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October t5. 1970
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on October t3, 1970, there:were present:
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, James W. Holley, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King, R. Irvine Smith, Raymond B. Smith,
<br />Raymond Turner, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager and W. T. O*Brien, Assistant City Attorney.
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Harvey Glass.
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<br /> The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 70-444 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be p~aced on' first reading.
<br />This appropriates $S0,000 from the surplus in the City Garage fund. These funds are to be
<br />used to purchase automotive equipment and construction equipment, such as paving breakers,
<br />hot-mix trailer, portable roller, asphalt spreader, etc.
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<br /> This equipment was requested by the departments when they suomitted t ' g p 'ina
<br />budget requests. They were deleted from the general fund operating budget, but it is recommenqed
<br />that they be purchased from the City Garage fund surplus."
<br /> On motion of Mr. Smith (I) the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and bytthe
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $50,000.00 FROM THE CITY GARAGE FUND FOR THE vote:
<br /> PURCHASE OF AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT."
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<br /> Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith (I), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 70-445 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This appropriates $77,070 for the operation of the Portsmouth Mental Health and Mental Retardation
<br />Services Board. This appropriation is being requested in order that 8tare funds and local
<br />funds can be expended through the mental health services fund.
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<br /> The State requires that a separate fund be established for the operation of the blental
<br />Health Services Board, and this fund will receive $57,012 from the State, $16,670 of City
<br />funds, and $3,388 of other local funds. The City's share of these monies was appropriated
<br />in the general operating budget and they will be transferred to this fund."
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<br /> The motion of Mr. Smith (R), the following ordinance wa.s ~approved on first reading,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $77,070.00 FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FUND
<br />FOR THE OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM."
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<br />Ayes: Hol~ey, Johnson, King, Smith (I), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 70-446 "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This appoints
<br />viewers for the closing of Railroad Avenue between Deep Creek Boulevard and Portsmouth Boule~
<br />yard, and for the closing of two unnamed alleys in the same general area. The closing of
<br />this street and the two alleys has been requested by Angelina Bates, Louis J. Bates, and
<br />Frank P. Bates, and the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company.
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<br />The resolution appoints five viewers
<br />recommended these closings."
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<br />On motion of Mr. King, the following
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<br />to report to the Council. The Planning Commission
<br />resolution was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />"A RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIEWERS FOR THE CLOSING OF RAILROAD AVENUE BETWEEN
<br />DEEP CREEK BOULEVARD AND PORTSMOUTH BOULEVARD AND FOR THE CLOSING OF TWO
<br />UNNAMED ALLEYS IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA.
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<br /> WHEREAS, Angelina Bates, Louis J. Bates, Frank P. Eates and Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt
<br />Line Railroad Company have made application to vacate and close the hereinafter described
<br />portions of a certain street and two unnamed alleys and it appearing that notice of the applY,
<br />zi6nyand request for appointment of viewers was duly posted on September $0, 1970 on the
<br />bulletin board of the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, on the bulletin board
<br />of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, and on the bulletin board of the Municipal
<br />Court, Civil Division of the City of Portsmouth.
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, that
<br />Frank N. Bilisoly, L. A. Clark, Luther Tapp, James Choate and Loyed W. Gardner be appoint-
<br />ed viewers to view the hereinafter described portions of a street and two unnamed alleys
<br />and report to this Council in writing whether in their opinion any, and if any, what inconven~
<br />ience would result from vacating and closing the following:
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<br />Railroad Avenue lying between Portsmouth Boulevard on the South and Deep Creek
<br />Boulevard on the North.
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<br /> 2. A certain 10 foot alleyway which runs generally in an EastWest direction through
<br />Block 7, as shown on the plat of Piedmont Heights, recorded in Map Book 4, page 52, in the
<br />Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, which alleyway to
<br />be closed is more particularly described as bounded on the West by the eastern right of
<br />way line of Railroad Avenue and on the East by a prolongation to the South of the eastern
<br />property line of Lots 50 and 31 in said Block 7 as shown on the plat aforesaid.
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