsmouth Trausit Comp~_y for ~n increase in fares. <br /> By Order of the President." <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. ~Howard that a committee of five~ with ~he Mayor as Chairman, be appomn~d <br />with power to act, to work with the School Board, relative to awarding contract for the new colored hmgn school <br />and 6hat the committee have authority to employ ~uy help necessa~z, was adopted. <br /> <br />The Chair appointed the following committee: <br /> <br />Messrs. Duke, Howard, Bilisoly~ Houghton ~ud S~th. <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Weisemma~ reporting for the Transportation Committee ~ud recommendir4 <br />that the follo~ng ordinance be placed on its first reading)' was adopted: <br /> <br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AP~k~]) ~ RE-ORDAIN SUBSECTION 6 OF SECTION ~ OF AN <br />ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF T~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH ON JULY <br />2$th, 1926, ENTITLED k~N ORDINANCE TO REGIF~a~TE MOTOR BUS PASSENGER <br />TP~NSPOPJTATION I~N ~qE CI~ OF PORTSMOUTH~ ~d~D A~NDMENTS THEREOF'" <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman~ privilege of the fn_oor Was granted Mr. Bradshaw of the <br />Portsmouth Tr~nsin Company~ who thanked the Co~oncil for its co-operation with his compauy~ Mr. Bradshaw stated <br />that the Transit Comply would do everything possible to improve the bus se_r~ice and that the Company would. <br />place aD_ or'er for ten new buse~ as soon as possible° <br /> <br /> On mo~ion adjourned. ~ ~ <br /> <br />Approved - <br /> <br />President. <br /> <br /> <br />