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~{otion of Mr. Lawrence to appoint a committee to stripy this mat~er, and repor~ back, if POSsible at the Council meeting of September 6th, was adopted. The Chair appointed Messrs. Lawrence, Hawks and Stur~evant. 88-206 ~ MI submit the attached letter from the Chairman of She Police and Fire Retirement Board and I concur in the recommendation of the Beard tt~t R. E. Reffler be retired effective August 31, 1955." half-pay, was adopted. ~{otion o£ Mr. ~fils~n that P.E. Hoffler be retired effective September 1st, 195~, on 58-20?- mi ~submit the attached letter from Nfs. Fann/e R Lee, Supt. of the Social Service Bureau, and recommend that the City c~r in the action of ~rs. ~e in settling the claim for r~ove~ from the estate of ~nie Parker, Sooia~ S~ Case Attached - "~ compli~ wi~ Sta~ ~parZment of ~lic ~e'lfare Bulletin ~2~, part of which ~ads as follows~ ~lI ~u please r~quemt our City Co.cji, ~ ~ir m~ting on Au~m~ 23, 1985, to approve a ~ompromise settle~ ofo~ lien for $~1.82-in the a~Z of 'The ~cal Bo~d m~y consider a comp~o~se settle~nt withouZ ~t action for less t~ the enti~ claim where such mettI~men~ is as ~ch am er more ~an c~ld probably ~ realized throb other proced~e. ~e sole criterion of a comD~mise settl~n$ will be: Does the ~ranEement pr~uce the m~by g~ e~d~cenet cash ~t° theadvi~Weifare ~ard ~d w~ it ~ved aZ after the exercise of ~ judger, s~p~rted ~en the appr~ value of the estate is less ~han $500.00, the locml hoa~d of p~blic welfare ~ ~e concu~ence of t~ local gove~ing b~y may a~ ~o the compromise ~ttl~en~ ~thout c~c~rence by the State Ro~d.' ~e feeI very left. ate ~at our City Atto~e~, ~. Bmrclay~ ceul~ arr~ge for the settlement ~th~z ~ e~en~ to the City. The pz~rty involved c~imts of ~o lots ~jo~ing 132~~ ~g Ave. in which o~ client held ha~ in.rest. ~es~ lots, 2fi, x I00', were assesmed at tlS0.00 each and they were ap - ~i~ed hy B.L. Sm~er ~d:~thew~, a~ a ma~ of ~00.00~ each. ~ Barclay also considered t~s a fair pri~ ~d a~ged for ~s~sitiom on ~his basis. ~ier the~ paint of ~es, oost of revenue st~ps, cost of the tr~s- for, ~d ~cordin~ relea~ deed, there is left for ~mie E. Parker's emZate, the s~ of $~Te. Mfi ~d this is offer- ed ~ full settlement of our We hea~ily rece~mmd approval a~ the client im ~o~ to have had no ~rmo~al pro- perty of value, hav~g e~au~ted ~r ~sources hefo~ app~g for ~hlic ammistanoe. ~ter her h~b~d's retire- merit, eight years ~fore his death, she ~d he liv~ on his pension of $65.'00 ~r month." Notion- of Mr. Haw~ to conc~ in the re~e~ati~ of the City ~aEer' was ~opted. ~fi-208 - "I S.u~it the attached let~r f~ Pa~l W.~'Ha~im, ~sion PassenEer ~t, Seaboard Air Line Railroad C~p~y, r~uest~ tu~ei b~ so.ice ~o ac~odage the Passengers of ~ Seabo~d trai~. I he~ily rec~emd ~mi a schedule be provided to acc~date Passengers 'o~-'~'Meaboard. If it is ~e desire of the Co~ ~o refer t~e matter to the Tra~por~ation Co~ittee, I ~s~ that they will be able to act on it in t~e to c~ply with ~r. Harris~s equest. ~ ' moti~~ o~ ~. S~e~ that the- City- Co~ci~ authori~ the t~net~e~ t~ ~ rou~ed to pr~de-se~ce~T~ passen~rs from ~he SeaWard ~rI~e Rail~y ~rains, effective S~p~e~r 1, ~d ~at-the-mat~er of ~-~uting alt of the t~el hu~s, be reread ~e the Ci~M ~a~r and Tr~s~ation Co~ttee, was adopted. .... ~-209-- "I submit the a~hed or~n~ ~ ~end it he placed ~ fi~t r~ading:" ~otion of ~r. Eawkm to plmce ~he followin~ ordin~ on fizz r~ding, w~s ~o~ed: '~ ORD~ TO~A~ORi~ ~ ISS~'OF TWO'MI'T;T.~N F~ ~D THOUS~ '~I,I,~S~OF BO~S ~ BE ~0~ ~ WATER BO~, ~R ~ P~OSE OF ~G ~R~S, ~SIONS ~ ~TIONS ~ ~ SYS~M~0F~WATER WO~ OF '1'~ CI~~ PUES~ ~ S~ION ..... VIRG~IA~ 1950." 5~210 - '~I ~ su~itt~g t~ m~tached repot ef th~ C~t2ee for the~Fo~mtmen'~ ' of the'South- shore ~dewazer Regional Planing and E~ne~c· Development Co~sien. E~ch ef you hms received a copy of this ~pert. I ~ s~tting it f~r yo~ ~iderati~ ~-if you appr~e it~ I reco~end that thr~ me.ers te repr~ s~t ~e City of ~rt~euth ~ n~ed am r~ended by,the report.'~ Motion of Mr. Bilisoly te concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adop~ 55-211 - "I submit the following letter from the porW~mouth Electoral Beard "There are two sit~tions-~ uo~ion wi~h elect~ens in ~rtsmeuth which the Po~sm~h ~lec- total Beard desires z~ bring ze your attenti~. ~ne fi~t of these comce~s~the m~i~n~r of ~stered voters ~rmit~d. ~ voti~-pr~incts.. , ~ Section ~5,~pter~5 of Virginia Ele~ti~ Laws is guot~d as folle~'~ -~ '~e co~cil of a city ~alI establi~ for each wamd as m~y election dist~cts as it ~y · - -d~m 'ne~ss~y, ~d~ a~ vo~ing~plade ~ e~h ~st~ct. -S~,~s~rictsF-e~ept ~n a ci~ h~g a popul~tion of more-~th~ ~wenty-tho~and b~t less than ~rty th~s~d ~hitmm~s, shall be esta~i~d se thmt there ~all net ~ less th~ one ~l~tion district far every ~ne theus~d voters ~ fractional pa~ there~ ~above five' ~ed. The 'Co. cji, shall prescribe ~d cause t~ be puhIished~the ~ld~i~'of"the districts. It may ~l~er't~ bo~dm~es-~f ..... ~Y such~electian district, and ~e-arr~e,. ~crease, er ~minish- ~e n~r ther~f, ~d chan~e ~e v~i~ ~aces or establish ~the~ there, net te exc~d; ho~ver~ ~e~vetinE pla~ for each election dist~ct. Ne c~ge shall be made in ~y of t~ bou~a~es er voting pla~s ~th~ ~rty da~ next p~c~img ~y ~ner~l Election.' ~ y~u will here, the practical effect of this ~ction of the law is zo c~se te ~ created, by