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-October 2 Gth_, 19_48
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<br />Ayes:
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<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, Bilisoly, ~zke, Grimes, Henderson, Howard,
<br /> Houghton, Stu~tevant, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />None
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<br /> On motion adjourned.
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<br />Approved - ~
<br /> esident.
<br />L. C. Brinson, City Clerk.
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<br />Portsmouth, Va.,
<br /> October 26th, 1948.
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<br />there were present: At a regular meeting of the City ouncmt, held on October ~6th, 1948,
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<br />Leslie T. ox, Frank N. Bilisoly, F~ed A. Duke, George
<br />A~thur P. -enderson, Carl C. Houghton, J~., James N.Howa~d,
<br />E. Robie Sturtevant, Co m. Warren, H. Earl ~etseman, Pearle J.
<br />Wilson, W. Guy ~ucell, City ]~fanager and R. C. Barclay, City
<br />Attorney.
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<br /> ~inutes of regular meeting held October 12th and special m~eting of
<br />October 19th were read and approved.
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<br />The following report from the Zoning Commission was presented:
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<br /> ~ursuant to the provisions o¢~ t~e Zoning 0rdznance, notzee is hereby
<br />~ven that a public hearing will.be held at.7:$0 P.M., ?n Tues~ay¢
<br />~ctober 28th, 1948, in the Council Chamber ~n the ~uniclpal Bu~ldzng,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, for the pu~pese of altering zo~s and reclassi-
<br />fying the following prDperty:
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<br /> Oouth ~id~e Of Colttmbia Street, between Western Branch Road
<br />and Eighth Avenue, comprising lots #9 to 23, inclusive, map of John
<br />J. Phillips property, 450 feet along Columbia St., 120 feet deep,
<br />from Residential Class C to ligh~ Industrial Class I."
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<br />The Chair opened the meeting to the public.
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<br />On motion of M~o Wilson, the action of the Zoning Commission was approved~
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<br />The following matters were presented by the City ~anager:
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<br />the ~chool Board for
<br />prices and estimates
<br />and that ou~ bonding
<br />essa~y to find other
<br />it. I shall be in a
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<br />The City ~anager ~taped that he had Feviewed the program as presented by
<br />the new school buildings and had refz~red these costs based on ~oday's
<br />thap this entire construction prog~amwould cost approximatel~,372,000.0~
<br />l~m~t on today's assessment is $3,93~,~98.09. Therefore, it ~o~ld be nec~
<br />sources of revenue in order to c a~ry out th~s program or a major part of
<br />posztmon to make a ~ecommendation at a later date on this matter.
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<br />The following letter was read:
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<br /> ~'At a meeting of the Electoral Board of the City of Portsmouth, held on
<br />October 12th, 1948, the unanimous decision was reached that innuediate measures are necessary
<br />to improve the registration machinery and election procedure in the City.
<br /> I; The recent rewriting of the registration books under order of the
<br />Court of Hustings, occasioned by the annexation.and changes in ward lines have brought into
<br />focus many deficiences, mistakes and omissions which~e now and will continue to b e a source
<br />of confusion~and embarrassment to the voting public, the officials at the polls and the Elec-
<br />toral Board.
<br /> There has been no purge of these books in the fourty-four years since
<br />the present Constitution of Virginia took effect and the Co~mission appointed by the Cou~t
<br />hasmade it clear to the Electoral Board that no person o r group of persons is in position to
<br />locate and determine the present status of a great number of the people whose names appear
<br />thereon.
<br /> 0nly the long loyal service and experience of the individual Regis-
<br />tra~s in their respective wa~ds and precincts has prevented this matter f~om coming to a head
<br />before, but the condition now exists that it is impossible f0~ new officials to take over the
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