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February lOth, 1959.
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<br />~r. Bartlett nominated Mr. toT:, Nix.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Smith to close nominations was adopted.
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<br /> Vote being taken, Mr. Nix was unanimously elected a member of the Portsmouth Port Com -
<br />mission for a five year term beginning December let, 1959.
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<br /> 59-g5 - '~r. W.J. Arnett, a former Policeman, has requested a refund of his pension
<br />contributions under the former Fire and Police Retirement Fund. The ~nount due Mr. Arnett is $35.78. I recommend
<br />that this refund be granted and that an appropriation in this amount be authorized.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Walker to appropriate ~35.78 for said p~rpose was adopted, ~thout dis -
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<br />senting vote.
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<br /> 59-36 - "The assessors for the City will not finish their work until February 2$th,
<br />1959. This creates a problem in the .office of the Commissioner of Revenue as it gives him a very limited time to
<br />complete the land book; therefore, it will be necessa~ to employ additional temporary help in his office.
<br /> ~e has requested from the State Compensation Board an additional allowance
<br />o£ $2,400.00 for extra help. The Compensation Board has approved this request, eubjec~ to concurrence by the Cil
<br />Council. I recommend that the City Council approve this request."
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<br /> Motion of Mr.Weiseman to concur ~n the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted,
<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 59-37 - "I submit the following resolutions and recommend their adoption:
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<br /> Resolution "Be it Resolved by the Council of theCity of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it is neces-
<br />sary for the City to acquire the fee simple title in and to the following described tracts of land in Nansemond
<br />County, Virginia, with the improvements thereon, for use by its Water Department as a part of its Lake Meade
<br />Reservoir:
<br /> Tract No. 1.
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<br />properzy line;
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<br /> S. 40° 12' E - 210.0~' S 4° 47' W - 306.4' N 710 48' E - 174.5'
<br /> S 20° 44' W - 116.6' S gTO 18' W - 511.4' S 46° 36' E - 182.5'
<br /> N ?4° 49' E - 538.8' N 47° 51" E- 545.7' S 11° 09' E - 172.0'
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<br /> Beginning at a point marked by a 24" Oak on the J.L. Williams - Viola S. Crur~pler
<br />thence, the following courses and distances: (Read left to right across page.)
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<br />Thence, S 6© 39' E - 5.3' to a point and the land of F. J. Troiano; thence S 65© 24' w - 635.3'; thence S 64° 24%
<br />W - 506' to the northern edge of Cohoon Creek; thence, along the northern edge o~ Cohoon Creek to a point and
<br />the land o~ J.L. Williams; thence, N 19° 50' E - approximately 250' to an 18" Red Oak; thence, N 19° 50' E -
<br />744.7' to the point o~ beginning.
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<br /> The hereinabove described trac~, designated as Tract No. 20, contains 10.16 acres,
<br />more or loss, and is bounded as follows: Northeast by the remaining land of Viola S. Crumpler, the purported
<br />o~rner of the tract ~o b~ acquired, Southeast by F.J. Troiano, Southwest by Cohoon Creek and Northwest by J.L.
<br />Williams.
<br /> Fo~ a more exact description, reference is hereby made to the plat entitled 'Water
<br />Department, City of P~rtsmouth, Virginia, Proposed ReServoir Cohoon Creek Area, Nausemond County, Virginia, Draw-
<br />ing No. l, Section No. 4" prepared by Cansey and Weeks, Engineers, Norfolk,Virginia, dated February 15, 1955, re-
<br />vised May 1956.
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<br />Tract No. 2.
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<br /> Tract no. 2 consists of ~wo parcels, hereinafter referred ~o as Tracts llA and 11 B,
<br />which are described as follows:
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<br />Tract No. 11 A is described as follows:
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<br /> Beginning at a point being an iron pi~e approximately 15' from the southern end of an earth dam and
<br />S 68° 16' E - t33' from a Hickory ~ree, said point being located on the boundary between W.W. Cobb and Gibson
<br />Pierce; thence N 26° 10' E - 238' to a point being the northern end of the earth dam; thence, N 80° 40' E - 121.8'
<br />to a point; thence, N 34° ~1' E - 157.6' to a point being the approximate center of a run of the branch; thence,
<br />along the run of the branch in a southern direction to a point; thence, S 83© 31' w - 122.9' to a point; thence,
<br />N 22° 39' W - 213.2' to the point of beginning.
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<br /> The hereinabove described tract, designated as Tract I1 A~ contains 2.36 acres, more or less, and
<br />is bounded on the North and West by W.W. Cobb, on the East by the run of the branch and on the South by the re-
<br />maining land of Gibson Pierce: the purported owner of the tract to be acquired.
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<br />Tract IFNo. ll B is desnribed as follows:
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<br /> Beginning at a point being a white oak tree, on the boundary between W.W. Cobb and Gibson Pierce;
<br />thence, S 74© 24' E- 119.6! to a point; thence, S ?3© 19~W - ll0.I'' to a point; thence, N 8© 40' W - 64.5' to the
<br />point of beginning.
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<br /> The hereinabove described tract designated as Tract liB, contains 0.08 acres~ is triangular in shape
<br />and is bounded on the North by-W.W. Cobb and on the remaining sides by remaining land of Gibson Pierce, the put -
<br />ported owner of the trac~ to be acquired.
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<br /> For a more~exact description of the hereinabove tracts ~l A and lt'B, reference is hereby made to
<br />the plat eneitled "Water Department, City-of.Portsmouth, Virginia, Lake'~eade Reservoir Survey, Property of W.W.
<br />Cobb and Gibson Pierce", dated June 19, 1957, prepared by R. Keuneth Weeks Engineers, ~orfotk, Virginia.
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