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0~lP~b. 1 9~_ -October 2 6th.~ 194.8
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, Bilisoly, E~ke, Grimes, Henderson, H~¢ard,
<br /> Houghton, Sttt~tevant, Warren, Weise~n, Wilson
<br />None
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<br /> On motion adjourned.
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<br />Approved - ~
<br /> re si dent.
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<br />L. 0. Brinson, City Clerk.
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<br />there were present:
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<br />October 19th were
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<br />Portsmouth, Va.,
<br /> October 26th, 19~8.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on October 26th, 1948,
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Frank N. Bilisoty, Fred A. Duke, George .Grmmes,
<br />Arthur P. Henderson, Carl C. Houghton, Jr., James N.~oward,
<br />E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl ~eisemau, Pearle J.
<br />Wilson, ~. Guy Ancell, City i~ager and R. C. Barclay, City
<br />AttoEaey.
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<br /> Minutes of regular ~eting held October tBth and special meeting of
<br />read and approved.
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<br />The following report from the Zoning Commission was presented:
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<br />~Fursuant to the ~rovisigns o~ t~e Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby
<br />~zve~ that a public :hearzng wall.be held at.7:30 P~., on Tuesday,
<br />~ctooer 28th, 1948, in the Council Chamber mn the Municipal Building,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of altering zoos and reclassi-
<br />fying the following p~operty:
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<br /> South side of Columbia Street, between Western Branch Road
<br />and Eighth Avenue, comprising lots #9 to 23, inclusive, map of John
<br />J. Phillips property, 480 feet along Columbia St., 1BO feet deep,
<br />from Residential Class C to lig h~ Industrial Class I."
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<br />The Chair opened the meetzno to the public
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<br />On motion of M~. Wilson, the action of the Zoning Commission was approved.
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<br />The follm~ing matters were presented by the City ~anager:
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<br />the School Board for
<br />prices and estimates
<br />and that ou~ bonding
<br />essa!V to find other
<br />it. I shall be in a
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<br />The City ~anager stated that he had reviewed the program as presented by
<br />the new school buildings and h~d reflected these costs based on ~oday's
<br />that this entire constructio~ program would cost approximatel~,3Vt,0OO.0G
<br />l~m~t on today's assessment zs $3,932,~98.00. Therefere, it wo~id be nec~
<br />sources of revenue in order to carry out this program er a major part of
<br />position to make a recommendation 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 1nth, 19~, the unanimous decision was reached that immediate' measures are necessary
<br />to improve the registration machinery and election procedure in the City.
<br /> I. The recent rewriting of the registration books tmder order of the
<br />Court of Hustings, occasioned by the arn~exation~and changes in ward lines have brought into
<br />focus many deficiences, mistakes and omissions whichsre now- and will continue to be a source
<br />of confusion and embarTassment 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 sincel
<br />t~e present Constitution of Virginia took effect and the Commission appoznted by the ou~t
<br />has made it clear to the El sctoral Board that no person o r gronp of persons is in position to
<br />locate and deteEnine the present status of a great number of the people whose names appear
<br />thereon.
<br /> Only the long loyal service and experience of the individual Regis-
<br />trars in their respective wards ~d precincts has prevented this matter from coming to a head
<br />before, but the condition now exists that it is impossible for new officials to take over the
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