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November 26, 1963
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<br />Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and on the bulletin hoard of the Municipal Court of the City
<br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, st least five days prior to this meeting:
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ~ESOLVED hy the'Conscil of theCity of Portsmouth, Virginia, that: J.
<br />Livessy, Jr., Bel~i~W. Bt~chma~n, Charles~L. MarOusT~R. A. Craig,.Jr., and Frank N. Bilisoly be appointed viewers
<br />to view said street and report to this Council in writing whether'i~their opinion,~ an~, snd if any, what
<br />inconvenience would result from discontinuing the aforementionedcstreet."
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<br /> 63-274 -"Bids were opened on Mon~sy, November 1S fom~the sale of city owned ProPerty (old fire
<br />station site) at the northeast coTne~ o~ Constitmtion Avenue and Q~een Street.
<br /> Two hids we~e~received, one from B..~Clarence LivetM in th~ amount Of $100.00 and one. from ~r. L. A.
<br />Owens in.the, amount of~$800.O0.
<br /> I recommend thst the property be sold ~o Mr~ L. A. Owens for the. sum of $800~00."
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<br /> ~otion of ~ro Dillon to concur in the recommendation ~f the City ~anager was adopted, without
<br />dissenting vote.
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<br />UNFINIS/iED BUSINESS
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<br />63-256 - The~ following ord.inanc~, approved on first reading at last. meeting,~w~s taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEASING OF FRANK D~.~ LAWRENCE STADIUM FOR THE
<br />PLAYING OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL DURING THE 1964 SEASON WITH OPTIONAL RENEWALS
<br />FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL SEASONS"
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<br />On motion of Mr~-Knight, ~he ordinance was adopted, a.nd by the following ye-re:
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<br />Ayes: Smith, Atkinson, Barnes, Dillon, Eastes, Knight, Leary
<br />Nays: None
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<br />63-257 - The following omdinanoe, approved on first reading a~ last. meeting~ .was~ taken up~
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<br />~N ORDINANCE TO A~ENDSECTIONS 26-70,~ 2,6-78, 26-83, and 2~-86 OFTHECOBEOFTHE
<br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTHK~ IgSl, RELATING TO MEN, ERS CONTRIBUTIONS, ORDINARY DISABILITY
<br />RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Barnes, the ordinance ~as adopted, and by the fol~towing vote:
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<br />A Ayes: ~mith, Atkinson, Bsr~es,~Di~lon, Eastes, Knight, Leafy
<br /> N~ys; _ None
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<br />63-262 - Motion of Mr. Atkinson to go into the etec~tion of Library. Board members ~as adopted.
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<br />Mr. Eastes nominated Mrs. David D. Green
<br /> Mrs. R. E. B. Stewart
<br /> T. J. Lawrence
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<br />On motion of Mr. Leary, nominations were closed.
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<br /> Vote being taken,
<br />of three years ending Decemher 1,
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<br />the following were elected memhems o£sthe Portsmouth Library Board ~or a ~erm
<br />1967:
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<br />Mrs. D~vid D. Green, Mrs. R. E. B-, Stewart, and T. J. Lawrenc~
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<br />NE~ BUSINESS
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<br /> 63-275 - The following resolution Was read, and:on motion of Mr. Knight, was unanimously adopted:
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<br /> EBAS, an assassin's bul]st b~oaght shout the u~%imeIy death of the. thirty~fifth President of
<br />the United States, John Fit~gersld Kennerly; and
<br /> WHEREAS, as a result of t~is tragedy, this:~ation a.nd the entire werld has suffered a loss that
<br />cannot be expressed in mere words; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the courage of the'family of the .late John Fitzgerald.Kennedy in this thei, r hour of
<br />sorrow has bees an ~inspiratio~ to $1~
<br /> NOW, THEP%E. FORE~ BE IT RESOLVED by ~e:Cou~c~l.o~ .~e City o~ Pomr~o~, ~rginia, that the
<br />heartfelt symps~y, o~ the ci~-~ns of th.is .Cit~ be ~a~ ~r~y is ex~ .to ~e family of ou~ belov~ President,
<br />the la~e John Ei~zgerald ~edy~
<br /> BE IT~F~R~SOLVED Chat ~ese r~otutioas be spread uponthe~E~es ~f theCo~¢il s~ that
<br />a copy thereof be ferwarded to the. ~y o~t~ -aecessed."
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