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#t. Beginning N.W. intersection of 01d Key Road amd Oak Street and thence ~uing westerly along the no~thern side of 01d Key Road 50 feet thence northerly ~long the line of lot six in-bloak.A g5 feet ~o lot #g from Residential Class D to -Commercial Class A. ~ Lot ~-ll-l$-15 in Block 55 on North side of Gosport Road between Pearl and Elm~venue lO0 ft. x ll3 ft. from Residential Class D to Commercial Class The meeting was opened to anyone interested. No one appearing, on mo - tlon of Nr. Grimes, the report of the Eoning Commission was adoptede 5rd ~You referred to me at eu~ last Cotuucil meeting,a letter sig~ed by~r. William Allen,' ~3~$ Jefferson St., complaining about automobile repair work being ca~ - tied on at ~llJeffe~son St., ~ryY~r. William~0ates. At an interview with Er. Oates in ~y office ~n Saturday, Septem- ber ltth, ~9~ an agreement was made which I believe will relmeve the sztnatzon." On motion ordered filed. ~th - "In an attempt to improve traffic conditions, especially in the 100 block of High St., the Chief of Police and Ferry ~Superintendent, Electrical Superin- tendent and the City Nanager have made ntu~erous surveys and studies of this area. The crux of our ~stud~ D roves that the following should b e recom~ended, t~which t conCUr: 1st - That an crdinance be placed on its first reading eliminating U turns at the foot of High Street. 2nd - That an ordinance be placed on its first reading eliminating parking on the west side of Water St., from King to High St. ~d - That an ordinance be placed on its first reading w~ch would prohibit westbotmd traffic on London St.-to enter Crawford St. going South. We believe that these ordinances will clarify the ~situation the flow of traffic." and tend to expedite them_ first reading: ~motion o f Mr. Weiseman, the following ordinances were placed on "AN ORDINANCE ELimINATinG U TURNS AT THE F00T 0~ HIGH STREET" "AN ORDINANCE ELImiNATING PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE 0P WATER STREET, FR0~ KING TO HIGH STREET" "AN 0~RDY~ANCE PROHIBITING WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON LON~0N ST~T E~Y~ERING ORAl, FORD STHEET GOING SOUTH" 5th - ~The attached letter has been received from the Housing and Hems Finance Agency of the Public Housing Administration and is in furtherance of the govern - ment's tentative offer te take ove~ buildings and propert~ n~ leased from us. Since the County is unwilling to pay the city any rental for the property, I think we should leave the present lease in the status quo as we are now receiv- Lug fr~m the Federal Government $802~44 per year rental ~hieh I think is more advantageous to ~S ~ ~ttached- "~e have delayed a~.swering your letter of August 14th containing an offer for certain improvements placed on the site of Pro~eet VA 44~54-B, owned by the City of Portsmouth; in order te obtain certain factual data as torental income ncw reeeived from the buildings situated thereon. We will b e unable to recommend tt~ tentative offer of $~00. submit- ted in your letter as we believe i t ~es not represemt a r eason~ole offer in view of the following factors: the improvements consist of 17 utility buildings, one comm~ity building, ~e garage and paint shop, and utility lines. Eleven of the utility buildings are now rented~for approximately $275.00 per month, or a gross annual rental of ~,~00.00. This leaves six buildings to b e used for storage and other purposes. It is to b e noted that the community building i s not even included i n the rental category of the buildings. We would be glad ~e consider an offer of not less than which more nearly represents the salvage value of these structures. In the absence of a mere satisfactory error,we will continue to handle the premises and imm~rovements as at presemt ~ntil a definite determination is made concerning the disposition e f the i~provements Prmer to ret~n of the land to the own~r~ A.R. Hanson, Di~ector~ A~ea A, Region IV." On motion ordered filed~ $ollews: 6th - ~0n~areh B6th, 1946; you adop~e~an ordinance which quotes as ,Am Ordinance establishing a fire district within the blocks 1