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<br />O~tober 25th, 1955.
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<br /> In addition to the above, we do hereby recommend that a stop light or a caution
<br />light be installed at the intersection of Elm Avenue a~d Glasgow Street.
<br /> Trusting thai you and t~e Ci~- Council will give this matter your earnest consi-
<br />deration a~ e~rly as possible, we are:
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<br />James R. Wright, and numerous others."
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<br /> Motion of l~Lr. Wilson that parking be all~ on one side of Glasgow Street between Fort
<br />Lane and Belt Line Railroad, was adopted.
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<br /> 55-265 - "I submit the attached copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors
<br />concer~ing the Council's resolutien with reference to the disposition of the Norfolk County Ferries by the City
<br />of Portsmouth and Norfolk County. This is for your information."
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<br /> "Virginia: The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County
<br />held in the Supervisorm' room, at the Clerk's office, Tuesday, October llth, 1955 at 10:00 A.M., and the fol -
<br />lowing resolution was'~adopted:
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<br /> Mr. I.G. Vass, Portsmouth City Manager, appeared before the Board and presented the
<br />followimg copy of a reseluti~ passed hy the Hon. Portsmouth City Council:
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<br /> 'Motion of Mr. Howard that the City Manager present a letter to the Norfolk County Boa
<br />of Supervisors to ascertain if the Supervisors will be agreeable to dividing the real esIate of Norfolk County Fer~
<br />ties By the City ef Portsmouth taking the property on the Portsmouth side of the river, and Norfolk County taking
<br />the property on t~he Norfolk side of the river, and if this settlement can not he c~ns,rmmated, the Council of the
<br />City of Portsmouth believes ~mmediate steps should Be taken to dispose of the entire real estate holdings of the
<br />Ferries~ was adopted.'
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<br /> On motion made by Mr. Treakle, seconded by Mr. Miller, the Board referred this matter
<br />to Attorneys James N. Gsrrett, Major M. Billard, and Peter~Axson, Jr., same to determine extent c~f ownership
<br />of the ferry properties. The Board,~furthermore, suggested that the City also refer the matter to its at~rneys
<br />for the same purpose. Additional~y~ the Board appointed itself a comm~ittee of the whole to act on this matter.
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<br />c/c
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<br /> Voting yes: Messrs. Hall~ Hassell, Haywood, Miller, Treakle
<br /> Ahsent: Mr. Pool
<br />Each member of the Board, each of the above named attorneys, ~r; Vass, City Council.
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<br />On motinn filed.
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<br /> 55-266 - "I submit the attached copy of a certified resolution"of the Board of Super-
<br />visors Of Norfolk County approving the creation of a negro cemetery in the Deep Creek Magisterial Dist~t of
<br />Norfolk County subject to the approval of the Supervisor of said District. Mr. Treakle has sdvised me by telephone
<br />that it is agreeable to him and I shall proceed to have the'property appraised."
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<br /> "Virginia: The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk Courtly, was
<br />held in the Supervisors' room, at the Clerk's office, Tuesday~ October llth, 1955, ~at lO:00 A.M., and the fol -
<br />lowing resolution was adopted:
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<br /> On motion made by Mr. Treakle, seconded hyMr. H~ywoed, the Board approved the
<br />creation of a negro cemetery in the Deep Creek Magisterial District of Norfolk County, subject to the approval
<br />of the supePvisor of said district.
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<br /> Voting yes:. Messrs. Hall, Eassell, Haywoed~ Miller, Treakle
<br /> Absent: Mr. POOlo
<br />~ssr~, Treakle, Vass, Key."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 55-267 - "I su~mit 'the ~ttached letter from'Clifton L. Noore,a former peline officer
<br />for the City of Portsmeufh, Va., and recommend that the sum of $25.?8 representing the amount due him be reikluded.
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<br /> M~tio~ of Mr. Bilisoly that the refund be granted, was adopted.
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<br /> 55-268 - "I submit"the attached letters from L O Freeman~ Jr.,
<br />gihia ~nsuranee Rating Bureau and also reco~me~ations fram the Insurance Rating Bureau."
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<br />Manager of the Vir-
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 55-289 - "I am submitting copy of an advertisement in reference te the election on
<br />the issuance of $2,500,090.9B Water Bonds, for your approval and rec(immend that it be published in the local news-
<br />paper.'~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hawks to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that the
<br />advertisement be placed in the newspapers from November 1st through Novamher 7th, 1955, was adopted.
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<br /> 55-270 - Motion of Mr. Hawks that the City ~anag~r obtain information from otl~r
<br />cities in regard to the sewer tapping charges made by them and submit this i~formation to the Council for further
<br />study, was adopted.
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<br /> 55-271 - "On August 23, 1955, I recommended tha~ for the fiscal year ending June 30,
<br />1956, a Capital Improvement Program be approved for the .construction of st(z~m sewn_rs, City Park bridge, unim -
<br />proved streets, in a total amonn~ of $500,000.00 and that bonds be issued in the abGve sum Eo finance the project
<br /> I am now submitting a breakdown ef the projects that I propose ~o con-
<br />struct from the funds derived from the sale of the bonds. You will observe that I have listed these projects by
<br />numbers however, that does not mean that any project has a priority over any other project or tha~ the projects
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