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<br />January 8th, 1952.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on January Sth, 1952, there were present:
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<br />Fred A. Duke~ Frank N. Bilisoly, Jro, Carl C. Houghton,Jr.~ James N. Howard,
<br />Ri Irvine Smith, E. R. StUrtevant, C. E. ~arren, H. Earl ~¢eise~u, Pearle J.
<br />Wilson~ I. G. Vass~ City t~anager, and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held on December 18th, 1951 ~ere rea d and approved.
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<br />The following letter from the Planning Commission was read:
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<br /> "At a meeting held on December 6th, 1951 the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the
<br />followLug application and respectfully submit their recommendation:
<br /> W.F. Jones to rezone the northeast corner of Nashville Avenue and Jefferson
<br /> Street, fronting 29.5 feet on Nashville Avenue and 100 feet deep from Single
<br /> Family Class ~B" to Two Family Class ~C~' be denied."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur iu the recommendation of the Planning Commission was
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<br />ado pt ed.
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<br />The folloEing reports from the City ~nager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "iu accordance with a resolution of City Council, the parcel of land containing
<br />approximately fourteen and one half acres known as a portion of Glensheallah Golf Course property was offered for
<br />sale at public auction at twelve noon today and Mr. ~clid Hanbu~ymade the highest offer for the property in the
<br />sum of $32,500.00.
<br /> I recommend that ~. Hanbury be awarded the property and that the proper City
<br />authorities be authorized and directed to execute a deed on behalf of the City for said property.'~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that the .property be awarded to Mr. Hanbu~y and that the proper city
<br />officials be authorized to execute the deed, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Nays
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<br />Duke, Bilisoly, Houghton, H~ard, Smith, Sturtevant, Weiseman
<br />None
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<br /> 2nd - "In accordance with a resolution of the City CoUncil, lots number 18, 17, 20 and 21
<br />Block 6, 20 in Blockl3, 29 in Block l4 and 6 in Block 22 on the Plat of the Airline i~nd Company were offered
<br />for sale at public auction at twelve noon today at which time Mr. Charles L. Reynolds was the highest bidder in
<br />the sum of $600.00 for the fore~*ing lots.
<br /> I recommend that the sale be confirmed and that the proper city authorities be
<br />authorized and directed to execute a deed to said property for and on behalf of the City of Portsmouth."
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<br />Motion of F~. Houghton to concur mu the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "In ancord~uce with a resolution of City Council, lots n'amber 8, 9, l0 and ll in
<br />Block $ on the plat of West Park View were offered for sale at public auction at twelve noon today and the high-
<br />est bid offered was by Mr. E.L. Robertson in the sum of $575.00. I recommend that the sale be confirmed and
<br />that the proper authorities be authorized and directed to execute a deed to ssid property for and on behalf of
<br />the City of Portsmouth."
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<br />Motion of ~. Smith to Concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted.
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<br /> ~th - "I submit the attached decision of Judge Albert V. Bryan of the United States Dis-
<br />trict Court in the case of James L. Green et als vs the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Civil Action No. 1271 and
<br />recommend that it be copied in the minutes of the City Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia."
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<br />"~N THE UNITED STATES D/STP~ICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN
<br /> D/STRICT OF VIRGINIA
<br /> At Norfolk
<br />
<br /> JAMES L. GREEN, et als )
<br /> va. )
<br />The City of Portsmouth, )
<br /> Virg~ia )
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<br />Civil Action No. 1271
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<br />%o be heard on the 15th day of November~ 1951, upon the plead-
<br />the evidence offered by each of the parties, ~nd was argued by
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<br /> This cause eame on
<br /> ings, upon the opening statements of comnsel and
<br /> counsel.
<br /> Upon consideration whereof, the Court at the conclusion of the arguments orally
<br /> stated its findings and conclusions, which having now been transcribed and filed by the Court reporter are
<br /> adopted by the Court as its findings of fact and conclusions of law in this action, and thereon the Court
<br /> hereby:
<br /> 1. ADJUDGES AND DECL~dtES that the City of Portsmouth, Virginia has heretofore ~aintained and
<br />pursued a usage, policy and practice of denying Negro citizens of said city golf facilities substantially equal
<br />to those provided by it to its citizen% of other races at the golf.courses known as Glensheallah and City Park
<br />and that s~ch usage, policy and practice is a denial by the said city of the rights and privileges of the said
<br />Negro citizens, in violation of the laws and Constitution of the United States;
<br /> 2. .~DJUDGES: oEDERS AN~ DECP~S that the City of Portsmouth, its officers, agents; serVants,
<br />employees and other persons in active concert or participationwith them be, and each of them is now, forthwith
<br />~estrained and enjoined from maintaining ~ud operat~ug ~acilities for golf for the use of its citizens of shy
<br />race without providing substantially equal fan~_!ities for persons of all races; and
<br /> 3. ORDERS that the plaiutiffs recover of the said City of Portsmouth their cost in this sectior
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<br />~exandria, Virginia,
<br />January 3rd, 1952."
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<br />Albert V. Bryan~ United States District Judge.
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<br />On motion filed.
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