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April 1S_ 1971 was read: "At the City Council meeting of March 9, 1971, you gentlemen referre~ ta the City Attorne a request to determine the ownership of various courtyards in Douglas Park. It is my opinion after a thorough research of the documents and court records pertaining to such courtyards the the following are owned by the City of Portsmouth: 1. Courtyards at the eastern and western end of Choate Street (formerly a part of Carver Circle). · 2. The two courtyards which still exist on Grove Street. 3. The courtyard at the northernmost end of Neville Street. 4. The courtyard at the southernmost end of Calvin Street (formerly Wilson Street). I made this determination based upon a Deed of Dedication recorded in 1956 from the U.S. Public Housing Administration to the City of Portsmouth. It is my opinion that this deed dedicated these courtyards to the City. Also the City accepted such deed by I. G. Vass, City Manager." Motion of Mr. Hotley that streets that have been dedicated to the City of Portsmouth be brought up to standard, w~ adopted, and ~'y the f,ollowing vote: Ayes: Holley, go~nson, King, Irvine Sma%h, Raymond Smith, Tg~'n-ar, Barnes Nays: None ~ See below Substitute motion. 71-1S4 The following letter from Dr. Luther C. McRae, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Portsmouth Public Schools, was read: "Since I am retiring June 30, 1971, I am writing to suggest that you a~t another re- presentative of the Portsmouth Public Schools to serve on the Southeastern Tidewater Opport- unity Project Bbard at your earliest convenience. I have enjoyed serving on the S.T.O.P. Board since its inception. On motion of Mr. Turner to receive as information, an~ ~ha~t~ m~ttertbe referred to a conference, was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes Nays: None 71-155 The following letter from Mr. Ernie E. Prillaman was read: "As chairman of the Salary Committee of the Portsmouth Education Association, I request permission to appear on the agenda of the Tuesday April 13, 1971, meeting." Mr. Prillaman spoke in support of teacher s&lary raises. 71-156 The following l*tter from Mr. Ruben Bouie, Chairman, Southside Project Area Committee, was read: "Please place the undersigned on the agenda for your Council meeting of April 13, 1971. I wish ro speak regarding Council's consideration of the Portsmouth Redevelopment ~ Housing Authority's application for recertification of its Workable Program to the Department of Housing & Urban Development." See page 324 Mr. Bouie spoke. 71-1S7 The foll-owmng petition from the Parrish Memorial Bible Class, Western Branch Baptist Church was read: "We, the members of the Parrish Memorial Bible Class of the Western Branch Baptist Church are taking the liberty of writing you asking your assistance and influence in presenting this petition to the Council to have the Traffic Light reactivated at our church. Knowing how heavy the traffic is ~n this section especially on Sunday when five churches in this area are letting out at the same time, you can readily see hbwfthe absence of this i$~ht affects the safety of those depending on it to enter the highway. For those who have to cross over the highway to get into the East lane to go to downtown Portsmouth it is ex- tremely difficult. We have a very extensive schedule of activities during the week as well as on Sunday so this light is badly needed. * Substitute motion by Mr. Johnson to refer to the City Manager to determine the cost of 5~i~g~nB~up to standard, was adopted, ~and by the following vote: Ayes: Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Barnes Nays: Holley, Turner