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Motion of ~ir. Kirby-to refer to the City Manager and City Attorney for investigation
<br />and report, as to whether automobiles are being properly licensed with city tags and if not ~what steps' c~u be
<br />taken to alleviate the situation, was adopted.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Min~on to -refer to the City Manager and City Attorney for invesgigation
<br />and report, as to whether peddlers and c~vasBers ~ properly licensed and if not, what can he done ~o remedy
<br />this situation, was adopted.
<br /> 56-288 - "I am reporting that Councilman Baker has requested that the question of an
<br />amendment to the Planning Commfesion and Zonimg Ordinance be ~placed on the agenda for conszderatlon.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Baker to place the following ordinance on first reading was adopted:
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AP~ND SECTION $2--T8 OF T~E CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,1951"
<br /> Mr. Baker requested that .the Council adopt a resolution ~oing on record as opposing the
<br /> appointment of a member of the City Council on the Planning Commi
<br /> Motion o£ Mr. Hinton that thiS° matter be tabled until the next regular meeting of the
<br /> Council, was adopted.
<br /> 56-289 - "I am submitting a request from the Director o£ Public Welfare and Superi~
<br /> tendent of the Social Service Bureau to have Conncil approv.e the acceptance of additional Federal funds for the
<br /> ~iscal year I956-57, and recommend that the City accept ~aid fnnds.'~
<br /> Motion of Mr. Vfeiseman to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager,was adopted.
<br /> 5S~90 - Mr. Kirby presented the following resolul ion and, on his motion, the resolnti~
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<br />was adopted:
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<br />"WHEP~AS, Upo~ the recommendation of t~e C~ty Manager, the Council passed a
<br />resolution that provided for a Cotmcil agenda meeting to he held at T:30
<br />P.M., on each ThurSday proceeding -the · ~g~lar ~ouncil meeting, for the purpose
<br />of preparing a~agenda-to be.~considered in regular Council meetings, and
<br /> ~qEIIEAS, an agenda meeting was held in the Council Chamber on Friday, Septem-
<br />ber 28th, 1956, at w~ich time the question was discussed at length, and
<br /> WHEREAS, after considering the question of holding regular agenda meetings,
<br />it was detez~aine~t~atman agenda prepared by the City M~uuage~and a copy ef
<br />s~id agenda forwarded to each member of Conucil not later than Friday preceding
<br />each Cou~ci~meeting weald unswer the saree purpose as a Council agenda meeting
<br />
<br /> NOW, TH~I%EFOI{E, BE IT RESOLVED that the Resolution providing for a Council
<br /> agenda meetin~ -t~ be ~etd on .Thursday preceding each regular Council meeting
<br /> he rescinded and that the City Manager :be directed to-mail ~o each member of
<br /> City Council acapy of a proposed agenda to be taken up at each regular meeting
<br /> of Council."
<br />
<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 56-255 - ~An ~pp~priation .of $25,00O~00-~o p~rchase acembination crane mud drag line
<br />in order to e~tablish a land fill for ~he disposal of trash and rnbbish, placed on first r~ding at last meeting,
<br />was taken up. :
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<br /> Motion o¢ ~iv. SmiT~h t~appropr~ate $25~000.00 for said purpose was adopted, and by the
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<br />following vote:
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<br />was taken np and read:
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<br />Ayes: Bartlett, Baker, ~inton, Kirby, Scott, Smith, Weiseman
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<br /> Nays: None
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<br />The following o~dina~ce~- placed on first reading at a called meeting of the Council,
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<br />"AN ORD~lgANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF T~0 MILLION FIVE HIEqDRED THOUSAND
<br />DOLLARS OF BON~S' TO BE ENOWN1 AS W~TER BraiDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING I~PROVE-
<br />MENTS, ~XTENSIONS~AND ADDITIONS TO THE SYSTEM OF WATER WORKS OF T~E CITY, P~RSUANT
<br />TO SECTION 12-7, CLAUSE B, OF THE CONSTITDTION OF V~RGINIA, AND SECTION 15-594 OF
<br />THE CODE OF VJ/I~INIA, 1950, AND UNDER Au~IORITY OF THE VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS
<br />OF THE CITY OF PORTSMO~i'H AT A~ ELE~[~/~ ~D ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVF2~BER, 1955,
<br />AND NAKING PROVISION FOE '~ FOP~ OF SAID BONDS AND FOR '1~ PAYMENT ~TEREOF."
<br />On mo%ion of Mr. Kirby, said ordinance was adopted~ and by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Bart?Iett~ Ba~er, :~{SLuton~,'~Ki~h~, Scott, Smith, Weiseman
<br />Nays: None.
<br />§6-291 - The follow-lng ordinance w~ presented:
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<br />~"AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE TO AUq~ORIZE
<br />ISSUANCE OF T~O ~IIIJLION l~IVE HI~{DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BONDS TO BE KNOWN
<br />WATER BONDS, FOR ~ PURPOSE OF ~u~JfING IMPROVEMENTS, EXTENSIOI~S, AND ADDITIONS
<br />TO THE S~ASTE~ OF WATER ~ORKS OF ~N{E CITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 127, CLAUSE B,
<br />OF THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, AND SECTION 15-594 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, I950,
<br />AND UNDER A3JTHORITY OF THE VOTE OF ~ QUA/uIFIED VOTERS OF ~5{E CITY OF I~OETSMOUTR
<br />AT AN ELECTION }IELDO N THE EtGHT~ DAY O1~ NOVEMBER, 1955, AND MAKING PROVISION
<br />FOR THE FOR~ OF SAID BONDS AND FOE THE PAYMENT THEREOF, ADOPTED BY Tn~ CITY
<br />COUNCIL ON ~EBRUARY 28~ 1956."
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