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That portion of Meander Road situate in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, m~m~particularly described as follows, towit: BEGINNING at a point on the Western right-of-way line of Meander Road (formerly Old Western Branch Road) at the point of intersection of said road with the Northern property line of Joshua Swain and Company, Incorporated, and the Southern property line of George T. McLean Company, Incorporated; thence from said point of beginning ~ '~u~ning South 88° 08' East, crossing said Meander Road to the Eastern right- of-way line; thence running Northwesterly along the Eastern right-of-way line of said Meander Road to its point of intersection with the Eastern right- of-way line of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Belt Line Railway; thence running South along said Railway right-of-way to the intersection of said Railway right-of-way and the Western right-of-way of said 5~eander Road; thence running Southeasterly along the Western right-of-way of Meander Road to the point of beginning." Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes Nays: None 72-128 "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This authorizes the transfer of City-owned property in the Northside Urban Renewal Project to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority. In 1968,. the City signed an option for the sale.of this property to the Housing Authority for the sum of $2,590. It has been discovered that no deed has been drawn transferring the land. The property is located on the north side of North Street 28 east from the .intersection of Armstrong Street." ' feet On motimn of Mr. Raymond Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SELL CITY-OWNED PROPERTY TO THE PORTS]vIOUTH REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth desires to sell property acquired by the City in 1942 and no longer needed by the City; and WHEREAS, this property is located on North Street fronting 91 feet thereon, and varyin in depth from 112 to 122 feet; and ' WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority desires to purchase this land for its own use. NOW, ThiEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, that the City Manager be and he hereby is authorized to execute a deed to sell to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority." Virginia, said land 72-129 - '~t a previous meeting concerning the establishment of North a one-way street. of the City Council, I was requested to make a report Street between Constitution Avenue and Sandpiper Drive The Engineering Department has made a survey of this street and submitted a plat showin the problems concerning the width of this street. It is to be noted that in one place the distance between property lines is as little as twelve feet. According to the best informati that has been found, this roadway has never been an official City street except for parts of it near each end. Usage more than anything else has caused many to believe that a proper street exists. It appears that the solution to the problem is for the City thirty-foot wide right-of-way. This will not qualify as a street payments, but will provide for a 24-foot wide paving." to acquire at least a for secondary highway Motion of Mr. Irvine Smith and seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the City Manager proceed to acquire necessary land, was adopted~.by the following vote: Ayes: Holley, JOhnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes Nays: None 72-150 "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This a portion of the Western Freeway, Route 164, as a limited access highway. This is of the highway that involves the Merrifields section of the City. establish¢ a portion The Highway Department has been requested to purchase this right-of-way by Mr. Paul Merritt. Before they can do so, it is necessary that the City establish this section as limited access. We have taken similar action in the past on portions o£ this highway." On motion of Mr. King and secnnded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the following resolution was adopted, and bytthe fOllowing vote: "A RESOLUTION DECLARING A PORTION OF THE PROPOSED WESTERN FREEWAY TO BE LIMITED ACCESS. n