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April 26th, 1955. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - taken up: 55-78 - The following matters, deterred from last meeting, were taken up: The following letter fr~m the City ~an&g~r, lald on t~e table at last meeting, was "I submit the sttache~ Building Program adopted by the Portsmouth School Board on March 4th, 1955, and recommend that the pre. ram be approved ~s to the school site and buildings I~cated thereon and that the City Council provide ad~kiti~mal f~nd~ needed for the construction of said b~ildin~s over and above the amount that may be received frem Federal @evernment allotments, State of Virginia appropriations, the Utility Tax fund or any other source of revenue available, by issuing General Improvement Bonds, if found necessary." Notion of Mr. Howard te~y on the table until th~ next meeting was adopted. Mr. Smith voting 55-79-- The following letter fr~m the City Manager, laid on the table at last meeting, was taken up: "I submit the attached request and report en ~he PortSmouth Cab Company by J.N.White an~ James F. Wilkins, Blue Bird Taxi C~mpany. I concur in the' recommendation submitted by W.T. Bre~n, ~)ur Taxi Supervisor, in collaboration with Chief of Police L C ~arren. I would propose to move the four taxi meters fr~m High street west of Court r~ High Street emst of Crawf~rd and install as many additional meters as spaces not required by taxicabs in that general looatisn. This recommendation is made sub~ect to the sppI~wal ~f the Council as provided by the City Code of 1951." T~eCity ~anager req~este~ that his recommendation be ckan~ed ~o read: "On the~as~ aide of Dinwiddie St., south e£ High St.TM M~tion of Mr. Sturtavmnt te concur in the retention ef the City Manager was adopted. 55-9I - An appropriation of $64,~00.00 from Water Funds ~e clean and reline 16,000 feet of ~ater mains, pieced (m first reading at l~t meeting, was taken up. the f~llowingv~te: Motion of Mr. Bili~oly to apprepriate ~6~,000.00 for said purpose was zdepted and h~ Ayes: Baksr. Bilisoly, Duke, Hawks, ~ow~rd, Lawrence. Smith, Sturtevaat - NEW BUSINESS - The following letter from the City Attornsy was read: 55-109 - "I z~mmend thai tko refund ef $43.75 repuested by ~T~ MeRainey f~r taxes often- paid by him for 1954 ~n an automobile, be refunded. The. attached l~tter of L. E. Turiingt~, C~mmissioner theRevenue~ explains the matter/' Motion of Nr~ Sturtevant that the refund De granted, was adopted. The fellowing letter from James N. Pickrell wa~ read: 55-110 - "Recently Flo~d T. Bristew,., 3605 Old Suffolk Blvd., Portsmouth, r~quested pe~ss~n~ City ~na'~r I.G.V~s to l~a~e o~ or mo~ trailers. ~ a I~t ~n%~g ~m ~rI~e ~pike. S~ pro~rty being xe~ er xs zo ~k fl~t the C~cxl ~Iew us t~ bring this req~ before th~ an~ t~ they ~vise us of which E Ey ~ he~4. T~kinE y~ in advice" adopted. Motion of ~lr~ Baker to refer te the next regular meeting of tl~e' City C~uneit~ 55-111 - The following letter frem E. D. B~swelI was read: "I ~deretaud the Taxi C~mpm~y has ~ application far taxi space ~n the Southwest ~rner of C~t ~d ~iffe~ Sts., .of ~ich I ~t ~ ~s~ ve~ECh, f~r the f~l~ng remse~: Fi~t; ~t side ef the bI~ck is al~a~ fill~ with p~ ca~. Se~nd; ~e bl~k above i~ ever tP~ t~nel ~d t~ ~ther ~i~ ~er the t~l is void of h~ er business. ~y W~l~ ~t ~ m better:plzce far ~aXis? ~rd; ~ bus.ess - B~Ii's A~inE C~y, is ~ay the blo~, wh~ the pay city, =~ty ~d state t~,'n~ly $1,000. a ye~ in li~e ~ =~es. ~r~re, I ~ally t~nk I s~d ~ Serio~ly c~ide~ for loading SP~ in frmnt of my busin~sr and ~ter ~nty y~ ef c~tinuo~ busi~ss in this ~!ock~ I thi~ I should have ~Eck S~=~ in front ~f ~ ~. bef~ ~y c~iderati~ s~Id be EiY~m E~ President.