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November 25th, 1958. TRACT No. 2· Beginning at a point in the center of the branch on the Holland-Troiano Property line; thence N 87° 57' w approximately 245 feet to the land of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; thence N 8° 30' E - 75 feet ~o a point, thence S 85° 57' E approximately 226 feet to the run of the branch, thence along the run of the branch To the point of beginning. The hereinabove described lot, designated as Lot 34-A, contains 0.40 acres, more or less, and is bounded on the East by the run of the brahcn, South by F.J. T~oi~no, West by the City of Portsmouth,Vir - ginia, and North by R.A. Stokes, and Rufus Holland is the purported owner thereof. For a mor~ exact description reference is hereby expressly made to the Plat entitled "Boston, Property to be acquired by the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Suffolk, Virginia", prepared by Causey and Weeks, Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, and filed with the deed of Leslie 'Smith to the City of Portsmouth,Virginia, reqorded in the Clerk's Office o~ the Circuit Court of Nansemond County, Virginia. TRACT No. 3; Beginning at a point on the property line hetwemn James A. Edwards and William Thomas Copeland, Estate, marked by a pine tree and located 739.1 feet - S 0° 37' W of the centerline of State Highway 6~8;~ thence S 0° 37' W - 24.8 feet to a point which is the point of beginning for the hereinafter-described tract of land, thence N 67°~04' E - 2.9 feet to a 15" oak tree; thence N 67° 04''E - 66.1 feet to noint "C-10"' thence S 50 E 222.9 feet to point B-308 thence N 17° 43' E - 412.3 feet to point 'B-307"; thence, N 71o 28' E- 136.9 feet to point "B-30B"; thence N 20° 57' W - 258.2 feet to point "B-305"; thence N 78° 04' E - 70.7 feet to the southern right of way line of State Highway 638; thence along the said right-of-way line in an easterly direction approximately 370 feet to a branch; thence, in a southeast and southwesterly direction along the center approximatelyof the branch 250t° Cohoonfeet to Creek; the point thence, of beginning, along the northern bank of Cohoon Creek to a point; thence N O° 37' E fol- Northwes~ by the remaining land of William Thomas Copeland, Estate, Southwest by James A. Edwards, Southeast by Cohoon Creek~a~d the run of a branch and Northeast by'S~ate Highway 638, and the Estate of William thomas Copeland is the purported owner thereof. The hereinabove described tract is designated as "Tract No. 16" on the plat entitled dated February 15, 1955, Drawing No. 1~ prepared by Causey and Weeks, Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia. Be it further resolved that:the City Attorney is authorized and instructed to institute condemnation proceedints, employing counsel of his choice therein, to acquire the aforesaid property for the pur- poses of the City. : 58-352 - "This item has reference to the ~ouncil holding a publi~ hearing and was placed on the agenda by th~ Mayor. It will be in order to hear f~om him concerning this matter." The Mayor spoke regarding a public hearing on the Lincoln Park projecl. Motion c~f Mr. Weiseman to defer action on this matter until the Council can have a conference with the ,Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority was ~dopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Seward, Smith,Weiseman Nays: B~eedlove, Walker and read: 58-326 - The following zoning applications,-tabled at the last meeting, were taken up "Parcel No. 1. Property lmcated 100 feet eas~ of Sixth Ave., fronting 120 feet on the north side of High St,, having a depth of 106 feet; l~ts 101, 103, 105 and portions of lots 107 and 99, plate 70. To rezone from 'E' Multiple Family Dwelling District to 'G' Commercial District. Parcel No. 2. Property lonated 100 feet eas~ of Sixth Avenue, fronting 140 feet on the south side of High Street, and 116 feet deep; plate 169. To rezone from 'E' Multiple Family Dwelling District to 'G' Commercial District. Parcel No. 3.:Property located on the southwest intersection of High Street and Eight~ Avenue, fronting 80.72 feet on the south side of High Street, 100 feet on the west side of Eighth Ave., and 129.4 feet on the east side of Western Branch Road. To rezone from 'E' Multiple Family Dwelling District ~o 'G' Commercial District. Plate ltl. Parcel No.-4. Property located on the southeast intersection of High Street and Ninth Ave., fronting 70 feet on the south side of High St., and 109 feet on the east side of Ninth Ave., thence easterly 100 feet, thence northwesterly 135 feet on west side of Western Branch Road; lots, 1,2,3 and 4, plate 173. To rezone from 'E' Multiple Family Dwelling District ~o 'G' Commercial District. Parcel No.5. Property located ou southeast intersection of Hig} Street and Kirn Ave. Beginning at this intersection proceeding in an easterly direction 208 ft. on the south side of High St., and 100 ft. deep; lots, 147, 148, 149, 150, 15I, 152 and 153, plate 179. To rezone from 'D~ Multiple Family Dwelling I)is-trict to 'G' Commercial District. Parcel No. 6. Property located on southwest intersection of High Street and Kirn Ave. Beginning at this intersection, proce~eding in a westerly directien for 25 feet on the~ south side of High St., and having a depth of 100 fee~, lot 121, plate 197. To rszone from 'D' Multiple Family Dwelling District to "G' Commercial District. Parcel No. 7. Property located 50 feet west of the intersection of High St. and Kirn Ave., proceeding in a westerly direction for 75 feet on the south side of High St., and having a depth of 100 ft lots ll7, 118, and 119, plate 197. To rezone from 'D' Multiple Family Dwelling District to 'G' Commercial District. · Parcel No. 8. PropePty located on southwest intersection of Watson Ave. and High St,, proceeding in s westerly direction for ~pproximately 125 feet on the south side of High Street, ~hence approxi - mutely.97 feet in a southwesterly direction on/the eas~ side of Wool~Ave., thence in a southeasterly direction for S0 feet, thence in a northerly direction for 25 feet, thence in an easterly direction for 100 feet, thence in a northerly direction for,97 feet on the west,side of Watson Ave., plate 197. To rezone from 'D' Multiple Family Dwelling District to 'G' C o~mercial District. Parcel No. 9. Property located on northwest intersection of High Street and Kira Ave. Beginning at this intersection, proceeding in a~westerly direetion~for 440~feet on the north side of High St., and having a.depth of ll3 feet; plate 122. To rezone from ~!D' Multiple Family Dwelling District to ~G! Commercial District.