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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November 25th, 1958, there were present:
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<br />B. W. Baker, A.C. Bartlett, W.R. Breedlove, R.B. Seward, Re Irvine Smith,
<br />George R. Walker, H. E. Weiseman, A.P. Johnson,Jr., City Manager, and
<br />J.S. Livesay,~ City ~ttorney.
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Baker..
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<br />The following reports 'f~om the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 58-346 - "The League of ,Virginia Municipalities ~as requested approval by the City
<br />Council of a 15% adjustment in League dues beginning 1959. This is the first adjustment in dues since 1946. The
<br />City of~ Portsmouth at the present time pays $1,631o00 in dues to the ~League. The 15% inQrease would cost the Cit~
<br />$244.65. This increase is requested by the League in order that they may hav~ additional office spa~e and increas~
<br />their services to the municipalities. I recommend that the Council approve this adjustment in dues.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the recQmmendation of the City Manager was adopted
<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 58-347 - 'ii wish to ~eport that ~e w~ll b~gia moving i~to our new of£ice space located
<br />in the Seaboard office building. The following offices wilt s~art to move on the gSth ~ November and Will be
<br />ready for husiDess on December 1st, 195~, at our new location.
<br /> On the fourth floor will be the City Manager, City Clerk, City Auditor,City
<br />Attorney and the Council Chamber. On the~ third floor will be. the Purchasing Agent., the Planning Commission, the
<br />Public Works Department and the Building Inspector. We expec~ t~ have the fifty and s~ec~nd floors ready for occu-
<br />pancy during the month of December. It will be necessary to officially ~esi~uate the name for this building;
<br />therefore, I recommend that it be called ~he Municipal Building. I recommend that the present Municipal Building
<br />be desig~n, ated as the Judicial Building."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith to concur in the recommendation of the Cit~ Manager was adopted
<br />without dissenting vo~e.
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<br /> 58--348 - "I am submitting the following ordinance and recommend that it be placed on
<br />first reading. This ordinance is necessary to establish the future meeting place for the City Council meetings
<br />after we have moved i~to the' new Municipal BuiLdiug."
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<br />dissenting vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the following ordinance was placed on first reading;without
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<br />AN ORDINANCE TO AM END THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br />1851, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION NU~BEP~D 2-~.1, DESIGNATING THE
<br />~EETIN6 PLACE OF CITY COUNCIL"
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<br /> 58-349 - "I am submitting the~following ordinance and recommend that it be placed on
<br />first rea~ing. This ordinance establishes a parking lot at the southwest corner of Water and King Streets. This
<br />is the property leased from the Seaboard Air Lin9 Railroad for parking purposes in connection with the new Muni-
<br />cipal Building. i am recommending that five cent m9ters with a two-hour limit be placed on this lot."
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<br />without dissenting vote:
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<br />Motion of Mr, Smith to place the following ordiuance on first reading, was adopted;
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 30-161 and 30-164 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951, RELATING TO OFF-STREET PARKING, SO AS TO ESTABLISH
<br />MUNICIPAL SQUARE PARKING LOT"
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<br /> 58-350 - "I submit the following ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first
<br />reading. This ordinance amends the present Parking Meter Zones to allow parking meters to be installed on the
<br />south side of County Street between Chestnut and Court Streets. These will be five cent meters with a two hour
<br />parking limit."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Smith not to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted
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<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 58-351 - "I am submitting the following Resolution and recommend its adoption. This
<br />resolution is necessary to clear certain titles on property involved in t~e acquisition of]and for the construc-
<br />tion of Lake Meade.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Bartlett, the following resolution was adopted, without dissenting
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<br /> "Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it is neces-
<br />sary for the City to acquire the fee simple title in and to the following described ~racts of land in Nansemond
<br />County, Virginia, with the improvements thereon, for use by its Water Departmen~ as a part of its Lake Meade
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<br /> TRACT NO. 1.
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<br /> Beginning at a point on the western right-of-way of Pitchkettle Road and located
<br />498.8 feet along said right-of-way in a northern direction from the intersection of the western right-of-way of
<br />Pitchkettle Road and the northern right-of-way of McKinley Avenue; thence N. 83° 53' W - 14.5 feet to an iron pin;
<br />thence N 83° 53' W - 147.0 feet, more or less, ~o the eastern shore of Smith Creekp thence, along said shore of
<br />Smith Creek in a northern direction ~o the western right-of-way of Pitchkettle Road; thence along the western
<br />right-cT-way ~f Pitchkettle Road in a southern direction approximately 247 feet to the point of beginning.
<br /> The hereinabove described tract contains 0.51 acres, more; or less, and is bounded on
<br />the east by Pitchkettle Road, south by land of Peter Fortune, Estate, and on the West and North bY Smith Creek,
<br />and William Gray ms the purported owner thereof.
<br /> For a more exact description reference is hereby made to parcel number 154 shown on
<br />plat entitled 'Water Department,City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Lake Mende Reservoir, Property of George Randall
<br />and Others' dated July 7, 1958, prepared by R. Kenneth Weeks, Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia.
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