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Motion of Mr. Walker to concur in the recommendation ef tho Planning Coramission to approve the application, was.adopted, and~y t~e f~Iio~ing ye.re: "' Ayes: Smith, Barne~,. Bfeedlove, ~ea~y,~Seward, Walker, Weiseman Nays: None 60=245 - The following communication from W.~. Goode, Jr., tabled to this meeting was taken up and read: "Please accept my resignation, effective immediately, as a member of the Planning Commission of the~ City of Portsmouth." ' · ~ The Mayor reported that he had conferred with Mr. Goode, who had agreed to~ith- draw his resignation. NEW' BUSINESS ~ 60-258 ~- The following ~ommaUication'fromNerfoIk C~uiityRifte, Pistol and Gun Club was read: "At our meeting of July ~th, 1960,'~his"clu~'~eted~un~nimou~y to ~inform the City Council of Portsmouth of our opposition to the. ne~lAnti-Gun law. ~ The m~jority Of, ~ur m~mb~rship are citizens ofI Portsmouth and the remainder live .in the irm~ediate area n~d are affected by S~btib~lT~57 :Cede of the City. We feel that our City Council was misinformed or such an 6rdinance as this would not have bee~. enacted. This~-l~w as it now staeds Wf~l have adverse' ~ffeCt U~o~ w6 'tkethousands of law abiding citizens of Portsmouth, and very little if any effect on the very small criminal element of our City. We, as an organized group a~e pledged to good citizenship and feel compelled to speak out now i~ opposition Of 'Section ~l~-D7. We wo~i~d~reques~ that ~eview a sen~or a~'hd~0~d piece of legis- lature on fire-arms control that .is the Second Amendment Eo on, American ~onstitution, further no nation has ever been engulfed by s dictatorshiptultil severe Anti-Tun laws have first been enacted. Under Section 17-STwe Teel it degrading and~ insulting to be requlred~ to ~ubmit to'~i~s 2 ~hd S~of p~ragraph ~). We are very proud of our City and wish only to serve her well.' We have in our organization people with many years of fire-arms study and experience should you wish to use this knowledge and experience to amend th~s legislature or any other purposed fire-~i~ras laws~ please be advised we are at your ~ser- vice° (Signed) Jurel B. Manseau, Sec." Motion of Mr. Breedlove tb~t the letter be ree'eived as information and acknowledge, with thanks, was adopted, without dissenting vo~e. 60-259 -' The following petition from residents in the vicinity of Truxton Place "*We, the undersigned freeholders and residents of the City of Portsmouth, residing in the vicinity of Truxton Plac~' near its intersection'on the North with Frailey Place and Gillis Road, and bounded .on the South by Virginia Road, in Cradock, respectfully petition this Honorable City Council to 'pipe s ditch the property of the City ef Portsmouth, as shown on'the plat of Cr~dock, Block 70, for the following rea- lo The ditch is unsanitary and has created an unhealthy condition in the neighborhood. 2. There ~s"a constantdanger Of injury to'nearby residents and children. 3. The ditch has caused, and is causing, damage~to~adjoining property by'erosion. (Signed) Mr; and'Mrs~-F.W. ,Brandenburg and others." Motion of Mr. ~eiseman to refer to the City ~anager for atter~tion and report, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 60-260 - The following communication from E. E . ~illiams was read: "I have long been a champion of economy in city government and if you will recall, om of-the planks ~n my piatfo~fi~'~while running for Council advocated'this. The City, I feel, would get the most from the taxpayers' dollar by Z'st~ie~ %d- herence to competitive bids for all city PurChases. This s~and is supported by an article which appeared in the Ledger Star, August ~, 1960, page 14. ~ne Nansemond County School Board p~t ou~ on a competitive bid, the in - surance coverage on its bus fleet. The bids submitted by. various ~nsurance agencies ran from a low of $1,514.54 to a high of $2,787.01. Naturally, the b~siness ~as awarded'to the firm making ~the low bid. I would like to point out that the bid accepted was 46% lo~er than the highest bid. This clearly shows that there are different costs for the same type of insurance coverage. Therefore, it would be a fallacy td sny~ that the City of P~rtsmouth obtains insurance coverage at the low~st~ possible cost unless it is put ouz on a competitive bid basis. It is my understanding that the insursalce for cars, trucks, buildings, etc., owned by the City ~s not now on a competitive basis.'Wouldn't-it seem lo~ical that there could be 'a savings for Portsmouth through this method? I would like ~o request that I be allowed-to appear b~fore your honorable body for a period not to exceed fifteen minutes to discuss this matter. (Signed) Edward E. ~illiams.' Motion of Mr. Weiseman to refer to the next conference of the CouJacil, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 60-E61 - The following communication from ~smes B. Curtin and Mildred E.Miller '~Having just recently become citizens ~f 'the city a~d being ever on the alert for ways of kmproving our progressive city of Portsmouth, a plan has been formulated by us whicb.'would .be in- expensive, and at the same time-~ould be a source of enjoyment to visitors at City Park, especially on warm summer sad fall evenings. Our plan is one for beautifying the old City Park Brid~e. Instead of the unsightly wooden barricade at both ends of the bridge, why couldn't a few feet of the pavement be removed and 5tees or shrubs planted there? A stop sign could be posted, and -it would ~certainIy ~loek better than the present arrnn~e- meat. Benches conId also be placed on the bridge for the many people who go out there evenings to sit and now