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At a regular meeting of tJae City Couuoil, held June 28th, 1949, there
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<br />Leslia T. Fox, Frank N. Biliso~I, Fred A. Duke, George L. Grimes,
<br />A~thn~ ~. Henderson~ Ca~l'~. Houghton, Jr., James N. Howard,'
<br />E. Robie Sturtevant/C.. E. Warren, H.Ea~l NemiSe~Sl~, Pea~le J.
<br />Wilson, W. Guy Ancell, City ~uager and R. C. Barclay, City'Atto~ney.
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<br /> !~inutes of regula~ meeting of June 14th and spe~zal meeting of J~ue 24th
<br />!949, were read and approved.
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<br />The following report of the Zoning Commission was read:
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<br /> UPursuant to the provisions of the Zoning 0~dinance, notice is hereby
<br />given that a public hea~ing will he held at 7:SD P.M~, on~Tuesd~ , June~28th, 1949, in the
<br />Council Chamber in the Municipal Building, Portsmouth, Va., for the purpose of altering zones
<br />and reclassifying the following property:
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<br />100 block of Mt. Vernon Ave., lots ~33 and 734, 60 x 140~
<br />from Tws-Family dwelling class C t o Multiple Family dwelling
<br />Class D."
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<br />The m~eting was opened to the public, with no response.
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<br /> Motion of M~. Howard to concu~ in said report~ was adopted.
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<br /> The following communications fr~n the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st -' The Manager ~resented the following letter from the $gperinten-
<br />dent of the Water Department, with his recommendation:
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<br /> "B~ds £or sale of timbe~ on watershed were opened at noon today and a re
<br />as shown below: ~
<br /> ~.H. Sheffield, Suffolk, Va., $3,~10.00 for timber
<br /> on Lake Kilby-excluding timbe~ o~ Turkey Island. TLmber
<br /> on Lake Cahoon property $3010.00.
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<br /> American Ltmaber Company, Suffolk, Va. -'Timber on Lake
<br /> ~Eilby exclusive of Turkey island $4150.00 and $20e00
<br /> per thousand for timber on Turkey Island.
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<br /> These bids are for timber advertised and on plats identified by the ad-
<br />vertisement and each party has been shown over the propert~ involved b~ our M~..Story? '
<br /> ~e re~mmend acceptance of the AmermcanLumber Gom~any bmd of $4150.00
<br />for ti~oer on ~ake Kilby and $20,.00 per thousand for timber cfi Turkey Island. 'They agreed to
<br />remove said timber on or before June 30th, 1951.,
<br /> · ~ We recommend the sale of the timber on Lake Cahoon to W.H. Sheffield
<br />for $3~_~0.00. As this timber is completely surrounded by property owned by the Water Depart-
<br />ment. M~. Sheffield has requested three years ~r0m July 1st, 1949 in which to remove this tim-
<br />bet. We recommend acceptance of this time limit.
<br /> It is understood by both pa~ties they will sign'agreement prepared by
<br />the City Attorney of Portsmouth and make payment in full when contract is signed.
<br /> If it is possible to do so, we would apprecikte action at the Council
<br />meeting to be held tonight."
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<br /> Motion that the recon~mendation be concurred in, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd ~ The Manager presented the'following letter from Daniel L. Bolan~
<br />Division Council, Federal Works Agency, i?kshington, D.C.:
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<br /> "As discussed by telephone with N~. Rothrock, of this office, I transmi~
<br />herewith an original and three copies of a proposed resolution covering the Hartford Street
<br />easement~ I trust this will reach you intime Cot submittal to your City Ooun¢il. We will pre-
<br />pa~e a foam of easement deed which can be executed by the proper city officials after the res~
<br />lution has been passed. I trust this v~l! reach you in time for submittal t o you2 City Oouncil.
<br />~l~e will prep~e a foFm of casement'deed which can be executed by the proper city offmcials af-
<br />ter the resolution has been passed.~
<br /> As you know, this is just to ~ring our land records up to date.~
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<br />Attached
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<br />"Resolution
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the United States of America, acting b~ and through the Fed-
<br />oral Works Administrator (hereinafter called the Government) has constructed a certain sewer
<br />facility projeet k~own as Project VA 44-408.10 to provide a portion of an outlet sewer line
<br />for the~collection of sewerage from the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, (hereinafter called the
<br />SCity"), and other communities in the vicinity, and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Gove~r~nent h~s heretofore obtained the info,nat consent
<br />of the City for the construction and placing of a portion of the said s ewer line in, along and
<br />under the hero,after described city street, and is now desirous of acquiring a formal ease-
<br />ment in the said city street, described as follows:
<br /> A perpetual easement to construct, maintain~ repair and re-
<br />place and use a sewer line as now located in, under and along Hartford St. in the City o f
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, extending from t he co~n~ection with the Gove~ent's force main sewer li~
<br />in Hamilton Avenue, westward in Hartford Street, to the fo~mer west City limits of Portsmouth
<br />Virginia, b sing a point approximately llS~ west of the center line of YJest Avenue, and
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