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March 22nd, 1955. At a regular meeting of the City Council, held an ~rch 22nd, 1955, there were present: Fred A D~ke, B. W. Baker, Frank N. Bilisoly, Jr., George L. Grimes,, R,E. Hawks, James N~ Howard, E.W. Lawrence, R. I~vine Smith, C.E. Warren, Pearle J.' ~ilson, I.G. Vass, City Manager, and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney. Minutes of regular meeting of March Sth, 1955 were read and approved. The following reports fr~m the City Manager were presented: 55-56 ~I'.am attaching an ordinance to close p~rtions of Vermont Avenue and Queen Street, and recommend that it be placed on first reading." Motion of Mr. Hawks to suspend the rules ~e hear B.W. MacKmnzie, was adopted. and Mr. MacKenZie spoke for the closing ~f p~rliens of Vermont Avenue~ Queen Street, Motion ef Mr. Hawks te place the following ordinance on first reading, was m~opted: "AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE PORTIONS OF VERMONT AVENUE AND QUEEN STREET AS SHOW!~ ON THE-PLAT OF THE BISHOP TRACT" 55-57 - ~'At yeur last meeting y~u referred te the City Attorney and City M~n~ger the questi~ of the application ~f the Chesapeak~e and l~otoman Telepk~ne Company to increaS~ its rates within the City of Ports - ~e rec,mm~nd that the City Attorney he authorize~ te file a protest m~uth by the amount ~ the License Tax Levy. . · . in eennection with the application and that I be authorized te employ any add~t~enmI Iegat service that may be necq essary. ~%~tion of Mr. SmiIb ~hat the City Attorney be ~u~orized fo file a prstest against the .rate increase regueSted by the Chesapeake ~ ~ot~mac TeI~ph~ne Company befera the State Corl~rati~n Cc~missien and that the City Manager h~ authorized to ~mploy any additional help nec~s~ary~ lv~Sadopted. 55-58 - "I am submitting the stbached letter from the League of Virginia ~unicipalitie~s for your information and consideratieno I have telephoned Mr. Hardy requesting that he oppose the bills now pending in Congress that w~uld remove fram the Federal Power Commission their present regulatory powers." On motion filed. 55-59 "I am ~rel~rting that the let located on South Street directed to he sold~ was duly adver. tised and bids were received at public anction today. The highest bid receive~ was offered By Irvin KatZ, in the sum .of $925.00. I recommend, that this amount be accepted and that the proper city official be authorized to cute deed for the same. ~tion ef Mr. Bilisely that the bid of $~Z~.~0 be accepted 9aid the pl~per city officials authorized to sign the d~ed~ was ad, pred. 'At a evicts meeting 6f the City Coun¢it, you authorized and directed the City Manager t offer for sale certain lots oweed by the City of Pertsmouth, fronting on Seventh Street, Edwards Street and ad~so~ Street, at puhlic auction. I am reporting that the sale was conducted today after the property had been duly adver- tized and the hi~hest bidder was C.Eo Nix in the sum of $I0,000.00o I have. been.advised that.at th.e.time the property WaS purchased for a much less sum of money that the City Manager mn off,ce at~ that tmme advised the owner~ of the property that the prmperty was desired for playground and rec'meatiena! purposes and ~hat .the .o~n~ ers sold the property to the City at just what it had cost them to purchas~ it and that it was .the understanding of the.~wners who sold it to the City that the City was purchasing it for playground and recreational porposes and that ~t would be used as such. So far as I have been able to determine I have not f~und anything in the records concerning this matter. I recommend that the price offered for the property he accepted unless the City is obligated to retain the property for the purposes enumerated above. Motion ef Mr. Warren t~ refer back to the City ~ug_na~er for further study, was adopted. 55-61 - "I s~bmit the attached or~inance providing f~r the Ctaasification ef Employment and the j Compensation Plan for ~mpleyees of the City, and recommend that it be placc~ on first rss~ling, and that an appropri- ation in the sum of $30,080.00 be placed on first reading." ~otion of Mr. Lawrence to place an appropriation of $30~000.00 and the following ordinance on first reading, was adopted: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF E~PLOY~ENT AND A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY" ~tion of ~r. Lawrence that the Committee appointed ~o draw up the compensation plan, retained to work out with the City Manager any a~justments and re-classifications found necessary. I~ro Sturte~ant present - 55-62 - "I submit the attached p~eposed supplemental budget for the P~rtsmouth Planning Commissio~ for the re~ainder of the fiscal year ending June 30~h, I955 and recommend that the amount of $3,950.00 he placed on first reading." Motion of Mr. Bilis~ly to place an appr~priatian of $3,950.00 on first reading, was adopted. 55-63 - "I am reporting the attache~ letter fr~m A J Mspp, Supt. ef Public Schanls. This is for y~ur consideration.