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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS
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<br />73-415 - The following letter received from the School Board was read:
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<br /> "At the regular meeting on September 13, 1973, the School Board of the City of
<br />Portsmouth adopted the following resolution:
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<br />RESOLVED THAT the School Board of the City of
<br />to appropriate from Capital Improvement Funds
<br />three mobile units."
<br />
<br />Portsmouth request
<br />$52,200 to defray
<br />
<br />City Council
<br />the costs of
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. King, to be referred to a public conference,
<br />with the Chairman of the School Board, others he wants to bring, Superintendent of Schools
<br />and Chairman of Finance Commission, to be present at the conference, was adopted by the
<br />following vote:
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<br />Ayes: E~rly, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 73-416 The following request to speak from Dr. W. Dale Parker, P. O. Box 633,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, was read:
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<br /> ' I would like an opportunity to address the City Council of Portsmouth on September
<br />25, 1973 regarding the Oak Grove Cemetery.
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<br /> My family plot is there and I am a native of Portsmouth. This cemetery is the second
<br />oldest in the City. It is also beautiful inside with nice trees and is well maintained.
<br />Unfortunately there has been a lot of vandalism. I feel that the present brick and iron
<br />fence should be removed and an eight foot high Cyclone type wire fence be installed so
<br />that people may see inside. This should also reduce the destruction to monuments and
<br />flowers."
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<br />Dr. Parker spoke.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. King, the matter be referred to the City
<br />Manager, was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 73-417 - The following request to speak from Mr. Simon P. Arrington, President,
<br />Wilson Ward Civic League, was read:
<br />
<br /> "The Wilson Ward Civic League request the City CouAcit of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Va. to hear a Committee from The Wilson Ward Civic League, in the next Council Meeting.
<br />Mr. John D. Madison of 37 Radford Street will be the spokesman, relative to curbs and
<br />gutters on the said streets in Douglas Park-Radford, Choate, and Calvin Streets." Mr. John D. Madison spoke.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Smith, to be referred to the City Manager
<br />to be included in the Curb and Gutter Program and advise the writer of the letter when
<br />curbs and gutters on certain street in Douglas Park can be expected, was adopted by
<br />unanimous vote.
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<br /> 73-418 - The following request to speak from Mr. George R. Walksr, 1749 Spratley
<br />Street, was read:
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<br />"Subject: The Aganda of the 25 September, 1973, Portsmouth City Council Meeting.
<br />Pursuant to Council Gag RB%e 2-24, it is requested that my name be place on the subjec~
<br />agenda to address the issue of the Gag Rules 2-1S.1 and 2-24 and to reconsider the pre-
<br />sentation made to Council on 5 December, 1973."
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<br />Mr. Walker spoke,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Holley, to be received as information, was
<br />adopted by unanimous vote. (See Exhibit 72-513)
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<br /> 73-419 The following request to speak from Mr. Fred A. Bright, Jr., 141 Oregon
<br />Avenue, was read:
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<br /> "Please place my name upon the agenda
<br />I would like to address council concerning
<br />certain landfills."
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<br />for the City Council
<br />their recent action
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<br />meeting of September 25th.
<br />taken in the closing of
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<br />Mr. Bright spoke.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Johnson, to be received as ~formation, was
<br />adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Smith, to be referred to Recreation and
<br />report back to Council, was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 73-420 Motion of Mr. Smith,and seconed by Mr. Johnson, that the Council meet in an
<br />executive session prior to the next regularly scheduled Council meeting for the purpose of
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