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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November llth, 1958, there were present B.W. Baker, A.C. Bartlett, W.R. Breedlove, R.B. Seward, R. Irvine Smith, George R. Walker, H. Earl Weiseman, A.P; Johnson, Jr., City Manager, and J.S. Livesay, City Attorney~ The meeting was opened with prayer by ~r. Weiseman. _ Minutes of regular meeting of October 28th, 1958 and-called meetings of November 3rd and November 8th, 1958, were read and approved. The following reports from the City Manager were read: 58-339 - "The matter of paving Race Street, referred to the Mayor and City ~anager at th~ last Council meeting has been investigated. Upon investigation.with the Director of Public Works and the Superintendent the Water Department, I find-thaz it will be necessary for the Water Department to install a new water line down Race Street. It would be impractical to paveithis street and then have it Town up to in- stall this water line. This will delay the paving of Race Street ~ntil a later date." Motion of Mr. Weiseman that the re'port~ of th% City NLanager be approved, was adopted. 58-340 - "The question of ~sing tokens on the Municipal parking lots, referred to me a last Conncil meeting, hRs been investigated. We have written to a firm in Chicago to get prices and to see if we can use the tokens; however, I recommend that we make no changes in the parking Tots until after the first of the year." Motion of Mr. Bartlett to concur in the recormnendation bf the City Manager,was adopted. 58-341 - "The question of changing Chestnut St. to two-way, between Hl gh and Glasgow Streets, was referred to me at the last Council meeting. Numerous merchants on Chestnut St. were consulted concerning this matter. The~ all wanted Chestnut St. to remain as it now is. I recommend that we make no change in the traffic on Chestnut Motion of Mr. Breedlove To concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted. 58-342 - "I am submitting an agreement between the City of Portsmouth and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. This is for the installation of an 8 inch sewer hud 2 inch water line beneath the Seaboard's tracks at a point 3,975 feet more or less northeastwardly from the Railroad Mile Post Number 3. I recommend that the proper city officials be authorized to sign this agree- M~tion of Mr. Weiseman that the City Manager's recommendation be approved and that the proper city officials be authorized To sign the agreement, was adopted. 58-343 - "I am submitting a lease between the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and the City of Portsmouth. This lease is for 6.85 acres more or less covering warehouses 8 and 9 on the waterfront property which the City recently purchased from the Seaboard. The Seaboard hhs been delayed in their remodeling of ware- house 3 and they find it will be longer than they anticipated. This lease calls for an m]nual rental of $2,000.00 payable in advance. It will become effective January 1st, 1959 and cancellable upon 8 months written notice by either party. I recommend that the proper city officials be authorized to sign this lease." Motion of Mr. Smith To concur in' the City Manager's. recommendation and that the proper city officials be a~thorized to sign the agreement, was adopted. 58-344 - "I recommend an appropriation in the amount of $20,000.00 be placed on first reading. This is to be financed from the proposed bond issue. This money is necessary for the remodeling of the top four floors of the Seaboard building." first reading. On motion of Mr. Weiseman, an appropriation of $~0,000.00.for said purpose was placed on UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 58-327 - The following letter from the Portsm6uth Redevelopmenz and Housing Authority "As proposed at the informal joint meeting between the Council and the Authority Wed- nesday evening, October 15th, we are writing ~o you regarding the Lincolnsville Urban Renewal project. We are now in the final planning stage and ou~ next step would be to obtain the ser- vices of a planning consultant. This consultant would work closely with the City Council, Planning Commission, and Authority's staff in developing comprehensive plans for the reuses of the Lineolnsville area consonant with the best interestf of the City. We have been informed by the Urban Renewal Admin~ tration that final approval and exe- cution ~f the project shoqld be no later than ~ay I, 1959. To meet this deadline and, in order that the Council may have sufficient time to reflect on and actively participate in basic planning decisions and have a public hearing, we should proceed without delay. It would be after the final plans have been completed and the public hearing has been held that the Council would officially decide whether or not to execute the plan. It is our recommendation that the Authority~continue its planning activities in the Lincolnsville area. The approval we are now asking is for ~he purpose of an expression from the Council of their desire to continue the necessary planning. Signed George O.Diggs. Chairman." On motion of Mr. Smith the rules were suspended to hear from interested persons. The following spoke: