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<br />September 8th, 1964
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<br />School Bosrd~"
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<br />"WHEREAS,~ this Council has accepted wfth regrez the resignation of ~ S. Atkinson from the office
<br />of CounCilman; and
<br />Wt{EREAS, ii has b.ecome necessary for theL said.C.S. Atkinson 5o move from this Ci.ty because, of $
<br />change in his empleyment; and
<br />WHEREAS, in the course of three years service ss Councilman, he gave unstintingly of his time smd
<br />energy to make this a better City in which to live.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLBED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the
<br />appreciation for the services rendered by C. S. Atkinson and the best wishes for his success ~n his
<br />new undertaking be expressed and conveyed to the said C. S. Atkinson on behalf of the citizens of
<br />Portsmouth.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the City
<br />Council, and a copy be presented To the said C. S. Atkinson."
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<br />On motion oi Mr ~ill0n, ~he ~bove'.re$o~ution was unanimously adopted.
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<br />64-225 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption.
<br />This is a ~r~sclution of respect and appreciation to Mr~ E, C. Wright, Jr.., deceased m~mber of the
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<br />On ~otion of Mr. Knight, the following resolution w~s accepted with a rising silent vo~e:
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<br />"W~EREAS~ Almighty 'God has seen fit 5o extend t~ Edwin C, Wrighl, Jr., an invitation ~o enjoy
<br />eternal life with Him:in that house not made with hands; and
<br />WHEREAB~ a~ the time of kis. dealth Edwin C. W~ig~tj ~r., was serving as a member of the School
<br />Board of the City of PQrtsmouth and was an active force ~n the religious, civic, and fraternal
<br />life of this City; and
<br />Wt~REAS~. the community,aS ~uf~fered a grea~ loss~in the. untimely psssing of Edwin C. Wright, Jr.,
<br />and has joined with his family and friends in courning his death and in recognizing the worth of
<br />his accomplishments
<br />NOW, THErmoPhORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the
<br />s~pathy of this. body, acbi~g.for~the citizens of this City, be and hereby is ex~ended to the
<br />family of the late Edwin C. Wright, Jr.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RE~OLVED that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Council and that
<br />a copy ther_eof be fqrwarded by the City Clerk te the family of the deceased~"
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<br /> 64-226 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This authorizes condemna-
<br />tion proceedings for land for ~QOnstruction of a new junior high school at Elmhurst Lane and Cherokee Road.
<br /> A p~ortion of tt~e land is also to be used for the extension of Elmhurs~ Lan~ ~o Airline. Boulevsrd
<br />and the straighting of Cherokee Road.
<br /> This condemnation covers the balance of the property that the City ~ss been unable 5o purchase."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Portsmouth and this Council have determined .that
<br />the following q~pitsl imprQvD~nt p~o~ects~ are necessary:
<br /> (a) Provision of a new school site, with adjoining pi~yground and recreational areas, at~Elmhurst
<br /> Lane and Cherokee Road;
<br /> ~b) ~x%ension of Etmhurst Lane from its intersection with ~herokee Road ~o the end of Elm Lane
<br /> just north of Brunswick Road:
<br />(c). RelDcation and improvement of Cherokee Road between Elmhurs~ Lane and City Rark Avenue; and
<br /> WHEREAS, th~ Qity.Qf Portsmouth has not been able to acquire by purchase aiL.of the proper~y
<br /> necessary .zo carry ou~ ssid p~oj.ect$,~lei~ther b.eca~se of an .inability ~o agree with the Qwners thereof as ~o the
<br /> purchase, price% or because of the incapacity of one or more of the owners thereof, oE because one or more of the
<br /> owners thereof is unable To convey legal title [o such property or in unknown or cannot with reasonable diligence
<br /> be found within the State of Virginia.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia:
<br /> 1. That the following described properties, are~n~essary ~for the purposes of the City hereinabove
<br />stated, and fee simple title in and ~o the same shall be acquired by the City of Portsmouth:
<br /> Parcel A
<br /> Ai~ that certain parce~l of /and, with the buildings ~hereon, situate in the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, bonnded~ and described as follows:
<br /> Beginning at the .point o~_int~rsection of the sDuthern right of way line o~f Old Hodges FerFy Road
<br />with the western right of~wa~ line of Main Street, as shown on tke plat of !'Tract #9, Samuel Haynes' Estate:"
<br />record~ in ~ap Book 14, page 9.1, in the ~l~rk's Office of .the Circuit~Cour~ of the City of Chesapeake (formerly
<br />Norfolk County), ~nd rue/ling thenc¢.slohg said western right.of way line of ~in Street South 8© 11' 36" West
<br />492.59 feet; thence. North 86© 43' ~0" ~est ~!ong the northern r~gSt of way line of~ First. Street, ss shown on the
<br />aforesaid pl~t, 133.61 feet 5o the proper~y lin~ of the. School Board of the Cit-y of PoRtsmouth; thence North 10©
<br />11' 56" East along the said propersy~ line 510 29 feet Lo the southern right of way line of Cherokee Road; thence
<br />North 80© 16' 00" Ease along said southern right of way:line of. Cherokee Road 66.87 feet 5o its juncture with
<br />the southern right of way line of Old Eodges Ferry Road; thence South 54~ 36' 45" East 58.06 feet to the point of
<br />beginning; said parcel of land being ~hown on a plat of survey made by Ball-Hasselt & Associates, dated October,
<br />1960, being 1.460 acres in area, and being s part of the property conv~yed to Richard Ward by deed of Joseph Ward,
<br />widow, dated August 13, 1937, recorded in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 637, page 508.
<br /> Parcel B
<br /> All that certain parcel of land situate in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, being shown as an
<br />unnumbered lot on the plat of "Tract #9~ Samuel Haynes' Es%a~e~ recorded in Map Book t4, page 91, in the Clerk's
<br />Office of the Circuit Court of the C%ty of Chesapeake (formerly Norfolk Co~nty), containing approximately 0.25
<br />a6res, more particularly described as~bounded on the north by First Street and the southern end of Main Street, on
<br />the esst by a one-quarter acre lot now owned by the School Board of the City of Portsmouth, on the south by Lot #1
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