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397 April 23rd, 1957. Mo~io~' of ~Mr. Smith' that the City Manager arrauge a conference with Transit officials with the City Council acting a~ a comm~ tree of the whole, was adopted. 57-154 - "At a previous meeting of the Council, I Was directed to offer for sale a building recently purchased by the City of Portsmouth and located at the intersection of Race Street and Camden You will recall that this property was purchased with the idea of construct-- ins a Little Lea~e Baseball Field, it later being decided to construc~ the field at Dale Homes. ~ Since~I have hot disposed of thee house, I recommend that it be used hy the Recreation Department for a Recreation Center and the activities new carried on at one of the Fire Stations as a Recreation Project be trensfe~red to this building. I have had numerous complaints from ~ the firemen of the noises due to Recreat~,~ activities at the Fi~e Station." : Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the recommendation of the City M~na~er, was adopted 57--I55 - "I am report, S on the following hearingn, and reommmend that the City Mana~e~ be directed ~o a~end the ~gs And that the Co~cil fast--ct Che City M~ager ~ their wishes Co he p~mented ~ c~ec~ion with the here on Natural G~ Legislation." Motion of Mr. Smith to comer in the re~ndation of the City ~ager ~ oppose the legislation ~ natdral g~, also the~legislAtion in'reg~d~to highways, was adopted. 57-156 - "It i~ i~ Or~ to divot the City ~er to ~ploy a firm of ~b~c I ~co~nd ~at the fi~ of Frederick B. gill ~d Comply, ~ifi~ ~c~s ~ employed on t~ z~e te~ as o~ pr~iou~ years. Thi~ fi~ has audited the City's ~cor~ for a ~&r ~ years ~d their wo~ ~s ~ven satisfactory." Motion of ~r. Scott to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted. 57-I57 - "At a previous meeting of the Council ~ou referred to me a petition filed by residents of Park View, concerning ~he condititn of the waterfront on or near the north end of El~Avenue. I am reporting that I insl~cted the area and found the condition referred to in the petition is located on private property. ~e owner apparently is filling in a lot with used concrete pipe and large blocks of cement, as well as oyster sh~lls. ~While the condition is somewhat unsightly, it does not ap - pear to be a h~alth hazard, and ~rom information obtained by con~ulting .indivicLuals, this condition has existed I referred ~o the zonin~map and found that the area is zoned as 'D' ~ultiple Family Dwelling District, and ~hat th~ wage'rent is~used p~ineipally for Business or Light Indu~stry, which is a non-conform3_ug use. However, under Section 32-54 ~ the City CO~e, the proper~y may continue to be used as such, so long asno structural alterations are made to the building." On motion filed. 57--158 - "I recommend that the Uecorations Committee of the Retail Merchants Associa- tion and Ct~er of Commerce be ~erm~tted td plac6 decor~ions on and over such streets as may be selected, in accordance with plans discussed at a meeting of the Committee held at 10:OO A.M., o~ ApriI 15th; said committee to secure permission {rom the UtiI~ties Companies for nsc of their ~oles, and provide ample insurance in an amount sufficien~ to protect the City in granting this permit. I am also repo~ti~g that the Hospital Campaign Committee has withdrawn its request to i~stali s banner." Motion of Mr. Smith to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager,. was adopted. 57-159 - "I am submitting a contract between the State Highway Department, the Norfolk arid Portsmouth Belt Line Railway and the City of Portsmouth for crossing on George washington Highway, and recom - me~d that the proper city officials be authorized '~e sign the same ." Motion of Mr. Hinton that the ~roper city officials be authorized to sign the agreement was adopted. 57-1~ - Motion of Mr. Kirby to lay on the table the question of the City taking an advertisement in t~ special Jamestown Festival newspaper edition for furthe~ clarification, was adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS up and read: 57-136 - The following ordinance, placed on first reading at last meeting, was taken "AN ORDINYkNCE TO CLOSE PORTIONS OF CLI~}'ORD STREET, BART STREET, AND VERMONT AVENUE AS SHOWN ON TIKE PLAT OF LIVINGSTON LAND COMPANY AND ON THE PLAT OF VIRGINIA REALTY AND INVESTMENT COMPANY" ~otion of Mr. Kirby to lay on the table was adopted. Mr. Scott voting 'No'. 57-137 - The following ordinance placed on first reading ~t last meeting was taken up and read: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 2-4 OF THE CODE OF '1'~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1951, RELATING TO MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL" On motion o£ Mr. Smith, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Bartlett, 5Linton, Kirby, Scott, Smith, Weisem~ua Nays: Baker.