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On motion filed. Motion of Mr. Warren that the widow of ~.J. Pate be reimbursed money due her from Police Pension F~nd and that an appropriation of $22.15 be made~ was adopted. The following petitions were presented: "We~ the undersigned residents residing in the vicinity identified as Kin man Heights~ Wilson Ward~ in the City of P~tsmouth~ State of Virginia~ do hereby petition th Honorable Council of said City for correction to deplorable condition of KingmanAvenue in Wilson Ward~ extending from ming's Highway to Rodman Avenue in the Kingman Heights Section. ~is street is not s~faced and for appro~ximately the past one and one half years it has been periodically sprayed with oil~ resulting in practically all of our be- longines soiled by this oil. When wet~ it soils the inside s~d outside of our cars~ is car- ried to our clothes and is~ naturally~ tracked into our homes. ~Jhen dried~ with every slight breeze~ it is blown with the dust into our homes~ resulting in the soiling oF our household furnishings~ especially rugs~ draperies and chairs~ We do not believe that our City Council wishes this condition to contin- ue. We further believe that this section warrants hard-surfacing on the street referred to~ and if not~ proper action should be taken to insure the discontinuance of the oractice of spraying oil on the sur£ace~ (Si~ned) Carlton ~. Wilkins~ and numerous others." Motion of Mr. Houghton that the City Manager and City Engineer make a survey of the condition of KingmanAvenue and the cost of surfacing this. street and the north end of Darden Terrace~ north end of Colorado ~venue~ Greenway Drive~ Page ~treet~ ~ngusta ~ve. ~600 block of High ~t.~ Duke~ Scott and Race Sts.~ between Caroline and Louisa Aves.~ north end of Oregon ~venue~ north end of~oming ~ve.~ was adopted. Motion of ~. Howard that the City Manager investigate the co~t of te- en, facing the streets in Portsmouth which are in bad condition~ was adopted. Motion of M~. Gr~_mes that the City Manager be instructed to have_all the sidewalks in the City which have been uprooted by trees repaired~ was adopted. Motion of M~. Henderson that the City Manager cooler with Hone Porter Hardy~ Jr.~ relative to having a commemorative coin minted for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the City of ~ortsmouth~ was adopted. Motion of ~. Sturtevant that the question of a public parking garage be referred to the Committee appointed to work with the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority~ was adopted. Mr. Wilson presented thefollowing petition: "The petition of the subscribers~ citizens of Monroe Ward in the City of Portsmouth~ Va.~.res~ectfully showe~h: That the Portsmouth Transit Company now operating a bus line in the +icin~ty of Shea Terrace and known as the Sixth Ave. bus line have requested your Honorable Body for permission to mnite this line with the West Ps~k View line. Your pe- titioners pray t~t this permit ~ll be denied for the following reasons: let - The proposed route would carry them out of direct contact ~th the business section of the City end would require four or five minutes more to get downto~o 2nd - It would have to cross the Leckie St. Bridge which is quite dan- gerous during damp and rainy weather. ~rd - The left-hand turn off of 6th Ave° into narrow Glasgow St. will be dangerous and will cause traffic Jams~ all of which will be detrimental to good bus service. We respectfully request that your Honorable body will reject ~the request of the ?.T.C. and that this line will be allowed to remain as is. (Signed) Mrs .K.T.~illiams ~ N. 6th Ave. and nnmerous others" adopted. Motion of N~. Henderson to re,er to the Transportation Committee~ On motion adjourned. was Resolution %~AS, pursuit to an ordinance adopted by t~e 9o ci of the 9 ty P mouth on the l~th da of A ril 1950~ a deed has been presented aeaica~i~ .por~ons of _orts ~ Y P ~ - ~ of Detroit Street ~d C~bridge ~venue ~n Barlow Homes ~ the U~d NOW~ ~FO~ BE IT ~S~V~ bythe Co~c~± o~ ~neu~ or ~or~s~ou~n that said deed bering date on the 9th day of May~ 19~ with terms ~d conditions there~n stat~d~ be ~d the s~e is hereby accepted: and BE IT ~R ~80L~D that the Ci~ Manager be authorized to execute ~.behalf of theOity of Portsmouth wi~ the se~ of the City thereto~//~a~ixed~ attest the se~ ed by the C!~ Clerk."~ ~ President.