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Seetember 13th. 1960.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on September 13th, 1960, there were pres-
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<br /> R. Irvine Smith, Jack P. Barnes, W.~R. Breedlov~, R.B. Seward, George R. Walker,
<br /> ~. E. Weiseman, A.P. Johnson,Jr., City Manager, and J.S. Livesay,Jr., City Attorney. j
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<br /> The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Breedlove.
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<br /> The Ma~er expressed his thanks to the Virginia Electric and Power Company, the Chesapeak~
<br />and Potomac Telephone C om~any, garage owners, City Police and Fire Departments, the Department of Public Work~,
<br />Civil Defense groups, and all others who ~ ....
<br /> rendered service and assistance in the emerg&n~3 cadsed by the hurrican.,
<br />through which we have just passed.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting of August 23rd, 1960 and special meetings e£ September 2nd,
<br />1960 and September 6th, 1960, were read and approved.
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<br />Present - Mr. Leary.
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<br /> The following reports from theCityManager were read:
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<br /> 60-286 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This resolution
<br />has been requested by the Portsmouth Housing Authority and ~s in reference to the construction of the Billy Goa~
<br />Alley Housing project."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the following resolution was adopted, and by the £ollowing voge:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Redevelopmen~ and Housing Authority (herein called the
<br /> 'Authority'), ~s engaged in the developmen~ sud managemen~ of low-rent housing in the City
<br /> of Portsmouth, Virginia, (herein called the 'city'" in accordance with the Virginia Hous -
<br /> lng Authorities Law; and
<br /> -WHEREAS, the Authority ~n~ered into an Annual Contributions Contract ur~der date
<br /> of July 30, 1956, with the Public Housing Administration under the terms of which, as amended,
<br /> Federal assistance ts being and will be extended for the developmen~ of 240 low-rent housing
<br /> units in the City o£ Portsmouth designated a~ .Projee~ VA 1-7, which is needed particularly in
<br /> connection with the urban re~ewa~l projects of the Authority; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City has heretofore approved and executed a Co-
<br /> operation Agreemen~'-coveringthe development and managemen~ of such housing; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Authority~,with the knowledge~o£ theCity Council, acquired a site
<br /> for said Projec~ in 1959;
<br /> NOW,' TBEREFOHE,'~BE ~T RESOLVED'~by't~e C~tyCouncil of the City of Portsmouth, as
<br /> follows:
<br /> That ~the construction by the Authority of Project VA 1-7, consisting of approxi-
<br /> mately-240 low-rent housing units on a site generally bounded as follows, is hereby authorized
<br /> and approved!
<br /> ~ll those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate in the City of Ports-
<br /> mouth, Virginia, and bounded and described as follows:
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<br /> Beginning at a point on t he southwes~intersection of Race Street and
<br /> Washington Street, and from said point 0f beginning running along the west side
<br /> ~ - -of Washington Street S. 3 degrees 29' 32" E. 544.00' to a point, which is the
<br /> southwest intersection of Washington Street and Duke Street; thence along the
<br /> south s~de o£-Duke Stree~ S:.-87 degrees ~0' 28" W.. ~255.00' to a point; thence
<br /> S. 3 degrees 29' 32'~ E. 226.00' to a point on the North side of Brigh~on Street;
<br /> thence along the North side of Hrighton Street S. 87 degrees lC' 28" W. 165~00'
<br /> ~o-a point; which i~ the'~northwest intersection of Brighton Street and Green St.,
<br /> thence along the west side of Green Street S. 3 degrees 29' 3~' E. 25~.00' to s
<br /> point, which~ is the northwest intersection of Green Street and Randolph Street;
<br /> thence along the North side of Randolph Street S. 87 degrees lO' 25" W. 360.00'
<br /> ~o a point, which is the northeast intersection of Randolph Street and Effingham
<br /> Street; thence along· the-east-side-o~ E~-£ingham Street N. 3 degrees 29' 32" $o
<br /> 770.00'~ ~o~a p~int, ~hich is-the southeast~intersect~on of Ef~ingham Street and
<br /> Scott Street; thence along the south side o£ Scott Street N, S~ degrees t0'
<br /> 2~' E. 105.O0'; thence N. 3 degrees 29' 3~' W. 145.00' ~o a point; thence N.
<br /> 87~degrees ~0' 28'? E. 150.O0'-to a point;-thence N.' 3 degrees 29' 3~' W. 113.00'
<br /> ~o a point, which is on the south side of R~ce Street; thnnce along the South
<br /> side of Race Street N. 87 degrees 10' 25" E. 525.00' to the southwes~ intersec-
<br /> t' tion of Eice Stree~ and Washington' Street, the~-point of beginning."
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<br /> yes. Smith, Barnes, Breedlove, Leafy, Seward, Weiseman
<br />~Nay~:' ~alker ......
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<br /> Mr. 'Walker requested that the following statement be recorded in the minutes:
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<br /> "I quote from a proclamation of the President of the United States dated January 1,
<br />1863' "---; and the executive~ Gbvernme~t of:the United States · inc'l~dl~g ~e military and naval, authority
<br />thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no ac~ or ac~s ~o repress such
<br />persons, or any of' the~','~in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.- - -
<br /> Persons living in quar~er~ fO_rnis~ed at a f~action of cost by the Government are free
<br />in degree when compared with quarters furnished by individuals,* During the passage of neariy one hundred years
<br />we have completed one full cycle from the time when quarters, food and clothing were furnished by individual
<br /> owners to the presen~ timeLwhen ~hey'~re' furnished b~'governme~'. '
<br /> Does thi~ action by govei~4ment~ad~it that Abewas'-wrong? ~oes it admit that all citi-
<br />zens can no~ sustain themselves in freedom and that some permanent form of subsidy is necessary for those who
<br />will not, or can no~, provide TOt themselVesand who will voluntarily submit' to some degree of slavery in return
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