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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on July 26th, 1955, there were present:
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<br /> Frank N. Bilisely, jr., B. W. Baker, George L. Grimes, R.E. Hawks, James N.Howard,
<br /> E. $. Lawrence, R~ Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C. E, Warren, Pearle J. Wilson,
<br /> I.G. Va~s, CityNanager, and B.C. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br /> Vice President Wilson in the Chair.
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<br /> ' ~Linutes ef regular meeting ef Ju'ly 12th, 1955 were re~a~ ar~ approved.
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<br /> 55-184 - The following letter frc~ the Planning Commission was read:
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<br /> "At
<br /> a meeting e£ the Planning C~)mmissien, held on Ju~e 20th, 1955, the: following motion
<br /> was Passed:
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<br /> tThat appr~aI~ of the subdivisien plan £er the city-~wn~d land in the vicinity
<br /> of Erea~ and Glasgew Sts., scheme ~B' as prepared hy the sta£f of the PlannLug
<br /> ~*mmiasiom and dated May 31, 1955, be recommended te City Council.,
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<br /> A c~py ef Scheme 'B~, preliminary- layout, ms SUbmitted herewith.
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<br /> The Planning Commission als~ reco~e~ds that NOrth Street~he opened between ~t. Yemen
<br /> Avenne and Bread St. and that two lets ar~ ~ he, se in the projected right of way
<br /> - of s~ch extension be 'acquired as seen as practicable. It is the opinion of the Plan-
<br /> ning Commission ~hat~ ~or~h Mtreet should be e~e~ed for the purpose of providing Dotter
<br /> access te Mt. Herman Sch~l. fr~m the proposed su~divisiom."
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<br /> Motic~ ef M~r. Hawks to refer hack te the City Manager to determine the cost of installin
<br /> utilities~ curbs and gutters, etc., in the subdivision plan ns Pzesented, was adopted.
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<br /> 55-i85 - %W~e Committee on Housing made the fei-lowing report:
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<br /> 'The H~asing Committee reports that after considering all Phases cT the disposition ef
<br />Housing Project VA ~4-182 (Dou~I~s Park) we recommend that the C~.~y of Portsmomth accept dedication of the
<br />streets within ~che project, and the water mains and sewer lin~s Iecated withim said 'streets; provided that the
<br />Housing ~hority will dedicate t~ the City a strip o~ P~rcel of land fifty f~et in width lyi~ adjacent and par-
<br />allel te Gosport Re~d the full Iea~th ef the project, also a strip er parcel ~f land appreximately sixty five
<br />feet in width lying adjacent sm~ para~lleI re the right ef way ef the Seaboard Airline ~ Railway Ccmrpany the full
<br />length of the project, also strips ~r parcels ~f land lyi~ on eider side of Re,man Avenue net used er accessory
<br />to be used by the ~rs of the hoases a~jacent themeto; als~ all thor parcel er tract of land he~de~ hy
<br />Mante~, Grant, ~ss and Wilson Streets~, for 'seheoI PUrPOSeS - ac~al description and details to be worked out
<br />and submitted in an acceptance of dedicat±~n ordinance te be s~m~itted at a fut~re date.
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<br />Respect f~lly s~hmit ted,
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<br />R.E. Hawks, Chairman
<br />J.N. Howard
<br />B.W. Baker.'~
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of M~. Lawrence ~o cxm~ar i~ tb_e rec~mme~dation of the Committee was adopted.
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<br />55-I8~ Motio~ of Mr. Smith to suspend the rules te 'hear frem Mrs. Marian Bowles was
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<br /> N~'. Bowles spoke ~equesting that the Oak Grove Cemetery adjacent to the Beazley Foenda-
<br />rich, he fenced in and all ga~es be repaired and locked at nigk~ a~d gates on the Beaz~ley Fbnndation fence adja-
<br />cent to the cemetery he remeve~ ~nd a permament fence installe~.
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<br />Motion o~ Mr. Smith ~o refer te the ci~ryNanager, was adopted.
<br />Tho fsllewin~ re~erts fr~m the City Man~ger were rea~:
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<br /> 55-187 "I ~J~mit the a~ta~hed amendment to the Cede ef the City eT Portsmouth 1951
<br />andre commend that it be placed on first reading:
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<br />'~A~- ORDIA59J~CE TO A~END TNE CODE OF THE ICITY OF PORTS~OIi~f~I~ VIRGINIA, 1951, BY
<br />ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION TO BE EN(~N AS SECTION 17-17.2, RELATING TO BURNING
<br />AUTOMOBILES AND SALVAGE NATERIAL~'~
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<br />Motion e£ Mr. L~wrence to place sa~d e~dinance en first reading was adopted.
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<br /> 55-18~ - "I ~JJmmit the attached report ~rom the Salary and Joh Classificamien Co~m*ttee
<br />and recommend that the position of City' Engineer~ Works Engineer, Real Estate Survey Supervisor, Real Estate Sur-
<br />vey Field Man i and Real Estate S~rvey Field Man 2 and Ptum~ber be established in accordance with the classifica~-
<br />tion and re~ommendatio~ of the C~mm~ttee.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Bilisoly ~o c~c~r in ~he recommendation ~f
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<br /> 55-189 - The City Atte~ey pre,ted a t~tative e~ be~een the City
<br />Nestle ~pany and Na~ond ~un~, for ~r to be supplied te t~ Nestle ~y.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ~owa~ that the ~ct ~ ~itt~
<br />~ty f~r their appeal ~d ~n ~b~tted to t~ City Co~ciI for f~al ~ppreval, ~s a~opted.
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<br /> Mr. ~li~ly exc~d.
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<br /> 55-190 - I re~d that ~e ~nex te the ~icipal Building be air~enditi~ed.
<br />estima~ of the cost is ~een five and six theus~ del~r~.
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