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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on May 26th, 1953, there were present:
<br />Fred A. Duke, Frank H. Bilisoly,Jr., R. E~ Hawks, Carl C. Houghton,Jr.,
<br />Jas. N. Howard, H. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, Edgar W. L~wrence,
<br />C. E. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson, I. G. Vass, City Manager, and R. C.Barclay,
<br />City Attorney.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting of May 12th, 1953 were read and approved.
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<br /> The following Notice of Zoning Changes was read:
<br /> '~t a meeting of th~ Planning and Zoning Commission held on Thursday, May 7th,i853,
<br />the following applications were considered, and subsequent recommendations are respectfully suabmitted for your ap -
<br />proval:
<br /> 1. D.C. Wilkins to rezone the southeast corner of South Street and Parker Avenue
<br /> fronting 26.4 feet on the south side of South St. and 78.5 feet on the east side
<br /> of parker Avenue from Two Family, Class "C" to Commercial Class "F" be approved~
<br /> 2 S. Seidman to rezone l~ts Land 2, block 5, plat of Clendale, beginning 2S5
<br /> feet west from Main St., fronting 57.5 feet on the south side of Martin Avenue by
<br /> 120 feet deep; lots 10-11-12 and 13, beginning 115 feet wes~ from Main Street,
<br /> fronting 120 feet on the north side of Park Avenue, by 120. feet deep; lot 17, begin-
<br /> ning 90 feet south from Martin Avenue, fronting 30 feet on the west side of Main
<br /> Street by 115 feet deep; lot 19, beginning 150 feet south from Martin Avenue, front-
<br /> ing 30 feet on the west side of Main Street by 115 feet deep, from Two Family,
<br /> Class "C" to Multiple Family, C lass "D" be denied.
<br /> 3. R.S. DeLoatch to rezone the southeast corner of Douglas Avenue and High Street,
<br /> lots 155-156-158 and 159, block "T" fronting llS feet on the south side of High
<br /> Street and 113 feet on the east side of Douglas Avenue, from Two Family, Class "C"
<br /> to.Comraercial, Class "G" be approved."
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<br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a
<br /> public hearing will be held at 7:30 P.M , on Tuesday, May 26th, 1953, in the Council
<br /> Chamber, Municipal Building, Portsmouth,Virginia, for the purpose of altering zones
<br /> and reclassifying the following property.
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<br /> 1. D~ C. Wilkins to rezone the southeast CQ~R~r of South Street and Parker
<br /> Avenue fronting 26.4 feet on the south side of South Street and 78.5 feet on the
<br /> east side of Parker Avenue from Two Family Class "C" to ~ommercial Class "F".
<br /> 2. R.S. DeLoatch to rezone the southeast corner of Douglas Avenue and High
<br /> Street, lots 155-156-158 and 159 block "T" fronting llS feet on the south side of
<br /> High Street and 113 feet on the east side of Douglas Avenue from Two Family Class
<br /> "C" to Commercial Class "G".
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. La~;rence to concur in Item #1 of the recommendation of the Planning
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<br />Commission was adopted.
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<br />Commissmon was adopted.
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<br />mission, was adopted.
<br />School Board, was adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr Houghton to concur in Item #2 of the recommendation of the Planning
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<br />Mo~ion of Mr. Howard to concur in Item #3 of the.recommendation of the Planning Com-
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to suspend the rules to hear from Mrs. Spong, Chairman of the
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<br /> Mrs. Spong and Mr. Mapp spoke requesting the Council to approve the School Board's
<br />action in awarding the contract for the new Woodrow Wilson High School to Cramer-Vollmerhausen Company, the low
<br />bidder.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hawks that the School Board be authorized to award the contract to the
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<br />low bidder, was adopted.
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<br /> The following reports from committees were presented:
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<br /> 5ir. Howard, repo~ti~g for the Committee to study the question of selling the properEy ~
<br />known as the Jeffery Wilson Home Site on Western Bra~h Road and Glasgow Street, recommended that the property be
<br />advertised forsale after proper restrictions have been established and approved by the P:lanning Commission.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, the recommendation of the Committee was adopted.
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<br /> The following reports from the City Manager were read:
<br /> 1st - "Since S~turday, May 30th is a legal holiday L ~ · ' · and May 31st isI
<br /> t the Cmt Collector he authorized a~d directed to receive License Taxes which .are due and 1
<br />Sunday, I recommend fha Y ,,
<br />payable on or before Nay 31st, 1953 through June 1st, 195~, without penalty. Thxs ms to be for the year 1953 only]
<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "I submit the attached report from J.L. Jolliff, Delinquent Tax Collector, for
<br /> the month of-April, 1953."
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<br />"1. Period covered April 2nd to May 1st.
<br />2. Handed to Attorney 64 parcels of land, with buyers and having a tax
<br /> · value of $11,780.18 without penalties~
<br />3. Delinquent real estate taxes collected in,his office, prior to 1952,
<br /> amount to $2512.74 without penalties.
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