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September 26, 1963
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<br /> 2. The redesign of. High Street between Water, Street and Effingham Street.
<br /> The planning funds requested for the E££ingham Street.project sro for the improvement,of this
<br />street between Portsmouth Boulevard and Interstate 264 and To tie in with the proposed,improvements for. Effinghsm:
<br />Street betweenGeorge Washington Highway and PortsmOuth Bouley~rd.
<br /> The planning £unds requested for High Street cover this street between Effisgham Street and Crawford
<br />Street with rog'etd, to the relo~stion of utilities, bus and trnck koading bays, parking arrangements, resur£scing,
<br />signalization, and other related.improvements. This is in conformity with the Col. Crawford Common Plan,
<br />These funds are available from the Federal Government for planning purposes, but if and when
<br />construction ks begun on these projects, it will be necessary to reimburse the~Federal Government these grants."
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<br /> On motion of.Mr..Dillon the resolution regarding the'redesign of:Effingham St.-between. PorSsmoutb
<br />Blvd. and Interstate 26~ was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> · . On motion of Mr. Barnes, the resolution regarding the redesign of High Street between Water and
<br />Effingh~m-Streets.was adopted, without dissenting vote. . _
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<br /> 63-2~9 - "Bids were received from Automatic Voting Machine Company and The Shoup VotinglMaChine
<br />Company for the lease of voting machines for a one year period ~nd the purchase'of these.m~chines,at the end of
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<br /> Automatic Voting Machine Company quoted a price .of $11~,D0.pCr machine for a lease s~rangement of
<br />one year. They;quoted a price of $1,SY~.OO,~per macb~u~ with the re~tal paid t~.apply on the purcha'se price, Th~s
<br />~s~the~m~hi~e%~i~h ~he~p~i~t~ret~rm~meck~m.b~T~6~..~O.the city.ts purchaset~ese machines will-be
<br />$78,750.00. ~ : . :
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<br /> , . .The~,Shoup Voting Machine ~ompany quoted a price of.$100.00.per machine for a lease arrangement of
<br />one year. They quoted a price of $1,592.00 per machine with the rental paid to apply on the purchase price. The
<br />cost to the city to purchase these machines will be $79,600.00. - ~- ' .,-
<br /> : The machines can be bought from either:company on a~time,basis with_a 4% interes~ cost on the
<br />unpaid batsnce~. I would no~ recommend this method.o~ purchase ss the cSty can sell bends at a much cheaper
<br />interest.rate than the above.
<br /> Since:it is not poss&ble to ese these machines.in the November eLeetion due.to print~r~g requirements,
<br />I recommend this.matter:be referred to ~enference-for study of the financing of these machines alon4~ ~f$h o~er
<br />financing:with regard to schools, etc." . . :
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Dillon to refer to s conference of the Council w~s ~dQp~ed, wi~h~ dissentSng~,vote~
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<br /> 63-E30~r-"I'$ubmit_the ~ttached leSter frQm. ~he Recreation Ad~isor~ Board with re~erence ~o,capitai
<br /> I recommend that this request be referred to a conference, of the council.'~
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<br /> · On.motion of Mr. Atkin$on, re,erred.to a.conference.of th~ Council ....... :
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<br /> :'63~231- "I submit the attached sgreemen~ between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of
<br />Portsmouth an~ recommend that the proper city officials be authorized ~o sign.
<br /> The Adjutant,General's Office:has requested, that ~this agreement be executed in order that they may
<br />proceed With p~eT~iEdary' plsuning for.the new armory for the-.Ci~y'of Portsmouth~
<br /> Federai funds are not available for the construction of this armory as yet but byoompleting all of
<br />the, preliminary work, it.witl~b~ possible-to-expedite the project~when.sll funds are available..
<br /> This is the standard formal agreement used by the.Commonweal~th for the constrne~ion, of armo~iesl? ·
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<br /> . . : Motion.of MT, Barnes that the City~Maneger.,~e authorized to sign the agreement, .was adopted,
<br />without dissenting vote. . .
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<br />and ~ead
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<br /> UNi~LNIS.HED BUS. I.NESS :
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<br />63-197 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading st last regular meeting, was taken np
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<br />"ZONING .A~ENBN~RT ORDINANCE Z 63-19"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Dillon, the ordinance was ad~pted, and by the following vote:.
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<br />Ayes: Smith, Atkinsen, Barnes, Dillon,.Leary
<br />Nays: None
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<br />and read:
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<br />63-2~6 - The fei'lowing ordinance, approved on first reading at last regulq~ m_eebing~,.~as ftaken.up
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $~4,500~00 FROM TIll.GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
<br />FUND FOR. TNE PURPOSE OF. PURC~SI-NG1 AN, AERIAL, LA~DER < FIRE~ TRUCE
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<br />and read:
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<br />On motion of, Mr. Barnes, t~e ordinance'was adopte~, and by the follmwing vote:
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<br /> Ayes; Smith,~ ~tkinson. i Barnes., ~ton, Leery;:
<br /> Nays; ~ None -, i
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<br />63=~17 - The following QAdi~ance, approved on £irs~ reading at last regular meeting, was taken
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO CNAN~E THE NA~E OF SHERWOOD, BRiIVE TO JOHNSON AVENUE"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Leery, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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