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,17.2 September 30th, 1958. The property is located in. Nansemond County. and the~easement is necessary to the Virginia~Electric and Power Company in order that they may furnish electricity to the City of Suffolk's new sewage disposal plant. The Superintendent of the Wate~ Department and the City Attorney have approved chis agreement." easement, was adopted. Motion of Mr. Smith that the proper city officials be authorized to sign this 58-298 - "I~ is necessary for the Council to elect one of its members as a trustee to the Cemetery Perpetual CareFund. The City Code establishes the Mayor, City A~ditor and City Collector and two mem- bers of the Council as trustees. Since Mt. Baker has become the Mayor and is a member of the Trustees, this leaves a vacancy of one member from the City Council. This election is to fill the unexpired term which ends December 31st, 1958." Motion of Mt. Smith to go into the election of a trustee go the Cemetery Perpetual Care Fufid, was adopted. Seward nominated Councilman Smith. Motion of Mr. Walker that nominations be closed was adopted. Vote being taken, Mr. Smith was unanimously elected. 58-299 - "It is necessary at this time to elect a member to the Trustees of the Portsmouth Supplemental Retirement System. :Mr. R. R. Beaton's term expires the 30th of September, 1958. The ordinance also requires that the City Council shall elect a chairman annually. The present trustees are R.R. Beaton, Chairman, R.E. Hawks, Edgar W. Lawrence, A.E. Parker and myself~Mr~ Beaton is ineligible for re-appointment as he has accepted the position of Associate Judge of the Municipal Court." Motion of Mr. Bartlett to go into the election of a trustee of the Portsmouth Supplemental Retirement System, was adopted. Mt.Bartlett nominated Mr.W.P. Lifsey. Motion of Mr. Weiseman that nominations be closed, was adopted. Vote being taken, Mr. I~ifsey was unanimously elected. Trustees, was adopted. Motion of Mr. Breedlove to go into the election of a Chairman of the Board of Mr. Smith nominated Mr. R. E. Hawks. Vote being taken, Mr. Hawks was unanimously elected Chairman of the Trustees of the Portsmouth Supplemental Retirement System. 58-300 - "I am submittin~ herewith a resolution ~concerning the distribution of the ABC funds. This resolution requests the 'State to pay -the ABC fund's in quarterly payments and I recommend its adoptio~ On motion of Mr. Smith, the following resolution was adopted and the Clerk was requested to forward a certified copy to the State Treasurer: "WHEREAS, the State's distribution of Alcoholic ~everage Control Board profits to the cities, tgwns and counties has heretofore been made on an annual basis; and %~HEREAS, distribution of these funds on a quarterly basis would permit balancing of the current budget for the City of Portsmouth and reduce the amount of money which the City of Portsmouth is re - quired to borrow in anticipation of revenue from time to time to meet operating expenses; NOW THEREFOP~, BE IT RESOL~ED by the Council of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, that the Commonwealth of Virginia is respectfully requested to distribute to the cities, towns and counties their pro - portionare share of profits from operation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on a quarterly basi~ and that this method of distribu- tion be commenced at an early date. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Council is instructed to forward a certified copy of these resolutions to the State Treasurer." 58-301 - "I submit the following resolution for the ~ppointment of v~ewers for the closin of King and County Streets~ east of Water Street. This is done at the request of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in connection with the transfer of their building to the City of Portsmouth. ~ reconnaend the adoption of this resolution." Resolution = "WHEREAB, the applibation of Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company to vacate, close and discontinue those portions of King and County Sts.$ which lie east of Water St. has been referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for investigation and report, and said Commission has recommended the closing of the said portions of King and County Sts., and it appearing that notice of the application and request for the appointment of viewers was duly posted at the front door of the Court House on the first day of ihe September Term_ of* the Court of Hns~ings for the City of Portsmouth, and on the front door of the Railway Express Agency, southwest corner of County and Water