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there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of t~e City Co-~ucil, held on January BVth, 19~8,
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Charles 0~ Barclay, George L. Grimes, Arthur P.
<br />Henderson, Jame~ N. HoWard, E. Robie Stu~tevant, H. Earl ~eise~
<br />man, Pear!e J. Wilson and R.C. Barclay, acting City Ea~ger and
<br />City Attorney.
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<br />The ~ollowmng notice was read:
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<br />speak.
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<br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance,notice is hereby
<br />given that a public hea~ing will be held at 7:30 PoE., on Tuesday, January 2Vth, 1948, in the
<br />Oouncil Chamber, Municipal Building, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of alt ering zones
<br />end reclassifyi?~ the follOwing property --
<br /> .~ll the land annexed by the C~_ty o~ Per smouth on ~anua~y 1,19~8.
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<br /> Lo C. Br~_nson, C~-t y Clerk."
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<br /> The Chair stated that the ~eeting was open to anyone ~b wished to
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<br />Dr. Gilbert spoke in favor of Zoning the Airline Boulevard for contmer -
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<br />clal use.
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<br />The following letters f~a the City ~anager were read:
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<br /> 1st ~Taxes a~e due on five lots of land, sit-o, ate on Cuthriell Street
<br />in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, assessed in t he names of:
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<br /> Thornton Vandalle for the years 19~4 through 19~V
<br /> Ernest Sesso.~s fo~ the yea~s 19~7 through 1947
<br /> Hicks En~nett for the years 1919 through 1947
<br /> Joseph Beskin for the years 1920 through
<br /> Jo T.' Brinkley for the years 1939 through
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<br /> I reco~end that the City Attorney be authorized and directed to
<br />institute a chancery suit for the sale of the property to enforce the lien of the taxes.
<br /> There is ~lso a suit pending for the sal~,e of lots ~ll and ~12 in
<br />block,~5~, P~entms ark,~assessed ~n t,-,e ns~e of Alzce Pope anc~ mots ~l~ an~ ~l~,~n block
<br />Prentis Park, assessed in the name o£ William ~. Pope ~n~:delin~uent in taxes fo~ the years 19~8
<br />to 194T inclusive, and another suit for. the sale of lots #20 and ~z21 in block ~3, Prentis P~k,
<br />assessed in th.e n~ne of A.E. Burd.en, and delinquent in taxes for the ye~ 1930-19~7, inclu
<br />sive; lot ~.~ zn block ~44, Prentzs Park, del~uquent in taxes for the years 19~T-19~7 inclu-
<br />sive and lot 8 in block #~4, Prentis Park, in the ~ame~of J. F~eeman Ha~nes, delinquent in
<br />taxes for the years 1927 - 1947, inclusive, the institution of which I request to be ratified
<br />and the City Attorney be instructed to proceed with the prosecution thereof, except as to lot
<br />~7 in block #4&, upon which taxes have been paid since the institution of the suit."
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<br />~iotion of ~r. Barclay to concur in the t~i~nager~s recommendation, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br /> 2nd = ~i request authority to seek bids for the purchase of two new
<br />fire engines, according to manufacturer's specifications.
<br /> The engines will be needed for the rece~tly annexed territory
<br />and should be charged as a capital expenditure. The ~qopropriation will be requested after the
<br />bids are received?
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<br /> Eotion of Mr. Sturtev~t that the Nauager be granted the .authority
<br />quested, was adopted.
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<br /> 3~d - "~. X. D. ~urden, Superintendent of the Water Department, rec-
<br />ommends that the City purchase the small piece of land containing three and one-forth acres
<br />from ~'~. C.P. Holland, gr., in order to prevent the pollution of wate~ ~u t he s~ea from a club
<br />house which ~t be e~ected on the p~ope~ty, and for the pu~p~ e of p~o~cting the wate~
<br />o2 ~e C~oon.
<br /> The l~d is located on ~ county ~oad ne~ a bridge over
<br />of the lake and I have ~ m~p which may be ~spected by you.
<br /> There is a budget appropriation fo~ the p~chase of land ~d I
<br />~equest that the ~eco~men~tion ~ ~. X.D, M~den be approved.S
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<br /> Me,ion of ~r. ~en to concu~ ~ ~e ~age~'s ~ec~dation,
<br />adopted.
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<br /> ~th - ~Atta~hed is a copy of a letter, under date o2 Becember ~2nd,
<br />19~9, from L~es. Fanny R. Lee, Superintendent of the Social SerVice Bu~-eau, to Nr. Owens, re-
<br />Guesti~g a special mpp~op~iation of $~5~.50 to pay the bill incurred in the operation of
<br />the Day Nursery ~ !9~T.
<br /> i also have a bill of U. E. Allen, amounting to $86~90 For
<br />pltn~bing work at the Nursery in 19~8, which is unpaid.
<br /> It appea~s that th~ City b~came obligated in these bills and a
<br />special ~propriation of $5B~e~Owill be necessary to pay sameo"
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<br /> Attached -
<br /> "~e estimate that we will have a deficit ~f ~D~0.O0 in g eneralrunning
<br />e~ crises at the end of December, plus a lack of $89.50 to pay for necessary plumbing expenses.
<br />Will you kindly secure an additional grant of ~7.50 for ~e Child Care Center to enable us
<br />to pay o~ bills and close our 19~7 books?
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