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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on October 2~rd, 1951, there were present
<br />Fred A. Duke, Frank M. Bilisoly, Jr., George L.Grimes, C. C. Houghton,Jr.,
<br />James N.Howard. R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J.
<br />Wilson, I. G. Vass, City F~nager, and R. C. Barclay,City Attorney.
<br /> Minutes of meeting held on October 9th, 1951 were read and approved.
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<br /> The following notice was read:
<br /> ,Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that'a pub-
<br />lic hearing will be held at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday, October 23, 1951, in the Council Chem~er, Municipal B~flding,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of altering z ones and reclassifying the following property:
<br /> 1. Curtis W. Stone to rezone lots #31 amd #32 block #15, fronting 50 feet on
<br /> Lansing Avenue by 100 feet, deep, from 3ingle Family Class "Bt' to Two
<br /> F~m~ly Class "C".
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<br /> 2. irgmuma Electric & Power Company to rezone a 50 foot lot, fronting on
<br /> Mascot Street by 155 feet fro~ ~esidential Two Family Class "C" to Eight
<br /> Industrial Class "I".
<br /> 3. Ellis & West to rezone a plot 50 feet by 75 feet on their property at the
<br /> northwest corner of Randolph and Chestnut Streets from Light Industrial Class
<br /> "I" to Heavy Industrial Class "J".
<br /> City Clerk."
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<br /> The following report from the PlaunLug and Zoning Commission was read:'-
<br /> "The Planning and Zoning Commission at the regular meeting held October ~, 1951, consi-
<br />dered the fellowing applications and respectfnl]y submit the Comm~esion~s recommendations for your approval:
<br /> 1. Curtis W. Stone to rezone lots #31 and #32 block #15, fronting 50 feet
<br /> on 7.~nsing Avenue by 100 feet deep, from Single Family Class "B" to
<br /> Two Family Class "C" be approved.
<br /> 2. Raymond B. Seward, to rezone lots #1 thru ~8 block #56 fronting 226
<br /> feet on Deep Creek Blvd., by 100 feet deep from T~o Family Class "C"
<br /> to Commercial Class "G", be denied.
<br /> 3. Virginia En_ectric & Power Company to rezone a 50 foot lot, front&ag
<br /> on Mascot St., by 155 feet be approved.
<br /> 4. Ellis & West to rezone a plot 50 feet by 75 feet on their property at
<br /> the northwest corner of Randolph and Chestnut Sts.,· the location to be
<br /> determined by Mr. Bergeron and Chief Host, from Light Industrial Class "I"
<br /> to Heavy Industrial Class "J", be approved.
<br /> 5. Paul J. Wide,house to rezone #3809 Kingman Ave., fronting 100 feet on
<br /> Kingma~ Ave., by 150 feet from Single Fmaily Class ,A" to Two Family
<br /> Class ~C" be denied.
<br /> 6. ~.L. Henderson to rezone #~303 3uffelk Blvd., fronting 65 feet on Suf-
<br /> folk Blvd., by 175 feet deep, from Two Fa~ily Class "C" to Commercial "G"
<br /> be denied."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes te concur in items I and 2 of the recommendation of the Plaunin
<br /> and Zoning Board was adopted.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton to concur in item 3 of the recommendation of the Pla~ing and
<br /> Zoning Board was adopted.
<br /> Motion of Mr. ~seman to concur in item ~ of the recommendation of the Planning and
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<br />Zoning Board, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton to concur in items 5 and 6 of the recommendation of the Plan-
<br />ning and Zoning Board, was adopted.
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<br /> The following reports from the City ¥~nager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "'I am presenting a request from William L. Creekmore for a refund of money de-
<br />ducted from his salary for pension, while in the employ of the City as a police officer, and recommend that the
<br />rei%nd be granted."
<br /> Motion of Nr. Bilisoly to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that a
<br />refund of $71.tl be granted W.L.Creekmore, was adopted.
<br /> 2nd - "I submit an audit report from the Auditor of Public Accounts for the 'Civil
<br />and Police Court and Juvenile and Domestid Relations Court for the City of Portsmouth for the fiscal'year ende~
<br />June 30, 1951, and recommend that the Auditor of Public Accounts be employed to Install a modern accounting sys-
<br /> Notion of Mr. Smith to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted.
<br /> 3rd - "I submit for your info.~mation a letter from Senator Byrd, .~lso communications
<br /> fram Senator Robertson and ~ongressman Hardy, concerning the matter of a commemorative stamp or coin for the
<br /> 200th arnaiversary of the City of Portsmouth,"
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman that Congressman Hardy be contacted in reference to the neces-
<br /> sary ste~ to be takan for the Portsmouth Post Office to have a cancellation stamp co~maemorating the Portsmouth
<br /> Bi-Centennial, was adopted.
<br /> ~th - "I submit copies of the proposed budgets for the City ~ergeant, Commissioner
<br /> of Revenue, and Commonwealth Attorney for the calendar year 1952. This is for your consideration."
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