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WHEREAS, Cre~Miniard, Wilson B. Spurill and Charles H. Rue.sell blare made ~pplCcation to vacate and close
<br />the hereinafter described portions of Third and SeventA Streets located in the Churc~lmud area and it ~opearing
<br />that notice of the application and request for the appointment of vCewerm was duly posted on September ~8,
<br />1968, on the bulletin board of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and at two public places
<br />within the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, namely: at the intersection Of Tyre Neck Road and T~d Street and
<br />at the intersection of Tyre Neck Road Mud Seventh Street.
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RHSOLI~D by the Councfl of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Jehu G. Tynch,
<br />Euclid M. Hanbury, L. C. Doughtie, W. O. Scott and Carl H. Bowers be appointed viewers to view the herein-
<br />after described portions of Third and Sevem~5 Streets and report to t~is Council in writing whether in their~
<br />opinion any, and if any, what inconvenience would result from vacating and closing the following portions
<br />of the specified streets:
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<br />Third Street from the west side of Tyre Neck Road in a westerly direction 475 feet more or less
<br />to its terminus at the eastern right-of-way of the Norfolk, Franklin and Dar~ville Railroad; said
<br />portion of Third Street separates Blocks 19 and 20 on the Plat ef Churchland Land Company.
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<br />2. Seventh Street from the east side of Tyre Neck Road in an easterly direction 405 feet more or less to
<br /> its terminus in a swamp."
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<br /> 68-329 - "Bids were received on October $, for the construction of water mains in the Churchland area.
<br />This also includes the construction of a necessary main to tile new Coast Guard Base at Craney Island and
<br />the industrial tract owned by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. The following bids were received:
<br />
<br />Sam Archbell
<br />A. Stuart Bolling, Jr.
<br />A. G. Pinkston Company
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<br />$299,015.80
<br />$274,446.65
<br />$244,688.06
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<br />A. G. Pinkston Company, being the low bidder, I recommend the contract be awarded to this firm. I further
<br />recommend that the attached ordinance appropriating $275,000 for this contract be nlaced on first reading.
<br />This includes engineering fees and contingencies."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Turner to award the contract to the lowest bidder, A. G. Pin,eton Company, was adopted,
<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Holley that the following ordinance be approved on first reading, was adopted, without
<br />dissenting vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $275,000.00 FROM IXqE WATER FUND FOR TF~ CONSTRUCTION OF WATER MAINS
<br />IN THE CHURCHL~ND AREA, t-~D PROJECT NO. WS-2-47-0004."
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<br /> 68-530 - "I recommend that the proper City officials be authorized to sifn an agmeement between the
<br />United States of America and the City of Portsmouth for the Museum artifacts in the Naval Shipyard Museum.
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<br /> I am advised by the Museum Board that there are no substantial variances between this agreement and
<br />the original except that the Navy has for its own purposes, separated the handling of the ship mod~ls from
<br />the o~er artifacts in the Museum, and has required additional insurance thereon amounting to $85,000.00."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Bastes to concur in the recommendatinn of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting
<br />vote.
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<br /> 67-551 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This appoints viewers for the
<br />closing of a portion of a certain alley in Piedmont Heights. Randolph Faircloth has made application to
<br />vacate and close this alley, and it has been approved by the Planning Commission."
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<br />~otzen of Mr. ~mhnsen~ottf6 following resolution'wasl adopted, without dissenting vote:
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<br />"A RESOLUTION FOR APPOINTING VIEh~RS FOR CLOSING A PORTION OF A CERTAIN ALLEY IN PIBDMONT HEIGHTS
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<br /> ~%~ERBAS, Randolph Faircloth has made application to vacate and close that hereinafter described portion
<br />of a certain alley located in the Piedmont H~ights area and it appearing that notice of the application and
<br />request for appointment of viewers was duly posted on September 17, 1968, on the bulletin board of the Court~
<br />of Hustingss~r the City of Portsmouth, on the bulletin board of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />and on the bulletin board of the Municipal Court 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 Zalmon I. Blachman
<br />L. A. Clark, James V. McGehee, Graydon D. Meginley, and Frank N. Bilisoly be appointed viewers to v~ew the
<br />hereinafter described oortion of said certain alley and report to this Council in writing whether in their
<br />opinion any, and if any, what inconvenience would result from vacating and closing that portion of a certain
<br />alley ten (10] feet in width lying between lots 1S and 16 on the east and lots 29 and SO on the west in
<br />Block 3, as shown on the nlat of Piedmont Heights, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the
<br />City of Chesapeake, Virginia, in Map Book 4, at page S2."
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br />68-301 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up arid read:
<br />"ZONING ~!ENDMENT ORDINanCE Z 68-12"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Eastes, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Eastes, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Turner
<br /> Nays: None
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