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March 25, 1975
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on March 25, 1975, there were present:
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr., Archie Elliott, Jr., James W. Holley,
<br />Edward L. Oast, Jr., Robert W. W~ntz, Jr., Phin Horton, City Manager, R. T.
<br />Williams, Assistant City Manager, H. M. Myers, Jr., Assistant City Manager,
<br />Gordon~B.- Tayloe, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />Absent: Richard J. Davis
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<br /> Rev. Melvin Hester, Pastor, Simonsdale Presbyterian Church, opened the meeting with
<br />prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Vice Mayor Wentz presided in the absence of the Mayor, and welcomed all visitors in
<br />attendance.
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<br /> The minu~tes of the regular meeting of March 11, 1975, were approved as received, on
<br />motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Early, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 75-128 Dr. Faye I. Carr, Mrs. Joan Rae Williams, Raymond DeGraw, Albert T. Edwards,
<br />and John Schuler, citizens who were invited by the Chamber of Commerce to visit the New
<br />Orleans Refinery, gave a verbal report of the trip. Each stated that they were very much
<br />impressed of the operation and if the proposed refinery in our area operated as well as the
<br />one in New Orleans, they saw no danger of it being detrimental to health.
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<br /> Vice Mayor Wentz thanked these citizens on behalf of the Council for their time and
<br />effort for making the trip.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 75-60 The following ordinance, approved on first reading at regular meeting of March
<br />11, 1975, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 40 OF SAID COBB
<br />PERTAINING TO HISTORIC DISTRICT."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-66 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at regular meeting of March
<br />11, 1975, was ~taken up and re~d:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE S15,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR AN
<br />ENGINEERING STUDY TO CONVERT THE CITY'S INCINERATOR TO A TURBULENT AIR SYSTEM
<br />TO IMPROVE SMOKE ABATEMENT CONTROL AT THE INCINERATOR."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Elliott and seconded by Mr. Holley, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-104 The following ordinance, approved on first reading at regular meeting of March
<br />11, 1975, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $4,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR
<br />CONSTRUCTION OF AN OIL STORAGE BUILDING AT THE CITY GARAGE."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-105 -'The following ordinance, approved on first reading at regular meeting of March
<br />11, 1975, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $t7,500 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR
<br />ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF THE MASTER PLAN, AND CON-
<br />STRUCTION PLANS OF CHURCHLAND PARK,"
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Holley, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-111 "At the March 11, 1975 meeting you requested a report concerning sanitary
<br />sewers in Port Norfolk. As discussed at that meeting, there were "private sewers" serving
<br />portions of Port Norfolk prior to installation of sewers by the City of Portsmouth in approxi
<br />mately 1944. These "private sewers" were intercepted where possible and connected to the
<br />~'new sewers." Connection to the "new sewers" was not handled under a consistent policy and
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