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0nmotion~ordered filed.
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<br /> The £ollowlng letter from the Lions~ Club, E.E. Harrell, Secretary, was
<br />presented:
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<br /> "~e Lions Club of Portsmouth a~ its regular weekly ~eeting, Tuesday, Jan-
<br />uary 25th, 1949 passed a resolution heartily endorszn~ the ~School Bumld~ng Program" as p~o -
<br />posed by the Portsmouth school Board and urges that the City Council take the necessary steps
<br />to put thio program~hto effects"
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<br /> The following letter w as read, and on motion o f Nr. Houghton, w as referred
<br />back t o the City ~anager:
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<br /> ~At the last Council meeting, a petition was pressnted asking that the
<br />~ity open King Street, between~milton Avenue and Loudon Avenue. I have attached the City
<br />~ineer~s estimate for the cost of this work which involves an expenS~tu~e of twenty thousa~ud
<br />dollars
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Warren ~o make Jefferson Street, between Fourth and Fifth
<br />Streets a one-way street, with traffic going west, and pr~hmbztzno parking on t he north side,
<br />and that the following ordinance for said p~pose, be placed on its first reading, was adopted:
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<br />AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING JEFFERSON STREET BETWEEN FOURTH AND
<br />FIFTH STREETS A 0~-E WAY STREET FOR THE PASSAGE OF VEHICLES
<br />AND PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE TP~REOF, AND PRO -
<br />~r~ZDING PENALTIES FOR TB~ VIOLATION OF '±'~i~ 0RDINA~CE."
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<br /> The following petition signed b~ ~: James J. Madigan aud ll7 others,
<br />was presented by N~. Houghton, and on motion 6~ N~. Houghto~, was referred to the City Manager
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<br /> "We, the undersigne~ property owners of Oregon Acres, urgently request
<br />the construction o ~ashington Avenue from Airline Boulevard to~Dyoming Avenue. The right
<br />of way for a fifty foot street, namely, ~Jashin~ton Av~., was provided in the original plot of
<br />Oregon Acres ~ud we consider it the responsibility o f the City Council to t ~e immediate ac-
<br />tion on this project, in order:
<br /> 1. To eliminate &n unsightly a~ea that h~s grown up inw eeds and
<br /> brush, thus furnis~a!ng a harbor for mosquitoes, and a d~mrping
<br /> g~ound for garbage and debris.
<br /> 2. To fur~i~hanincentive toward the beautification of lawns aud
<br /> garden~ adjacent to t2meproposed ~Jashington Avenue.
<br /> 3. To provide ameans of entry to the back yards of property adja-
<br /> Oent to the proposed ~ashington Ave.~_ in order that automobiles
<br /> may be parked ~n the owr~rs~ property and eliminate all-night
<br /> street parking.~
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<br /> Notion o f Mr. Houghton that the City ivL~nager and the Electrical Inspec -
<br />tot survey Ale~de~'s Corner for a traffic light, was adopted.
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<br /> ~.~. Houghton called ~he att~tion~of the ounczl to the amount of trash
<br />paper on the l~00 block of Ro~man Avenue and Caroline Street, whichw as, on motion, referred
<br />to ~he City ~nager.
<br />
<br /> Notion of ~. Houghton that the Chair appoint a committee ofth~eetO meet
<br />w~th a like committee from the Board of Supervisors on the question of erecting a building or
<br />buildings to provide more office sp~ce for both ~e City ~ad the County, was adopted.
<br />
<br />The Chair appointed on said Committee Nessrs. Duke, Henderson and~ilson
<br />
<br /> Notion of ~r. Howard that ~he City ~anager be requested to place three
<br />street lights on Chautauqua Avenue, south o f the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, was adopted~
<br />
<br />0~motion, the Council went into executive session.
<br />
<br />The following letter from the City ~anager was read:
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<br /> ~The Planning and Zoning Board wishes to inform City Council t~mt they
<br />have der~ied the application Of the Jacobson~to Parts Company, for the rezoning o~ the tract
<br />of land on the ~frline Turnpike ~o~a s the Casseli Estate for rezoni~ from Residential to
<br />~t Industrial. N~. Jacobs~ in,cared that they int~nde~ using this p~pe~ fo~ ~e
<br />pose of dis~tl~g automobiles, in orde~ to salvage serviceable parts ~d to keep the pa~ts
<br />at this location for sale to the public. ~e Zoni~ Bo~d felt t~t this wo~d ultimately be-
<br />come ~ot~r ~k y~d.
<br /> This tract of property is the one that was ~ggesDed ~y the Plying
<br />Board in 19~7 as a desirable place $o locate a new c6lored senio~ hi~ s~ool, and they ~e of
<br />the opinion that this p~operty should be purchased bythe City now ~d hold f~ that p~ose
<br />becmuse there is considerable taxes due om the p~op~ty ~d the cash outlay would not be
<br />
<br /> In co~e~ion with the schools, the. Pl~ni~ Board wish?$ to ~ve Ci~y
<br />Co~cil's attention called to the fact that the school bumld~n P~e~s Pommels a daily
<br />attendance of less than fifty pupils and they ~est t~t th~s school be closem ~d the pu -
<br />pils be sent ~lsewhe~e, even if tt involvos fu~shing some t~e e~ tr~sportatior~b ecause
<br />they felt that heath ~d j~tor services ~o~ so l~ge a b~lding to teach t~s n~be~
<br />pupils, was not economical to sa~ the least.~
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<br /> ~ M~tion of ~. ~arren to place on its first reading~u appropriation of
<br />$9,000,00 fo~ d purpose, was adopted.
<br /> On motion adjourned.
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