|
agreeable t~o the Counct± ~_ud the Railroad,
<br />from the Per~uaylvania Railroad?"
<br />
<br />motion ad j our~ed.
<br />
<br />in order that the easement r_ght could, be secured
<br />
<br />Clerk.
<br />
<br />Portsmouth, Va., Ja~s~ary 2nd, 1948.
<br />
<br /> At a calied meeting of the City Coz~r_cil, held Januar~y 2nd, 1948, at 9:00
<br />A.~., there were present:
<br />
<br />Leslie T.Pox, Charles 0. Barclay, George L. Grimes, Arthur P. Henderson,
<br />James N. Howard, E. Robie Stu~tev~nt, C.E. Warren, H. Earl ~eiseman,
<br />Pearle J. Wiison~ R.O. Barclay, ~cting City [~anager and ~'
<br /> ~!ty Attorney.
<br />
<br />The folto~ving call for the meeting was read:
<br />
<br /> "Please attend a meeting of the City Coumai! on F~iday~
<br /> A · to discuss zoning aud ~tters pertairing to end_exaction.
<br />at 9:00
<br /> By Order of the President.~
<br />
<br />~nd, 1948,
<br />
<br />The following tatter frc~ the Actimg City ~anager was read:
<br />
<br /> "It w~l be necessary to emend the Zoning Ordinance ~ order to make
<br />changes in the fa~ily dwelling district now effective in the recently ar~uexed territory. I
<br />reco~mnend the passage of the attached ~en~aent to the ordinance.
<br /> The ~en~uent has been aporoved by the Planning Comuis~on and a public
<br />hearing should be had on the ~nanges. I request that I be authorized to give notice of a
<br />public ~earing at an early date.~
<br />
<br />motion o f 5~. Barclay, the following ordinance ~ras p_acea on its
<br />
<br />first reading:
<br />
<br />"A~t ORDIlt~I~CE TO ~t~ THE Z0~-iNG ORDINAl-CE B~ ADDiq~G TO THE
<br />DISTRICT 5~tP, THE TERRITORY RECEi~TL~.- AL~tjF=XED TO -~ CITY, AI~-D
<br />DiViDING SAID T~:~RITOR-FF INTO DISTRICTS OR ZOla-ES, AND
<br />Ti~ P~OViSEONS OF THE ZO~I-NG ORD~iNANCE OF THE CI~£ APPLICABLE
<br />~RET 0."
<br />
<br />following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> ~Acting in accordance ~th the expressed v~shes of the members of the
<br />~ortsmouth City Council, ~n W. Blou~t Darden, Fresident of the Western Branch Civic Club,
<br />instructed the Secretary to call a mass meeting of the residents of the a~uexed territory
<br />to be known as the Wil~on Ward for the purpose of selecting a nominee for the interim posi -
<br />tion of City Co~uucilman from t~s ~ard.
<br /> For the benefit of all residents in the area concez~_ed, the meeting
<br />was advertised tkree successive days in the Portsmouth Star, Decemb~ 17th~ 18th and 19th, sai~
<br />me,ting to be held in t he ~esthav~n School Auditor&um at 8:00 Po~., December 19th, 1947,
<br /> The meeting was condue.ted by the officers of the Western Brauch Civic
<br />Club, ~W_th ~. ~arden acting as Chairman, ~r. Fred Ayres, ~ice President; ~r. El~od F.Wilson,
<br />Secretary.
<br /> Nominations were made fram the floor vdth ~r. W. Blo~t Darden and ~,~r.
<br />Carl C. Houghton, Jr., as the only nominees. By a rising vote, ~r. Houghton was selected by
<br />a majority of those present.
<br /> We, the undersigned, as representatives of the residents of ~ilson
<br />Nard through-the medium of the Western Branch Civic Club, take pleasure in certifying
<br />Carl C. Houghton, Jr. of B00 Greenway Drive, Grove P~k, as the dulys elected choice of those
<br />
<br /> - ~ ' interim Cit~" C '~
<br />present at the mass meetmng to represent Wilson Ward as ~nemr o-~ucz±m~n.
<br />
<br />sider ward lines.
<br />
<br />On motion~ said letter was
<br />
<br /> W~ B1ount Darden, Pres.
<br /> Elw0od F. Wilson, Sac.~
<br />referred to the meeting at which we will con-
<br />
<br />
<br />
|