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July 9th, 1957.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith that taxes, licenses and rents owed by the Internstional Naval Review
<br />to the City of Portsmouth be relieved, was lost, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Bartlett, Hinton, Smith
<br />Nays:- Baker, Kirby, Scotb, Weiseman
<br />
<br /> 57-240 - "I recommend that tee remaining sum ia the amount of $100,000.00 be appropriated
<br />for the purpose of completing the purchase of Off-Street Parking lots and the development of same.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to place an .appropriafio~ of S1G0,000.O0 for said purpose, on first
<br />reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 57-241 - "I have received the approved budget estimates-from the Department of Public Wel-
<br />fare for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1958 and the State approved figures are slightly different from those ii
<br />the City budget, . I recommend that the bu~got fdgures in the city bu'dget be revised to read as follows:
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<br />city's apportionment
<br />
<br /> Total Budget $942,028.00
<br /> Federal Apportionmenb 542,446.00
<br /> State Apportionment 183,545.00
<br /> City Apportionment 176,037.00
<br /> The total budget is slightIy higher than our figures in the city budget, but the
<br />is slighdy lowen than that prmvided in the city budget."
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<br />the following ~ote:
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<br />Motion of Mr. Scott To concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted and by
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<br />Ayes: Bartlett,Hinton, Kirby, Scott, Smith, Weiseman
<br />Nays: Baker
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Kirby that the City Manager be instructed to write to the State Department of
<br />Public Welfare objecting to the continued ~lncrease each ye'ar in the Welfare budgets, was adopted.
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<br />of ownership of
<br />by-pass.
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<br /> 57-242 - Motion of Mr. Kirby to refer ~o the City Manager for further study the question
<br />land and feasibility of a traffic link on Elliott Avenue right of way into the Hamilton Avenue
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 57-217 - ~he following ordinance, placed on first reading at last meeting, was taken up
<br />and read: ~'AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTION 30-139.3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> VIRGINIA, t95!, DESIGNATING NINTH AVENUE AS A ONE-WAY STREET"
<br /> On motion o£~ ~r'.. JSaker~ s~i~ (~rdinance 'was adop~t~d andby the T~llowing vote:
<br /> 'Ayes:' Ba/ntlmtt/~aker, Hfnto~, Kirby, Scbtt, Smith, Weisemhn
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> 57-243- The following letter from the Commissioner of Revenue was read:
<br /> "Please be advised that E F Gayle was doubly assessed for tangible personal property in
<br />1955, valued at $200.00 with ta~e.s 'amounting ~o $5.50.
<br /> The taxpayer has paid the original tax bill p~us penalty and interest as shown by his
<br />receipted tax notice #5760. As this is definitely an erroneous assessment, we sinceroly teques~ that a refund in
<br />the' amount of $6.28 be made to the ta payer.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Scott that refund be granted, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 57-244 - Motion of Mr. Weiseman that the damping of trash and garbage
<br />in the T~uxton area be s~opped as s~on as possible, was adopted.
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<br />on the land used
<br />
<br /> 5~-245 - Motion of ~r. Smith that the City Manager be instructed to inv~stigate the pos-
<br />sibility of using city prisoners in the..clea~ing of vacant lots, was a~opted.
<br />
<br /> 57-246 - Motion of Mr. Kirby to refer to t~e City M~ua~er for ~nvestlgatlon, traffic
<br />condition at the intersection of King St. and Elm Ave., was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 57-247 - Motion of Mr. Minton that the City Manager be instructed to determine if the
<br />barges adjacent to the West Norfolk bridg~ are located in the City of Portsmouth and if taxes are being paid on
<br />land, also £o advise the Army engineers of the debris that is floating into the r~er, and to advise the State
<br />Highway Department in regard ~o the danger to ~he West Norfolk bridge and report ba~k to the City Council by
<br />the meeting of August 13th., 1957, was adopted.
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<br />On motion adjourned.
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<br />Approved
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<br /> President.
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