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there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeti~ of the City Council, held on April 25th, 1950,
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<br /> Leslie T. Fox, Frank N. Bilisoly,Jro, Fred A. D~k. e, George L. Grimes,
<br />Arthur P. Henderson~ Carl C. Houghton,Jr., Jame~ N. Howard, E. Robie Sturtevant~ C. E.Warren,
<br />H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson, I. Go Vass, City Manager and R.C. Barclay,Cmty Attorney.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held on Aprit llth, 1950 were read and ap -
<br />proved.
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<br /> The following report from the Planning and Eoning Commission was read:
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<br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby
<br />~iv~ ~h~ ~ public ~e~aring will be held at 7:30 P~M., on Tuesday, April ~Sth, 19~0, in the
<br />~ounci± ~na~.~er~ Mun~cmpal Building, Portsmouth~ V~rginia, for the purpose of altering zones
<br />and reclassifying the following property:
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<br />1. Corner Riverside Drive and Nansemond St., 80 x 15% ft.,
<br /> lot 12, block 29, from Single Family Dwelling Class A to
<br /> Two Family Dwelling Class C.~
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<br /> "At a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, held on April 6th
<br />1950~ the Commission approved the following request for rezoning:
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<br />Corner Riverside Drive an~ Nansemo~d St. - 80 x 1~5', lots ll and 12,
<br />block 29, from Single Fammly Dwellmng Class A to Two Family Dwelling
<br />Class C."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Duke to approve recommendation of the P1snning andEoning
<br />Commission, was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Duke, reporting for the School Committee, recommended that the
<br />western bo~udary of the site for the proposed new white ~gh school be moved to conform to th~
<br />request of the School Board and that immediate study be given the question of establishing
<br />a new municipal golf course.
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<br />was adopted.
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<br />Motion of ~. Houghton to concur in the recommendation of the Committee
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<br />was read:
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<br />The following report from the Committee on site for new police station
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<br /> "We submit herewith a list of the several parcels of land needed for
<br />the erection of the proposed new Police Headquarters building on the block bounded by the
<br />cemetery wall, Grace~ Green and North Streets with the amounts agreed upon by your committee
<br />to be offered to the several property owners.
<br /> We recommend that the s~s agreed upon be offered the various propert)
<br />owners.and that the options~ on which the co.m?itt~e agreed, be exercised and that an appropri
<br />ation mn the s.u~. of $35,000.00 be placed on mts fmrst reading with the understanding that the
<br />General Fund wmll be reimbursed with a like amount from Bond funds to b e provided for the
<br />payment of the building and site.
<br /> Frank N. Bilisoly, J.N. Howard,
<br /> F. A. Duke."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Houghton~ an appropriation of $35,000.00 to purchase
<br />the described property was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Bilisoly that the City Manager be instructed to secure
<br />bids for the construction of the new police station~ was adopted.
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<br /> The following letters from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> lst--I submit herewith copies of the proposed 'ordinance covering the
<br />re-routing of certain bus lines in the City of Portsmouth requested by thePortsmouth Transit
<br />Company. I reeow~end ~that it be placed on its first reading."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Homghtonto suspend the rules to hear from Nr, Bradshaw
<br />of the Transit Company, who spoke in reference to the proposed ordinance, was adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Warren to lay on the table was adopted,
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<br /> · 2nd - ~I am submitting a letter from D~.LaPrade, Assistant Construc-
<br />tion Engmneer, concerning the'Oroposed 29 Cut-off ~oUgH the City of Portsmouth', connecting
<br />Routes 17 and 58 with route177near the NavyYard.'This connection is what ms eommonly known
<br />as the Hamilton Ave, extension..
<br /> ii recommend t~at the Co,oil concur in this project byplac2
<br />ing on its first reading, an appropriation mn the sum of $113,00~.00, the said ~ds to be
<br />made avaiiable if and when meeded to construct the project, and if necessary by issuing Im-
<br />provement Bonds for the above amount.-
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton that an appropriation of $113~000.00 for said
<br />purpose, be placed ~aits first ~ading, was ad0pte~L
<br /> ~rd ~ "I have' been advised through the Department of Highways, of the
<br />~tate of Virginia that in the future in order to participate in Federal ~id funds, it is ~c-
<br />~ssary that a comprehensive survey be made of the traffic in all cities and that the cost of
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