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<br />there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November 2End, 1949,
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Fr~k N. llzsoly, Fred A. Duke, George L.
<br />Grimes, Arthur P. Henderson, Carl C. Houghton, Jr., James
<br />N.Heward, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman,
<br />Pearle J. Wilson, I. G. Vase, City ~.ager, a nd R.C. Barclay,
<br />City Attorney.
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<br />Minutes of regula~m eeting of November 8th were read and approved.
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<br />The following reoort from the Zen_rig Commzsszon was read:
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<br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning0rdznanca,' notice is hereby
<br />given t hat a public hearing will be held at 7:30 P~M., on Tuesday, November E End, 1949, i n the
<br />Council Chamber, ~unicipal Building, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of alter~no' ~ zones
<br />and re-classifying the following property:
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<br />posed of himself, Mr.
<br />which had been handled by
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<br /> The greater part of that block b~nded by Seventh St.,
<br /> Fayette St.~, Eighth St., and Nelson St., from Two-Fm~mily
<br /> Dwelling Class D to Light industrial Cites I except for 121
<br /> feet on Seventh St., 30 feet deep to be Commercial Class
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. ~arren to lay on table until next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> ~. Henderson, speaking for the special Transportation Committee, scm
<br />Howard, Mr. ~eiseman and Mr. Houghton, reported on the following matter.
<br /> the Committee and the Portsmouth Transit Company:
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<br /> "Service to North Tr%uxton - service to be inaugurated as
<br /> soon asmecessary ordinance ~is approved by Council and_ Company
<br /> can make necessary changes on i ts employee work board.
<br /> Additional service to western section of the City from
<br /> Noodrow Wilson High School at close of school day; effective
<br /> October ETth, an additional trip to Westhaven and Waterview
<br /> and to River Park.
<br /> l~est~haven School to Oregon Acres - additional trip by school
<br /> to run at 1E:35 P.M.
<br /> Extra service, after sporting events, from Stadium to Port
<br /> Norfolk - this service inaugurated October 28th.
<br /> Liberalization o f transfer points - downtovm service frcm
<br /> Washington and High Sts; to County and Court Sts. in general
<br /> made a transfer area rather than specified corners being adhered
<br /> to as heretofore, effective November E0th.
<br /> E~press service from Navy Yard express bus service from Navy
<br /> Yard to Port Eorfolk at end of work day inaugurated November Elst
<br /> on two-weeks trial basis.
<br /> Service to J&on l Tyl~r. ~chool - or~ bus to run to school in
<br /> morning and one from school in afternoon time to be set after
<br /> conference of company and Johh Tyler' ~. PTA.
<br /> Additional service on Park View - Pr~ntis ~ark line - one addi-
<br /> tinnal bus to be placed in operation during certain periods of day.
<br /> Mr. Howard reported that persons trmusferring frcm ~esthaven-
<br /> ~aterview lines to Port Norfolk may trmusfer additionally at High
<br /> St. and Ninth Ave., as well as at High St. and Et. Vernon Ave."
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<br />The following communications frm~ the Ci?3y ~anager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "! am attaching hereto a proposed sale notice for certain
<br />properties located on Chestnut and Race Streets, concerning the colored Y.m.C.A. building and
<br />recommend that I be authorized to advertise for the sale of the property at public auction,
<br />as specified in.the notice."
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<br />Inclosure
<br /> ~'Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the City of
<br /> Portsmouth adopted on November E~nd, 19~9, I shall offer
<br /> for sale at public auction, for cash, at l~ o'clock M.,
<br /> on Saturday, December Srd, 19&9, the following property:
<br /> That lot or parcel of land, with t he building thereon,
<br /> situate in t he City of ~ortsmouth, Virginia, bounded as
<br /> Follows: Begi~uing a~ the southwest intersection of
<br /> Chestnut and Race Streets, and thence west along Race St.,
<br /> 180 feet; thence sout~ 10& feet; thence east 180 feet ~o
<br /> Chestnut St.; and thence north along Chestnut St., lO&
<br /> feet to the beginning. Subject to confirmation b y the City
<br /> Council."
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<br />was adopted.
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<br />Motion of ~. Weiseman to concur in the M~uager's recommendation
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<br /> End - ~A comr~unication from H.L. Williams, President of the Ameri-
<br /> can Federation of State and County~Nunicipal Employees, askingfor improved working conditions
<br /> was referred to me for a~report.
<br /> I have had a conference without. Wi!ii,ms and have discus-
<br />sed the four items reso~ehded in his letter. Since a portion of the request will require a
<br />long-range planning program and will affect all of t~e employees of the City, I recommend that
<br />a committee be appointed to consider this matter on a long-range program basis."
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