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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on Novsmber 22nd, 19tO, there were
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<br />R. Irvine Smith, Jack P. Barnes, W.R0 Breedlove, W.T. Leary, R.B. Seward,
<br />George R. Walker, H. E. Weiseman, A.P. Johnson,Jr., City Manager, and
<br />J.S. Livesay, Jr., City Attorney
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Seward.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held on November 8th, 1960 were read and approved°
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<br />The following communications from.the Cigy Manager were read:
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<br /> 60~338 ~ ~'I submit the attached Ietter, from th~ City Attorney, with reference to taxes
<br />paid on property taken by the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission. I concur %hat the refund of these taxes be
<br />authorized."
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<br /> Motion of' Mr. Barnes that the refunds be made as recommended by the City Manager, and
<br />in accordance with the attached list, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 60-339 - 'I submit the attached agreement for the digging of graves in the City ceme-
<br />teries and recomzaend that the proper officials be authorized t-o' sign. - This contracts the digging of graves for
<br />a six months period.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that
<br />the proper bity officials be authorized to sign the agreement, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 60-340 - "This ms to advise the Council that J. Brewer Moore has been employed as
<br />Planning Director for the City of Portsmouth, effective November 1st, 196D, I would also like to submit my res-
<br />ignation as a member of the Southeastern Virginia Regional Planning Commission with a request that the Planning
<br />Director be appointed'to this Commission as of December
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove to approve the appointment of'the Plaflning Director and' to con-
<br />cur in the recommendation that he succeed the City Manager as a member of the Southeastern Virginia Planning
<br />Commission was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 60-341 - "I submit the attached report for 'the-eliii~atioh of and prevention-of slums
<br /> and blight, to be submitted to the Housin~ and Home Finance Agency. This is a reques~ fo~ recertification which
<br />z~i~ an annual-requirement, but beginning this year, it requires approval by the City Council.
<br /> The report o~tlines the progress of the City with refere~ce to Zonin~,Sub-
<br /> divisions, Building Cede, Minimum Housing Cede, etc. I recommend that this report be approved by the City Coun-
<br /> cil."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weisemnn that the report be approved was adopted, and by'the following
<br /> vote:
<br /> Ayes: Smith, Barnes, Breedlove, Leary, Seward, W~iseman
<br /> Nays: Walker ' ' -
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<br /> 60-342 - "I submit the attached ordiDan~e and recommend that it be placed on first
<br />reading. This closes a portion of South Street between Hamilton Avenue and the eastern boundary lifie of the
<br />Virginia Real~y and ;Investment Company property.
<br /> 'Also-attached hereto is the rePOrt of the viewers concerning the closing
<br />of this street,"
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the following report of viewer~ was received and the fol-
<br />lowing ordinance was approved on first reading:
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<br /> "Pursuant to the order of appointment of the City Council for the City of Portsmouth, Va.,
<br />the below listed persons appointed as viewers for the purpose'of determining what, if any'indo~veniende would
<br />result from the vacation of South St;. as bounded on the west by the eastern line of HamiltOn Ave. and bounded
<br />on the east by the eastern boundary line of the s~bdivision of Virginia Realty amd Investment Conpany, as said
<br />street is shown on the recorded plat of said subdivision (said plat is recorded in the Clerk's office of the
<br />Circuit Court of Norfolk County, Virginia, in Map BoOk ?, at pages 98, 99-and 100)~ the underszgned respectfully
<br />report unto this honorable hedy as follows:
<br /> 1. That they have examined the street in question and believe there ~ould be no incon-
<br /> venience to the general public, nor to those residents of the immediate area, ~hy the
<br /> vacation of said street.
<br /> 2. That the said street shows no signs of having ever been physically established as a
<br />' ~oadway or other means of ingress and egress.
<br /> 3.' That thegeneral area is served at present adequately for the present and future
<br /> anticipated traffic over Other established r~ad~ays, s~eefs and 'boulevards.
<br /> Th~s r~eport is respectfully submitted this 10th flay of November/1960.
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<br /> Signed - C.N. ~arkham Charles F.Harper, Jr.
<br /> George C. Norris, James N. Howard,
<br /> Irvin H. Cohen
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A PORTION OF SOUTH STREET BETWEEN HAMILTON AVENUE
<br /> AND THE EASTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF THE SUB-DIVISION OF VIRGINIA REALTY AND
<br /> INYESTMENT COMPANY"
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br />and read:
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<br />60-239- The following ordinance, approved .on .first reading at last meeting, was taken up
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO /L~END SECTIONS 23-7 THROUGH 23-25 OF THE CODE OF 'THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br />VIRGINIA,_.1951, AS AMENDED, TO'PROVIDE 'FOR LEASING OF THE PORTSMOUTH STADIUM FOR USE BY
<br />PROFESSIONAL]IAF~EBALL UNDER FRANCHISE, REDUCING CHARGES FOR USE THEREOF BY WOODROW WILSON
<br />HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDING GENERALLY FOR OTHER USES AND MANAGEMENT THEREOF, AND PROVIDING
<br />PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS TIIEREOF"
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