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January 14th~ 1958. Motion o~ M3c. Weiseman that the City Council express their ~hanks and congratulations to the Water Department for this £ine record, was adopted. 58-14 - "I am reporting that I have appointed upo~ the recommendation of Df.Graham, ~. Myron J. Barrell of 1422 Maple Avenue as an ~nspector in the Health Department, to assist in the enforcement of the Minimum Housing Code." On motion filed. 58-15 - "I am making a progress report on the use of Radar for ~raf£ic control. This report merely indicates the cities in Virginia now using the control and comments from the various cities concern! lng their experiences. I have requested quotations on the cost of different types of Radar eq~ipmen~ that would be needed should the City decide to use Radar for traffic control. I ~trust to have this report in the not-too far distant future." On motion filed. 58-16 - "I submit the attached ordinance, and recommend ~hat it be plaqed on first read~_ng. "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDINGFORTHE CLASSIFICATION OF F~PLOY~NTAND A COMPENSATION PI2LNFOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN OF THE CITY" Motion of Mr. Smith to suspend the rules to hear from interested parties, was adopted William Kuke of the Fire Department spoke concerning the pay increase on promotions. Motion of Mr. Hinton that the ordinance be amended in order That a man promoted ~o a higher rank would step back 6nly one pay range, was adopted. Motion of Mr. Smith to place the said ordinance, as amended, on first reading,was adopted. 58-17 "I have received~Legislative' Bulletin No. 1 and I recommend that the Councili act as a Committee of the Whole zo represent the City in any matters that may come beforeLthe Legislature which ,~affect the City in any way a~d that the Committee be instructed to take necessary action to prevent detrimental legislation from being passed and to support such legislation as will be beneficial to the City.T Motion of Mr. Smith to concur in the reconm~endation of the City Manager, was adopted.I 58-18 - "I recommend that a motion be adopted concerning War Housing Project VA- 44-244 - Carver Homes." Motion of Mr. Weiseman that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City, all necessary stipulations for filing in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Miscellaneous No~ 6867, providing for termination of the Federal Government's use ofthose portions of the former War Housing Project VA 44244 (Carver Homes) which are owned by the City; provided that such stipulations shall have been approved by the City Manager as to substance and by the City Attorney as to form." 58-19 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoptinn." . "Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it is necessary for the City to acquire the fee simple title in and ~ the following described tracts of land, for usa by its Water Department as a part of Speight~s Run Reservoir, therecord title to said tracts of land being in the name of Richard Tynes,.Jr., and Mrs. Rachel Duke Ellis being a claimant thereof: TRACT NO. 1 Beginning at a concrete monument located on the Tynes-Wilkins property line S 77° 06' w - 137~0' from an iron pipe located by a pine stump on said property line; thence, S 77° 06' W- 141.6' to a monament; thence S 77° 06' W - approximately 183.0' to the center of Knight's Run; thence, along the center of the. run in a southern direction re a point; thence, N. 82° 43' E - 267.7' a%ong the TF/nes- Portsmouth Water Department property lite to a point; thence, S. 80o 35' E - 221,0' along the property line to s point; thence, S 12° 23' E - 59.5' along the property line to a point on the Tynes-Hines property line; thence, along the ~ynes-Mines property line S 86° 54' E - 46.6' to a point; thence, along fha following monumented courses and distances re the point of beginning: N l0° 33' E - 105.6'; N 49° 41' E - 132.8';~ 05° 29~ E - 16Q.2~; N 320:47' W 229.0'; S 50° 53' W-175.6' S 20° 44' W- 252.1'; N 50° 27' W- 328.2'; S 78° 14' W -338.5'; N 01° 31 W- 175.9'; N 36° 42~ E - 192.7'; and N 09° 13' W- 118.2~. The hereinabove described tract, designated as TRACT NO.1, contains 8.46 acres, more or less, and is bounded on the North and East by Arthur Wilkins and by the remaining land of Richard Tynes, on the West by Knight's Run and on the South by the Portsmouth Water Department. TRACT NO. lA Beginning at a-point on the western R/W line of State Route 645 (Somerton Road) located 168.8~ - S 02° 35~ E~_from the Tynes-Barrett property line and the R/W; thence along the following monumented courses,and distances: N 89° 16' W.- 141.6'; S 53° 13'W- 147.6' S 31° 33' W- 171.0'; N 71° 33'