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were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Co~mcfi, held January 25th, 1949,there
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<br /> Leslie T. Fox, Frmk N., Biiisoty,Jr., Fred A.Du~e, George L. Grimes,
<br /> Arthur P. Henderson,-Carl C. Houghtor~, Jr., E. Robie Sturtevant,
<br /> C. E. ~'~arren. H. Earl ~eiseman] Pearle J~ Wilson, W. Guy Ancell, City
<br /> Manager,~nd ~. C. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held on January llth and special meeting of
<br />January 18th were read and approved.
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<br /> The Eay~r stated,at a conferenee of the Council with the Electoral'
<br />Board of the City in reference to the appointment of a general registrar for the City, it
<br />developed that such appointment is not necessary~at this time.
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<br /> The follow~ng report from the Zoning Commission was received:
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<br /> ~Pursuant to the provisions of the Zonin~ Ordinance, notice is hereby
<br />givem that a public hearing will be held at 7:50 P~E., on Tuesday, January Zeth, 19&9, in the
<br />Council Chamber in the Municipal Buildihg, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of altering
<br />zones ~nd reclassifying the following property:
<br /> 1. l&18 High St. ~7 ft. x l~0 ft. from Commercial Class G to Central Business Class H.
<br /> 5609 01d ~ufzolk Boulevarm, 70 f~. x 150 ft., 150 f .
<br /> from southeast corner of Re&man Avenue and 01d Suffolk
<br /> Boulevard from Two Family dwelling~Class C to Commer-
<br /> cial Class F."
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<br />no response.
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<br />The President stated that the meeting was open to the public.
<br />On motion of Mr. Houghton, the report was adopted.
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<br />There was
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. ~arren that we ask the Zoning Cormmission to reconsider
<br />the sale of tbs lot at the corner of Randolph snd Washington Streets, was adopted.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st "I~have a resolution which was presented by the Portsmouth Re-
<br />development and Housing Authority which they feel the Council should adopt, in crder to make
<br />available cert~ n vacant houses, in their projects, to tenauts other than veterans or service
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<br /> Resolution -
<br /> ~I~EREAS, there exists within the City of Portsmouth a Neg~e
<br /> housi~ problem 9f.considerable~magnitude in~whi~h.a large
<br /> numberofNegro cmtmzsns are unable to find any lzvznt accommo-
<br /> dations for themselves and their families; and
<br /> ~YHEREAS, there are a number of vacancies existing in the Carver
<br /> Homes Housing Project now restricted to the accommodation of vet-
<br /> erans, service men and their families which, if rented to others
<br /> will provide for them, housing accoumuodations,
<br /> NO~J, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDby ~he Council of the City of
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Portsmouth Redevelopment and
<br /> Housing Authority and/or such other Bureau or Agency as may be
<br /> in charge, be, and they are hereby requested to waive the restric-
<br /> tions now in effect, whereby the Carver Homes Housing Project is
<br /> restricted to use by veterans, service men and their families, so
<br /> that the acco~odations in the said project may be rented to non-
<br /> veterans and service men nee~ding the use of such a ccommodations.~
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<br />On motion of ~. Grimes, said resolution was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "! have a let~ter from the Suoerintendent of Schools Lu which he
<br />requests a partial payment on the construction contract fo~ the John Tyler School. The amount
<br />requested for January 1st was $55,000.00, and he anticipates that the amount due February 1st
<br />will be approximately $81,000o00. We can assume that this contract will run at about that
<br />amount for March 1st, also.
<br /> On an agreement with the purchasers of our sewage treatment bon~
<br />we stated that the City would not issue an~ more bonds until March, 19~9~ and in order to make
<br />these monthly payments on the school constz~ctien, it will be necessaz~y for you to authorize
<br />the City Auditor to pay these amounts from the General Fund, or make a short-term loan
<br />the banks to cover these payments until the school bonds are sold.~
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<br /> An appropriation of $~A,68~.00 for John Tyler~ School, laid on t able on
<br />November 9th, was taken up.
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Du&~e that the City Council appropriate ~00,000.00 at thi~.
<br />time for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Bilisoly, D~ke~ G~irhe. s, Henderson, Houghton,
<br /> Sturtevant, ~az~en, Weiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None.
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<br /> Motion of ~. D~ke that such sum as needed be borrowed from banks a s
<br />needed, on sh~t term notes, and the followi~.~g resolution, were adopted$
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