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<br />April 22nd~ 1958.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Scott to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted.
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<br /> 58-128 - "I submit an amendment to the City Code in connection with the appointment
<br />of special officers with authority during an emergency of the Civil Defense program."
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<br />Motion of Mr~ Hinton to place the following ordinance on first reading:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THECITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1951, BY ADDING
<br />THERETO A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION ~-68.t, RELATING TO APPOINT-
<br />~ENT OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE AUXILIAR~ POLICE AS SPECIAL POLICE IN TIMES OF
<br />EMERGENCY"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith to lay this ordinance on table for further information, was adopted
<br />
<br /> 58-129 - "It is in order to grant R.C.Barclay, Sr. the privilege of the floor in orderl
<br />make an application to the City Council for the vacating and closing of certain streets."
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<br />parties, was adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Baker to suspend the rules to hear from Mr. Barclay and any interested
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<br />Mr. Barclay presented the following:
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<br /> "The Construction Associates, Inc. hereby makes application for the vacation and closir
<br />of the following streets in the City of Portsmouth shown on the plats of the Livingston Land Company and the Vir
<br />ginia Realty and Investment Company recorded in the Clerk'~ Office of the Circuit Court of Norfolk County in Map
<br />Book 5, page 43 and Map book 7, pages 98,99 and 100, respectively:
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<br />Fauquier Ave. from the north side of She re-locatipn of Race Street to
<br /> the south side of Bart Street.
<br />Clifford Street, from the east.~side of Loudoun Avenue.
<br />Griffin Street, from the east side of Fanqu$er Ave. to the east side of
<br /> Loudoun Ave.
<br />Race Street, from the east side o$ Fauquier Ave. to the northern side
<br /> of the re-location of Race Street.
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<br /> We respectfully request that this application be referred to the Planning and Zoning
<br /> Commission of the City of Portsmouth for its recommendation and report, and viewers be appointed as provided in
<br /> Section 15-766 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, to view and report mn writing to the City Council, whether, in
<br /> their opinion, any, and if any, what inconvenience would result from the vacation and closing the such streets.
<br /> The Construction Associates, Inc. is the owner of the land fronting on both sides of
<br />the streets sought to be vacated,' and notice of this application was duly posted at the front of the Court House
<br />in the City of ~o~tsmouth on the first day of the April Term of Court of the Court of Hustings for3 the City of
<br />iPortsmouth, and at two public places in the City five days previous to this meeting, namely, in front of the Elco
<br />Theatre at the southeast corner of High St. and Halifax Ave., and in front of Bond's Phillips 66 Service Station
<br />at the _cqrner ~f Airline Boulevard and U.S. Route IT-A. A copy of the notice with an affidavit of its posting
<br />~S attached.
<br /> We believe the closing of the above streets will cause no inconvenience as the same
<br /> Dave little or no improvements and are seldom used, and it will permit.the construction of the mid-city shopping
<br /> center, which is planned to contain approximately 200:000 square feet of store space and approximately 1800
<br /> spaces for parking of automobiles. It is estimated that seven hundred people will be employed at the center, and
<br /> the taxable values added to the land will materially benefit the City.
<br /> We will create an easement and make proper proyision for the pipe line in Clifford
<br /> St. ~e understand that there are no obher public utitfties in the streets, but if there are any proper provision
<br /> will be made for the same.
<br /> (Signed) Construction Associates, Inc. by J.J. Garner,Jr.,P~esident."
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<br />streets,
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<br />was adopted.
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<br />~as adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Kirby to go into the election of five viewers ior the closing of these
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<br />Mr. Hinton nominated J.N. Howard
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<br />Mr. Kirby nominated Charles R. Lively.
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<br />Mr. Baker nominated J. Roy Rodman.
<br />Mr. Scott nominated A.J. Phillips.
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<br />Mr. Baker nominated P.E. Wnukoski.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Smith that nominations be closed and the nominees be declared elected,
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<br />On motion of Mr~ Kirby, the following resolution was adopted:
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<br />"BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />that the application of Construction Associates, Incorporated, to
<br />v~cate, close and discontinue Fauquier Avenue, between the north
<br />side of the re-%ocation of Race Street and the south side of-Bart
<br />Street, Clifford Street, between the east side of Fauquier Avenue
<br />a~d the east side of Loudoun Avenue, Griffin Street, between the east
<br />side of Fauquier Avenue and the east side of Loudoun Avenue, and Race
<br />Street, between the east side of Fauquier Avenue and the northern-side
<br />of the re-location of Race Street be referred to-the Planning and
<br />Zoning Commission for investigation and report, and it appearing that
<br />notice of the application and request for the appointment of viewers
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