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~otion of ~r. Warren that the proper city ofiiciats be.authorized to execute the agreement
<br />and that the Clerk attest and affix the seal of the City thereto, was adopted.
<br /> 2nd - "I submit the attached report from J.L. Jolliff, Delinquent Tax Collector, for the
<br />month of May, 1952.
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<br />its first reading.
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<br />on firs% reading."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br />3rd - "i submit the attached amendment to the City Code and recommend that it be placed on
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<br />Motion of )Ar. Bilisoly %o place the £ollowing ordinance on first reading, was adopted:
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO A~END THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1951, BY ADDING THERETO
<br />A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 17-47.1,. pROHIBITING THE SOLICITING OF SUB-
<br />SCRIPTIONS AND THE' SELLING OF~GO0DS ON CERTAIN STREETS, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
<br />FOR THE ~IOLATION THEREOF"
<br />4th - "I submit the a%tached amendment to the City~ .~ Code and recommend that it be placed
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Soughton to place the following ordinance on first reading, was adopted:
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO A~END AND RE-0RDAINSECTION 0~2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
<br /> PORTSMOUTH 1951, RELATING TO AN~ONIU~NITNAT~"
<br /> petition enzitled Miscellaneous No. 6875, City of
<br /> ~/ 5th - "I submit the attached release
<br />~Portsmouth covering 52.4854 acres of land mere or less situated in the County of Norfolk, Commonwealth of Virgi-
<br />nia, and known as the City Alms House property and recommend that%the Mayor be authorized and directed to execute
<br />the same for and on behalf of the City of Portsmouth and that the CiTy Clerk attest the same and affix the City
<br />Zeal thereto."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that the proper city officials be authorized to sign the release peti-
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<br />tion, was adopted.
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<br />6th - '~t a previous meeting of the City Council, you instructed me to secure estimates
<br />for larger drains.under'Western B~anch Road, Prentis Avenue and~Fayette Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
<br /> I have investigated these accompanied by theCity. Engineer and I find that the
<br />pipes are of sufficient size to carry any storm water from an ordinary rainfall. A recent rainfall where several
<br />inches of rain fell within a short period of time flooded all storm drains in Portsmouth, Norfolk and the entire
<br />area.
<br /> In my opinion, it would be prohibitive in cost to provide storm drains of suffi-
<br />cient size to car~y the immediate flow of storm water at such times. Information I have been able to receive is
<br />that the water .abated in a very short time after the storm was over which is indicative that the pipes were func-
<br />tioning, but were not of sufficient capacity to carry such an enormousamo~uat of flood water."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 7th - "I submit the attached letter from A.E. Parker, City Collector, and recommend that
<br />the City Auditor refund the sum of $~61.00 to the Household. Finance Company, 230½ High St., representing an over-
<br />payment of license taxes for the year 1953."
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<br />Motion of ~[~.~Sturtevant that refund be granted, was adopted.
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<br /> 8th It w~ require funds ro finance the preparation of forms and informative bulletins
<br />conceraing the city's supplemental Retirement plan~ For the purpose of defraying these expenses, I recommend
<br />that an appropriation in the sum of $1,000.00 be placed on i'ts iirst reading."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Houghton to place an appropriation of $1,000.00 on first reading, was adopted
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<br /> 9th - "I have held a meeting of the Department hearts of the City Government and we have
<br />discussed at length the question of closing all municipal o~ices all day on Saturdays.
<br /> In the Opinion of the Department heads, the service to ~he public would not be im-
<br />paired if the offices are closed o~t~rday. Some of the departments could also operate without working on Satur-
<br />day if found desirable.
<br /> I have been requested to submit to you a proposal whereby~the offices would open at
<br />8:45 daily :and the employees wo~ld take only forty-five m~nutes for lunch during the five remaining days of the
<br />week; in so doing, no time would be lost to the City by the closing of the offices on Saturday. There would be an
<br />employee at all departments ~o take care of calls for emergency work.
<br /> I recommend that beginning Saturday June 20th, that the offices be closed on a
<br />· rial ~asis for ninety days and if found that at the end of a ninety-day period that closing on Saturday is not
<br />detrimental to the services render to the citizens of Port smouth, that it be made permanent."
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<br /> Motion of Nm. Smith to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted.
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br />The following ord~l~ce placed on first reading on May 12th, 1953, was taken up:
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<br />"ANORDINANCE PROVIDING' FOR T~U~BUDGET RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES FOR THE CITY OF
<br /> PORTSI~OUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1st, 1953."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Houghton, said ordinance was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Bilisoly, Duke, Ha~ks, Houghton, Howard, Lawrence, Smith, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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