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At a regular meeting of the City Qouncil, held on January 8th, 1957, there were
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<br />A.C. Bartlett, B.W. Baker, ~iE. Hinton, Frank L. Kirby, John E. Scott, R. Irvine Smith,
<br /> H. Earl Weiseman, I.G. Vass, City Manager, and n.C. Barclay,City Attorney.
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<br /> The meeting was opened with prayer by Dr. R. Clayton Pitts.
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<br /> The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 57-1 "It is in order that yon receive a report of the Jamestown Festival Com -
<br />mittee at this tzme.
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<br /> ~ ~ I~otion of Mr. Weisen!an ro suspend the rules to hea~ from the ~amestow~ Festiv~al
<br />Committee, was adoptDd.
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<br /> Walter Galliford, Chairman of the local Jamestown Festival Committee, spoke, pre-
<br />senting the Committee's plans 'for the construction o.f_~a p~rk 3~punded by London and Crawford.Streets, and requested
<br />a conference of {he committee with the City Council for the promotion of Merrimac SPark..
<br /> The conference was se~ for Friday, January 1Sth, az 8:00 o'clock P.M.
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<br /> 57-2 - 'ti submit the attached deed conveying ro the City of Portsmouth a certain
<br />tract or parcel of ground on which is located a Recreation building az the Douglas Park Housing project. The I
<br />property is being presented to the City of portsmouth by the Beazley Foundation to be used for recreational
<br />purposes. I recommend tha't the City accept the property and express the sine'ere appreciation of the City of
<br />portsmouth for this gm t.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Kirby ro concur in the recommendation of the CityManager,was adopted.
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<br /> 57-3 - "It is in order ro receive 'the report of the viewers on closing certain
<br />streets on petition of Construction Associates. I recommend that such a repor~ be received."
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<br /> "Having been appointed a viewer in the proposed closing of certain streets in the
<br />City and after hsvingvi~wed these streets and the su3~ounding areas, I have reached the following opinions:
<br /> 1. Inconvenience which might result from the vacation and discontinuance of Clifford
<br /> and Bart Sis., is not readily apparent. At present these dedicated rights of way
<br /> do nor serve as thoroughfares, connecting roads or access roads, nor is such use
<br /> anticipated.
<br /> 2. The vacation and discontinuance of Vermont Ave. would result in inconvenience to
<br /> operators of commercial establishments adjacent to Vermont Avenue. Among the free-
<br /> holders and/or opera~ors so affected are the following: Rodman'~ Drive-In, Colonial
<br /> Stores, Rodman's Shopping Center, Bnchanan's Used Car Ldt, Bob's Radio & TV, the
<br /> Silver S~ipper and others~ Closing this street will prohibit direct access from
<br /> Ronte 17A to the establishments mentioned above. While the degree of inconvenience
<br /> can nor be accurately estimated az the present time, deflection of traffic into a
<br /> circuitous routing ro these establishments will tend to lessen the competitive
<br /> potential of several long established businesses.
<br /> If a recommendation is expected in this matter, I would recommend vacation and dis-
<br /> retainC°ntinuanceits present°f Cliffordstatusandquo.Bart Sts., only. I would also recommend that Vermont Ave.
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
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<br /> P.E. Wnukoski."
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<br /> "In connection with the petition heretofore filed by Construction Associates, Inc.~
<br />for the closing o~ certain streets in connection with which viewers were appointed on October 23, 1956, please
<br />include me as a party petitioner."
<br /> Respectfully,
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<br />Chas. L. Reynolds.~
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<br /> "James N. Howard, Charles R. Lively, Euclid M. Hanbury, Frank N.Bilisoly and Peter
<br />Wnakoski, vidwers appointed by resolution of the Council of the City of Portsmouth on the 23rd day of October,1956,1
<br />to~ view and report in writing whether if, in their opinion, any and if any, what inconvenienees would result from
<br />the discontinuance and vacation of the following streets situated in the City of Portsmouth and shown on the Plat
<br />~of Livingston Land Company recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Norfolk County in Map Book 3,
<br /> page 43, and on the plat of Virginia Realty and Investment Company of record in said Clerk's office inMap Book 7,
<br /> Pages 98-100:
<br /> (a) Clifford St. as shown on said plats extending eastwardly from Route 17-A ro
<br /> the plat of the Wm. F. Cuthriell property;
<br /> (B) Bart St.~ extending eastwardly from the eas~ side of Route 17-A ro the plat
<br /> of the Wm. F. Cuthriell property;
<br /> (c) Vermont Ave., extending southwardly from the south side of South St. to the
<br /> southeast side of P~nte 17-A, and their report now being filed.
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<br /> It is ordered that a public hearing be held in the Council Chamber of the City of
<br />Portsmouth at 7:30 o'clock, P.~.~ on the 5th day of February, 1957, upon the petition of Construction Associates,
<br />Incorporated, to have s~id streets vacated and the report of the viewers thereon;
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<br /> And be it Further Orderedth~t notice of such hea~ing be sent to all land proprietor~
<br />affected thereby along Vermont Ave. south of Columbia St., and northerly extremity of Land Company plat to south-
<br />east side of Route 17 A and on Clifford St.~ from the south side of Route 17 Aro the western line of the plat of
<br />the Cuthriell proper~y and on Bart St., from the southeast side of Route 17A to the western boundary of the
<br />Cnthriell plat and on Hamilton Ave. from the south side of Columbia St. to its intersection with Route 17 A, who
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