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56-17 - "I suabmit the attached letter frem H.I. Bournes, Executive Secretary of the League of
<br />Virginia Municipalities, concerning proposed legislative acts to be considered at the current session of the Gen-
<br />erai Assem~Iy. ~o.llo~wing pa.s~ pro.c.edu~., I recommend that ~ Legi~sla~ive Committee be appointed to represent the
<br />City of P~rtsmout~ . and to. SUlmport any 1.egisla.tipn .favorable to. th.e CSty and oppoa.e such legislation that may be
<br />introduced that would be detrimental to the City."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that a committee of five be appointed from the Council to repre-
<br />sent the City~ was adopted:
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<br /> The Chair appointed the following committee:
<br /> MesSrS. Hawks, H~w~rd, ~turte~a~t,~I~ce ~d Baker. ~ ~ ..............
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<br /> 56-11 - "I submit the attached letter from the League o~ Virginia ~muuicipalities concerning
<br />the Chesapeake an~ Potomac Telephone Company License Tax case. You will observ~ that the cities won a portion of
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<br /> On motion filed.
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<br /> 56-12 -- "I s~bmit the attached letter~fromWilliamH. Sayer, a former Peliceo~ficer for the
<br />City of Portsmouth and recommend that a re,and of-his retirement pay in the s~m~ of $8~.~4 be made."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard that refund be gr~ut~d~ was adopted.
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<br /> 56-13 - "I submit the attacked letter from the Superintendent of Sclu~ols and recommend that
<br />the sum of $7,00~.00 be placed on first reading from Utility Tax Fund."
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<br />Attached -
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<br />"The School Board has ins~r~e~d: me to request th~ City_ to purchase~ for ~se ss part o~ the
<br />Ann Street School site, lots ~I and 22 with all buildings thereon, lo~ated at the southwest
<br />corner o£ Butler and ASts., as shown on landb~ok, plate #50. This property can be pur-
<br />chased for $7,000. and ia owned by · Floyd P. and Helep J.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. How~-rd to place an appropriation of $7,000.00 ~romUtility Tax F~und,
<br />for said purpose, on firs~ reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 56-14- "At a previou~meeting of Council, I sab~itted an analysis o~ the reasons for creating
<br />the office of s permanent real eslate assesso~, which was read st a joint .m~'eting of Co,moil and mrs of the
<br />General Assembly and discnssed.st length.
<br /> I submit the attached draft o~ an_ Act to amend Section 58-?69 of the Code of Virginia
<br />1950 that ~rill provide for the sanlusI asses~nt of real estate for taxation an~ recommend that the Council ap -
<br />~rove the smondme~ and request that the m~mib~rs ~rom the City of Po~ts~outh~ o~ the General Assembly, he
<br />quested to have the Code amended accordingly.¥
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Bilisoly that the City Council go on record as approving the Act for a
<br />permnuent real estate assessor ~ad that the city's representatives in the General Assembly be netified of the
<br />Council's aetion~ was adopted, and hy the fellowing vote:
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
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<br />Duke, Baker~ Bilisaly, Hawks, Howard, Lawrence
<br />Sturtevant
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS
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<br />56-15 - On motion of M~.. Hgwar~, the following resolution was adopted:
<br />
<br /> "w}rEREAS~ all the floating equipment and tangibie personal property of the Norfolk
<br />County~er~ies has been sold and it appears desirable to offer for sale the real estate
<br />formerly used in the ferry operation, and which is not useful or necessary for the purposes
<br />of the City of Pertsmouth~
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved hy the Council o£ the City of Pom~smonth that
<br />the Nayor of the City of Portsmouth is hereby anthorizad and directed to offer fer sale
<br /> at t~/hlic a~etion, for cash, at such t~me. and place as he dee]~s desirable and proper, in
<br />conjanctionwith the Cbsirma~ of the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County, all or any
<br />part of the real estate formerly used in the operat~on of the Norfo3_k County Ferries,
<br />such property to he sold after ten days notice by advertisement in a n~wspaper having
<br />general circulation in the cities of Norfolk and Portsmomth and hy snch other means as
<br />he may deem proper, the sale or sales to De subject to confirmation by the City Council,
<br />with the right resefved~o rej~t~nyand all bids°" Previewed, however, that any pro-
<br />port~ in ~c~ $~er~ is~a.~iSl~4te ~ to the respective interests therein, all monies de -
<br /> £romthe ~a-!e 't~e~ sh~ll he placed ~ e~crow until mt shall be determined the
<br />respective int~reSm of the Oou~yund City in the same a~d in what proportions it shall
<br />be divided."
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<br />56-16 - The following letter fram W. Nosh Stublen was read:
<br />
<br /> "It is with regret that I must ~k you to accept my resignation as a member of the Portsmouth
<br />City SchoOl B6ard. I Iong~u~v~ felt that our lm~.blic schools arethe key to our growth as an outstanding com-
<br />munity. Portsmeuth can be prou~ of its s~hools and my recent appointment by you to serve in such a position of
<br />trust is the highest honor that has ever come tome. As you know, ~ am a career newspaperman, and the demands
<br />of the profession are sncha~ to make it impossible to devote [he time my conscience would require of me as a
<br />board member. ~ feel ver~ strongly that the people of our city, and our children, deserve and e~rpec~ School
<br />Board representation whichwouldno~ be subjected ~o a secondary position because of out of town assignments,
<br />emergency~news breaks and other factors wkich are common te the newspaper profession. To each member of the Coan~
<br />cji I would like to express my gratitude for the confidence in me as expressed through my appointment to the
<br />Board. If there is some ~her way in which I eau serve our city~ please feel assured I always will ~ive the
<br />best that is in me."
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<br /> Motion of ~tr. Hawks that the Council accept Mr. Stublen's resignation, with regrets, was
<br />adopted.
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