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205 there were present: At a regular meeting of the City Council~ held on 2~.ugust 8th~ 19~0: proved. Fr~nk/N. Bilisoty~Jr.~ Fred A. Duke~ George L. Grimes~ Arthur P. H~nderson~ carl C. Houghton~Jr.~ J~es N. Howard~ E. Robie Sturtevant~ C. E. Warren~ H. Earl Weiseman~ Pearle J. Wilson~ I.G. Vass~ City -snager and R. C. B~rclay~ City Attorney. Vice President Wilson in the Chair. Minutes of regular meeting held on July 2~th~ 19~0 were read and ap - The following letter from the~ Planning and Zoning Con~nission was read: "At a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Co~i§sion held on Thursday~ August 3rd~ 19~0~ the e~osing of Nelson Street~ betwe~a 1920 and 2000 Elm Avenue~ as requested by the City Council~ was considered. The Planuing Commission recommends that this portion of Nelson Street be closed." Motion of Mr. Weiseman to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission was adopted. Mr. Sturtevant~ reporting for the Committee aooointed to consider the placing of masuleums in Olive Brauch Cemetery~ made the following reCOmmendation: That ori- vate mausoleums be allowed in Olive Branch Cemetery. ~ was adopted. Motion of Mr. Houghton to concur ir_ the recommendation of the Committe~ The fol!o~ng reports from the City Manager were read: 1st - "I am submitting herewith a Resolution from the Sinking Fund Co~ mission concerning the City bonds that will mature during the year 19~I. I recoD~end that the City Cou~ci! authorize and direct the Ci~yAttorney to oreoe~e a Bond Ordinance providing for the refunding of the bonds referred to in the resolutiSn hereto attached and that the City Manager and such other City officials as are necessary~ make a trip to New York to confer with the bond attorneys and bsm~king houses and the Moody's Investors Service Incorporated~ with reference to the preparation and sale of these bonds.~ ger was adopted. Motion of ~ir. Howard to concur in the recommendation of the City Mana- 2nd - "I am submitting here~.~th a resolution directing the City Mana- ger to execute a contract cfi behalf of the City of Portsmouth with the United States of Ameri- ca terminating the use and occupation of certain lands kno~m~ the City Farm on which is locat. ed certain buildings. I recommend that i be authorized to execute the contract. Resolution "Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia: that the contract between the United States of America and the City of Portsmouth~ bearing date on the ninth day of August~ 19~0, for the termination of the use and occuoation by the United States of .a~eric~ of the land set forth in said agree- ment: and for the purchase of the "Recreation Building" located on said premises~ be and the same is hereby approved and the City Mamager is hereby authorized to execute said contract on behalf of the City of Portsmouth~ with the seal of the City affixed: at- tested by the City Clerk." Motion of ~. Houghton that the City Manager be authorized to sign the contract~ was adopted. 3rd "The question of pumchasing the Keon lots which are located near the Grove Park Fire Station: was referred to me for action. I beg to report that s~ agreement for the lots in~e sum of $!~!00.00 was reached and I reco~nend that ~u appropriation in this amount be placed on its first reading for the payment of these lots." Motion of Mr. Houghton to place an appropriation of $i~I00.00 for said p~pose on its first reading~ was adopted. ~th - "I am submitting herewith letters received from the Hon. Porter Hardy~ Jr.~ Congressman from the Second District of Virginia~ concerning your request for the issuance of an anniversary coin or stamp commemorating the 200th ~universary of the City of Portsmouth,' On motion filed. ~th - "I ~m submmtt~_mg herewith a letter received fro~ A.R. Hanson~ Director of the Richmond Field Office of the~uo_mc' ~ ' Housing ~dministration~ concerning the disposition of certain Federal Housing Projects in and near the Ci~ of Portsmouth~ Virginia." On motion _mled.