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to the acquisition of these properties by purchase or
<br />cond~mnzbion.
<br />
<br /> I may add ~that the School Board has long b eon a greed that t~his
<br />site is the most logical location for the nSwhigh school'building for many compelling reasons
<br />and that its judgment,s 6oni~irr~ed by the PortsmQut~ Pl~an~?g Commission ini ts report of 1D47
<br />
<br />Hunt spoke in regar~ to same.
<br />
<br />to'be held by the Council
<br />ed.
<br />
<br /> Notion of N~. Neiseman to lay over until after a public hea~ing
<br />ea this matter, on Friday, J~e ~4th, lg~g, at 7:80 P.M., was adopt-
<br />
<br />The following communications from the City ~anager were read:
<br />
<br /> 1st - "Z should like au ordinance establishing a pa~king meter
<br />area on both sides of Fo~th S~reet, between GoSport Road and Edwards Street.
<br /> I suggest that these ~e$~s~be equipped to afford one-
<br />h0u~ parking for five cents and two hour parking for t~n cents. There will h e the necessary
<br />loading and unloading zone left in the area, fo~ use by the business people.
<br /> This condition is bro~=ht about by some of the Nawy Yard
<br />workers parking their cars in this area early in t he ~orning sad leaving them the~e all d~
<br />whic~ greatly inconveniences the ~hoppers and business ~peoplewho wi~ ~ o do bu~mness iu this
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Warren to lay over until next meeting, was adopted
<br />
<br /> 2nd - "I am attaching ,an ordinance amending the ~m±m~y Tax
<br />dinance, which I recommend be placed on its first reading.
<br /> The ob~ec.~ of ~His emendme~t ~s ~o elar~y the ordinauce
<br />pertaining to the grouping of bills~to 6ne individual or company."
<br />
<br /> Notion of ~. H~ug~hton~to place the following ordinauce ca its
<br />first read~no, ~as adopte~d:
<br />
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-0RDA~ SECTION 8
<br /> 0~ AN ORDINANCE' ENTITLED: ~AN 0 RDi;~ANCE TO PROVIDE FOR
<br /> · THE LEVYING 0t~ A TAX 6N PERSONS PURC~LASING CERTAIN UTILITY
<br /> SERVICES, DEFINING CERTAIN ~TEP~S, FIXING THE ANOUNT OF TAX,
<br /> PROVIDING FOR ~HE COLLECTION THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING PEN-
<br /> ALT~ES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS 0RDINA~CE."
<br />
<br /> ~rd - "Your Co--tee met witch officials from'the ~.M.C.Ae, cud
<br />it ~as Ag~e6d that the City'should ~ispose of the building on Chestnut St., for use by the
<br />Y.N.C..~ for ~ecreational activities for' 6el$red people.
<br /> The Y.M.C.A. committee presented the attached agreement
<br />for your consideration."
<br />
<br /> Inclosure "Agreement'~
<br />
<br />"The City o f Portsmouth, Virginia agrees to spend the
<br />sum of Two Thous~ud Dollars ($2,000.00} on the build-
<br />lng at l~00 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />through submitted bids approved mutually by both par-
<br />ties in vie~ of School usage.
<br /> The Y.m.C.A. will pay the City d f Portsmouth t he sum
<br /> of Two Thousand Dollars ~$B, O00.00) cash, June 18th,
<br /> IgOr, for delivery of Clea_~ title to property at the
<br /> above address.
<br /> Building repairs will begin immediately upon the com-
<br /> pletion of formal negotiations."
<br />
<br />the following vote:
<br />
<br />motion of Er. Weiseman, said agreement was adopted, and by
<br />
<br /> yes.
<br />
<br />N
<br /> ays.
<br />
<br />Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />S~urtevaut, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br /> ~th - The City~uager presented the following letter from the
<br />~uperintendent of the Mater Department:
<br />
<br /> "We a re ir~closing~a~ ep~i~ obtained fromm, and Mrs. H.L.~T~ite
<br />covering a~t~ac~ of land.
<br /> ~e desire ~o purchase for protection of watershed and also t o
<br />construct proposed dam onSpeight's Run. W~ believ? we have 9bt~i~ed ~ very..~orable price
<br />under present day c~i~ions~and recommend th~t~this la,idb e pd~chase~'p~omp~my.
<br /> The lg~G ~dg~t carrie~.a~ zppropriation of $~ent hou~and dollar~
<br />~e hop~ you will be able to obt~u conncm~manie app~0val at'the meeting Tuesd~ , ~une 1~,
<br /> We are attaching property map showing location of land to be
<br />purchase d."
<br /> Inclosure -
<br /> "This Option, Made this 2§th-day of Nay, 19~9, between H.L.
<br />White. his wife. the County0f Nansemond, Etate of virginia, parties~of the first part, a~dthe
<br />Ci~y~ ~f PortsmoUth, a~ municipal oo~poration of the 8ta~e of Virginia, p~arty of thes econd
<br />part:
<br /> ~itnesseth: That~for and in consideration of She sum of One
<br />
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