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SEPTF~MBER 12, 1967 "The Elizabeth Manor Area Garden .Club resolved to protest to Portsmouth City Council worsened air pollution which threatens residential well being of neighborhoods along the Elizabeth River. The well concealed source of this eye-watering stench is an open garbage dump sanctioned by Chesapeake on riverfront property off Route 58 between Cedar Grove Acres and Ahoy Acres. We are told this is not a public issue in that the operation is one privately owned by garbage collect6r Lloyd Sondej who holds a refuse disposal contract for the Deep Creek and Western Branch Boroughs of Chesapeake. We do not feel that a private firm should be allowed to inflict such nuisance and health menace upon anyone, especially taxpayers who support operation of a municipal garbage incinerator approved by the State. We think Dr. William Yo Garrett, bm, regional director of public health for Virginia, would if requested by Portsmouth City Council render a full report. Furthermore, we deem it deplorable that Mr. Sondej is allowed to ruin waters of the Western Branch by bulldozing overboard the residue from his fires. Air and water nollution newspaper headlines appear daily, and Chesapeake can take pride in being the first- local comity to ratify an air pollution pact. We urge action in this case as tangible evidence that public officials intend to protect the public." Motion of Mr. Hastes to refer to a conference was adopted, without dissenting vote, 67-275 - The following letter from the School Board was read: "The School Board respectfully requests an appropriation of S60,885.00 to purchase land required to enlarge the Riddick-Weaver School site. Of this amount, $12.420.00 will be used to purchase two parcels of land from Mount Calvary Baptist Church and the remaining $48.46S.00 will be used to purchase approximately four acres from the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority." On motion of Mr. Barnes, referred to a conference, without dissenting vote. 67-276 - Motion of Mr. Knight to go into the election of two members of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, to fill vacancies, was adopted. Mr. Knight nominated Euclid Hanbury, Sr., and J. L. Smith, Jr., to succeed themselves as members of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, for a term of four years, expiring on September 50th. 1971. Motion of Mr. King to close nominations was adopted. Vote being taken, Mr. Hanbury and Mr, Smith were unanimously elected members of the Housing Authority, for the term designated. On motion adjourned. APPROVED - President City Clerk "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 11 OF THE CODE CF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY ADDING THERETO A HEW ARTICLE NUMBERED V, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR Tt~ CONTROL OF GAS HAZARDS ON VESSELS i AND MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO VIOLATE SUCH REGULATIONS"