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~arch 22, 1966 At a regular meeting of City Council, held on March 22, 1966, there were present: R. Irvine Smith, Jack P, Barnes, John L. Dillon, George D. Pastes, Burrell R. Johnson, L. L, Knight, ~. T. Leafy, A. P. Johnson, City Manager, and M. A. Korb, Jr. City Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Dillon. The Mayor greeted students from John Tyler School, The following reports from the City ~nager were read: 66-69 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $9,S00, the City's share of the cost of installing railroad crossing signals at Caroline Avenue and Lamper Road. They were installed on at SO/SO cost basis, with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. The signals have been installed and are in operation. The bill has just been received from the railroad company." On motion of Mr, Knight, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "~N ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE S9,500.00 FROM THE THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMF~NT FUND AS THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF INSTALLATION OF RAILROAD CROSSING WARNING SIGNALS ON CAROLINE AVENUE AND LA~PER ROAD" 66-70 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $7,S00 for the purchase of property at S07-S09 Payette Street. This is in the block of Jefferson Street School and is being acquired for the expansion of the school playground." On motion of Mr, Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $7,500.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT S07-509 FAYETTE STREET" 66-7~ - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $6,000 for the purchase of property at 1816 Queen Street. This is at the rear of Harry, Hunt Junior High School, and is being acquired for the expansion of the Buck Childs Field for a playground for the school." On motion of Hr. Dillon, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $6,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 1816 QUEEN STREET" 66-72 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $1,720.60 as Portsmouth's share for the operation of the Tourist Information Center at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. This is based on 1 2/2¢ per capita for the Cities of Portsmouth and Chesapeake. Norfolk and Virginia Beach are contributing on the basis of $¢ per capita. It is also requested that a representative for Portsmouth be appointed to serve on the operation committee of the Information Center. I recommend that Ed Garland of the Chamber of Commerce be appointed, as he has been representing Portsmouth at the previous meetings concerning the Center." On motion of Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCH TO APPROPRIATE $1,720.60 PROM THE GENERAL FUND POR THE OPERATION 0E TI~ TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER AT ~HE APPROACH TO THE C~SAP~AKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL SYSTEM" 66-73 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This establishes setback lines on London and County Streets, necessary for the implementation of the Colonel Crawford Common Plan. This ordinance only affects these two streets between Crawford and Dinwiddie Streets, as the center line will have to be re-established~b~Mmnd Di~widdie Street. It is necessary to adopt this ordinance due to construction beginning in the Colonel craWford Common Project." On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance wasapproved on first reading, without dissenting vote: