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March 26th. 1948.
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<br />present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, h eld March 23rd, 1948, there wee
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Charles 0. Ba~ctay, Fred A. Duke, G~orge L. Grimes~
<br />Arthur P. Henderson, Carl C. Houghton, Jr., James i~. Howar% E.
<br />Robie Stnrtevaut, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearls J. ~ilson
<br />and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney and acting City Manager.
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<br />~glnutes of regular meeting held Ma~ch 9th, 1948, were read, amended and
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<br />approved.
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<br />The following, report was received from the Zoning Commission:
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<br />'~Pursuant to the provisions.of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby
<br />given that a p~olic hearing will be held at 7:30 P.M., on Tuesday,
<br />March ~3rd, 1948, in the Council Chamber, ~u~icipal Building, Ports-
<br />mouth, Virginia, for the p~pose of altering zones and reclassifying
<br />the following property -
<br /> 1. South side of South Street, intersection o f Atlanta
<br /> and Cs~den Avenue, lots ~-3 block C, Prentis Placeaddi-
<br /> tion from Residential Class C to Commercial Class
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<br /> sa_d report,
<br />Motion of ~. Weiseman to a~prove ~ was adopted.
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<br />The following report was received from the Committee on Building Codes:
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<br /> ~You~ committee, appointed to consider a new building code for the City,
<br />respectfully reports that they have examined the Code prepared by Mr.M.L. Clement, Special
<br />Code Consultant of the Southern Standard Building Conference and desire to e~oress their ap-
<br />preciation for the a ssistsmce rendered by N~. George Van Leeuwen, architect in this cormection.
<br /> Your committee is of the opzn~on that the Code should be adopted with a
<br />few minor changes which have to be sent to ~ r. Clement. They recommend that the code be printJ
<br />ed and adopted in its printed form. However, if any member of the Council desires any chaug~
<br />in t he ordinance, this should be considered before it is printed.
<br /> Very respectfully,
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<br /> F. A. Duke, C.0. Barclay,
<br /> P. J. Wilson~ J.N. Howard,
<br /> C. E. Warren - Committee.~'
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<br />~Iotion of Mr. Weisemsm t o ~mprove the said report, was adopted, and by the
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<br />following vote:
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<br />Ayes:
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<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, Ba~ciay, Dtuke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton, Howard,
<br />Stutterer, Warren, Weiseman, ~ilson
<br />None
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<br />The following commun cat~ons from the City Eanager were read:
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<br /> lst- "I find that the gross revenue of the Water Works system f rom consumers
<br />outside of the City limits in 1947, was ~263,6~V.85 and flue gross revenue derived from the
<br />whole system was $V48,373.05. The proportion of the revenue from consumers outside of the
<br />city limits to the tot~ gross revenue, w as 35,933%.
<br /> .Under the provisions of Section 435 a of the Tax Code of Virginia, a
<br />report of the above facts should be made to ~he Commissioner of the Revenue of Ns~semond
<br />Oounty before ~pril 1st. I request that I be authorized to make such a report."
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Howard to concur in ~e Acting City Manager's ~ ecommendation
<br />was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd- "Attached is a letter from Rear Admiral W.L. Ainsworth, Commandsat of the
<br />Fifth Naval District.stating his views on ~aylig~t Saving Time.
<br /> I do. not believe any action should be taken on this matter until it can
<br />be ascertained ~nat other nearby communities propose to do.~
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<br />On mction ordered filed.
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<br /> 3rd -~I respectfully reco~aend that the follo~ng resolution be adopted. A aim-
<br />ilar resolution ha~ been adopted by the City o~f Norfolk.
<br /> ,~WHEREAS, it is th.e judgment of the Council that the abandonment of said
<br />operation will be detrimental to the transportation, trade, commerce,sad industries of the
<br />City and its inhabitants, therefore,
<br /> Be it Resolved by the Co~ucil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia:
<br /> ~ection I - That the State Corporation Commissionis hereby
<br /> requested to intervene in Finance Docket No. 16000, application
<br /> of Southern Railway Company for a certificate of public convenience
<br /> and necessity authorizing it to abandon operation over the lines of
<br /> railroad of the Atlantic and Danville Railway Co~pany between West
<br /> Norfolk, in Norfolk County, Virginia, and Jell, ess in Necklenburg
<br /> County, and Danville, in~Pittsvylvania County, Virginia~ t o t l~ end
<br /> that operation over the Atlmut~c and Danville Railway be not dis-
<br /> continued upon the termination, July l, 19~9, when t he lease between
<br /> the Atlantic and Danville and the S~uthern Railway ~ompany ends.
<br /> Section 2 - That the City Clerk is hereby directed to s end a certi-
<br /> fied copy o f this resolution to the State Corporation Commission?
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<br />On.motion of Mr; Howard, said resolution was adopted.
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