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and by the following vote: <br /> <br />following vote: <br /> <br />taken up and read: <br /> <br />following vote: <br /> <br />May 23rd, 1961 <br /> <br />On motion of Mr. Barnes, the following amendalents to the ordinance were approved, <br /> <br />"Parcel 5 ~.o .read as follows <br /> <br />'Parcel 5. A strip of land approximately 200 feei wide extending through <br />the so-called Elizabeth Steee% dump property, containing approximately <br />159..250 square feet, as shown on the plat of survey dated April 12, 1961, <br />prepare~ by Langley and McDonald, for the sum o f 7½ cents per square foot, <br />it being agreed that the Elizabeth River Tunnel District will sell and <br />convey to the City certain parcels of land in this area, containing approxi- <br />mately 90,425 square feet, which will be surplus ~o the needs of the District, <br />at and for the same price per square foot.' <br /> <br />Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Breedlove, Leafy, Walker, Weiseman <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />On motion of Mr. Breedlove, the ordinance, as amended, was adopted, and by the <br /> <br />Ayes: Smith, Barnes, B reedlove, Leafy, Walker, Weiseman <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />6~-125 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading a: last meeting, was <br /> <br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE PORTIONS OF S~ENCEH AVENUE, SERPELL AVENUE, <br />WESLEY STREET, HILL A~ENUE, COTTON STREET, STEWART AVENUE, DETROIT STREET, <br />WOOD STREET~ BOULEVAP~,QUEB~C STREET-; MONROE AVENUE, STEWART STREET, <br />EODGERS AVENUE, ELIZABETH STREET, JACKSON AVENUE ("B" AVENUE), CONLMERCE <br />STREET, PORTLAND STREET, NOETHWEST STREET, TWELFTH AVENq3E, ELEVENTH AVENUE <br />AND ~ACARTHUE AVENUE, THEREIN DESCRIBED, WHICB .~-RE WITHIN THE PROPOSED <br />RIGHT OF WAY OF THE ACCESS ROAD FOR THE SECOND ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL, <br />PROVIDING FOR TH~ RELOCATION OR ACCONSqODATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES SITUATE <br />THEREIN, AND PROVIDING FOR~THE PROVISION BY THE ELIZABETH RIVER TUNArEL <br />~ISTRICT OF CERTAIN~ DTHER ROAD WORK If~kDE NECESSARY BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF <br />THE SAID ACCESS ROAD" f <br /> <br />Motion of Mr. Barnes to amend the ordinance as follows, was adopted, and by the <br /> <br />"Section 1 of the ordinance to read as follows: <br /> <br />1. in subsection (k) - Quebec Street - change 200 to 175. <br />2. in sub~ection (1) - Monroe Avenue - change 177 to 150. <br />3. in subsection (s) - Northwest Street - change 90 to 93. <br />4. in subsection (u)- Eleventh Avenue = change 75 ~o 65." <br /> <br />Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Breedlove, Leafy, Walker, Weiseman <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />On motion of Mr. Breedlove~ the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Breedlove, Leafy, Walker, Weiseman <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> 61-126 - An appropriation in the amount of $1,500.00 from Capital Improvement <br />Fund, to cover cost of ea§ineering studies for the new-incinerator, approved on first reading a~ last meeting, was <br />taken up. <br /> <br />Fund, for said <br /> <br />taken up and read: <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman, $1,500.00 was appropriated from Capital Improvement <br />purpose, and by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Smith, Barnes~ Breedlove, Leafy, Walker, Weiseman <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />617127 - The following ordinance, approved on~rst reading a~ last meeting, was <br /> <br /> "AN ORDINANCE DEDICATING ANEASE~ENT FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES <br />IN AND ACROSS CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF ~ORTSMOUTH AT Tt{E NORTH- <br />WEST INTERSECTION OF SOUTHERN AVENUE AND PAGE STREET" <br /> <br />On motion of Mr. Barnes, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Breedlove, Leary, Walker, Weiseman <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br /> 61-140 - The following communication from the State Department of Highways was <br />read: <br /> "Pursuan~ to a Proclamation issued by His Excellency, Governer J. Lindsay Almond, <br /> <br />Jr., and by the Highway Commission, concerning M~ighway We~k~ declared for~ the week of May 21-27, which coincides <br />with the activity of National High~rzy ~sek, having the support of the President bf the United States and Congress, <br /> <br /> <br />