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there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City .Go~tucil,held September 23rd, 1947,
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Charles O. Barclay,
<br />Howard, E. Robie Stu~tevant, C. E.
<br />Pearte J. Wilson, A~thu~ S. Owens,
<br />City Attqrney.
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<br />Arthur. ?. Henderson, JamesoN.
<br />~arren,H. Earl Weiseman,
<br />City Manager and R.C. Barclay,
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held September 9th were read and approved.
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<br />was taken up:
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<br />Item No. 1 of the Zoning Commission report of August 26th, laid on table
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<br />"On Gosport Road between Temple and RoyalStreets, b egznn_ng' ~ 40 feet
<br />west from Temple Street, thence ~6' x 80' from Residential Class D
<br />to Commercial Cla~s A."
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<br />Motion of N~. Grimes to continue ontable until next meeting, was adoptedj
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<br /> On motion of N~. Howard, the privilege of the floo~ was great, ted a del?-
<br />themgati°ninfr°mseour~ngt~e Americanthe U.S.~.~egi°n'build$~ng.~r' Buchanan and Mr. McLean spoke, a skzng the C~ty to asszst
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<br />On motion of Nrc Howard, the following resolution w~s adopted.
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<br /> "Whereas, it appea~ing that Portsmouth Pest No. 37 of the American Le-
<br /> gion proposes to fur~ish to the United States service men stationed
<br /> in this locality the locker service, dormitories, w~iting rooms, end
<br /> certain ether facilities now fuNaished at the U.S.0.Center,
<br />Row, Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Ports -
<br />mouth, Virginia, that it favors ~he purchase by Portsmouth Post No.37~
<br />American Legion, of the U.S.O. Center located ~u South Street in this
<br />City."-
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - ~The attached letter ~as been received from Charles B. Cross,
<br />Chairman, Horse Show Committee of the Juni~ Chamber of Commerce, requesting the use of the
<br />stadium on October 25th, for a show.
<br /> In thei~ second paragraph, they are offering to p~v as rental of
<br />the stadiu~ ten per cent of their gross gate receipts, in return for which they ask that we
<br />provide the necessary temporary facilities for the ~tabling of horses, in accordance with a
<br />plan des~tbed to me on the morning of September 19th at the stadium.
<br /> In the stadiumo rdinance, circuses, carnivals, or like a flairs
<br />a~e prohibited and for clarification purposes, I mould like your authority to permit this
<br />horse show under the following conditions:
<br /> ~l) That the City receive ten per cent of the gross receipts
<br /> from the gate.
<br /> (2) That we receive ten percent of any and all reqeipts from
<br /> concessions.
<br /> (3) That the ~anager'be authorized to provide temporary
<br /> s~abling
<br /> not to exce~d°~ $1,000.00, provided the money can b~ tranefe~-
<br /> red from o thor accounts, without additional appropriati6n,
<br /> for which authority must be granted now."
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<br /> Attached
<br /> "t~'-accordance with your conversation this mor~i~gwith Mr. Hell S~ell-
<br />ings and myself, lam .writing this letter ~ud requesting the use of the Portsmouth Stadium for
<br />the afternoon ~nd evenzng of October 28th, 1947, for the purpose of staging an horse show
<br />sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of this City. Dr. Der~uey's office has infoEned
<br />us that the date is open.
<br /> ~e are offering to pay as rental for the stadium l0 per cent of ~r
<br />gross receipts, in re~urn for which we wish to request that the City provide the necessary
<br />tempo~ar~ facilities for the s tabling of horses in accordance with the plzn whichw e outlined
<br />this morning.
<br /> Thanking you to give this matter your usual prompt attention, I remain,
<br /> Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />Ohas. B. Cross, Jr., Chai_Enan,
<br />Horse Show, Committee of Junior
<br /> Chamber of Commerce.~
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<br /> Privilege of the floor was g~anted ~r. Hall Snellinga, mbo spoke for the
<br />Hc~se Show.
<br /> Motion of ~. Grimes to approve said request and to place $1,000.~0 ap
<br />propriation for said purpose on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "The attached is a notice of a Eoning Change ~hfch ham been ap-
<br />proved by the Zoning Boa~d at.its ~egu~ar meeting held September 4th, 1947 and now comes to
<br />yo~ f or your conet.lI-~r~nce."
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<br />"Pursuant t9 the prtvmsions of the Zon~-?g Ordinance, notmee
<br />is hereby gmven that a public hearingwillbe held at ~:30
<br />P.M. on Tuesday, September 23rd, I94V, in the Council Chamber
<br />Municipal Building, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of
<br />altering zones and reclassifying the fallowing property:
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