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Aoril 28th. 1959 <br /> <br />- . UNFINISHED >~BUS IArESS <br /> <br />up and read: <br /> <br />59=96 =. Tko.following ordinance, placed on first reading at lastmeeting, was t~ken <br /> <br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND C~IAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF TP~ECITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br /> VIRGINIA, 1951, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION NI/~BEP~D SECTION 17-24.1, TO PROVIDE <br /> A CURFEW FOR MINORS UNDER SEVENq~EN YEARS OF AGE BETWEEN TH~ HOURS OFll:00 P.M. <br /> AND 5:00 A.M., AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF SAME" ~ <br /> The City ~anager stated that the age of minors mn the ordinance had been changed fro~ <br />sixteen years To seventeen years, and the City Attorney recommended that the ordinance be placed on fLrst read- <br />ing. <br /> Motion of Mr. Walker to place said ordinance, as amended, on first reading, was <br /> <br />The-following ordinance,.placed on first reading atlast meeting, <br /> <br />adopted, without dissenting vote. <br /> <br /> 59-97 - <br /> <br />up and read: <br /> <br />'schedule of prices' <br /> <br />vote: <br /> <br />taken up and read: <br /> <br />was taken <br /> <br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO A~END AND,RE,ORDAIN_SECTIOnS 6-16 ARq) 6-19 OF THE CODE <br /> OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951, RELATING TO PRICES FOR LOTS <br /> IN CITY CE}~TERIES ;~D TO CHARGES FOR OPENING GRAVES" <br /> Motion of Mr. Bartlett to amend the ordinance by adding 'baby graves $20.00' in the <br />was adopted, by the following vote: <br /> <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Once.orion of Mr. <br /> <br />Ayes: <br />Nays: <br /> <br />59-98 <br /> <br />Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman <br /> <br /> Ba~rtlett the ordinance, as amended, was adopted, and by the follow- <br /> <br />Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman <br />None <br /> <br />The following ordinance, placed on first~r~ading at last~meeting, was <br /> <br />"AN ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE ENCROACE~ENT OF A BUILDING UPON THE EAST SIDE <br />OF FOURTH AVENUE AT ITS INTERSECTION 1WITH HIGH STREET" <br /> <br />On motion of Mr. Weiseman, said ordinance was adopted, and by.the.following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: <br />Nays: <br /> <br /> 59-105 - <br />meeting, was taken up and read.: <br /> <br />mendations were made: <br /> <br />Baker, Bartlett, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman <br />Breedlove <br /> <br />The.following communzcation from the Planning Director, <br /> <br />deferred.to this <br /> <br />"At the meeting of the Planning Commission on March l?th, 1959, the following recom . <br /> <br />That the ten:foot alley on Hamilton. Ave. north of Franklin Circle, <br />bounded by lots 15~ through 157 inclusive, he closed. <br />Also, tha$ portion of Scott Street, wes~ of Powhatan Avenae approx- <br />imately two h~ndredand sevent~ foot.in length be close~" <br /> <br />On motion of Mr.- Bartlett, the following ordinance was placed on first reading: <br /> <br />"AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE~ THAT PORTION OF SCOT~ STREET WI{ICH LIES WEST OF <br />POWHATAN AVENtLE" <br /> <br />Onmotion of Mr. Weiseman, tfme following o~dinance was placed on first reading: <br /> <br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A TEN(10) FOOTALLE~ EXTENDING EASTWARDLY FROM <br /> HAMILTON AVENUE, BETWEEN.HARTFORD STREET AND FRANKLIN CIRCLE" <br /> <br /> 59-106 - The z~eq~aest of the Commissioner of Revenue for refund of $20.21 to Janet M.I <br />A~drews,~ representing enro~eous assessment on an automobile, placed on first reading at last meeting, was <br />taken up. <br /> On. motio~ of.~ir. Bre~dlove, the refund was granted, without dissenting vote. <br /> <br />- NEW BusINESS - <br /> <br /> 59-11Z- Tt~e following communication from the Commissioner of Revenue was read: <br /> <br /> "Please be _advised tha~ Harry E. and bL~rgie B. ~eis~ have been assessed for <br />~le personal p~per~y valued fer-$670.00 ~i~.t~es ~ount~g to $i8.~3. Our~vestigation reveals ~at the <br />corre~· ass~ss~nt should ~ve'been.$H70-00 with t~es ~o~ting ~o $15.68, ~presenting ~ over ~sses~ent <br />tax~ ~o~m%ing ~'~ $2.75. The t~er h~ ~id. the origi~l t~otice, as evidenced by enclosed receipt. <br />As this ~is definitely ~ over~en~ of $~.75, we.request t~t a mef~ in this~o~t ~ ~de ~o the t~xpayer. <br /> 0n motion of ~r. Bartlett said refund~ was placed on first reading, without ~ssenting <br />vote. (Mr. Weisem~ not voting). <br /> <br /> <br />