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November 12, 1963
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<br />UNFINIBHEB BUSINESS
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<br />63-245 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read:
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<br />"ZONING AMENDr~ENT ORDINANCE Z 63-2~'
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<br />On motion of ~r. Dillon the ordinance was adoptgd and by the following v0~e:
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<br />Ayes: Smith, Atkinson,. Barnes. Dillon, Eastes, Knigh~ Leary
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 63-2~5 - The following ordinance, approved on .iirst reading at last meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />" '3'ZONING A~END~ENT ORDINANCE Z 63~25"
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<br />On motion of Mr~ Eastes, the ordinance was adopted, a'nd by the following vo~e:
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<br /> ~eS$ Smith, Atkinson, Barnes, Dillon, Eastes, Knight, Leafy
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />63-249 - The following ordinsnce, approved on first reading st last meeting~ was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN O_R~DINA~CE.T0 CLOSE THAT PORTION OF KELLY DRIVE LYING ~EAS~ .OF THE.EASTERN
<br />BOUNDARYOF RAVEN STREET"
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<br />On. motien of Mr. Knight, the ordinance was adopted, and.by the following vote:-
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<br />Ayes: Smith, Atkimson, Barnes, Dillon, Eastes, Knight, Lesry
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> ~3--2U8 - Mo~ion of. Mr..Eastes ro place on the a~g~nda the ~lection:o~ two Cqmmiss-~oae~ of the
<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment and Houszng.Authority was adopted, wit31~t diMs,enting vote.
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<br />Motion of Mr. DiLlon- to go into f~e election 7of the QommissioDers wa~ sdoPted~, without dissenting
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<br /> Mr. Barnes nominated Euclid, M. Ha~bary o~. 104~East, Road and Seaburn J. ~our~oy ,of %432 North
<br />Street for four year ~erms as Commissioners of the Portsmouth R~.evelopm~t and Ho~s%~ ADtherity. effective
<br />November 12, 1963. .
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<br />On motion of. Mr. Dillon, nominations were~closed.~
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<br /> Vote ~ei~g ~aken, Mr~.~ Hanbury and Mr.,Flournoy .were u~animousty elected tp t-~e Por,tsmouth
<br />Redevelopment andHousing Authority,.
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<br />NEN BUSINESS
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<br /> 63-26~ - The following communication from, M.' H. Laae wa~ read:
<br /> ~Th~ p~rpose of this letter is. to bring to the attention of.the City ~otmcil a Si~$tlo~ which
<br />requi~es legi$Iative action, in my' opinion, and to report what is be'lieved ~to be.an act
<br />Captai~ of PoI~ce. .,
<br /> On Sa~rda~, No~ember ~, s~ about 1 o~clock p.m.. I a~tempted ~o par~ in s~sin~le uarkin~ s~
<br />parallel ~o ~e c~rb,uon ~the~emsr si~e of~ ~i~dle Street between ~&~h snd Q~en S~reets~
<br /> I pulled~u~ along .side off,the nex~ cat. ahead and had psrt~i~ly ~aeked~ i~o the~ empry.sp~ce~ wheR a
<br />dark brown car bearing Virginialicense plR~ numbe~ A345-199 occupied by t~o COlored ~en~Res~d i~%o ~e sp~ce
<br />and prevented me from ~ompleting my par~king movement. I wa~ ~nteri~ a p~sllel p~in~ ~p~ce'~nthe manner pre-
<br />scribed by the Stmte ~olice Examiner mhd ~ich~I have used %~ seen us~ed~ f~r the
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<br /> Therefore, feeli~ that I wa.s i.h~3~he right, I cmll~ a ~ol~c~.aff~er by
<br />looked the sitn~tion over and a~reed that I was usin~ the accepted means of parking.mhd di~ected~ ~e~ other car ~o
<br />yield the space.
<br /> ~At that time a Captain ~f the Poli~e Depar~men~ byes%he, name of~icketts drove ~p and zotd ~the
<br />officer that "he ~as interferrin~ in the~ argumen{" whereupon I Was ordered ~o move on a~d the negro Woman allowed
<br />Eo continue on into the s~sce$~ose first, a~th6u~h the drive~ could no~ ge~ ~h~csr~ c~ose~%than ~9 inches {rom ~he
<br />curb. Th~ ~emarks and abuse~which the ~omen~direc~$d 5oward the~off~er ~nd~the~e~e~s~t of~fficer
<br />~tion in f~ont of the crowd suDjected both ~e office, mnd~ myself ~e .pubIic e~arrassmeng~
<br /> I~ is cha~g~d ~hat:Capgmin~Rick~t%s~,~in my opinion, e~r~dlin judgem~mtJwhe~he~in~erf~rred with
<br />Officer Vau~an who hsd already mmde m decision and was handling the traffic aituszion, in a~qniet mhd gentlemanly
<br />manner. ~s~ reversal of this decision discredit~ ~he ~ffi~er i~the eyes .of the public.
<br /> J It is ~equested that i~view. 0i the~a~se~e o~.-s local ~affiC ordinance 'on p~ope~ pa~ proced~e
<br />that Council enact such an ordinance and/or, ~irect ~he ~ans~er ~o establish 'a Police Depar~R~t O~er to i~sure
<br />depa~tme~t=~ide~owtedge.ofan .acceptable ma~n~<of%e~ter$~g~a.~pammlle~ parkiag sPace:..:The mbove~noted paring
<br />hassle occurs rather f~equently and sometimes t~ arguments ~come bested. ~N~doub~ shou~ exist ~s~ to who has'the
<br />right of way.
<br /> It is a~so my o~io~ that Capt~i~nRiD~ketts ~h'ould be ~eprima~ed for his lapse, o~judgement'wh~ch
<br />caused an ordinary situation, ~der firm control of a traffic officer on the s~e,~l~ chsnge..inio ~ ve~ t-e~se
<br />problem, te~insting with discredit to 811 concerned."
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