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At a regular meeting of the City ounc~l, held on August 10th,l~°~8,
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<br />there were present:
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Charles O. Barclay, Fred A. Duke, George L.
<br />Grimes, A~thu~ BE Henderson, Carl C~Houghton, J r., James N.
<br />Howard, E. Robie 8turtevant, C. E~.~arren, H. Earl Weisemau,
<br />Pearle J. Wilson, W. Guy Ancell, lty Manager, and R.C. Bar-_
<br />clay, City ~ ·
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<br />~inutes of regular meeting held July Bgtnwe_e read and approved.
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<br />Sented:
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<br />A contmunzoat~on from the Zoning and Pl~uning~ ~o.~mzsszonw s ore
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<br />~At a ~ee~ing of the Planning and Zoning Commission, held August
<br />19~8, the Dollowing matters referred by the Council to the Commission, were t~ken up:
<br /> 1st - The question of maki~ Glasgow ~t., a one-way street, between V~ater and
<br /> Effingham Sts. travel to b e oe~itted from east to west, ~as deferred
<br /> until a later date, f or furthe~ study,
<br /> ~nd - The sale of Cityproperty at the corner of Randolph and ~ashington Sts.
<br /> was defe~ed until a special meeting of the Pla~uing Commission.
<br /> ~rd - The Planning Commission approves of the disposal to the best advautage of
<br /> the City, of the old fire headquarters in the 800 block of Court Street.
<br /> ~th - The attached letter from the City Attorney was presented. The request was
<br /> aporoved by the Pls~unzng Co~mzsszon, contingent ~pon ~he Ho~s~ng Autnorzty
<br /> dedicating that part of Col~bus Avenue~ owned by them, from Randolph St.
<br /> to South St. extended.~
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<br />Chair appointed Messrs.
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<br /> 0n motion Item ~3 was approved.
<br /> Item#~
<br /> ~otion of ~r. Grimes to refer/to a committee,vas adopted.
<br />Grimes, WeisamanandDmke on said Committee.
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<br />The
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<br />The ~ar~ger presented the following letters:
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<br /> 1st ~The Public Housing Authority has notified the Norfolk Co~t
<br />~chool Board that smme arrangements must ~be made before September 1st, I 9~8, t o pu~chase the
<br />bmilding located on the property of the Czty of Portsmouth kno~n as the ~P00R FAP~", at the
<br />intersection o f South Rodm~aand ~cLean Streets, Alexander Park.
<br /> In order for Norfolk County to be eligible to purchase the
<br />above building, the title to the land must be in the name of the Oo~uty School Board of Norfo]
<br />County ~
<br /> The Bchool Board is operating i n this building, a c .afet.eria~
<br />(for the South Rodman School next moo~ ), and the Teaching Aids Library fr~n which is dzstrzbut~
<br />ed all of the teaching materials and audio-visual aids for the entire coun~ty.
<br /> The County School Board respectively requests ~ae Port~mou~
<br />City Council to consider the sale of e~proximately five acres of land located under the build-
<br />ing owned by puhl~a Housing A~hority and the school buildio~ adjoinin~ it owned by Federal
<br />¥~orks ~gency, a s negotiations will have to be st~ted with Federal ~or~ Agency under this smu~
<br />procedure. Therefore, if the title to the land under both buildings were handled at the same
<br />time, it would not necessitate two separate deeds.
<br /> Any information you need concer~ning t~his transaction, the
<br />School Board of ~orfolk Co~ty will be only too glad to f~rnish.
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<br />Sincerely,
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<br />W.A. Early, Division Sup't.~
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<br /> Motion o f ~r. Hougaton to suspend the rules to hear Er. Early, w as
<br />adopted. Y~. ~arly spoke in regard to his latter.
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<br /> Motion of ~ir. Houghton for the City ~anager and City Attorney to
<br />ask the Public Housing Authority if the Co~uty would qualify to purchase the building, should
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<br />the City gzve orfolk County a ten year lease on the land, vas adopted,
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<br /> ~nd - "The Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce is very much in-
<br />terested in installing in Portsmouth several h~udred ~gum ball machines~. Profits from these
<br />machines will, it is proposed, be used to further the Junior Chamber's program of youthwelfar~
<br />However, we find that the present tax upon such vending machines is prohibitive.
<br /> These machines, serviced by the Ford G~n and ~ia~hine Com-
<br />pany, whose reputation we have thoroughly investigated, are in use now by some 600-odd Ki,a~nis
<br />ClUbs, 500 and some Eions Clubsand many other civic and's ervice clubs t~hroughout the country.
<br />In Virginia, Junior Chambers of Commerce have ~_ndertaken this program on a s tatewide basis.
<br />I~ numerous cases the high license taxes have been substantially reduced, in others waived
<br />co~vplet ely.
<br /> We ask that, here in Portsmouth, we be permitted to install
<br />these gum mac?~ines upon the payment of atax of fifty cents (50~) per n~.chine.
<br /> Vez~y truly yours,
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, Secretary.'~
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<br /> ~otion of ~. Ho~rd that the Attorney present an ordinance to
<br />cover, at the next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> ~rd - ~EF~REAS, it has come to the attention of this organiza-
<br />tion that City. Nauager W. Guy Ancell is investigating the const~ction here of a ~unioipal
<br />Swimming Pool, aud
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