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December 29th 1959
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<br />father of two chi~ldren ~now attending schools in the above area, a Junior Warden in the Cradock Episcopal Church,
<br />a charter member of the Cradock Lions Club, past Commander of the American Legion-Post, member 0f the Executive
<br />Board of the Cradock High School P.T.A., former teacher and.. coach of Cradock High School, 'and is currently
<br />employed as a training supervisor in the Arm~unition Depot.
<br /> 59-340 - The following letter from the Portsmouth School Board was read:
<br /> "The School Board, a~ its regular meeting on December 9th, 1~59, redistricted the
<br />City, subject to ~e approval ~of the City Council, as follows:
<br /> District 'A' ~o begin.at the north end of Mamilton Ave. and extend sou~h on
<br /> Hamilton Ave. and Frederick Blvd. to the Seaboard Railroad; thence, along the main line of
<br /> t~e Seaboard in an easterly direction ~o Elm Avenue; thence south on Elm Avenue and Kings
<br /> Highway to the Southern Branch of tl~e Elizabeth River.
<br /> District 'B' to begin at the north end of Hamilton Ave. and ex~end in a
<br /> southerly directio~ a~long Hamilton A ye, add Fn~derick Blvd. to Gospor~ Road; thence in a
<br /> westerly direction on Gosport Road to the Seaboard Ra~ilro.ad; thence along the Seaboard
<br /> Railroad to the new city limits to the west.
<br /> Dis~.rict_ 'C'. to begin aS the ju_nQtion of th~ Seaboard Railroad and Frederick
<br /> Blvd. and extend in an easterly d~irec~ion_ along th$ main ti~ne of ~the Seahoard Railroad ~o
<br /> Elm Ave.; ~henee south aiongmElm Ave.,; K.~gs Highw~N and Southern Branch of the Virginian
<br /> Railroad to the .city l~i~mits o~n-t_.he~west the~ £~ll~.ow the city limits in a northerly direction
<br /> to the Seaboard Railroad; the~nc_e eas~ al ~ong the Seaboard Railroad to Gosport Road; ~hence
<br /> along Gosport Road~to Fr~d~r~io~;~Bivd; the_nee in a:~nor~hwesterly direction along , Frederick
<br /> Boulevard to the main line of the Seaboard.
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<br /> This plan of redistricting would pu~ five of th~ present representatives in Distri,
<br /> 'A', two in District ~'B', ~nd two~ in DistriMt 'C'; thereby, en~_b~n~g the Counci~l to appoint ~ze new member from
<br /> District 'B' and one from District 'C' as Of Jan. uar~ l,-~ 1~60. This .would bring the member ship of the School
<br /> Board ~o eleven u~til July l, 1960, when the term of one member in I~istrict 'A' expire~, leaving ten members
<br /> on the Boa~d until July 1, 1961, when the t~rm of a second member expires, leaving a Board of nine members,
<br /> the same as it is now.
<br /> This plan has many ~eatures ~o recommend it and it is the hope of the School Board
<br /> that the City Council will give its approval to the plan."
<br /> I~otion of Ilr. Smmth to concur in the recommendation of the School Board was
<br /> adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 59~41 - The following letter from the l~ortsmouth School Board was mead:
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<br />'"The School Board, at its meeting GiDecember 4, 1959, passed the following resolu-
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<br /> 1. Remodel the Cavalier Manor School and add ~wenty rooms- making a total
<br /> of thirty-one rooms.
<br /> 2. &dditio n to ~oodrow Wilson High Sckoql, not ~o exceed twenty-four
<br /> classrooms.
<br /> 3. Addition ~o ~I.~. Norcum~ig~School, not to exceed ~twenty-four c~assrooms.
<br /> These buildings are most urgently needed and it is ~quested that you approve
<br />this request at the earliest p~ssible date in o~de~ that the buildings may be re~dy~iocQapanc~ in Se$tem-
<br />bet, 1960. It is estimated t~a{ the total cos{ wi~i~ ~e ~i~ the neighborhood of $1,100,OJ
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<br /> ~otion of ~r.~ Walker to suspend 3he rules to hear from Anter~sted persons, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Mr. Guy Gaskill spoke.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith to concur iF~he recommemdation ~f. the S~chool_ Board, was
<br />adopted; and by the following vo~e:
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<br /> Ayes: Bak~, Bartlett,~Bree~ove,'Sewa~d, Smit~, Walker,~Weiseman
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 59-342 - Request 6f the Cormnissioner of Revenue for refund of $37.40 to Russell H
<br />Emig, on ~angible personal property, was read~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to approve on first reading was adopted, .without dissenting
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<br /> 59-343 - Request of the~Commissioner of Revenue for refund of $1.65 to James A.Mers
<br />on. ~angible personal property, was read.
<br /> Mdtion of Mr. Bartlet~ to approve on first re~ding, was adQpted, without dissenting
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<br /> 59-344 - Th~ following communication from Ralph J. Underwood was read:
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<br /> "~embers of my fmmily and I have resided in either the Simomsdale or the Hedges Manor
<br />section of Norfolk County, since 1939, and consequently we have been patrons of the Community Motor Bus Company
<br />from the very day they inaug~arated service to this area.
<br /> Never in all these years have they run what I would ~erm a'first class bus service',
<br />and in.the years that followed ~orld War I1 this service has greatly.lessened in reliability, frequency of trips
<br />arud quality of their operating equipment. For years they offered us NO Sunday or hq%idgy service,~u~ their
<br />schedules from every half hour ~o once every ~0ur, ~nd made their last ~rip from town ~t.7:30 P.M. True, as of
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