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70-504- The following letter from Mrs. ~. blinor,'lS84 ~'atson Street, was read: "~gain, I am writing, hoping this will bring abeut some ch*age in the unsettled matter that now stands - the issue is the line that runs through~the 7th block of tVatson Street. Over two years ago, I was promised this matter would be straightened out, but instead it is getting worse. Now ~rM neighbor in back that joins me told me the City Councilmen. told them they were alt right, that if I had the land surveyed she could give me what's due me. Sirs, I have done all I could so far as having the land surveyed and I b~e also tried to reason with the Jennings in the back. They just won~tit~. I offered to come half way with them in anything we had to do, with no use. I have been two or three years trying to get this one lot straight. I have been told by my lawyer it had to be worked out with the city - you people are the~ only ones to get this mess straight. These people have established their own line since you told her she was right - now I am sure some mistake has been made. These people are ruining my health. I have no privacy. All dirt, they bring it back here - they have planted a tree (fruit) about khree feet from my kitchen door. They spray it and that makes me go in attach of asthma. They bring the car back here; that is also bad, and all garbage cans and all trash. I only ask you people for what is right. These people use all back yards in this block and tell me the City councilmen said it is all right. Now we can't believe that. We know it takes more than one or two families to elect our city officers and they are supposed to be for all the people. I feel these people should pay taxes for the use of near one half of this block. I am asking you once again to take another look at this very small matter. ~e all have to live somewhere. ~e need those 36 ft. they have to do what we are supposed to do. ~ husband is en old age. Now he hasn't space to walk around in or do anything as we should. I have to keep my back door closed most of the time. I hope~ you all will do what's right nad lawful to each of us. Thank you." ~otion of ~r. Holley to refer .to the City Attorney, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 70-305 - The following resolution commending b~rs. A. P. Hopewell for her services~on the Portsmouth School Board was mead: "RBSOLL~ION C0~'R~ENDING MKS. A. P. HOPEWELL FOR HER SERVICE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH WHE~AS, Mrs. A. P. Hop~ell has served on the School Board of the City of Portsmouth~for six years; and WHEREAS, this service demanded a great deal of time and effort, involving much personal sacrific mud inconvenience; and },~EREAS, the period of her service has seen tremendous expansion and many improvements in the Portsmouth Public School System. NO;~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the appreciation of the citizens of this City be hereby expressed to Mrs. A. P. Hopewell for the important service rendered by her as a member of the School Board of the City of Portsmouth. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the City Council and that a copy be presented to Mrs. A. P. Hopewell as a token of the esteem in which she is held by the citizens of Portsmouth." On motion of Mr. Smith (I) the resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Holley, King, Smith (I), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes Nays: None (copy to be sent to the School Board) 70-306 - The following resolution commending Binford M. Hutchins for his services on the School Board was read: ~ "RESOLUTION COSt'ENDING BINFORD M. HUTC4INS FOR HIS SERVICE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH WHEP~AS, Binford M. Hutchins has served on the School Board of the City of Portsmouth for fourteen years, including service as Vice-Chairman for the past eight years; mud WHEREAS, this sem¢ice demanded a great deal of time and effort, involving mmch personal sacrific and inconvenience; and h~EREAS, the period of his service has seen tremendous expansion and many improvements in the Portsmouth public School System. N(Y~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the appreciation of the citizens of this City be hereby expressed to the said Binford M. Hutchins for the long and valuable service rendered by him as a member of the School Board of the City of Portsmouth. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the City Council and that a copy be presented to Binfor~ M. Hutchins as a token of the esteem in which he is held by the citizens of PortsmOuth." On motion of B{r. Smith (I) the resolution was adopted and by the following vote: Ayes: Holley, King, Smith (I), Smith (R), Turner, Barnes iM~ys: None (copy to be sent to the School Board)