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<br />Pabruarv 9~h. 196a
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<br /> Mr. Walker requested that the following statement be recorded:
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<br /> "Walker voted against the recommendation of the Highway Department because the subject
<br />cloverleaf and o~erpass is part of a~ elevated, solid fill emhaakment type expressway which will: 1. occupy an
<br />area the Width of a city bIock from the ~tunnel entrance" To Bowers~ H~ll~,' 2~ 6c~upy an area equal to four city
<br />blocks for each of its cloverleafs, 3. Block' the majority of' no~th-sout~ str.ee?s of the city, permanently ob-
<br />structing and hindering fire, police, ambulance~ services and th~ citizens, 4. Reduce, or destroy, the value of
<br />all real property bordering the slopes of the embankment rather than increasing the value as is..the case along
<br />ground-level, parallel-access-roa~ type h~ghways such as Tidewater Drive and Virginis Beach Blvd0
<br /> 60-~4 - "! submit the following resolution and recommend its adoption. This resolution
<br />deals with the Federal Government dedicating the 100 ft. right of way f~r Alabama Avenue between the property
<br />line of the New Gosport DefeDse Housing Project and the right of way of Geor~e~ Washington Highway. This also
<br />includes the water main, storm drains, ~ewer mains, sewer pumping station.
<br /> In re~urn for this donation by the United S 5ares Government, the City ~agrees
<br />to operate and maintain thereafter the street, water mai~, storm drains, sewer main to properly serve the resi-
<br />dents of New Gosport.
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<br /> Resolution - "wHEREAS the ~nited States Navy Department presently proposes to donate
<br /> to the' City of Portsmouth ~ts pr.operty known as Alabama Avenue extending between
<br /> its housing pro~ec~ k~own as New Gospor5 Defense Housing and the westerly right
<br /> of way lin~ of George Washington Highway, consisting of 1.$80 acres, its S
<br /> inch cast iron force sewer extending ~rom said housing pro3ect along ~labama Avenue
<br /> hud George Washington Highway to a point where it connects with the sysDem of the
<br /> Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission, ~oget~er with its sewer pumping sta-
<br /> Eion and ' related facilities, wate~ mains, and s~orm drains; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the United States Navy Depar~men~ has requested the formal expression
<br /> from the City as to its will~ingness to accept the a~oresaid facilities subject to
<br /> certain reservations in the Federal' Government and' conditions as hereinafter set
<br /> forth.
<br /> NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT ~ESOLVED, that the City Manager be and he is hereby autho-
<br /> rized to accept the aforesaid donation at such time as it shall be Eendered to'him
<br /> by the United States of America, upon the following conditions.:~
<br /> a) The United States of Amermca shall reserve unto itself and its
<br /> assigns the necessary easements for existing electrical power lines
<br /> and gas ~ransmission lines.
<br /> b) The City of Portsmouth agrees upon acceptance of the donation to
<br /> operate and maintain thereafter the aforesaid section of Alabama
<br /> "- Avenue and tke water mains, stor~a drains, sewer mains, and sewer
<br /> pumping stations located therein so that the New Gosport Defense
<br /> Housing Projec~ will continue To receive uninterrupted s~reet access,
<br /> sewer, water and other utility services over and through said Alabama
<br /> A+enue.
<br /> c) Simultaneously upon acceptance of the donation, the City at its ex -
<br /> pense will relocate upon government property at the housing proj. ect
<br /> boundary the water meter owned by the United States of America and
<br /> presently situate within that portion of Alhhama Avenue ~o he do-
<br /> nated To the City.
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<br />resolution.
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<br />there being no second.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Smith Lo concur in the recom~endation of the City l~aaager and adopt the
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<br />Motion' of Mr. Breedlove to table ~nd refer to a conference of the Council was lost,
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<br />Vote being taken on Mr. Smith's motion, the 3cesolution was adopted, without dissenting
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<br />LrNFINISHED LBUSINESS
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<br /> 6O-l~ - The following applications for rezoning, approved on first reading at the last
<br />regular me'ting of the City Council, were taken up and read:
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<br />vote:
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<br />lr60 - Application of Robert M. Warf.
<br />Oh motion of Mr. Breedlove, the application was approved, and by the following
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<br />Ayes: Baker, B~rtlett, Breedl~ve, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br />Nays: None
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<br />vot&:
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<br />~M60 - Application of Herbert R. Winn.
<br />On motion of Mr. Breedlove, the a~plicatiom wasapproved and by' the following
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<br />Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward,Smith, W~lker, Wezseman
<br />Nays: None
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<br />3-60 - Application of J.W. Felton.
<br />On motion of Mr, ~eiseman, the application wss approved,by the fellowing vo~e:
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<br /> Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, ~eiseman
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />5-60 - Application of Melcher's Inc. ~
<br />On motio~ ofMr. Breedlove, the application was approved, by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Baker, Bartlett~ Breedlov~ Seward, Smith, Walker, ~eiseman
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