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September 27, 1966
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on September 21, 1966, there were present:
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<br />R. Irvine Smith, Jack P. Barnes, George D. Eastes, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King,
<br />A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager, and M. A. Kerb, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by - ....
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<br />~Lnutes of the regular meeting held on September 15, 1966 were read and approved.
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br />66-212 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend that it be placed on first
<br />This appoints viewers for the clsoing of a portion of Glasgow Street, east of Water
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<br /> This has been approved by the Planning Commission.".
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<br />On motion of Mr. Barnes, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
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<br /> ";~]{EREAS, David I. Levine and Barbara F. Levine have made application to vacate and
<br />close that portion of Glasgow Street lying between Water Street and the Southern Branch of the
<br />Elizabeth River, and it appearing that notice of the application and request for the appoiptment
<br />of viewers was duly posted on September 1S, 1966, on the bulletin board of the Courtcdf Hustings
<br />for the City of Portsmouth, on the bulletin board of tile 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, THERHFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the council of th~ City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />that Graydon B. Meginley, James V. McGehee, Frank N. Bilisoly, Holt W. Butt, Jr., and L. A. Clark
<br />be appointed viewers to view said street and report to this council in wk~tin~ whether in their
<br />opinion any, and if any, what inconvenience would result from vacating and clbsing the aforementioned
<br />part of Glasgow Street."
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<br />66-215 - "! submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption.
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<br /> This requests th~ Postmaster General to issue, a stamp ~ommemorating the
<br />200th anniversary of the Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Which will be celebrated in 1967.
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<br /> The Commander of the Shipyard has requested the support of the City Government
<br />i~&aving this commemorative stamp issued."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Bastes, the following resolution was adopted, without dissenting vote:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the Norfolk Naval ghipyard is t~he oldest naval shipyard in the country
<br />and will celebrate its Two Hundredt~ Knniversary on No~ember 1, 1967; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the said shipyard has played a prominent role in every period of our nation's
<br />history; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the said ~hipyard is the largest single employer in the City of Portsmouth
<br />and the second largest in the state of Virginia.
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<br /> NOW, THERHFpRE, BE IT RESOLVED,~oy the council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />that the Postmaster General of the United States is hereby requested and urger to use the
<br />authority vested in him to issue an appropriate stamp commemorating the TwoHundredth ~nniversary
<br />of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth.
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<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Postmaster
<br />General of the United States and the members of Congress from Virginia."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes that the City Manager investigate the possibility of the City
<br />participating in the 200th Anniversary of the Naval Shipyard, and that he request the Chamber
<br />of Commerce to consider participation, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 66-214 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This prescribes
<br />the form of note to be used in borrowing temporary fUnds for the financing of the new marine
<br />terminal.
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<br />This form tga~ been approved by the City's bond cemr~cel and the banks."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Johnson, the following resolution was adopted and by the following
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<br />vote:
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<br /> "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING OF $554,750.00 AND THE ISSUANCE OF TBMPORARY
<br /> LO~N NOTES OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH THEREFOR PENDING THE ISSUBNF~E AND SkL~ OF BONDS
<br /> ~B~FORE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED BUT NOT ISSUED OR SOLD" .
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<br /> Ayes: Smith, Ba~s, Bastes, Johnson, King
<br /> Nays: None.
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<br /> 6~-215 - "I Shbmit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading.
<br />This amends' Section $4~15 of the City Code pertaining to the use of taxicab meters.
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