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August 10th, 1948,
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<br />find that Mr. Greyard never owned the twentyf eat of lot sixteen which ~as assessed tohim for
<br />the yea~s 1939 to 1946. This property was armed by J.P. Johnson and Paul W. Parker during
<br />those years. ~. Greyard did at one time own the property next do~ ~ but sold it in I 958 to
<br />S.A. Perry. Hence taxes, assessed on the twenty feet of lot sixteen west side of Pa~ker Avenue,
<br />amo~anting to $4.00 per year for the years I959 th~ Ig46, inclusive, shouId be relieved?
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<br /> ~ ~otion of ~[r. Warren tO concur in the Attorney's recommendation, w a~
<br />adopted.
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<br /> The following letter received from ~ne JUdge of ~e ustzngs Co-opt,
<br />was referred to the City Manager:
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<br /> ~I am convinced that there is a reaI necessity existing for the City
<br />ordinances of the City of Portsmouth to be revised, ~mended, and codified. Many of the ordinanc.
<br />es have been on your minute books for a number of years and they do not m~et the problems we
<br />facing today. Some of them were dra~e to parallel the State law~ order that Dhe City, rather
<br />than the State, would receive the benefit of fines imposed by the cou~ts for violations of the
<br />law covered by them. In mauy cases, the State law has been subsequen~ y changed, but such
<br />din~nces have not been amended to con£orm to such changes, and they are of no value ~hatsoever.
<br />I have had to dismDss a numbe~ of Cases in ~nich the City would have received revenue but fo~
<br />this fact.
<br /> It is almost impossible for me and others Charged with the resoonsibil-
<br />ity of interpreting and enforcing the City ordinances to know what ordinances are in e~istence.
<br />~r. Brinson and Mr. Barclay have been most helpful in finding the ordinances for me, but
<br />condition should not, and can not~ continue to exist, i repeat that z ~m confident that much
<br />revenue is lest for ~he City because of these conditions,
<br /> The work o f ~evising, amending, and c0~fying the ordinances will
<br />entail much .time, study and expense. ~d~ not think that the City Attorney should be cha~ged
<br />with this responsibility besause itwitlbe a full-tlme job for some~ime~
<br /> The League of Virginia Munici~ai~ties h~s recognized the necessity of
<br />ordinanc~ ~evision.~n many cities, and the executive secretaryhas recommended that the City
<br />communicate with Er. Kermit V. Roche, an attorney of Richmond, wh~ specializes in this service
<br /> I request that you i~ediately authorize the City M~m gar to do ~at
<br />is necessary to ~mploy someone to a ccomplish the desired results.
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<br />Respectfu~lly,
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<br /> Lawrence W. ~Anson, Judge.~
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Henderson to refer to the City Manager for study, the
<br />traffic conditions at the corner of Elm Avenue ~nd Spratley Street, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Henderson to refer te the City Manager the matter of weed
<br />cutting in the City, was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Houghton called attention to the cutting of weeds on the s treats in
<br />the annexed territory~
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. ~ilson that the City Attorney bring ~n an ordinance pro-
<br />hibiting parking 0n Fourth Avenue, between Holladay and Glasgow Streets, nort~ side, was
<br />adopted, b~
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<br />~pproved - ~
<br /> ~President.
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<br />City Clerk.
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<br />"The Port~uouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority desires to acquire from the Federal
<br />Gove~mment the recreational building which has been declared s~m~olus property located on the
<br />.property near the Del? Homes Ho.using pr?je.ct where the Goverr~me~n.~t had a number of dormitor-
<br />zes..In order .to accurate the building, mt zs necessar, y fo.r the r.ort~mouth Redevelopment and
<br />Houszn~ Authority to own the land on which the buildzng ms standing..
<br /> The ~ra_ldmng faces a road wh-cn the Govez~q~ent has constructed leadmng ~romthe zntersectzon
<br /> of Col'~nbus Ave. and Randolph St. ~ South ~t. extended, or t~he Old Road leading~estward
<br /> the o. rzgmnal town of ortsmo~.th. The -~mldzng zs partly upon land owned bYs~e Housing Au -
<br /> thormty, partly u.pon the po~tmon of Columbus Ave. lying north.of Randolph t., as shown upon
<br /> the plat of Pren~zs Park, and partly upon land ov~ed by the Cmty of Portsmouth.
<br /> The Housing Authority has re~Pesented to the City officials that it will b e vez~- beneficial
<br /> to the residents of the community for it to own and keep .in operation the recreation build-
<br /> ing, and that it has no money with ~hich.to buy land ~nd is restriated by law in the use of
<br /> its funds. It has requested the City to close that oortionof Col~mubus Ave. shownon the
<br /> plat of rrentms Pa~, lymng north of Hando.lph.St. and' to exchange wzth zt the land belonging
<br /> to the City upon v~ch the recreational building rests for. the land.lying in the new road
<br /> first above mentioned, opened by the Government and extendzng tb_vu zts land. This road will
<br /> legally end at the northern tine of the Housing Authority's property~ which is in a line
<br /> vrlth the north end of Columbus Ave. which is to be closed, but we assume the owners of the
<br /> propemty to the north will leave the road openas we believe it will be beneficial to their
<br /> re err I tneref r r eu t that '~ t ~ ~
<br /> p p y. ' o e e ~. e? · you conszeer h'~ matter ~nd if you think ~avorable ~hat
<br /> you (1) ~pprove the p.~opos~t~on as requested by the ~ortsmo.uth Red~evelopment ~nd Housing
<br /> Authority, above outlined, (2) approve the closing the portmon o.f Uolumbus Ave, lying north
<br /> of Randolph St., (3) approve the.opening of Columbus Ave.~accor~ng to the circle establish-
<br /> ed by the ~ederai Housing Authority ~rom Randolph St. to Oouth St. extended,
<br /> R. C. Barclay
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