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June 9th. 1953..
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on June 9th, 1953, there were present:
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<br />Fred A. Duke, Frank N. Bilisoly,Jr., Edgar W. Lawrence, R.E. Hawks, C.C.Houghton,Jr.,
<br />J. N. Howard, R. Irvine Smith, E. R. 8turtevant, C.E. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson,
<br />I.G. Vass, City Hanager, and R.C.Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br />Minutes of the regular meeting of Nay 26th~ 1953 were read and approved.
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<br />The following notice was read:
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<br /> "The Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday,
<br />June 9th, 1953, at seven thirty P.M., in the Council Chamber. The phblie is invited To be present and participate
<br />mn the discussion of the budget for the fiscal year July l, 1953 to June 30, 1954, a synopsis of which is as fol -
<br />lows:
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<br /> - General Government -
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<br />Estimated ~evenue
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<br />4,511,682.00
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<br />Recommended Appropriations:
<br /> Lesiglative Department
<br /> Executive Department
<br /> Department of Law
<br /> Department of Finance
<br /> Department of Personnel
<br /> Judicial Department
<br /> Department of Health
<br /> Department of Public Welfare
<br /> Department of Public Safety
<br /> Department of Public Works
<br /> Department of Recreation
<br /> Department of Education
<br /> Boards and Commissions
<br /> Non-departmental
<br /> City Garage
<br /> Debt Service
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<br /> 18,987.00
<br /> 22,716.00
<br /> 6,268.00
<br />164,684.00
<br /> 1,200.00
<br /> 176,116.00
<br /> 169,752.00
<br /> 694,645.00
<br /> 820,830.00
<br /> 796,658.00
<br /> 76,354.00
<br /> 855,604.00
<br /> 5,893.00
<br /> 97,675.00
<br /> 161,700.00
<br /> 444,600.00,
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<br /> Water Department
<br />Estimated Revenue-
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<br />4,511,682.00
<br /> 900,775.00
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<br /> Recommended Appropriations -
<br /> Operating Expense 594,412.00
<br /> Extension of System 292,290.00
<br /> Debt Service 14,073.00
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<br /> - Sewage Dispdsal-System -
<br />Estimated Revenue
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<br />900,775.00
<br />355,476~00
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<br />Recommended Appropriations
<br /> Operating Expense
<br /> Bebt Service
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<br />152,310.00
<br />191,790.00
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<br />355,476.00
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<br />The following peop_~le spoke with reference to'thebudget:
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<br />J.P. Dontan, Rev. Frank Freeze, Lon Backman
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<br />~otion of M~ Houghton to suspend the rules To hear from Earl A. Cadmus, was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Cadmus, representing Robert M. 8nowdon, requested the Council to have the City Nanager
<br />investigate the advisabilily of having an:additional taxicab in ~be City to serve the Alexander's Corner area.
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Houghton zo refer to the City Manager and City Attorney to investigate this
<br />matter and report to the Council, was adopted.
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<br /> Committee Reports -
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<br /> The Committee appointed on the question of the tunnel buses coming to the downtown area, re
<br />ported as follows:
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<br /> "The application of the Retail Merchants Association ~o operate shuttle busms over certain
<br />streets within the City of Portssmouth, Virginia, wa~ referred to your Transportation Committee for investigation
<br />and report:
<br /> Your Committee has made an extensive investigation and has held numerous meetings at which
<br />representatives of the Retail Nerchants Association and other interested groups have appeared as well as represen~
<br />tatives of the Tunnel Commission and other interested citizens having considered he question f~om every source,we
<br />recommend the following?
<br /> ~(1) That the Tunnel Commission shuttle buses be routed from ru~nel Plaza on Washington St.'
<br />to High St., stopping on Washington St., at the regular bus stops at Washington and Bart Ets., and at Washington
<br />aud High Ets., to discharge and take on passengers thence on High gr., to Court St., thence on Court St., ~o Cliff
<br />ford Et., thence on Clifford St., to the Tunnel Plaza sgopping ~n Court Bt., at ~$ersection o~ Court and Kim~ 8t~.'
<br />either immediately north or immediately south of King Et., or both if foUnd, justified to properly serve the tra~!
<br />~ng public who desire to use said buses, and on C our~ St. az bridge over ~nn~el.
<br /> ~ (2) The Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission is to pay to the City of Portsmouth the sum o~ O~e
<br />Hundred Dollars per month, payable monthly for the joint use of bus' stop on Washington St. and for the exclusive
<br />use of bus stop on Court St. at King St.
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