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~9,105 square yards of soil cement or crusher run ~tome hame i~ place 28,038 of imulsified asphalt in place 702 tons of crushed granite stone in place 5,261 tons of bituminous asphalt plant mix in place A3phalt Roads and biaterialsC~mmpany being the low bidder, 1 recommend the contract be awarded to this firm." ~4otlon of Mr. Barnes to concur in the recommendation of the CitF Manager to award the bid to the lowest bidder, Asphalt Roads and Materials Company was adopted, ~ttiout d~$~nt~'ng vote. 68-78 - "The State Mighway Department has requested the dedication of a ten foot strip of Water Deoartment property along Route 604. This highway runs between Lake Ca~oo~ and Lake Kilby, and the Highway Department has requested this property in order that t~ey can improve t~e ~gh~a~. The Highway Deoartment has requested that the city deed this land at no cost to the Highway' Department. The Other p~operty owners along this highway are donating their property. This land will not affect the operation of the Portsmouth Water Department. I therefore, reco.v~end I be authorized to sign an option for the;p~pp :;~Motion of Mr. Johnson to concur in the recomendation of the City Manager was. adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-79 - "I submit herewith the reports of the viewers concer~ing the closing of T~ird Street between Henry Street and a line 92 feet south thereof. Two viewers have reccm~mended the closing and three have recommended that the street not be closed. A study was also conducted by the Traffic Department ~nd the study shows the peak hour traffic volumes are not of alarming proportions. It does show that Third Street is used as a route for oriented traffic to and from the Civil Service office of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The street is providing an appropriate alternate to Fourth Street, and serving to breakup the traffic, thereby keeping it from forming into congested groups. I recommend, in lieu of officially closing the street, thmt the city furnish portable barricades, to allow the Wesley Center the use of the street during their class hours, I further recommend that I be authorized to attempt'to acquire property adjacent to the Center for playground purposes." Motion of Mr. Barnes to concur in the City~.~tanager's recomuendation and that a report~;b~ade to the Council as soon as possible, on the acquisition of the property adjacent to the Center, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-80 - "At the first meeting in February of the City Council, I recommended that the use permit of the American ~ron and Metal Co~pany for the operation of a junk yard on the Belt Line Railroad property adjacent to Harbor Drive be revoked. At that meeting, theattorney for the American Iron and Metal Cormpany requested a delay of thirty days before Council took action on this matter. The thirty days have expired and I have received no further communication from the American Iron and Metal Company as to their intentions concerning this property. It has been reported in the newspapers that they are planning to move this junk yard. I rScemmend that the use permit be revoked and the American Iron and Metal Company be given 90 days to remove the materials from this property." Motion of Mr. Johnson to concur in the recommendation City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-81 - "It is necessary for the cit~ to establish a,storage yard for the P~h~i~ Works Department in the area recently acquired from the C~ty of Chesapeake. This property is needed for the storage of street repair materials, salt for snow removal, etc. We, also, plan to store equipment on this property when we are able to properly fence thelland. It is necessary that the property be adjacent to a railroad in order that the street materials can be moved by rail into the property. We have therefore negotiated a lease with Norfolk, Franklin andDB~nville Railway Compmly for the use of seven acres of their property near the West Norfolk Road. They will lease the property for $100 per month. I recommend that I be authorized to sign the lease." Motion of Mr. Leary to concur in the recommendation was adopted, without dissenting vote. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 68,55 - The following ordinance approved en first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read: "ZONING A]W~ENDMHNT ORDINANCE Z 68-6" On motion of Mr. King, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Eastes, Johnson, King, Leafy Nays: None