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authority who resides within such boundariesor such additional area, and who is otherwise eligible for such ap- <br />pointment under this chapter. <br /> The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority is under the terms of the Act of a <br />political subdivision of the Commonwealth of.Virginia, and is governed by the Act. It is distinct from the City <br />of Portsmouth and the members of the Commission are not city officers. Provisions of the City Charter have no ap- i <br />plication to the commissioners. AS stated above. ~the Act authorizing the creation of the commission does not speci. <br />fically state that the members must reside within the City. <br /> <br /> On motion filed. <br /> 2nd - "I submit the attached agreement dated March 27th,1953, between the Atlantic <br /> Coast Line .Railroad Company and the City of Portsmouth, VIrgxnla, to lease parcels of land as shown upon the at- <br /> tached blue print for the purpose of dampi~n~ such waste materzal as glass, metal, cement, brick, ashes, rubble <br /> directed to execute the agreement ifor and on <br /> and similar materials and recommend that the Mayor be authorized and <br /> behalf of the City and that the City Clerk attest the same and affix the city seal thereto. <br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, the following resolution was adopted: <br /> "Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br /> in regular meeting assembled, that the Mayor of said City be, and he <br /> hereby is, authorized to enter into an agreement with the Atlantic Coast <br /> Line Railroad Company, and to sign same on behalf of said City, whereby the <br /> Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company demises and leases unto said City the <br /> right and privilege of occupying and using for the purpose of disposing <br /> non-burnable waste materials such as glass, metal, cement, brick, ashes, <br /> cinders, rubble and other similar materials, all that certain space of land <br /> at Pinners Point, Virginia, as particularly described in said agreement, which <br /> agreement is dated March 30, 1953. <br /> 3rd - "I submit the attached agreement between the City of Portsmouth, Virginia for <br /> for laying and maintaining a water line in the City of Suffolk on the property of the <br /> ansaideasementBirdsongrightstorageOf'WaYcompany and recommend that the Mayor be authorized and directed to execute the same for and <br /> on behalf of the City of Portsmouth and that the City Clerk attest the same and a~fix the city seal thereto."I <br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes that the pmoper city officials be authorized to sign the agreemen~ <br /> was adopted. <br /> 4th - "I submit the attached agreement between the City of Portsmouth and J.T.Freeman <br /> and also a check in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.)mand recommend that the proper city officials be <br /> authorized and directed to execute the' agreement and accept thecheck on behalf of the City." <br /> Motion of Mr. Bilisoly that proper city officials be authorized to s~gn the agreement, <br /> was adopted <br /> 5th - "I submit the attached report from the Retirement Board and recommend that the <br /> Council concur in the recommendation of the Retirement Board. The amount of retirement would be the sum of <br /> $138.50 per month." <br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that Mr. Liverman be retired effective May 15th, 1953, at a pension <br /> of $138.50 per month was adopted. <br /> Sth - "I submit the attached letter from W.H. Culpepper requesting retirement. <br /> I recommend that ~r. Culpepper be retired effective May 31, 1953, and that his <br /> pay be adjusted in accordance with the final decision of the Council as ~o retirement of other city <br /> <br />employees." <br /> <br /> Notion of Mr. Sturtevant to concur in the recommendation of the city Manager and that <br />Mr. Culpepper be retired effective May 31st, 1953, was adopted. <br /> 7th - "I submit the attached letters from the~irginia Insurance Rating Bureau and the <br />National Board of Fire Underwriters. <br /> I have informed the Virginia Insurance Rating Bureau that I would like to have <br />one of their engineers visit me at my~ffice to discuss this matter if convenient and if not so, I would make an <br />appointment to discuss the matter with Mr. Freeman in his office .on my next trip to Richmond." <br /> <br /> On motion filed. <br /> <br /> 8th - "I submit the attached letter from the Optimist Club of ~he City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, to which is attached an invoice from the City of Portsmouth Water Department for water and sewage bills <br />in the~sumof $49.87. I recommend that the City Collector be authorized and directed to remit'the amoun~ of~the <br />charges for w~ter and sewage bills at the premises known as the Optimist Boys:' Club at 1715 Glasgow Street and <br />that no further Charges for the above services be made until July l, 1953 at which timelthe Club shall be charged <br />for water and sewage bills ~he.same as any other water and sewage charge within the City limits of Portsmouth." <br /> Notion of Mr. Hawks to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted. <br /> <br /> }HNI~.tNISIIED BUSINESS - <br /> <br />The following ordinance, placed on first reading at. last meeting, was taken up and read <br />"AN ORDINANCE TO ~AMERD AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 17-57 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY <br />OF PORTH}~OUTH 1951, RELATING TO ~HE SALE AND .PURCHASE OF .RISTO ~LS, BO~IE-KNIVES, <br />SLUNG SHOTS AND WEAPONS OF LIKE KIND, AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION <br />THEREOF" <br /> <br /> <br />