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A~rll t2th~ 1949.
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<br /> . o~mon of Mr. Howard that the City ~anager follow t.hrough the purcloase oi
<br />the Chestnut St. Y.i~i.c.A., was adopted.
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<br />tric and
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<br /> ~otion o~ Mr. F~eise=~a that the ~t~anager ta~e up with the Virgi~nia Elec -
<br />Power Company in Richmond, Va., the quality of lights in Lee Ward, was adopted.
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<br />~. ~eiseman presented the following letter from the City Engineer:
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<br /> "Reference is made to your letter of March 12th, 1949 and to Capts[ n
<br />Chief of the Bureau or.Fire Prevention, letter dated Feb. 21, 1949, regardin~ the hmilding lo
<br />cared at 1~40 Rutter .Street, amid belonging to ~laria Baker.
<br /> This building is in a rather dilapidated looking condition the -~dndow
<br />sash and panes are gone, so are the doors, the plastering has fallen, and it is an eyesore,but
<br />the building is not structurally unsafe and it could~b e repaired at a reasonable cos t..and ma.de
<br />fid ~er living p~posss. Due to the fact that it is vacant and in such a rundo~n condmzion, mt
<br />no doubt is a fire hazard and should either be removed o r brought up t o ~ tandard for living
<br />quart ers.
<br /> We are unable to locate the o~mer, ~,~aria Baker; she is a colored woman
<br />and none of the people in the neighborhood seem to know auything of her whereabouts. ~ney have
<br />not seenor heard anything about her for years, whether she is living or dead&s not knovm.
<br />There has not been any taxes~oaid on this property since 1932. It is our understanding that
<br />those who have occupme~ this place =n the last several years just move zn ~nm out wmt:aout pay-
<br />lng rent to sm_yens. There ms a man named Lmncoln ~,mllmams who resmdes at 1420 Rutter St.
<br />who will give the City :~V5.00 for the house. He will salvage the lumber ar_d clean up the site
<br />to the City's satisfaction. This could be spplied to the bkck taxes. He also agrees to offer
<br />~475.00 for the house and the lots if the City will pu~ it up for sale for delinquent taxes.
<br />He will post ~100.O0 to show his good faith.
<br /> I respectfully recommend that the City sell this property for back t axes.
<br />It will then be rape.ired and kept.on the tax books~ othezw~iss there will just be two vacant
<br />lots out of circuiatmonnot producing a~y revenue.~'
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<br />On mot ion of ~. Weiseman, the recommer~tation ~u s aid letter was adopted.
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<br />tions, was adopt.ed:
<br />Clifford Streets.
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<br />adopted,
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<br /> Mr. ~'eiseman's motion that lights be placed at the following intersec-
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<br />hes~nu~ and Palmer Streets, Chestnut and Henry Streets and Sherwood and
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<br />Motion af Mr. Gmimes that the Eanager make a survey of street lights,was
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<br /> Er. Houghton stated .that buses.had ruined the streets in Westhaven Park,
<br />making them almost impassable, and his motion that an appropriation of $20,000.00 ~e placed on
<br />its first reading for surfacing Henry Street from Loudon Ave. to Rodman Ave., Eoudon Ave. from
<br />Airline T~.rnpike to Henry Street, and with the remainder of the funds to apply double-surface
<br />treatment to Brighton and D~mke Streets, was adopted.
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<br /> N~. Henderson stated that the bus transfer off the Portsmouth ~_ra_sm~ '~
<br />C~mpany at High a~d Crawford Streets was not convenient and Mr. Howard's motion to appoint a
<br />committee of t~hree to consider the question was adopted.
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<br />mitres.
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<br />tion of dangerous
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<br />The Chair appointed ~essrs. Henderson, Howard and Weiseman to s aid acm -
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Henderson that the Public Safety D~partment have an inspec-
<br /> places in the City, was adopted. ,. ~..~ ~ a~
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<br /> Mr. Houghton's motion that an c rdina~be be placed on _ye first reading,
<br />making the speed limit on Airline Boulevard twenty-five miles per hour, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Henderson that the City enter into an agreement with the
<br />State Conservation Committee to donate $1,650.00 for a motion picture advertising the Hampton
<br />Roads are~, was adopted.
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<br /> A no~mce of suit against the City by Allie R. Williams, f or ~5,000.00 on
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<br />accouut of a faulty meter box on Alton at,way, Cradock, was presented.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Duke to refer to the City Attorney, was adopted.
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<br /> The following letter was read:
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<br /> ~For~the past few months we have.be~n investigating the p ossibility of
<br /> ~u ~terco~uection between the electric lines of the Vmrgznia Elecvric and Power Company and
<br />the gas-driven electric generators being installed in the Firmers Point Sewage Disposalplant,
<br /> owned by the City of Portsmouth, whereby the Company would purchase the entire output of the
<br /> generators and the'City would buy the entire electrical requirements for tl%eplant from the
<br /> Company.
<br /> At a meeting~ held in the City Nanager's office, ~arch ~0th, l$~, T.~.
<br /> Niles of the fiz~m of Greeley and Hansen,presented certain figures ~nich indicated that there
<br /> will be considerable gas generated at this pl~ut which douldbe used to generate an estimated
<br /> $~O,000 k.w. hours of electricity per year over and above the normal electrical requirements
<br /> of the plant.
<br /> I~ ~mis excess gas is not used to g at, rate electricity,~ understand
<br /> that it will be necessa.ry to burn it as waste gas.
<br /> Several questions were asked at the Hatch ~Oth, meeting which we did
<br /> not have the answer to at that time. They c~u now be answered as follows:
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<br /> t. The Gomps~uy wm_l cons~rucv at the city's expense a tl~ee chase
<br />2400 volt overhead electric line from the present location of the Com-
<br />pany's line on Carolina Ave. near Spencer Ave. across the rear of plant
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