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Nover~ber 12~ 1963
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<br />At-a' regular 'meeting of the.~ity Counci$, h~ld on November 12, ~1963, there were presenz:
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<br />R. Irvine Smith, C. S. Atkir~son, Jack P~ Barnes, John L. DiLlon, George D. Eastes, L. L. Knight,
<br />W. T. Leary, A.' ~. Johnson, Jrt, City Manager, and M. A.~Korb Jr~ City Attorney.
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<br />The meeting was opened with p~ayer by Mr. Knight.
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<br />~inutes of regular meeting held on Oc$ober 22, t963, were read and approved.
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<br />The following corm~unications from the City Manager were reed:
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<br /> 63-256 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br /> This leases the stadium zo ~he' Tidewater Connuumity Baseball Corporation for professional h~eball
<br />for the 1964 season with o~tional renewals for four additional years.
<br /> Bids were received and opened for this--tease on November 6, 1963,~and only one bid was received,
<br />from the Tidewe~r Cemmunity Baseball Corporation."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance was approved on first reading:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO 'PROVIDE FOR THE LEASING OF FRANK D. LAWRENCE STADIUN FOR THE: PLAYING
<br />OF PROt~ESSIONAL BASEBALL DURING THE 1964 SEASON WITH OPTIONAL RENEWALS FOR FOUR
<br />ADDITIONA~ SEASONS"
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<br /> 63-257 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend i~ be placed on first' reading. Th~s
<br />amends the Fire and Police Retirement plan ~o allow additional benefits by providing a pension for widows.
<br /> They would receive an annual allowance of twelve hundred dollars payable monthly if the member at
<br />date ef death has five er more yearsef ser*ice. The cost of this is 5o be borne by ~,he employee by increased
<br />cost of his contribution from five.per cent' to six per cent.
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<br />This has'been studied and approved by the actuaries for the cit~."
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<br />~Oda m~tion ~ Mr.: Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading:
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<br />"AN. ORDINANCE TO. AMEND SECTIONS 26-70, 26~7$, 26-83, and 26=85 OF THE CODE OF THE
<br />C;ITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1961, RELATING TO MEMBERS CONTRIBUTIONS, ORDINARY DISABILITY
<br />RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS"
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<br />63~258-~I~submit the attached-resolution.and recommend ~ts adeption..
<br />This a~points viewers for the closing of Westmoreland Avenue south ef ~art Street
<br />The closing has been approved by the Planning Commission."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Eastes, the folrowing resolution was adopted:
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<br /> "WHEREAS~ Th~ application of Charles Judson Sawyer and Edith J. Sawyer,~ Lo~isa J.ohnston and.James
<br />A. _~)h~stDn~ Jr. , Fremces K. Johnston, Ivan G. Fisk and Mary E. Fisk go vacate, close~ and discontinue that pertion
<br />of ~es~moreland Aven~e lying between the south line of Bart Street and a line 108.5 feet ~uth ~hereof, has been
<br />refe~r~ ~ the Plau~i~g and Zoning Co~ission for ~investigarzon and reporz, and sai~ Commi'ssion has reco~ended
<br />the closing of ~e said. sgree~ and it appearing that not,ce of the mpplica.tioD and r~quest for the ap~intment
<br />of viewers ~as duly ~sted on the first day of the ~e~ of courz of the Co~ of Hustings for the City of Portsmou~
<br />Virginia, held.on th~!~th day of October, 1963, on the bulletin board of ~e
<br />Ports~uth, on the b~letin board of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and on the bulletin
<br />board of t~ ~unicipml ~urt of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at least five days prior to this meeting:
<br /> .. A~ -'~ T~R~OgE~ BE IT RESOLVED ~y the Co~cil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,~ that:
<br />John W~ Frames,Chiles A~rson, Jim Bunny, R. ~ Cmaig~ ~Jr., and Jack Friedman ~e aD,iDled. ~e~ers to~ view
<br />said strut a~ re~o~ to thin Co~uncil in writing whether in their opinion, ~.~, and if. any, ~hat inc~venience
<br />would result. ~rom discontinuing the .aforementzoned street~
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<br /> 63=-2~e d~iaquent tax collector has requested that taxes ~asMess~ mgainst real es~m~e
<br />located;st ~8 WQO1 Av~n~e~the name of Ethel Martin ~be .relieve.
<br /> These :~x~ a~e for the years 1942 thr~ugh,~59 a~ a~Q~t-;to ~65.-7~4.. ~The ~axes,.ehould be in ~e
<br />n~ ef Ethel Ma~ea,.a~_w~$1 be so charged w~en relieve,~-ag$inst Ethel-Mar~in~ .This ~ill ~c~EeQt the boo~ in
<br />order that th~ prop~r~y can he sold and taxes collected.
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<br /> I reco~end that these rexes be relieved.
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Dillon ~o ~ncur in the recoa~endation of; the City Manager was adopted, wi~thou~
<br />dissenting
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<br /> 63-260 - "~-city has 'been advised b~ the State Highway ~partment th~ Moore Brothers Company,
<br />Verona, Vi~ginia, ~as the 1O~-bidder for. the ce~str~ti~ of Rout~ 337 (~e~s~th Bo~leward} iu~t~e amount of
<br />$1,~94,~_45 ~us e~gineering~and co.~genc~ies of $t69,.4~.~4' f'om a total of $t,86.3,909.79~ This included.
<br />water a~' ~er~ line ~Qrk for the ci%y smoun~i.~g. ~ $33~:,.879.00 of ~which t~ city would_ have ~o pay !00% of the
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<br /> Our engin~rs estimated the ~ost for th~s work a~ a~pro~ma~ty$268 000 00 I h ve adv~sed ~he
<br />~ate High~a~ Deparzmen~ that ~e feet the water a~d s~er tine work is- too hig~ add _ca~ot ce~ur ~n the awa~.d~ng
<br />o~ the c~trsct for ~is work.
<br /> I recome~d_ that I be authoriz~ ~o advertise for bid's on_construction of the~water and sewer lines
<br />a~ thai it be a~ard~ to the- tow bidde~."
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<br /> .~otion of Mr. Barnes re ¢oneu~ in the recommendation of the,City~n~M~er re advertise for bids was
<br />adopted/~ithout disse~ting vo5e.
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