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matter was referred to the Planning Commission for their recommendation and they do
<br />as follows:
<br /> That the City conside~ abandoning all of the streets W~hin the
<br /> project a~ asked for by the United States Navy and in additi~
<br /> they conszder abandoning the George Washington Highway from 'teen
<br /> Street to the center line of 'F~ffir~ham Street, also abandoning
<br /> Green Street from Gosport Road to t_a~ George l~ashington Highway
<br /> and in return for the surrender of these rights of way, t o the
<br /> United States Na~y, that the United States i~avy be asked to bear
<br /> the cost of v~_dening Chestnut Street from Gosport goad to the
<br /> George ~¥ashington Highway.n
<br />
<br />reoo~mend
<br />
<br /> Motion. of ~. Howard to refer to a committee of three to b ring in recom-
<br />mendation on same, w as adopted.
<br />
<br /> %~e Chair appointed ~essrs. ~rren, Grimes and Weiseraan on s aid cor~nittee
<br />
<br /> ~a appropriation o f $5,000,00, laid on the tab~ at the last meeting, for
<br />grading ¥~ashington Avenue, %rom annexed territory funds, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton to appropriate ~5,000.00 from armexed territory
<br />f~mds, for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes -
<br />
<br />Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />Howard, Sturtevan~, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br /> ~Mu appropriation of $7,800.00 for property ovmed by the Seaboard Air Lin~
<br />Railway, between Dinwiddie and Washington Streets, and parcel located on G~een Street, for
<br />playground, placed on its first reading at last meeting, w as taken up~
<br />
<br /> ~ot~on of ~r. Bilisolyt o appropriate $7.800.00 for said purqoose was
<br />adopted, ~ad by the following vote:
<br />
<br />~yes - Pox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes,
<br /> Howard, Sturtevant, Wilson
<br />Nays - None
<br />
<br />I~enderson ~ Houghton,
<br />
<br />taken up:
<br />
<br />following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,was
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE REGUIATING THE STANDING ROOM OF PASSENGERS
<br />_ON BUSES IN TP~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA~
<br />
<br />On motion, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton~
<br /> Howard, Stur~evant, Wilson
<br />Nays - None
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $10,000.00 from annexed territory funds for sto~m
<br />~drainage and sewerage survey, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~4r. Houghton to appropriate $10,000.00 from amn~exed territor~y
<br />funds, for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />and read:
<br />
<br />Ayes - Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br /> Howard, St~tevanb, ~¥ilson
<br />Nays - Eerie
<br />
<br />An ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken up
<br />
<br />ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNALS OF FIRE 0N S HIPS~
<br />
<br />vote:
<br />
<br />On motion o f }f~. Howard, said ordinance was adopted sad by the following
<br />
<br />Ayes - Fox, Bi!isoiy, Duke, Grimes, Henderson,
<br /> Howar~ Sturtevant, ~¥i!son
<br />Nays None
<br />
<br />Houghton,
<br />
<br />taken up:
<br />
<br />The following orctim~moe, placed on its first reading at last meeting,v.~s
<br />
<br />"AN 0RDINA2{CE AU~[0RIZING T~ ~.~U~..CUTION OF A OERTA~
<br /> IN T~ P~L~ OF ONE THOTJ~ DOL~ PA~B~ T0 T~
<br /> C0~0~F~L~ 0F V~GINIA~ V~ ~ CI~ AGREES TO
<br /> I~Y ~WD SA~ ~D!~SS THE C~%~01~LTH 0F VIRGIN~
<br /> AGA~TST C~TAIN DA~GES ~ IN~OR~ T0 HIG~[~YS A~
<br /> BRI~ES, GRO~NG O~ OF CERT~N ~!iTS G~TTED 0R T0 BE
<br /> G~NTED ~CI~ BY THE STA~ DEPAR~i~ 0P
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Grimes, said ordinance was adopted, and by the follow-
<br />ing vote:
<br />
<br />
<br />
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