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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on Augus~ 28th, 1956, there were present
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<br />Fred A ~ake, B.W. Baker, George L. Grimes, R. E. Hawks, Jas. N.Howard,
<br />R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C.g. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson, I.G.Vass,
<br />City Manage~, and n.C. Barclay, Uity Attorney.
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<br />Minutes of previous-meeting were read and approved.
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were-read:
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<br /> 56-239 - "I submit the attachedreport from .the Chairman Of the Police and Fire Retirement
<br />Board and concur in the recommendation that Policeman H.W. Brennaman be retired on the basis of 50% of his an-
<br />nual salary." :
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<br /> Motion :of Mr. Wilson that Police 0ffioer H. W. Brennaman be retired on half pay, ef-
<br />fective September l, 1956, was adopted.
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<br /> 56-240 - "I concur in the recommendation of the City Auditor that the sum of $18.00 be refunded
<br />to the Portsmouth Contractors' Associatio~ representing the amount of money advanced for the rental of the
<br />Community Hall, which was not used."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Smith that refund be granted, was adopted.
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<br /> 56-241 - "I submit~he attached letter from Paul Dulaney, Planning Director, and recommend that
<br />the City Manager be authorized and directed to offer for sale. at public auction,lot number 277 on the sbuth side
<br />of Carolina Avenue in Pinners Point."
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<br /> : Motion of Mr. Eoward that the City Manager be authorized to advertise the property for
<br />sale, was adopted.
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<br /> 56--~42 - "I submit the attached report of bids received for the drainage improvement project
<br />56-10 Douglas Park and concur in the recommendation of the Director of Public Works that the firm of A.G.Pinkston!
<br />Cpmpany, Portsmouth, who submitted the lowest bid be awarded the contract in the su~ of $97,562.75 and that
<br />the proper city officials be authorized and directed to execute the contract when approved by the City Attorney."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Baker ~that the con~rac~ be awarded A.G. Pinkston Company and ~hat the
<br />proper officials-be~ authorized to sign the contract, was adopted.
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<br /> . . 56-243 - "I submit the attached agreement between the Tara Corporation and. the City of Ports-
<br />mouth fo~ the purchase and/or rental of a parcel of lan~, and recommend that proper city officials be authorized
<br />and directed to execute the same for an~ on behalf of the City of Portsmouth."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Smith that the City Manager be authorized to sign the agreement, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br />56-244 -
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<br />"I am presenting the following resolution and recommend its adoption:
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<br />'RESOLVED, ~hat the City of Portsmouth borrow the sum of Four M~%uclr&d;Thousan~
<br />Dollars ($400,000.00), in anticipation of the collection of the revenues o£
<br />the City for the fiscal year ending June 30th, t957; that the proper officers
<br />be authorized to make a note or notes maturing at any time prior ~o June 30th,
<br />1957, and the revenues o~ the City for the current year are pledged to the re -
<br />pay~ent o~ suc~ borrowing.'
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<br />On ~otion of Mr. Hawks, said resolution was adopted-.
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<br /> ~-- UA?INISBED BUSINESS ~
<br /> 5~-2~2 - The application of ~homas F. Culpepper to rezone property on the east side of Rodman
<br />Avenue, deferred from last meeting, was taken up.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Baker to suspend the rules zo hear from anyone interested in this matter
<br />was adopted.
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<br /> Willard J. Moody, Attorney, T.F. Culp~pper/ L.C. Williams,
<br /> P.E. Wnukoski spoke against the application.
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<br />F~.H~ Hanrahan asked that action on this matter be deferre~.
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<br />spoke for the application.
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<br /> Motion of Nr. Baker to refer this back to the Planning Commission to study the rezon-
<br />lng of the whole block was lost,, and by the following voZe:
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<br /> Motion of
<br />~y.the folIowi~.g vote:
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<br /> U~r. Baker, te conchS.in t~e. recorm~e~da±'~zOD: of the P%~p~.g Commission was lost cud
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<br /> The Chair r~:t~l S~ a ~l.i~i~h~d b~e~ presented ~d there was nos a ~ree-fourths
<br />majority vote to over-~lelthe Pi~ Co~,ssi~ ~the. ~~¢i~h of i~e P~ing Co~ssion stands.
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<br />56-228 - The following appropriations, placed on first reading at last meeting, were taken up:
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<br /> $164,500.00 for improvements at Douglas Park
<br /> 200,000.00 for drainage
<br /> 250,000.00 for construction of streets, sidewalks & bridges
<br /> 15,000~00 from Utility Tax Fund for Douglas Par~ School.
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