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223 At a regular meeting of the City Coo~cil~ held on Octobe~ 2~th~ 19~0, there were present: - Frank N. Bitisoly~ Fred A. Duke~ George L. Grimes~ Carl C. Houghton~Jr.~ James N. Howard~ R. Irvine Smith~ E. Robie Sturtevant~ C.E. Warren~ H. Earl Weiseman~ Pearle J. Wilson~ I. G. Vass~ City Manager~ and R. C. Barclay~ City Attorney. Tice President Wilson in the Chair. The following reports from the City Man, get,ere read: ist - "As directed by a resolution adopted at your last meeting~ I offered for sale at public auction~ for cash in front of the Court House~ on Saturday~ October 21st~ 19~0~ at 12 o'clock M.~ after ten deys notice by publication in the Portsmoz Star'~ lots 137. 1397 !~l and 1~2 on the plat of Pinners Point Waterfront Comoany. Lots 1~i and 1~2 were ourchased by B.L. Rose f~r $~2~.00 lots ~137 ~ud 138 were purchased by the Trustees of th~ Pinners Point Methodist Church for the s~m of $200.00. I recommend that the sales be confirmed and that I be authorized to execute the deeds to the purchasers or to such person or persons as they may direct." Motion of Mr. Howard that the City Manager be authorized to execute the ~eds~ was adopted. 2nd - "I am recommending that the attached ordinance providir~ the refunding of ~9~0~O00.00 Portsmouth bonds~ be placed on its first reading." Motion of Mr. Houghton thmt the following ordinance be placed on its first reading~ was adopted: "AN 0RDIE~NCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NINE ~DRED AND FIFTY THOUSAI~ DOLLARS OF REFUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH~ VIRGINIA ~ ~KING PROVISION FOR THE FORUM OF- SAID BOhrDS~ AND FOR T~ pAVemENT T~REOF." 3rd - "I am attaching an ordinance authorizing the issuing of $62~000.00 Improvement Bonds and~commend that it be placed on its first reading." reading was adooted: Motion of Mr. Bilisoly to olace the fo!low~_ o_dmnancew ' on its first "~N ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SIX ~RED A~D ~/~ENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OF IMPROVEMENT BOh~DS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH~ VIRGINI~ M~KING PROVISION FOR THE FORM OF SAID BONDS~ AND FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF." 4th "The Retail Merchants Association has requested that the City bear the expense of the electric current for ooera2ing the Christmas lights to be in- stalled on certain streets within the City. I r~com~en5 that their request be concurred in." Manager~ was adopted. Motion of Mr. Sturtevant to conc~ in the recommendation of the City ~th - "I submit herewith a letter received from M~. W.D. Simpson~ Chief Engineer~ Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company~ concerning a resolution recently adopted by City Co~cil ~uthorizing the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to sign an~reement for s water line crossing the right of way of the Railroad Company and recommend that the resolution be amended to read as follows: 'I em inclosing an agreement from the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company for a license to locate a water line on C~lumbus Avenue on the property of said Railroad C~moany.' I recommend that the City Manager be authorized to sign the agreement and that the Clerk of the Council be euthorized to ~ttest and affix the seal of the City to the said instrument." Motion of Mr. Grimes that the City Manager be authorized to sign the amended agreement and that the Clerk of the CoUncil be authorized to attest and affix the se~ of the City of Portsmouth~ was adopted. 6th - "I sm submitting herewith a contract between the firm o f Har- rison Batlard and Allen~ 123 E. 77th St.~ New York~ N.Y. and the City of Portsmouth~ Vir- ginia for certain work to be performed by the said Company. I recommend that the City Man~ger be authorized and directed to sign the agreement on behalf of the City ~nd that the Clerk of the Council be authorized to attest and affix the seal of the City to the same.~ Motion the contract and that the City was adopted. 7th - Director of the Richmond Field Attached - "Thank ence to the disposition of the of M~. Houghton that the City Manager be authorized to sign Clerk be authorized to attest and affix the seal of the City~ "I am submitting herewith a letter received from A.R.Hanson~ Office of the Public Housing Administration." you for your letter of October i2~ 19~0~ with further refer- temporary ~r h6using project known as C~ver Homes~