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June l~th, 1950.
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<br />present:
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<br />At a meeting of theCity Council, held on June 13th, 1950, there were
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<br />H~ena~k N. Bilisoty, Jr., Fred A. Duke, George L.Grimes, ArthurP.
<br /> aerson, James N. How.ard, Carl C. Houghton~Jr.~ E.R. Sturtevant,
<br />~.E. Warren, H. Earl Wemseman, Pearle J. Wilson, I.G. Vass, City
<br />~anager, and R. C. Barclay, Gity Attorney.
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<br />Vice President Wilson in the Chair.
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<br />approved.
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<br />Minutes of the regular meeting held on ~y 2%th, 19%0 were read and
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<br /> Motion of ~m. Howard to suspend the rules and grant theprivitege of
<br />the floor te Miss ~dah Brangan, who introduced Mrs, R.T. Etheridge, was adopted. Mrs. Ether-
<br />idge spoke requesting additional toilet faciXities in the City Park for the Girl Scout Day
<br />Camp.
<br /> Motion of ~r. Houghton to appropriate $500~00 for said purpose, was
<br />placed on its first reading.
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<br />The following letter was read:
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<br /> "The Planning ~ommission recommends that the Council close Butler St.~
<br />south of Ann St., as requested by the Beazley Fo~hdation."
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<br /> Motion of ~. Henderson to concur in the recommendation of the Plan-
<br />ning Commission was adopted.
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<br />presented:
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<br />The following request for rezoning, referred from last meeting~ was
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<br /> ~ "~T~.? blg~ks b~u~.de~ by High St., Hamilton Ave., queen St,, and Vermont
<br />Ave., from Two-Fami!ybw~e±±mng CLass ~ ~o ~o~ercial Claas G. The blocks bounded by Queen ~St.
<br />H~m~lton Ave., Glasgow St.~ and Vermont Ave., from Two-Family Dwelling Class C to Light Indus-
<br />trial Class I, except for a strip llB feet deep ~r=uing along Glasgow St. to remainTwo-Fam-
<br />ilyDwe!ling Class C."
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Duke to refer back to the Planning Commission~ was
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<br />The following reports of the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1 - "I am submitting herewith an agreement between the City of P~ts.
<br />mouth, Virginia, .and the Trustees of the Park View Baptist Church for the use of a parcel or
<br />tra~t of land adgacent to the Oak Grove Cemetery, to be used for recreational facilities and
<br />I recommend that the proper authorities of the City be authorized to execute the agreement."
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<br /> Motion of P~. Warren to concur in the CitY Manager's recommendation
<br />and that the proper officers be authorized to execute said agreement, was a~opted.
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<br /> 2nd - "I am submitting herewith a letter from the Retail Merchauts
<br />Association which is self-explanatory and I recommend that the Council concur in the request
<br />of the Portsmouth Retail Merchants Association."
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<br />IncI~sure -
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<br /> "At a regular meeting of Directors of the Portsmouth Retail Mer
<br />chants ~ssociation held May 25th~ 19%0~ the following ~esolutionwas unanfwously.adopted, with
<br />recommendation that the same be forwarded to the City~an~ger and the Ci~yCouncml of Ports -
<br />mouth:
<br /> WHEREAS, it is the cgnse~sus of the business world~ especially
<br />sm~ll and large retailers~ that off-street parking ms absolutely necessary for continuation of
<br />the present business sectmons where at 'present located~ and
<br /> ~_J~EAS, the City of Portsmouth is sadly lacking in off-street
<br />parking facilities, therefore -
<br /> RESOLVE~ that we, the Portsmouth Retail Merchants Association re-
<br />speetfully request the Honorable Cmty Couneit to appoint an Off- Street Parking Commission,
<br />with sufficient power and authority to make such a study of the matter, and to recommend what
<br />in their j~dgmentmaybe advisable to correct the present situation."
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<br /> Motion of N~r. Bilisoty that a committee be appointed to make a
<br />study and survey of tP~ feasibility of acquiring a block er parcel of land for off-street
<br />parking~ and that the City Mgnager and Chairman of the Plannimg Commission be members of this
<br />C~mmitee; also that the Commmt~ee eonf~r with the Housing AuthOrity in regard to this matter~
<br />was adopted.
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<br /> The Chair appointed on said committee, Messrs. Bilisoly, Howard,
<br />Duke~ the City Manager and the Chairman of the Planning Commission .
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<br /> 3rd - "t am submitting here%~th a letter from the Department ~
<br />Highways concerning Urban Federal Aid Funds.
<br /> - I have a~vised t~?Highway Department to add this amours, to
<br />similar allocations for m&tehing purposes for the Cmty of Portsmouth, the projects to be=e-
<br />lected at a future d~te."
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