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September 6th, 1955.
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<br /> ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 1-20 OF THE CODE OF
<br /> OF PORTSMOUT~, VIRGINIA, 1951 ~,, .......... TEE CITY
<br /> , ~ '~u ~CTION DISTRICTS AND PRECINCTS."
<br /> ORD1/~CE TO A~ArD AND REORDAIN SF~C~ION 1-21 OF ~ CODE OF '1~ CITY OF
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<br /> · PORTS~OUTI{'~ VIRGINIA, 1951 , RELATING TO ~OTING PLACES"
<br /> The following reports fr~m the City ~ianager were read:
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<br /> 55--221 - "The basic legislation governing disposition of tempo~rary housing projects requires thor
<br />the h~using be disposed of by rem~ral from the site unless the seve~ning body ef the City adepts a resolution
<br />governing otherwise. This applies te Car~er Hemes VA 44-P~i4. I recommend th~ the attached resolution be adopted.'
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<br /> On motion of ~lr. Grimes, the felleming resolution was ~depted:
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<br /> "Be it Re~lved by the Council e£ the City of P~rtsmeuth, Virginia
<br /> that the stru~ture~ located eu preper~y in Projec~ VA 44-244, ac -
<br /> quire~ by the Beazley Feun~ti~rn~ Incorporated (for ~Jle ~-purPese ef
<br /> premetin~ the c~a~e of charity, religion, educatiom and recreation)
<br /> he permitted t~ continue em site use ~f such bUildings as are le -
<br /> coted en ~e premises acquired by the Beazl~ey Foundati~n.-
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<br /> 55-222 - 'I recommend that the .attacl~ed resolution be adopted:TM
<br /> On-metion of Nr. Howard th~ following resolution was a'depted:
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<br /> "Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the
<br /> sale ~f dwellin~ s~r~c~ures other tha~ those on the property acquired hy
<br /> Beazley F~undatien in Project VA 44-244 Carver Homes for remevat with the
<br /> buyers beinZ Permitted ~o remove the s~ructure in any maDmer ~esired provided
<br /> such removal does ue~ violate City ordinane~
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<br /> 55-223 - "Having been advised by Charles L. Levy,
<br />that his office is preparing to dispose ef Prejec~ VA 44-244 Carver H
<br />dwelling units and since~ it has been determined that the Beazley~ Foun~
<br />the land contained in the Carver H~mes site and the Ceancil has adept,
<br />purchasers of the structures
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<br /> ,~ct~r el. the Public Houning Administration
<br /> ~mes, which consists of 544 temporary family
<br /> ~ation Incorporated has acquired a portion of
<br /> · .d a resolution concerning the removal by the
<br />from the remainder of the site, I recemm[end that the Council authorize and direct
<br />the City Nanager to l~k into the D~Ssibility ef acquiring the remainder of that per~ci~n ef the site not l~r~chased
<br />by the Beazley Foundation Incorporated or se much thereof as is neede~ for recreation and street a~d park purp~ses~
<br />there ~w being located streets ever an~ ~scross a number e£ the parcels of l~u~d of the site."
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<br /> Grimes to concur in the rec~nmendation of the was
<br /> ~otion of ~{r. City ~anager adopted.
<br /> 55-22zi - "I submit the attached ordinance ceveri~g solicitation .for charitable purposes, and recom
<br />mend its adoption.
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<br />Spong, ~ras adopted.
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<br />~etion of Mr.Smith to suspend the rules to hear from John A ~acKenzie and William B.
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<br />NLr. MacKenzie and Mr. Spong spoke for the adoption of the ordinance.
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<br />~otien of I~r. Howard to place the following ordinance on first reading, wa~ adopte~:
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<br />!'AN~ O~IN~CE ~ ~ T~ ~DE 0F ~ CITY 0F ~b'l~ 1951 BY ~D~G
<br />~T0 A ~W SECTION T0 BE ~0~ AS SECTION 17~7 SOLICI~TIONS ~R
<br />~ IT~ P~SES"
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<br /> 55-225 - "At a previous meeting of the Council, the question of rereuting the Elizabeth River
<br /> Tunnel buses by way of Water St. te accommodate those who had PreViously used the ferries fe~ transportatie~ te
<br /> and from the Seaboard Airline Railroad trains and te aecemm~edate the employees a~ the general offices of the
<br /> Seaboard who had fermerly used tho ~erries was referred to me-.
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<br /> I am reporting that after conferring w~h the management ef the Tunnel Commission,
<br />it was, agreed that all ~unnel buses leaving Norfolk between ?:$0 and $:1§ A.N. and 3:45 and 5:15 P.N., would he
<br />routed hy way ef High St., Water St., and County St., providC~d that the ~unnel buses are perm~itted to:take en and
<br />discharge passengers on the south Side of High St, west of Cour~ St. and Water St. he made one-way south from Hig~
<br />Se C~%~uty St., and one-w~yw~sz te Crawferd St. This arrangement has been made subject te the approval of City
<br />Council. I recommend its approval.
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<br /> Notion ef-~r. S~urtevanz te concur in the recommendation ef the,,City Nanager was adopte~.
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<br /> 55-2~6 - "In accordance with your inStrnctiea~s, the city-owned property known as the Portsmouth
<br />~Ditch was advertised for s~le. Bids were received at t~elve noon today, the highest being fram Werten Dyke Nanu-
<br />lecturing Company, in the amount ef $I0,000.00. I recommend thor this bid be accepted and tha~ proper city offi-
<br />cials of the,City be. author%zed te execute a deed."
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<br />The following letter from John C. Holland was read:
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<br /> "O~ the sixth da~ of September, 1955, an auction for the City Ditch located in Norfolk
<br />County, Virginia, was held at the fo~t ef the Court House.
<br /> , , The sale was largely attended,~d many individuals and firms participated in the bid-
<br />diug. I em el ~he 6piniea that th~ ~id was knocked dew~ te me for Eighty, eight EU~dredDollars ($$$~0.00), with
<br />the next highest bidder beisg a gentlem~ sta]/ding next, tome, ~ith a bid of Eighty--seven Hundred ($8700.00).
<br /> The. crier was s~epped by F~r.-Irvin H Coheh~ who asked the crier whose bid was the
<br />$8800.00. I meplied that the ~8800.00 bid.was~min~,, and the crier nodded his head in agreement. The gentlemen
<br />whose bid was $8T00.00, myself and ~r. Cehen were all standing side by side directly in front of the crier, with
<br />no eno standing between us to obstruct our vision or sound, I went up te the crier and the City Attorney and a~ked
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