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September 2Sth, 1954.
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<br />23rd, was taken up and read:
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<br />following vote:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO APPRQVE THE~AJ~E OF.EIGHT HUNDRED FIRTYTHOUSAND DOLLARS
<br /> O~ I~[PROVE~ENT-BONBS PROVIDED .IN THE ORDE4kNCE ~OP~D BY T~ CITY COUNCIL
<br /> ON ~A~GUST l~th, t95~, ~D FIXING T~ ~ OF IN~ST ~R SAID B~S"
<br />On motion of Mr. How~d, seconded by ~r. WafteR, said ordinance was adopted, and by the
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<br /> Ayes: Duke, Baker, Bilisoly, Grimes, Hawks, Howard, Lawrence, Smith,
<br /> Sturtevant, Warren
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />The following letter from the Superintendent of Schoois~was read:
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<br /> 54-266 - "The Portsmouth City School Hoard has directed me to request your body to prove
<br />the purchase of the following property for the site of a new Junior High School:
<br /> Beginning at the point where the southeast boundary of the Jeffrey Wilson Home
<br />Project joins the right-a-way of the Seaboard Railroad and following the property line of the Jeffrey Wilson Pro-
<br /> ' ' the Airline Turnpike, and then easterly to the church line just east of Williams
<br />ject ~n a northerl~ dlrec~on_~o - ' J' -n~ ~h~n easterly parallel to the Airline Turnpike to Lewis Street~
<br />Street, then 100' ~n a southerly d~rec~op, ~ u. _.~ ~. ~*--~t to a ~oint llO' sest of Lee Heights, then south-
<br />then southerly to Columbia, then easterly along ~o±um~la
<br />erly parallel to tee Heights and then westerly along the Seaboard Railroad right-a-waY to the point of beginning.
<br /> We trust that ygu will take this matter up az the earliest possible timem as,it
<br /> is very urgent that we be in a position to meex the conditions of the United States Office of Education ~n order
<br /> to receive Federal ftmds on this building."
<br /> Motion of M r.Bilisoly to lay on the table unti% the next regular meeting, was adopted.
<br /> 54-267 - The following letter from the Tidewater Automobile Association was read:
<br /> "The City of Portsmouth has g~own to a metropolitan population of some 150,000 people, with
<br /> motor vehicular registration of 35,000 to 40,00~. Traffic safety and' traffic movement has become a gigantic, un-
<br /> 'solved ~roblem within the City of Portsmouth and it will continue to grow even a worse issue.
<br /> In view of these facts, our Hoard of Directors, at its meeting Thursday, September 23,
<br /> adopted a resolution urging that the City of Portsmouth immediately employ a ~rofessionally-trained, well-quali-
<br /> fied [raffic engineer and that he be given full powers to undertae solution of Portsmouth's gigantic traffic
<br /> problem.
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<br />adopted.
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br />54-268 - Motion of ~. Howard to suspend the rules to hear from Dr. Hugo Owens, was
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<br /> Dr. Owens presented the following petition: :
<br />"WHEREAS there are three cemeteries, owned, maintained or operated by the City of Portsmouth
<br /> and
<br /> Whereas, there is no space available for the burial of Negroes in said cemeteries
<br /> and
<br /> Whereas repeated requests to the City officials to make available a cemetery for the
<br /> Negro citizens have been denied, ignored, or tabled by said officials; and Since the
<br /> present burial sites for Negroes are inadequately maintained and do not contribute
<br /> to the beauty of the City~ and a re a menace to the health of the citizens of
<br /> Portsmouth,
<br /> We, the undersigned citizens of Portsmouth, Virginia, do hereby petition the City
<br /> Council, Mayor and City Manager to authorize the use of all cemeteries which are
<br /> owned, maintained or operated by the Cily for~ the burial of any citizen ~egardless
<br /> of race, creed or color.
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<br />Eureka Club Membership 30 Portsmouth. Va.
<br /> Donald Davis, Jr., P~es., 2900 Lansing Ave.
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<br />On morion filed.
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<br /> Motion of ~r.
<br />Transit Company, was adopted.
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<br />On motion adjourned.
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<br />Howard to recess to go into confere~'ce with officials of th~ Portssmouth
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<br />Approved -
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<br /> President.
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