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"AN ORRINANCE TO A~END AND RE-ORDAIN ARTICLE III OF CIIAPTER 23 OF ~ CODE OF THE CITY OF 'I~ORTS~IOTJTtt, 1951, RELATING TO PORT~OIII~ STADII~4 AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN SECTIONS THEREOF" 56-97 - "The question of a memorial iL Olive Brunch Cemetery ~as~ referred to me for fur- ther study. I discussed with former CityManager Owens- the question of the Memorial und he advised me that a eom - mit~ee representing the American Legion discussed with him~ and the City Engineer d~ring 0ctmheT, 1947, the questio] of the Memorial. I have received the attached memoran~em from the Committee representing the Americun Legion, which is in accordance with the infornatio~ given me by ~. Owens by telephone. Since apparently the matter was not acted upon by City Council, ~s there are no records in the minutes of the Council, t recommend that an ~nend- ment to the Code be adopted setting forth such re,lotions as the Co~ciI~may desire concerning the memorial." Motion of ~Ir. Hawks to refer to the CityMa~ger und City Attorney was adopted. 56-98 - "In ~ccordan~e with the resolution adopt.ed on February 14th, 1956, I offered for sale~ at public anct~on, for cash~ at 12 ~'~ M., on Thursday, March 2~, 1956,' after first ~iving ten days no - rice of the time, place and terms of sale hy ~dv~rtisement in the Ledger-Dispatch a~chPortsm~outh Star, a daily news~ paper, t~e parcel of lund on First Avenue, adjoining the Oak Grove Cemetery, frontin~ 62.5 feet on First Avenue ~ I and extending back between p~rallel lines :feet. NLrs. Anna F.O. Owens, p~rchased the property for the sx~m of Twelve Hundred Dollars~ she having made the highest bid. I recommend that the sale be confirmed and that the proper officers of~ the City he authorized to sign the deed." Motion of Mr. Lawrence~ that the sale he coD-firmed and that the proper city officials be authorized ~o sign the deed, w~s adopted. 56-99 - "I have received a request from the Portsmouth Transit Company to relocate a bus stop at the northeast corner of Court and County Sra., and locate ~iT aT the south~es~ eor~er of County and Court Sts., a~d To establish a bus s~op at the southwest corner o~ Court and County Sts. Since the matters per-- raining ~o transportation have been bandied by the Trunsportation Com~ittee in the past, I take it for grunted that the Tr~akspor~ation Committee would like to act upon this requ~sT. ~f not, and the Council desires to refer the matter To me, I will take such action as I consider to the best interest of all parties concerned." Motion of NLr. Hawks To refer to the City Manager, w~s adopted. 56-100 -~ "I submit the a~tached agreement between the Norfolk and Western Railway Com- pany and the City o~ Portsmouth for un.easement to lay, maintain smd operate au $ inch cant iron water main en- cased in a 16" casing under the tracks of The railway at or near gx~folk, Virginia, Nansemond ~ounty, and reccm - mend that the proper city officials be authorized and directed to execute the contrac~ f~r and'on behalf of the City of Portsmouth." ~tio~-of Mr. Bilisoly that the preper city officials be authorized to si~n the agree- ~-1Ot - "I ~bmi~ a financial repor~ of'the ICingsDaughters Hospital analyzing the cost .of-medically'indigent patients lraid for by the~City of Portsmouth and r~commend tha~ a new 'con~ract be en -- tered into hel~een the City of Por~s~eu~th~nd~Kin~sDaughtera~o~pital for the care of pe~s~ns sdm~t~ednnder the agreement ~rd patients at the rate of $15.50 per day. The cenTract is to expime December 31~ 1956." ~otion of~r. Baker that the City ~a~ager be authorized to sign a contract with the Kings Daughters Hospital for the medically indige~ on the basis of $15.5~ per da~, was adopted. 56-182.- ' I am reporting s~me progress on ~he question referred to me at a previous me~t- in~ of Council concerning an ordinance to prohibit bturials on Sunday. I request that I he given additional time m~e a further study." On motion filed. 56-183 - "I su~mit the ~ta~hed letter from Gcerge-O Diggs, Chairmau~ Portsmouth Redevel~ o~ment ~ud Housing Authority.for your c~si~er~on." "The Commissionerz of the Portamouth Rede~elopment and Ho~ingAuthorityare happy ~o re- port ~at t~ ~o~y's application to ~e ~ic Ho~g A~m~st~ion, for a pr~ resection of ~00 ion- rent ~s~g~iZa f~ the City of:Po~mth, ~ ~ a~ro~d byk~e.~istr~r. ~ application w~ ~ - proud ~ Co~cil's ~l~ion on ~r 13., 1955, ~t~ ~e Au~rity's m~a.~zt~ a n~d for addi~i~l Negro low-r~t ~elli~g units. T~z progr~ ~e~ti~ ~ b~ on a ~gression~l appr~p~tien that e~ires July 31, 1956; ~erefore, ~ ~he ~i~y c~ ~t~ e~cut~ an.a~l C~ribut~i~s Contract ~i~.h ~he P H A p~ to d~te, Por~u~ will~ l~se the unii~, ~le~s.Congre~s ~tho~e~ ad~-i~i~ for c~~ ~ing the fiscal year. A ~t deal of w~k and plug must he done ~ior to the exec~i~ of ~ ~ual ~ntributi~s ~n tracz, ~t we feel ce~ain that ~he n~a~ work can he acc~p~sh~ w~thia t~t t~eso ~at the ~00 ~i~s will become a celerity for Portsmouth. ~ o~der for ~e ~thority to obia~Prel~a~ Lo~ F~ for c~ry~ ouz t~ pr~ nary site s~di~ ~ pl~g ~rk, -the Au~omit~ ~d-the City ~%~e~t~r into a Co~perati~ A~e~enr. T~s ~perati~ Agr~nt is v~uaI~ the sa~ ~ t~ one executed ~ ~btion ~ith J~fery Wi~ ~s and ~bo~ ~ark, e~pt that it c~t~ a '~lf-liquidati~g' cla~, ~s required by the ~using Act ~en~en~ of 1954. Th~ cla~e provers t~t ~r the ~n~ f~r the proj~e~ret~ired, ~e. A~t~y~t pay back to the City ~d t~ feder~ ~ve~ent t~ ~et ~s ~ their ~ntrihutions ~de to ~e projects. We have ~ted ~ - a~p~priate ~olutiom.for~v~g the Co~pera~i~A~e~n~~ a~d f~ auth~iz~g i~s e~e~tion by the City ficials, ~ea~tly rec~d t~t the ~Iuti~ be ~opted so that-~y pr~ ~e~a~ely~with the~pt~-- ning in con, ion with these 600 low ~en~ ~otion of Mr. ~awks to suspend the rule~ to hear from J.P.Denlun, was adopted. J.P. D~lan and J.G.H. ~itcheI1 requested to know~ the type of project to be b~ilt, whe- I ther a public he~ring would be held and if any money has been received from the F~deral Government on this ~reject.~