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October 8, 1963
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br />63-221 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading st last meeting, wss taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE THAT PORTION OF NORTH STREET LYING BETWEEI~ THE EAST LINE
<br />OF VIRGINIA AVEI4IIE AND THE EASTERN PROPERT~L}NE gXTENDRD OF~THENORFOLK AND
<br />PORTSMOUTH BELT LINg RAILROAD COMPANY/'
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<br />On motion of Mrs. Dillon, the ordin~nce Was adopte~,, and by the fotlo~wing vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Smith, Atkinson,~Barnes, Dillon, Eastes,.Knight, Leery
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />63-222~ The following.ordinance, a~proved, on :~irsi reading s~ last ~eeting, wasl~taken up and road:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE GARFIELD STREET BETWEEN cOUNTY ROAD AND. THE PROPERTY OF
<br />THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH"
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<br /> Oil motion of Mr. Atkinso~, the ordinance was adopted., and by the f~oltowing
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<br /> ~Ayes: Smith, Atkinson, Barnes, Dillo~,~ Eastes,., I~ni~ht, Leary~-
<br /> Nays:
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<br /> 63-233 - The following ordinance, approved on firs~ readiug at last meeting, wss taken up and read:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO A~END SECTION 34053 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> VIRGINIA., 1961, TO INCREASE THE DEPOS, I.T ON EACH ~TAXICAB DRIVER'S'-BADGE TO FI~E
<br /> DOLLARS"
<br /> - On mo~tion of Mrs. ,Knight~ the or~insnce'.was adopted,~ and by the3followiug vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Smirch, Atkinson, Barnes, Dillon.,~ Eastes, K~ight, Leery
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 63-2G9 ~ The following letter from the City~'Attorney was re~d: -
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<br /> "At ,its meetJ~lg ~held on AugUst 27.,~, 1.963,, t~e~City, Co. uilai~l r~ferred, to. ~his' off'i~e -the question of
<br />whether the moving of houses coul~ De regulated by the .Planning Commission~
<br /> The Bu~l~ing Ce,de. of~ ~the City. of R~rtsmo,utt~, t963, ,imposes upon the~ Building ~Offieial~the.duty of
<br />regulsting ttze moving of houses aBd~ pre~ides de%ailed reg~t~atiens, governing t~e issuance o~'mo¥ing permits,
<br /> The Planning CommisSion of the ,City of Portsmeu~tl~. is. arrested ~pu~seanz te Ch.a~pter 2~ of ~itl,e 1'5
<br />of the Code o.f Virginia,. I~ has- .only- :such authority as, is granted it u~der state law. The~e is no prevision
<br />the Code of Virginia givTng the PTanning Commission the authority ~o regulate the mov~sg of houses. Accordingly,
<br />there,~i~, no l~gal basis for. tike cora~aissiori to exerc~iss j uri,sdi~tion in ma~uer~ o~ this :r~a,ture.
<br /> Therefore, it.is my opini~ that the Planning Commission hes no authority ~o regulate the moving
<br />of houses in the Ci,ty of_ Portsmouth, and ihe Council is wi~chou~ power to~ eon/er such au~thor~ty~ on the Planning
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<br /> Motion~ of Mr, Barnes- to receive, as i~forma,tion and that :the West Side~:Civi~ Club~ th~ organization
<br />which brought:this ma.tter, to the attention of the ~ouncil, be so,advised, was adop~ted, wi~thout dissenting vote.
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<br /> .NE~ BUSINESS
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<br /> 63-240 - The following letter from John V. Turtle was read:
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<br /> '"A~eording to ~he st~sched new~pal)er~clippingi(Virginian-Pilot_- September 29, 1963) the City of
<br />Chesapes~e has announced thst "insurance agents living in or having businesses located in Ci~esapeake may psr-
<br />ticipa~e in ~he~itF~ insurance plsn~'~ _ :
<br /> This certsinly se~ms to be a' fair and equitable,mannerof:conducti~g the City's.~businessand_I
<br />would hope tha~ the City of Portsmouth uses the same precedu~e~ ....
<br /> Can you please advise me how the Cit~ of Portsmouth swards its insurance businessmen sudh~i%emsy
<br />for exsmpl~,.~as city owned vehieles,~t~?"
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<br /> The City Msnager ~eported verbally on this~ statiug that the zusurance is divided equally betweeu
<br />established insurance:concerns.,in-the City. . .... -"
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<br /> Motion of Mr..~arnes that the communication .be acknowledged, gzving the information submitted by
<br />the City Ms~ager, wss adopted, without dissentin~;vo~e.
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<br /> 63-241 - The following letter,from Fenton D. Vaughan 'was read:
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<br /> /'Please accept this letter of resignation,from the Advisory Board of Recreation 'as appointed by
<br />your group. It has been a distinctive pleasure Eo serve on this board and to have helped in some. s~all way-for
<br />the bettermen~ for the mecreatie~ of tho
<br /> My resignation is submitted due ~le the fact that I have now moved my residence to tho City of
<br />Chesapeake."
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