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<br />lowing vote:
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<br />Om motion~ Mr. Howard, the 1950 Budget was adopted and by the fol M
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<br />Ayes:
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<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, Biiisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />Howard, Sturtevant, Warren, Weiseman, ~ilson
<br />None
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<br /> The following· communications, from the City Manager. were. read:
<br /> . let - ~ttached hereto is a deed.for 2/ll ~nterest ~n lo~ ~.umber
<br />on the Plat of the Park V~ew Terrace Company which invests tztle to the remainder of
<br />now presently o~ed by the City and since this oroperty is.needed for developzng a proposed
<br />playground and recreational center, I recommend~ that the Cmty Manager be authorized and direct~
<br />ed to offer the property for sale at public auction subject to the approval of City Council.
<br /> I further recommend that the City sell su~n interest as it
<br />may have in the adjoining land extending ~oa prolon~ation of the north line of UB~ Street, re-
<br />serving however an easement for the thirty-six inch sto~ drain lccated thereon.~
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<br />rich, was adopted.
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<br />perry authorized at
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<br />the property are attached.
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<br /> Motion o f ,~r. Henderson ~o concur in the City }~ianager~s r eco~muenda-
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<br /> ~nd - "Attached hereto is the report o?the sale of the Y.M.CA proc
<br />a recent meetAng of the City Council.
<br /> Checks in the sum of ~2,000o00 representing the bi~ price
<br /> I recommend the sale of the proper~y.~
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<br /> L_o~mo~. of Mr. Warren zo Concur in the City Manager's reco~nenmat~0n
<br />was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Bmlmsoly, ~e,
<br /> Howard, Sturtevant,
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />Warren, Weisem~n, Wilson
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<br /> 3rd - wi herewith submit a proposed agreement between~ the Michie
<br />City Publications Company and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, for codifying the ordinances
<br />of a. general and permanent nature and to codify and bring up to dar% through the 1950 Session
<br />of the Virginia General Assembly, the Charter of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br /> I recommend bhat the City ~anager ~ad City Clerk be autho -
<br />rized to execute the contrhct, i ~so reco~nend that the City Eanager be authorized ~o move
<br />said books ~o Charlottesville."
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Warren to concur in the City ~anager's recomnenda-
<br />rich, was adopted.
<br /> 4th - :'i have b sen ~uformed by the Departmen¥ of Highways of the
<br />Cbrmmonwealth of Virginia that there' are available funds in the sum of ~V3%415.00 through the
<br />years of 1946 to 1951 inclusive for Federal Aid for Highways wit~n~he City limits of Ports
<br />mouth and that the funds made available ~der the 1944 Acts are available i~ediately for Fed-
<br />eral Programming and that if the City does not request the programming of these funds prior to
<br />June 30th, 1950, the fun~s wi~!l be lo~t to the City for the, year 1948o
<br /> in crder for the~ City to avail itself of these funds,it
<br />will be necessary to appropriate one fourth of the amo-~ut ~_ich would be $18%85~.00 for match-
<br />in~ purposes.
<br /> I recommend that the 9epart~xent of Highways be requested
<br />to program sufficient funds for plans~, soe~iTication~ ~ud rights of way for the expenditures
<br />of the funds available td the City of Portsmouth through the ~pa~rtment of Hi,ways.u
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<br /> Eotion df Mr.' ~uEe to concu~ Mu the Oity Manager's recor~nendation
<br />was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - :'i herev~ith submit an ordinance imposing and collecting
<br />taxes on real estate, tangible personal property and machinery, etc., for the year !950, and
<br />recommend that this ordinance be placed on its first reading."
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Henderson to place the following ordinance on its
<br />first reading was adopted:
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<br />"AN 0PsDZNAKCE ~!ROSING A~-D CQLLEQTiNG TAXES ON ~WLEAL ESTATE
<br />TANGIBLE ~PF~RS0~AL PROPERTY A~D ~CHINF~RT, WITHIN THE LIMITS
<br />OF TB~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,~ VIRGiI~A, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
<br />P~iSiNG REVE~UE F~0~ TH~ ~UP~PORT OF T~ GOVER~{T AND Tt~ZE
<br />PUBLIC FREE SCM00LS AND TO PAY INTEREST A~D SINKING FU}UD 0N
<br />THE PUBLIC DEBT FOR T~ YEAR BEGI}~NING ~J~UARY 1st, 1950."
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<br /> 6th - I nerewzth submzt negotiated water ~erv~ce contracts from
<br />the Department of the Navy for the United states Naval'Hss~mfa~ for furums~ing water at an es-,
<br />timated cost of ~0,109.33. I recon~Uend that X. D. ~urden, Superintendent of the Wate~
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<br />~epartment, be authorized to execute the contracts on behalf of the City of Portsmouth."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Warren to concur in the City Manager's recommenda-
<br />tion was adopted.
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<br /> Vth - ~'i am attaching hereto an invoice from t he Department of
<br />Highways of the Connuonwealth of virginia in t he sum of $1,85~.85 covering labor, equipment,
<br />rental and materials used in making and erecting signs ~urnished the City of Portsmouth, Vir-
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