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May 14th, 1957.
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<br />for children who are now required to attend the Brighnon and Carver Homes Elementary
<br />Scho~ols, full report of which has been made to the Portsmou%h School Board, and
<br />fuI1 use. of the former Carver Homes Community Building,-and adjoinfng Playground,
<br />presently owned by the Beazley Foundation, Znc~, w~uld ~rovide under temporary ar-
<br />rangement some of the facilities not now provided for the children attending Brighton
<br />and Carver Eomes scho01m, and
<br />.t/%e formen Carver Homes Commanity Building and adjoining playground represent facili-
<br />ties conveniently located and easily adaptable to public school use and are not now
<br />being used by the owner, and
<br />the Portsmouth School Board having been petitioned to seek through its offices, use
<br />of these ~fzcilibies on a nemporary b~asis, after due investigation and negotiation,
<br />has reported its inability to cause these facilities to be made available for tempo-
<br />rary public school-purposes,
<br />we citizens of Portsmouth, Virginia whose sigmatures appear on this and supplemental
<br />pages of this document hereby respectfully petition the honorable~mayor, and honorable
<br />members of the Portsmouth City Council to come to the immediate assistance of the
<br />parents of the children affected and to the aid of the school board, by using the in -
<br />fluence of the City of Portsmouth, Incorporated, and the good offices of said c'ity to
<br />negotiate with the owner of the property sought and thereby cause said property to be
<br />made available to the Portsmouth School Board for use on a ~emporary basis ms a pu-hlic
<br />school facility now, and during the period of the planning~ and construction, and until
<br />the completion of projected adequate permanent public school facilities in the affected
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<br />That we strongly urge the. need for immediate action in this matte~ and call attention
<br />to our insistence that this be an emergency temporary arrangement."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Baker to suspend the rules to hear from Harvey N. Johnson, Jr., was adopted.
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<br />Johnson spoke with reference to the petition.
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 57--77.~-- The following ordinance, placed on first reading at meeting of February 26th, 1957,
<br />was taken up and rea~:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO A~ND THE CODE OFT HE CITY OF PORTSMOUT~, 1951, BY ADDING
<br /> TO CHAPTER 12 thereof A NEW ARTICLE'TO BE ENOWN AS ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 1 te 16,
<br /> INCLUSIVE~ NELATING TO HOHStN~ANDREGULATIN~ SBPPLIED FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE,
<br /> AND OCCUPANCY OF DWELLINGS; DWELLING UNITS~ AND ROOMING HOUSES'"
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<br /> Motion of Mr.
<br />owner~ from Section 1;8 b, was adopl
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<br />Motion of Mr.
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<br />Mr. Cmhen spo~
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<br />On motion of
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<br />Welshman to amend the ordinance by deleting the words 'or agent ef the
<br />ed.
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<br />Scott te suspend the rules to hear from Irvin Coken was adopted.
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<br /> .in reference to the ordinance.
<br />r. Baker, the ordinance, as amended, ~as~adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Bartlett, Baker,-Hinton, Kirby, Scott,.Smith~ Weisemam
<br />Nays: None -
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<br />NEW' BWSINESS
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<br /> 57-t73 ~ Mr. Baker made a mo~ion~to refer to the City Manager to investigate if Bart and
<br />Ciifferd Sts., c{osed at last Council meeting, will he used for the purpose originally stated to the-Council.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hinton to amend the above motion to find out if Vermont Avenue were closed,
<br />if the property-would be used as originally stated, was adopted, and by the following,vote:
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<br />Ayes: Bartlett, Baker, Hinton, Kirby, Scott
<br />Nays: Smith, Weiseman
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<br /> 57-174 - "At a meeting on 'May 7th~ 1957, the Ptannihg Co~nission considered a petition for
<br />the closing ef an alley four feet wide eztending east from Chautauqua Ave. to the right of way of the Atlantic
<br />Coast 'Line Raflroad~ ~ituated in a triangular block bounded by Chautauqua Ave. Duke St. and the Atlantic Coast
<br />· ~Line Railroad. By unanimous action the Planning CommiSsion recommends that this alley ~e closed. A copy of the
<br />petition and a plat shewing the alley are attached'~%~et.e~o" ·
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<br />Motion Of }ir. Weisenzan to place-the following ordinance on first reading, was adopted{
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A FOUR.(4) FOOT ALLEY ON THE PLAT OF THE PROPERTY OF
<br />G. M. SERPELL 'AT PORT NORFOLK"
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<br />57~175 - Tt~e following letter from the Superintendent of Schools was read:
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<br /> "I have been directed by the School Board to sub~it ~t0 you the school budget for the year
<br />1957-58, adopted at its'meeting on Friday, April 12, 1957~ and to request from yourhonorable body an appropria-
<br />tion of $1,532,090.00. This'represents an increase of $252,104,00 over the 1956-57 Budget.
<br /> This budget increase is due to an increase in enrollment, decrease in Federal funds, oper.
<br />atien of the new S H'Clarke Junio~ High School, and the necessity of increasing our salary schedule to approxi~at~
<br />that of the surrounding areas.
<br /> Estimated Federal funds and balance are shown as a single item because at this time we do
<br />not know what part of our Federal entitlement under P.L. 874 for 1956-? will be paid during the presen~ fiscal
<br />year and what part Will not be paid until the 1957~8 fiscai~year.~
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