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November 26, 1963
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<br />At a regular m~ting/of t~e City Council, held on .... ~evember 26;. 1963, ther~ were ~resen~:-
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<br />R~ ltv{ne Smit~,'~¢~. S:~ ~tkinsen, ~ck ~ Barne~s~ John. L.~ DilllOn, George D~ Eastes, L. L
<br />W. T2 Leery, A. P.~JohnsonjJr., Ci~yMana~er, and M~ A. Ko~b, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />Knight
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Leary.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held on. November 12, .1~963, were read and ap. prowed.
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<br /> 63~-266 -. Motion of Mr. Barnes ~o amend the mi.nu~es ~orrec~ ~he res~olution regarding the judgeship for
<br />the Itustings Court, by deleting: the words ?that the JudgeShi~p' become effective January 1,. 19;65" was ado~pted,
<br />withou~ dissentirtg vo~e. - -
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<br /> The following communications from the City ~snager were read:
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<br /> 63w9~69 - Bids were opened.~o November 21,~ 1963., for the. construction of wazer mains and sanitary
<br />sewers in Ro~te~ 337 (Portsmouth BoulevardS)'. This is the part of t~e conzracr which we .reques~ted the ~taEe
<br />Highway Depar;~m~nt to delete from their co~tracz with Moore Brothers Company in connection with the improvements
<br />to Partsmouth Boulevard. The following bids were received: ~
<br /> A. Stuart Bolling Company, Incorporated $ 266,735.00
<br /> A. G. Pinkston Company 287,095.30
<br /> Vice Construction Corporaslon 276,945.50
<br /> Carser Contracting' Company, Incorporated 302,542.00
<br /> The cos~ of this work in the Stsse Highway Deparr~men~ conzrac~ was $308,95i.00 plus 10% for
<br />engineering and contingencies of $30,g98.00 for a total of $339,879.00.
<br /> By accepting the: low bid as advertised by th~ city, the~e is~a savi~g of $73,29~.O0 to the city.
<br /> I recommend that I ~De authorized ~o szgn the'con~ract with A, Stuar~ Bolling, Company_ Incorporated,
<br />the low b~dder.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Leary that the City Manager oe authorized ~o s~gn the contr~5, was adopted, without
<br />dissenting vo~e.
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<br /> 63-270 - "I submit the attacked contract and recommend that the proper city officials be
<br />authorized ~o sign.
<br /> This is a conErncz between the City of Chesapeake a~d the City of Portsmouth for"the furnishing of
<br />waser ~o the City of Chesapeake.
<br /> This is substanti~slty the same eon~ra~ ss the city p~evidusly had with the County of Norfolk
<br />which expired October 1, 1963.
<br /> This contrail'runs for a zen year period,, the same ss the previous con~rsct.'"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Dillon that the proper.city officials he authorized to sig~ the contrac5 was adopted,
<br />withou~t dissenting vote.
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<br /> ~3-271 - "L,submi~t ~he attached agreement hetwee~ the Atlantic CoastLine Railroad Company and the
<br />City of Portsmouth and recommend that the proper ~cit3 official's be aulhorized to'sign.
<br /> This is a le~se for a strip of l~nd~h~ving a maximum width of 50 feet and ex~ending in a
<br />generall~ northeasterly direction from the east lin~ of Lee Averse to thai cityl's boat ramp located in Pinners
<br />Point. This"is for ~he roadway extending to the bo~z ramp.
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<br /> ~ .~ By securing this lease, we can obtain maintenance fund:s~from the state for this s~ree~.
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Knight that the proper city officials be authorized ~o sign the contract was
<br />adopted, without dissenting
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<br /> 65=272 - '~fter careful study and c~nsidermtien of the use of voting machines for the City of
<br />Portsmouth, I wis~ to report and make the following recommendation.
<br /> Under the.terms ~of the bids received _~rom the Shoup Voting Machine Company and the Automatic
<br />Voti~ng Machine Company, the machines can be leased from the Shoup Company for-an annual-rental of $t00.00 per
<br />machine sad from the Automatic Voting Machine Company for $11~r?O per machise.
<br /> I Fecommend that the city lease the Shoup Voting Machine for a one year ~rial basis and that they
<br />be ased in all voting precincts. This will require the leasing of approximately fifty voting machines, the
<br />machines ~o be used in the three elections in 1964. At the_November election in 1964, the question should be puz
<br />~o the voters as ~o whether or not the city sbould purchase voting machines, with no decision to be made a~ this
<br />time as to the purchase of the machines."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Ensues to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without
<br />dissenting yore.
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<br /> 63-273 - "I submit the attached~resolution and recommend its adoption1.
<br /> This resolution ~pp~i~ts viewers.for .~he closing of 135 feet of Leonard Avenue, so~th of ,,
<br />Portsmouth Boulevard. · · . 1
<br /> Five viewers are to be s~p~in~ted~ This streetcle~ng has beena~pro~ed by thePlsnn%~g Commission.
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<br /> Marion of Mr. Barnes to adopt the following/resolution was a~opted, withou~ dissenting vote: ~
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<br /> "WHEREAS, ~he application of Leonard~ G. Km~p, Ft~reace-B. Karp, Louis B~ Ziv~ Hannah B. Sper~ner,
<br />and Louis Brenner %o vacate,close and discontinue that.~portion of Leonard A~e~a~. I~ingbet~ee5 the.~o~t~ern
<br />right-of~w~y line of~-Por~smouth Boul~srdas. shewn ~the'-~l, sns o~f Portsmeuth Boulevard., R~te 33~, Progect ~
<br />O337-124~iOlC, and~ a tine 1S~ feet south the~ebf, has been referred to the Pla~zuing ~nd Zon~ng-~ommiS~i~n fo~
<br />investigation and report, and said Commission has recommended the clos:i~g of the ssidstreet and it appearing that
<br />no~ice of the spp~ication and reques~ for4the ap~ointment of viewers was'du~y posted on the first dsy of the
<br />5erm of cour5 of the Cour~ Of Hustings for th~ Ci.ty of Portsmouth, V~r~i~ia, held on the ~lst da~ of Ho~ember,
<br />1963, on the b~l~etin, board of the Court of Hus~ings for the City of Portsmouth, on the bulletiR:~bosrd of the
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