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June 14th, 1955. we agreed to furnish service to the Ida Barbour hous~ ......... '~- - 'ne "You will recall in November of last year when we discontinued the South St. bus l~ ject is now comn]~+~ .... ~=s ~vd~c~ when ~ne uevelopment was occupied. Since the -_ __ ----= ..... , w~ ~re proposing to serve this area with a re-routin~ of the ~ ~o ~ ....... =- p ~ nt t~me serves the JefTrey W~son project as well as the Ore~o- A ........ ' = - La~rencemSa~C~e~sJ~{~tl[~n ~r takes.effect. We ~ave discussed this matter with CounciIman We therefor8 respectfully request permission to operate the Oregon Acres line as fei- Beginning a~ HiEh and Court Strests, thenee along Court Street to County Street to Craw~ord Street to High Street to Effingham Street to South Street to Elm Avenue to County Street to Airline Turnpike to Loudoun'Street to Henry Street to Rodman Avenug to Greenway ~rive to Airline Boulevard ~o Kings Highway to Kansas Avenue to California Avenue to Oregon Avenue ~o Kings Highway and return- ing over same route to point of beginning. If you should require any further information, please do not hesitate to let me know. Sincerely yours, W.G. Womack, Vice President and General Manager." Motion of ~ir. Baker to refer to the Transportation Committee was adopted. 55-149 - "I submit the attached letter from Harold I. Baumes, Secretary of the Utilities eom - mittee of the League of Virginia ~unicipalities and recommend that if the City of Newport News enters an appeal in the Te}ephone ease that the City of Portsmouth join Newport News in the appeal since Portsmouth is involved in the same manner so far as license taxes are concerned and that the City Attorney be_directed to represent the City of Portsmouth and to work with Mr. Harry Eachmmn, dity Attorne~ of Newport News, in this endeavor.~ On motion filed. 55-150 - "I recommend that the City Manager be' authorized and directed ~o have installed on Glasgow Street 'No Parking at any time' on both sides of Glasgow Street, from Fort Lane ~o Western Branch Blvd. It zs understood tha~ proper signs will ~e installed to indicate in blocks where churches are located. The'no- parking's]~I~ not apply during church services.." Motion of Mr. Howard ~o concur in the recommendation of ~he C~ty Manager was adopted. 55-151 "I submit the attached letter from John T. Nix, Agent "for the Mutual Federal Savimgs and andL°angutterASS°ciati°nre~ested°f Norfolk,on the basisVirginia'of 50%andofre~°mmendthe cos~."that ~he City participate in the construction of the Motion o£ Mr. Hawks to concur'in the ~ecommendati.on-of the City Manager was adopted. 55-152- "I am submitting the attached supplementary report, File No. 269, to the 1950 Report of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. This is for your information.~" On motion filed. 55-153 - "The City of Portsmouth has been honored by having received s Safety Award which will be presented at a meeting of the Portsmouth Safety Council Friday a~ 1:00 P.M., June 17th, 1955, at the Hotel Por~- mouth. I have been requested by Ur. Josephus Schaefer, Chairman of the Portsmouth Safety Council, to extend ~o the Mayor and members of Council a cordial invitation tO attend this meeting." On motion filed. 55--~ - "I requesr that I be authorized to purchase a portion "of six lots required for the con - struction of the City Park bridge in the sum of $250.00, this money ~o be charged re the Bond Fund Highway Constru~ tion." Motion of Mr. Howard ~o approve the purchase of this property was adopted. 55-155 - "I submi~ the attached budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 1955 and ending June 30th, 1956, for the operation of the several Departments of the City Government. The budget as submitted is in balance. I recommend that it be placed on first reading." "AN O~ Motion of Mr. Grimes to place the Budget Ordinance on firs~ reading was adopted, Mr. Smith voting 'No'. RDINANCEPROVI~IN~ FUR THE B~ RECEIPTS;LNDEXPENSES FOR 'l~l~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FQR~I~I~YEABBEGINNING JILLY~t, 1955" 55-156 - first reading." Motion of Mr.Bilisoly that the following ordinance be' placed on first reading, to become effective July 1st, 1955 was not adopted. Motion of effective October 1st, I955, was adopted; ~ir. Hawks voting 'No': "AN ORDINANCE TO A~END THE CODE OF T~E CITY OF POBTSMOUTH, I951, BY ADDd~GTMERETO A NEW SECTION TO BE KNO~rN AS SECTION 2~-8.1, TO REQUIRE OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF STR~CTURES NOT'CONNECTED WITH ~ CITY SEWERS TO PAY SEWAGE DISPOSAL CHARGES" 55-157 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH 1951 BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 17-47 SOLICITATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES"