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there were present:
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<br />ed President pro tom.
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<br />meeting, was taken up:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held December 14th, 1948,
<br />
<br />Frank N. Bilisoly, Jr., Fred A. Duke, George L. Grimes,
<br />Arthu~ P. Henderson, CarlCo Houghton, Jr,~ James N.
<br />Howard, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman,
<br />~. Guy Ancell,GityNan~ger and R.C. Barclay, City Attorney.
<br />
<br />The President and Vice President being absent, ~. Howard was elect-
<br />
<br />The minutes of the meeting of November B3rd were read and approved.
<br />
<br />The following reportof the Zoning Commission, laid on table at last
<br />
<br /> ~Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning O~dinamce, notice is hereb
<br />given that a public hearing will be held at 7~30 P.M., on Tuesday, November 23rd, 1948, in the
<br />'Council Chambe~ in the Municipal Building, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of altering
<br />zones and reclassifying the following prop~erty:
<br />
<br /> The rear 15 feet of lots 8 and 9 and allof lots 4, 5,
<br />6, 7, 22 and ~3 in Block B plat of Maplewood Pa~vk. F~onts 1B4.4
<br />feet on Gosport Head ~ad extends back 165.~ feet from Residential
<br />Class C to Commercial Class F.~
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<br /> ~Iotion offer. Houghton that we concur in said report, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The Chair announced that, as advertised in the 'Portsmouth Star, of
<br />November 28th, ~948, the meeting would be open to the public, to consider the 1949 Budget.
<br />
<br /> The Portsmouth Humane Society asked that ~u appropriation o f $2,315.0
<br />for their purpose§ be'made in the 1949 Budget.
<br />
<br /> Motion o f ~r. Bilis61y that the amount requested by the Humane Soci-
<br /> ety be considered with the 1949 Budget, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 0n motion of ~ir. Weiseman, ~he~privilege of the floor was granted ~o
<br />M~. Robertson, who stated that he has installed machinery at the cost of seve~althousand dol-
<br />la~s in the building fully protected by fire ~walls at 1418 High Street, and requested that he
<br />'be issued a special pelvait to conduct a ~2el~i~.g End pressing business on the premises,
<br />and the Bureau of Fire Prevention was dirSc~e~t~ z~sUe ~ temporary permit to M~. Robe~tson to
<br />conduct business at the above location, provided the location is properly zoned for that put
<br />pOSe.
<br /> Amsppropriation ~f'~$FG~69.00requested, to pay ~eficit in School Fund
<br /> placed on its first reading at last~meeting, w~s~aken'u~. ~
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~r. Weisemanto appropriate $23,769.00 fo~ said purpose,was
<br /> adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton, Howard,
<br /> 'S%ur~ev~t, ~arren, Welshman.
<br /> Nays: None.
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<br />was taken up:
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<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,
<br />
<br />~A~N 0EDi~ANCE I~POSI~'TA~ESON SHARES OF STOCK OF BANKS
<br />LOCATED- INTEE CITY 0P ~OETSMOttTH FOR THE YEAR t949AND
<br />ANk~ALLYTRER~AFTER~ FIXINGTHERATE AI~D REQUIRING TEE PAY-.
<br />MF~k~ TH~-RE~F, REQUIRING'CERTAIN REPORTS, A~krD PRESCRIBING
<br />PEI,~kLTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF"
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
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<br />was taken up:
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<br />On motion of ~r. ~eis~man, said oz~linance was adopted, and by the fol-
<br />
<br />Ayes: Bilisoly, Duke, G~imes, Hendersom,
<br /> ~ Stu~tevant, ~arren, ~eiseman
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Hcug~hton, Howard,
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,
<br />
<br />~AN 0RDiz~IANCE IMPOSING AND COLLECTING TAXES 0NREAL ESTATE,
<br />TANGIBLE PE_RSONAL PROPERTY A~tD NACH~EEY,~ITHIN ~HE LIMITS
<br />OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPC~E OF RAIS-
<br />ING RE~J~o~ FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE G0~T AND THE PUBLIC
<br />FREE SCHOOLS A~T0 PAY INT~qEST AND SINKING FUtCD 0N THE
<br />PUBLIC DEBT FOR TEE ~EAR BEGINNING JANUA~RY 1st, 19~9~
<br />
<br />next meeting.
<br />was taken up:
<br />
<br />0n motion o£ I,&v. ~a~ren, said ordinance was continued on table until
<br />
<br />The Following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,
<br />
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