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agreeable t.o the Cou~cii s~ud the azlroad, in order that the easement right could be
<br />from the Perm~aylvania Railroad?u
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<br />motion adj oul~ned.
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<br />Pre s i~ent.
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<br />Cierk.
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<br />secured
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<br />Portsmo~~th, Va., Ja~aary 2nd, 1948.
<br />
<br /> At a called meeting of the City Co~mcil, held January 2nd, 1948, at 9:00
<br />there were present:
<br />
<br />Les_ie_._-.Fox, ~nar_es 0. Barclay, George L. Grimes, Arthur P. Henderson,
<br />James ~. Howsmd, E. Robie Sturtevmut, C.E. Warren, H. Earl ~eiseman,
<br />Pearte J. Wilson, R.0. Barclay, ~cting City ~'~ b
<br /> ~,~anager and City Attorney.
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<br />The following call for the m~eting was read:
<br />
<br /> ~'Please attend a meeting off the Ci'~y Council on ~iday~ g~nusmy 2nd,
<br />at 9:00~.;...~ w , to dlsouss zoning and z~.tters pertaining to armex~tion.
<br /> By Order of the President.~
<br />
<br />1948,
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<br />The following iette~ from the Acting City ~anager was read:
<br />
<br /> "It will b e necessary to emend the Zoning Ordinance in order to make
<br />changes in the family dwelling district now e ffective in the recently annexed territory. I
<br />reco~nend the passage of the attached ~en~ent to the ordinance.
<br /> The amen~uent has been approved by the Plaguing CoPm~is~on and a public
<br />hearing should be had on the ~manges~ I request that ! be authorized to give notice of a
<br />p~blic ~esmir~ at ~u early date.~
<br />
<br />On motion o f l~r. Barclay, the ~oliow_ng ordinance was placed on its
<br />
<br />first read_~g.
<br />
<br />~AN 0RDII~ANCE TO A~ND THE ZONING 0P~INA~iCE BY_ ADDING TO THE
<br />DISTRICT I~P, T--~ TERRITORY RECE~TLY fU.~XED TO ?~ CiTY~ AIVD
<br />DiVIDiNG SAID ~RITORY tNT0 DISTRICTS OR ZONES, AND ~ING
<br />T[~E PROViSi01~S OF THE ZOI{ING 0RD~NANCE OF -~-~ CITY APPLICABLE
<br />THERETO. ~
<br />
<br />The foliov.~lng letter was read:
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<br /> ~Acting in accordance with the expressed -~shes of the members of the
<br />Portsmouth City Co~mcil, Mn W. Bloui~t Darden, President of the Western Branch Civic Club,
<br />instructed the Secretary to call a mass meeting of the residents of the annexed territo~
<br />to be known as the Wilson Ward for the purpose of selecting a nominee for the interim posi -
<br />tion of City Councilman from tb~s Wsmd.
<br /> For the benefit of all residents in the area concex~._ed, the meeting
<br />was advertised three successive days in the Portsmouth Star, December 1Vth~ 18th mud 19th, sai~
<br />meetir~g to be held in the Westhav~n School Auditorium at 8:00 roM., ~December 19th, 194V,
<br /> The meeting was conducted by the officers of the Western Branch Civic
<br />Club, v~th ~',~. ~arden acting as Chairman, ~r. Fred Ayres, Pice President; ~ir. Elvood F.Wilson,
<br />Secretary.
<br /> Hominations were made frmm the floor vdth ~r. ~.Blo~_ut ~arden and
<br />Carl C. Houghton, Jr., as the only nominees. By a rising vote, Er. Houghton was selected by
<br />a majority of those present.
<br /> We, the ~adersigned, as representatives of tlme residents of ~ilson
<br />~d t~_roug~- the medium of the Western Branch Civic Club, take pleasure in certifying
<br />Carl C. Houghton, Jr. of B00 Greenway Drive, Grove Park, as the dulys elected choice of those
<br />present at the mass meeting to represent Wilson Ward as their interim City Co-m~cilmsa .
<br />
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />motion,
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<br />said letter was
<br />
<br /> W, Blount Darden, Pres.
<br /> Elwood F. Wilson, Sec.~
<br />referred to the meetir~g at rrm_ich we will con-
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<br />sider ward lines.
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