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405. The December 1st, 1959 bill was adjusted on I)ecember 24th,1959, solely on the basis of a hardship case, as Mr. Katz s~ated only o ne family unit was occupied. We do nor normally make adjustments on accounts with more than one tenan~ ona meter3 but have done so only under unusual circumstances beyond the con- trol of persons paying the bills. The meter at 326 Harrison St. was changed on Dec%mber 14th and the old meter tested to make certain the meter was functioning properly. The register was found ~o be in good condition and the meter tested 1/4 of 1% slowo The net result of this transaction was as follows: Total bill $B0.94 Credit Memo 48.59 Mr. Katz paid $32.35." adopted. Motion of Mr. B reedlove ~o' suspend the rules to hear from interested persons, was Mr. M Katz spoke. Motion of Mr. Bartlett that the report be received as information and that the Council concur in the verbal recommendation of the City Manager that no adjustment be made.~ dissentin~ vote° Motion of Mr. Smith to table until the next meeting of the Council, was adopted, withoui 60-143 - "The Post Office Department has decided that the Cradock station is inade- quate in size to' properly handle the mhil now passing throukh this station. The present Post Office has approxi- mately 1,984 square feet and it has been determined that approximately 4,000 square feet would be required. The Post Office Department desires to~ obtain the City owned property bounded by Pros- pect Parkway, Alton Parkway and Emmons Place. If this site is to be used as a Post Office, it wo~d require the rembval of the Community building on this site. The sale of thi~ property has been referred to the Planning Com. mission and they have reconmlended it be sold for use as a new Post Office site with the stipulation that the City provide a new recreation facility with equal or greater area in the general vicinity. The Post Offic~ Department would like tb have an optiou on this property for a period of ~o less than ~T0 days with the right to assign the option ~o s successful bidder for the purpose of constructing a postal facility according to the Post Office Department's plans and specifications. I recommend that an option for this property be advertised for sale with the understand- ing that new recreation facilities will be provided in the general location of the present building.''~ Motion of Mr. Weisemsn ~o suspend the rules to hear from interested persons. The following spoke in favor of the recommendation: John Tynch, Julian Orrick and John M. Tomlinson~ Motion of Mr. Smith ~o concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 60-144- "I submit the attached letter from the City Attorney and concur in his racom -! mendatzon. Attached - "At~ the last meeting of Council, there was presented the certification by the Clerk of the Court of Hmstings with respec~ Eo the special election held on May S, 1960. Chapter X Section 1, of the City Charter provides, in part as follows: '~ If a majority of the qualified electors voting on s proposed ordin~ce shall vote in favor thereof, it shall thereupon become a valid and binding ordinance of the City ~$$' (Emphasis supplied.) From the language above quoted, it is clear that the ordinance proposed in that electio~ is now a valid and binding ordinance 6T thb City without further action of the Council, However, in order to com- plete the records, I recommend that the Council instruct the City Clerk to enter this ordinance in the Ordinance Book with ~proprfate reference ~o it~ manner of'adoption." Motion of Mr. Weis~man that the City Clerk be instructed to record in the ordinance boo] the following ordinance, with appropriate referenc~ to i'ts manner of adoption, was adopted, without dissenting vo~, "AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMEND CHAPTER I, SECTION 4 OF THE Clt~RTEE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN THE MANNER THEREIN DESCRIBED" 60-145 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This resolution authorizes'the City Attorney to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire'propeTty on the northwest side of ~irline Blvd. at Bruce Ay., running ~southwestardly along Airline Blvd. The owner of this property has died leavin~ no will and this property is necessary for the widening of Airline Blvd." vote: On motio~ of Mr, Breedlove, the following resolutioh was adopted, without dissenting "Be it Resolved[by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it is necessary for the City ~o acquire the fee simple title in and ~o the following described tract of land situate in the C~ty of Portsmouth, Virginia, for use in t'he widening and improvement of Airliue Boulevard, Proj,ect 0058-1~4-101C-1, the rec6rd title to said property being in the name bf Cecil Carter: Parcel No. 017 Beginning at the intersection of the northwest side of Airline Bohle- yard with the south ~ide of Bruce Avenue, and from~ thence runnzng south- westwardly along Airline Boulevard eleven (11) feet; thence northwestwardly and perpendicular to Airline Boulevard ~weu~y-one (21) feet; more or less; to Bruce Avenue; thence eastwardly along Br~ce Avenue twenty-four (~4) feet,