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there were present:
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<br />At a reguls~ meeting of t~he City Co~_ucil, held on February @th, 1949,
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, i~ank N. Bilisoly,
<br />GrimeS, ~thur P. Henderson, ~arl
<br />Howard, E. Robie Stu~tevant, C~ E~
<br />R. C. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br />Jr., Fred A. D~ke, George L.
<br />C. Houghton, Jr., James N.
<br /> ~azren, Pearle J. ~Vilson and
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<br /> On motion, the privilege of the floor w~s ~gra~ted th~Gi~yAtto~ey and
<br />Nanager of Suffolk. The City ~anager of Suffolk presented a plat of the ~ropomed go~f course
<br />and asked the City's approval of s~e.
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<br /> Eotion of Er. Henderson to approve said plat, subject to t he appzoval
<br />of the Cit~ Manager and Superintendent of th~ ~ater Department~, wa~ adopted, and by the fol
<br />lowing vote:
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<br />Ayes
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<br />Nays
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<br />Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, ~rimes, Henderson, Houghton, Howard,
<br />Stu~tevant~ ~arre~ ~ilson
<br />None
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<br />This week Being Boy Scout Week, the following so~uts were presented
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<br />~nd
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<br />~ayor - Bill ~ B~uce
<br />Councilman - Jackson ~a~d Billy Evangels
<br /> ~ - ~efferson ~ard - ~ayer Liebman
<br /> ~ - Eadison ~ard Robert Rad~m
<br /> " - Na~shal! Wa~d - Donald Bowles
<br /> ~ - Harrison ~s~d Oscar Self, Jr.
<br /> ~ - Lee ~ard~ - Leonard Ellis
<br /> ~ - Wilson ~a~d - Harry EcGehee
<br /> " ~- Tyler ~ard - Bit!ie Gr~er
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<br />The following report from the Zoning Commission was re~d:
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<br /> "The question of t~.e sale .of the city property at Randolph and Wash-
<br />mngton Streets, referred hack to the Planning Co~,ssionby Ci~ ~ucil, was presented at
<br />the Plar~uing Commission meeting held on ~ebruary ~rd, 19&9 · The P~ning Co~ission again
<br />voted to disapprove the sale of this property."
<br />
<br /> Rules w ere suspended to hear f~om the Veterans. ~r. W.G. Malouin
<br />spoke against th~ ~eport.
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<br />~otion of ~r. ~arren to lay on the table until the next meeting, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br />The following letters from the City ~Ianager were read:
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<br /> 1st - Letter f~rom Douglas L. Roberts, Boys' ~ork Secreta~yof the
<br />~-oung ~en's Christian association, as follows:
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<br /> "In the past, it has been the custom ~ £ the Hi-T and Tri-HiY Clubs
<br />of Port~mouthA~ea to hold an Easte~ Dawn Eervice in the Portsmouth City Park. 0nbehalf of
<br />these young people, ~ wish to ~equest permission to again use the park for our Easter ~service
<br />this year on April 17th~
<br /> 2~aywe again ask the co-operation of the City government Lu granting
<br />permission and making the necessar~ arrangements.
<br /> Tha~ you for yo-~ kind attention.~
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<br />Motion o f M~. Sturtevant to g~ant said request, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 2nd - '~ome meetings ago, the subject of the City purchasing the
<br />building on Chestnut Street, m~michwas use by.the T.M.C.~t, for colored re~eation purposes,
<br />was discussed, and I was authorized to make a $~,000.~0 offer to purchase the propertye
<br />$2,000~O0 of this money was to be spent on the building fo~ repairs and $~,000~00 dollars was
<br />to be submitted to the Federal ~orks Agencye
<br /> Z have the attached lette~ f~om the Federal Works Agency
<br />~ud they are a~xious to close this deal.
<br /> City Council should authorize the appropriation of $8,000~00
<br />~or this property.~
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<br /> Notion of I~r. Grimes to place an appropriation of ~,000~00 for said
<br />purpose on its first reading, was adopted~
<br />
<br />~rd - "Attached is a communication from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard
<br />as~ng that the city vacate city streets and ~ight of way i n the ~endell Neville Homes Project
<br /> This matter was referred ~o the Planning Board for their rec-
<br />ommendationand they do recow~end as follows:
<br /> ~ne City ~consider abandoning all the streets
<br /> within the p~oject a s asked for by the United
<br /> States Navy and in addition, they consider
<br /> abandoning the George ~shing~on Highway fr~
<br /> Green Street to the center line of Effingh~m
<br /> Street, also a~do~ing Green Street from Gosport
<br /> Road to the George Washington Highv~y."
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