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No motion made, the Council proceeded with its r eg~.lar order of
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<br />report of the Zoning Comm~sion was received:
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<br /> ~ursuant to the provisions of the EonLug 0rdinmuce notice is beret
<br />given that a public heatlng_will be held at V:30 P.M., on Tuesd[y, April BVth,-1948, in the
<br />Coomcil ~namber~ Municipal BuildLug, P~ts~outh, Virginia, for the purpose of altering zones
<br />and_ reclassifying the following property -
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<br />I. Lots 5 and 7 block !8, Westhaven, 30 x 108~~ feet
<br /> each 4400 block ~nag St~, fr~m Residential Class C
<br /> to C~ercial C~ ss G.
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<br /> Eotion o f ~ir. Houghton to refer back to the Zoning Commission for
<br />i~ther investigation, was adopted.
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<br />The following communications frcm the Acting City ~anager were
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<br /> · 1st - ~In accordance ~_th a resolution passed on Ha~ch B6th~194V,,
<br />I g~ve notice by advertmsement for ten days in the Portmuouth Star, that I would, on Saturday, I
<br />April B4th, 1~48, at 1B:00 o'clock M., in front of the Cou~t House iht he City of Portsmouth, t
<br />offer for sale at public auction, for cash, the three parcels of land mentioned in the r esolu-
<br />rich.
<br /> The property was offe~e~ for sale as stated in the adver-
<br />tisement and zne m_ghest bids offered were as follows:
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<br /> Lot 410 on the west side of Hill Avenue, ',-~s purchased by
<br /> Einwood N. Journee sad Lilly i~ournee, for ~.~312.00.
<br /> Lo~. 43 on the south side of Seaboard ~venue, was purchased
<br /> by W.F. Brooks, for ~100.00.
<br /> Parcel of land adjoining the south wall of the Cedar Grove Cem-
<br />etery, fronting about 3V feet on the lane leading to the ~cemetery, and about six feet on Fort
<br />Lane, was purchased by ~g.A. 0gg, for
<br /> I recommend that the sale be corLfirmed and that the proper offi-
<br />eers~mOf the City b e authorized to execute clog'ds to the purchasers.~
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<br /> Motion of M~. Howard to concur in the acting City Eanager~s recom-
<br />mendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - ~The two b.ids su.bmitted by, the City - namely, $225.00 for
<br />the seventeen buildings at Alexander Park trai~er smte- Pro~ect VA 44-254-B and $1,350,00
<br />for the two dormitories at the ~nglas Park sit_e - Project VA 44-034, were accepted by the
<br />Housing and Home Finance Agency of the Public HSu~ug Administration.
<br /> It will be necessary for t~_e proper officers of the City
<br />to execute the contract s~ud bond submitted by the Govezmmen6 for the completion o f the trans-
<br />action.
<br /> I request that such authority be given them.
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Howard ~o concur i~n the acting City ~anager~s recom-
<br />bination, was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - ~in order to have suffici[ent money to pay the increased
<br /> s.ala~y of the. C.ity Manager for the ~emainder of this year, ~t will be necessary to malme a spell
<br /> of $~,4V~o00 and to transfer ~1,400,00 from. the s~aonnt aopropriated_ for the
<br /> czal approp~_at men salary.
<br /> salary of the City Attorney to the City ~anager~ .
<br /> Hy salary has been paid from the City !~anager's appropria-
<br /> tion and the appropriation for the City Xttozmey has n~been used.~'
<br /> Motion of ~. _Houghton t o place an appropriation of $1,474.00 for
<br /> said purpose on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - The acting City ~anager presented the following ordir~uce:
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<br /> ['A!~ 0RDII~ANCE TO ESTABLISH E~ECTZON D_~STRICTS IN THEI~kRDS
<br /> OF ~E ~ZTY.~
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<br /> On motion o fi~. Houghton, the ~ules were suspended and the ordi-
<br />nance adopted, and by the f~llowing vote:
<br /> Ayes - Barclay, Duke, Henderson, Houghton, Howard, Sturte-
<br /> vant, Warren, Weisem~u, Wilson
<br /> Nays - None
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<br /> An appropria~zion of $9!,000.00 from the annexed territory funds
<br />for streets in said territory, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up.
<br /> Motion of Er. Duke ~ appropriate $91,000.O0 for said purpose was
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<br />adopted and b~ the following vote:
<br /> Ayes
<br /> Nays
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<br />tion for Schools
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<br /> Barclay, Duke, Henderson, Houghton, Howard, Sturte-
<br /> rant, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br /> None
<br /> An appropr_atmon of $6,029.00 to increase the tmdget appropria-
<br />in the annexe~territory from $95,000.00 to $101,0~9~00, zs requested by
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