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22 Motion of Mr. Smith that a meeting be arranged with the Portsmouth Redevelopment and HoUsing Authority, was adopted. 58-214 - "I recommend that for the fiScal year ending JUne 3o gram he approved f'er the eonstructi~ ef Storm Sew6r ....... ~ ' . ~._ , 1955, s Capztal Improvement Pro- bridge $60,~00.06 and~ for the ce'ns~ ...... ~' . ~ ~u ~ra~nage - $E50,000.60, the City's shs~re of it ~on o~ animpi~ove~d stree~ ~ ~ .... C y Park -, ~ne s~ o~ ~lBO,000.00, making a total ~S00,O00.O0, and that Bo~s Be issued in~ the a~ve s~ to f~ce the project,~ $~id bonds te be issued a~ such time as the City is in need o~ the m~ey which ~uld be as s~ as proper specifications can ~ written and con- tracts sec~re~ ~er the cens~ctien o~ the ~e s~re~ project would include such s~reets ~ H~i~ten Ave. ~rom High St. te its intersection ~th the new H~I~ Ave. b~-pass, the city'S Share o~ ~e. Wash~Eten ~ghway from Elm A~. present city limits ~d such o~her str~s as the Ce~cil m~y approve." Motion o~ ~. ~es ~e concur in the reco~endatien ef the City N~ager, I herewith suhmil request ~r~ the Pe~t~euth School Board te ~auti~y ~d establish a ~rking area on the City property in front of ~e ~w Wa~r~w Wi~en i Hi~ School." Motion o~ Mr. ~wks te suspend the rules ~e hear ~rem A.J. Mapp, ~s adopted. ~. MaDP spoke ~er the ~aB~s~ent e~ the p~rking l~t and ~auti~i~ati~ ~etien e~ Mr. Smith to approve the req~es~ ef the School Board in establishing a park~g let and the ~eauti~icatien o~ the laR~, whs hdop~ed. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 55-187 - The following ordinance, laid on table from last meeting~ w~s taken up: "AN ORDINANCE TO A~END THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUT~I, VIRGINIA, 1951, BY ADDING THERETO A NE~ SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 17-17.2, RELATIN~ TO BURNING AUTOMOBILES AND SALVAGE MATERIALS" meeting. was adopted. ~etion of Mr. Hawks ~e suspend therules to hear from Jeha A. ~acKenzie. Mr. ~cKealzie spoke requesting that action on this ordinance be deferred until next Motion ef Nr. La~renc6 te lay said ordinance on table un~il September 6th meeting, 55-197 -The following letter from t~eCity Manager, deferred from last meeting, was ~kken up: "I submit the ~ttached lettdr and budget estimates for the bi~ennium~, beginning July 1, 1956, as required by Chapter 140 ef the 1950 Acts of the Assembly Section 63-69.1 and 63-69.2 of the Cede of Vir- ginia. The Cede provides that lecaI Welfare Departments shall submit an estimate £or~the ~i-ennium prior to the completion of the State budget in order that the City's needs may be considered in preparing the bi-ennium bud- ~et for the~State. I recommend that it be approved aa an estimate of our needs."' adopted. ~otien of Mr. Bilisoly ~e concur in the recean~endatien ~f the City ~anager, was Mr. Bake~ voting "Ne". NEW BUSINESS 55-216 - The following letter from th& Norfolk County ~ar~ of Supervisors was read: "Please be advised that the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County ~his day disap - provedfof the Sub- division Ordinance which y6u submitted te them in ~ccordance ~ Section 15-786 of the Cede of Virginia La~d Sub-division AcE. Please ~onside~ this notice ef disapproval as required by the aferemontion6~d Cede section." Motion ef Mr. Hawks te refer to the City Attorney was adopfed. 55-~1T - ~etien of ~r. Smith that the City ~anager and City .~tt~rney be i~Structed to briz in an ordinance imposing a license ~tax on companies that solicit by telephone the s~le of coupon books ~r~ photo- graphs in the City of Portsmouth, w~s adopted. On motion adjourned. ~ ~ ~ Approved - President.