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· 407. follows: The proposed roadway widths and sidewalk widths for the s~reets in Westhaven Park are as Total Width Proposed Roadway Proposed Sidewalk Area of Streel Width on each side Scott Street SO feet 30 feet l0 feet Duke Street 60 " 36 12 Brighton Street 50 · 30 10 Henry Street 60 " 38 12 Lincoln Street 50 30 10 Nelson Street 60 36 " 12 Commonwealth Avenue 70 40 15 " Rodman Avenue 60 36- 12 Halifax Avenue 60 36 12 Cumberland Avenue 60 36 12 " Loudoun Avenue 60~76 feet 36 12 "- 17 feet. Fauquier Avenue 60 feet 36 12 As you will notice on the above tabulation, the north and south widths alternate from 50 feet to 60 feet, every other one. is 50 feet and every other one is 60 feet. This is the pattern that all the Westhaven Subdivision plats from Frederick Blvd. (Hamilton Ave.) to Bain's Creek show and Westhaven Park is a portion of the original Westhaven Subdivision. All the streets ih both areas .are in the same alignment, the same widths and same locations as they were originally dedicated, which was done prior to the Jamestown Exposi- tion in 1907. During World War Two some builders bought the vacant land in'the ares known as Westhaven Park. The lots were replatted to make larger building aires, but the szreets remained in the same location and the same alignment. Why the alternating in the widths of the east and west streets from 50 feet to 60 feet we do not know; all the north and south streets were. laid out 60 feet wide and have substantially remained the same, ex - cept where there has been some replatting and the streets were made wider. When the Frederick Blvd. U.S. Route No. 17 was constructed, the curb and gu%ret radii were installed ~o permit 36 feet on all the streets for ingress and egress ~t the east-wes~ street intersections, re- gard&ess of the total street width. On the streets ~50 feet wide, they-wilt have to~ be transitioned into a 30 ft. roadway. This ~o doubt-~as done by State Highway Department ~o permit traffic more safe and less hazardous in entering and leaving, the F~ederick Boulevard. If we~woulW artemp~ to~inst~D1 the curbs and gutters {or a 36 foot roadway on the 50 toot wide streets in Westhaven Park many of the shade trees and shrubs planted on the present sidewalk area would be destroyed, and it is likely that many of the people living in Westhaven Park would be very unhappy. In additioni it would, require the relocating of many o~ the.~ater meters and would alse affect many of the existing driveways. to the residences, all of this will cause an~,unne~essary expense to,many people. · We are attaching hereto a street map sho~ing the general area of Westhaven Park. In red pencil are shown, the~widths between the proposed curbs for the roadways and in blue pencil are shown the reserve~ sidewalk ares. (Signed) F J Bergeron, Director ct Public Works," Motion of Mr. Smith ~o make Scott, Brigh.ton and Lincoln Streets in Westhaven Park thirty- six feet wide, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 60-151 "I submit the attached ordinnnce and recommend that it be placed on first read- ~ing. This separates the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Cou~t from the Municipal Court. Due to annexation, it is felt that this change is necessary because of the he~avy work load on the single judge. For the year 1959, there were 10,634 cases in Police Court, 12,988 in Civil Court, 8,i~5 in Traffic Court and 2,679 in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Under this ordinance, the Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court shall serve as Associate Judge of the Municipal Court and will preside over such divisions as may be designated by the Municipal Judge. The Juvenile Judge mny also serve for the'Judge of the Municipal Court." Motion of Mr. Walker to suspend the rules ~o hear from interested persons, was adopted. dissenting vote: Marian E. Turtle and E. E. Williams spoke. On motion of Mr. Bartlett; the following ordinance~was placed on first reading, without "AN ORDINANCE TO A~END THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951, BY ADDING THERETO3'A NEW C~PTER TO BE NUN/~ERED 16.1 CONSISTING OF SECTIONS 16.1-1 THEOUGH-16.1-12~ TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF NN3NICIPAL COURTS AND PROVIDE PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES THEREFOR" 60-152 - The following-opinion from'th~ City Attorney was'submitted: .... ques- '~t the last meeting of Council, an oral opinion was'given by the undersigned on the tion of the effective date and validity of an agreement dated April 13, 1960, with B.F. Diamond for filling of ~ property at Pinners-Point, ~ Pursuant to-the reques~ of the-Council, that opinion is reduced to writing herein. It has been suggested that this agreement comes within the ambit of the following language! in Secti6n 2~e~ Cha~pter X,of~t.he City Charter: [ '**No resolution of the Council *** disposing of any property or rights of the City, shall b~cq~e effective until thirty days after its adoption***". I can not agree that the subject con~rac~ is consrolled by this provision s~nce the City has not disposed of any property nor has it disposed of any rights of the City, it being my opinion that the 'rights of the City' refer- red to are rights ,.of the.Cit~ ~n property owned by someone else,.easements ~or jointly held property. Fu3rther examination of the City Charter for provisions which might touch upon the validity of the subject contract requires mention of the following sections: (a) Section 23 of Chapter III (as amended in 1960) incorporated Section 15-77.11 of the Code of Virginia, which reads as follows: 'A mllnicipal corporation may control and regulate the use and management 6f all its ~roperty, ~eal'and'personal, within and