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At the regular meetLug of the City Council, held on April 3rd, 1951, there were present:
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<br />Fred A. Duke, Frank N. Bilisoly, Jr., George L. Grimes, C. C. HouSton, Jr.,
<br />James N. Howard, R. Ir~ine Smith, E. Robie Sturbevant, C. E. Warren, H. E~rl
<br />Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson, I. G. Vass, C.ity Manager and H. C. Barclay~ City
<br />Manager.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting of ~rch 27~h, ~951 were read and approved.
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<br />The following reports from the City N~nager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "I submit herewith a letter frbm Charles H. Bowens, President of the Colored
<br />Citizens Memorial Association of Portsmouth, ~a., and recommend that an additional sum of $25.00 be appropriated
<br />for their activmtmesfor the curr~nt year.~'
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to appropriate $25.00 for said purpose w~s ~dopted.
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<br /> 2nd - '~I s~t herewith a letter from J. Gordon Bennett, Auditor of Public Accounts
<br />for the Commonwealth of Virginia, to which is attached the audit of the accounts and records of Kenneth A. Bain,
<br />Jr., Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Ports4outh, for the calendar year 1950. This is for your consider-
<br />ation."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 3rd - ~'I am attaching for your consideration, a communication from C. E. Nix& Son
<br />relative to leasing certain property located east and west of the City playground on Seventh Street."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Warren to refer to the City Manager was adopted.
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<br /> Ath - "I submit herewith a contract between the City of Portsmouth, Virginia and Robe~
<br />R. Marquis, Contractor, for the construction and alteration of the addition to the Municipal Building. I recom-
<br />mend that the proper City authorities ~be authorized to execute the contract on behalf of the City, after the said
<br />contract shall have been approved by the City Attorney."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Bilisoly that the proper officials be authorized to sign the contract,
<br />subject to the approval of the City Attorney, was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - "I have received a request from Baker &White, operating as the Portsmouth Cab
<br />Company, for permission to add two Cab-O-Lance vehicles to their flee~. I recommend that the City Attorney be
<br />directed to prepare an amendment to the Taxi Ordinance, providing for the additional tw~ vehicles to be added."
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<br />Motion $f Mr. Houghton to place the following ordinance on its first reading, was
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<br />adopted:
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<br />"~J~ O~DtN~NCE TO ~2~E~D AND RE-ORDA~ SECTION 17 ENTITLED: '~2~ O~IN~CE ~
<br /> ~G~ ~ LIC~SING A~ O~T~ON OF T~I-CA~ 0N T~ ~ST~ OF
<br /> ~ Cl~'"
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<br />6th - The City Manager presented the following letter~ from the City Collector:
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<br /> "On~ehalf of the emp!oye~s of this office and myself, I wish %o express o~r sincere a~
<br />preciation to each of you for n~king our new office possible. We are now able to give the public better service
<br />and also to systematize our work so we can give the city bett~r service.
<br /> From the m~ny favorable comments of those who have visited our new office I believe
<br />the public as well as the City officials .can well be proud of it."
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<br />motion fiied.
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<br /> 7th - ~"I have received numerous Mequests for a change in the parking of cars on the
<br />streets within the city l~m~ts of Portsmouth, and suggest that I be authorized to secure the services of a compe-
<br />tent traffic engineer for a study and report of the conditions."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton that the City Manager be authorized to employ professional assis
<br />tance for the parking and traffic survey, was adopted.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> An appropriation of $~0,000.00 for alterations to the ~nicipal Building, placed on its
<br />first reading at last meeting, was taken up.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hoard to a~pP~iate $30,000.00 f~r said ~urpose, and that the Mayor be
<br />authorized ~o sign the agreement and the Clerk to affix the seal of the City, was adopted, ~ud by the following
<br />vote:
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<br />Ayes: Duke, Bilisoly, Grimes, Houghton, Howard, Smith, Sturtevant,
<br /> ~arren, ~eiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None.
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<br />Motion of ~. Bilisoly to suspend the rules to hear ~. J. Davis Reed, was adopted.
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<br />head on Craford Place.
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<br />Approved -
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<br />F~. Reed presented a petition and spoke in reference to the City constructing a bulk-
<br />Motion of ~. Bilisoly t o refer to the City Manager ?s~dopt~
<br />On motion adjourned.
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