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These proposals would be of substantial benefit to the City of Portsmouth. They are
<br />consistent with our thinking on the general plan, aud we endorse the proposal of the Portsmouth Redevelopment
<br />and Housiug Authority to solicit au additional advance of funds from the Federal Government for final planning
<br />work."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to approve the report of the Planning Commission, was adopted.
<br />was adopted. Motion of Mr. Houghton to suspend the rules to hear from members of the Chamber of Commerce
<br /> Mr. E. C. Allen presented the following resolution:
<br />
<br /> ~WHEEEAS, the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce has been urging the construction,
<br /> for many years, of an underpass at High Street and Belt Line Railroad, and
<br /> WHEREAS, passenger and truck motor traffic has increased substantially during
<br /> the past decade and will continue to do so, and
<br /> WHEREAS, this main artery of travel Lu the City of Portsmouth should allow an un-
<br /> interrupted flow of traffic Lu interest of time, safety and expense,
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT P~SOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Pot tsmouth
<br /> Chamber of Corm~erce respectfully urges that ~the Portsmouth City Council initiate
<br /> a mOvement to provide for the construction of an underpass at High Street, at the
<br /> earlies~ pcs sihle date, where it intersects the Belt Line Railroad.
<br /> Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Ports-
<br /> mouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on November 23, 1951.
<br />
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br /> Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
<br />
<br />Attest ~
<br /> Frank Mantz, Managing Director.
<br />
<br /> E.C. Allen, Presiden~.-
<br />
<br /> Fran~ D. Lawrence, So. Fass and Frank Mautz spoke for the construction of an underpass on
<br />High Street, at the Belt Line.
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~Lr. Howard to refer to the City ~nager, .to make a survey and report to the Coun-
<br />cil as soon as possible, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following report from the Committee on Sidewalks was read:
<br />
<br /> "Your Committee, appointed to study the question of an oydinance levying special assessment~
<br /> for sidewalk improvements, recommends the following:
<br /> That an ordinance he placed on its first reading to repeal the above.
<br /> That the action of the City Manager in constructing a plant mlx asphalt material walk in-
<br />stead of a concrete walk, be approved, and that the cost of said walk be borne by the City, it being an experi-
<br />mentalsidewalksPrOject.. The cost of said walks is estimated to be from 'one third to one-half the cost of the concrete
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br /> I. G. ~ass
<br /> Carl C. Houghton,Jr.
<br /> R. irvine Smith
<br /> J. N.Howard."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton t~hat the following ordinance be placed on its first reading and
<br />that the City Manager be authorized to construct the asphalt sidewalk, w~s adopted.
<br />
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AN ORDINANCE E~TITLk~ 'AN ORDINANCE LEVYING
<br /> A SPECIAL ASSESS~T FOR SIDEWALK IN~PROVUE~ENTS AGAINST ABUTTING
<br /> LAND0~RS OF PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHESTNUT STREET, BETWEEN
<br /> CLIFFORD AND LINCOLN STREETS"
<br />
<br /> The following report ~rom the Com~mittee on the Hamilton Avenue by-pass, was read:
<br />
<br /> "Your Committee, appointed to confer with the Department of Highways and Public Roads Ad,
<br />ministration in Ric~_mond, Virg~uia, reports as follows:
<br /> Mr. F.J. Bergeron,City Engineer, vas Luwited to and did accompany the committee~ The Com-
<br />mittee met with N~. ~.F. Smith, Urban Engineer for the Department of Highways, Mr. F.E. Tracy, representing Mr.
<br />A.H.Bell, Engineer in the Department of Hmgh!~ays, Mr, Woodward, a member of the Highway Department personnel,
<br />Mr, Rex S. ~nderson, District Highway EngLueer for the Department of Public Roads end Mr. M,F. Collins, Assis-
<br />taut to Mr.Anderson and Mr. A. E. McClure of the Washington office~ of the B.~reau of Public Roads. Mr. Houghton
<br />and Mr. Howard were forceahly presented the position of the City of Portsmouth in this matter and Luformed the
<br />representatives present of the desire of the ~several proper~y owu~ers affected in the matter an~ re~uested that
<br />if there was any way possible to do so, that it was the desire of the City Co?&ucil to have the pro~ect con
<br />strncted as pl~r~ned for the intersection at H~uilton Avenue and High St., except that the Council was defi4itely
<br />opposed to closing any part of ~r Line Boulevard. The officials of the Highway Department and Public -Roads
<br />took the question under advisement and their report is attached hereto. There were also present from Portsmouth~
<br />Attorneys McMurran and Breedlove and also Mr. Faney and ~r. Dowdy.
<br />
<br /> Respect f~lly,
<br />
<br /> I.G. Vass,
<br /> J. N. Howard
<br />InclosureL
<br /> Carl C. Hougbtbn, Jr."
<br /> · ,Following the meeting in this office on November 16, 1951, a copy of our report is at-
<br />~&ched, further COnsideration was given to the possibility of brLuging Hamilton Avenue into High Street on its
<br />present location, without effecting the Air Line Boulevard.
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