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appreciated."
<br />
<br />Your autherity and permission to g~ant this privilege would be greatly
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hows~d to concur in the Manager's recommendation end send
<br />a letter of ocmLmendation to Mr. Alfred Mapp, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 16th - "We have on hand a batanee in the ~Vater Construction Account,
<br />VA 44-289, of $2,717.45 and in the Kilby-Cahoon Account of $~,770.58, which the Government
<br />audited sometime ago and never claimed these funds.
<br /> I would like your authority to place these amounts in the Gen-
<br />eral Fund and if and when the Governmen~ reclaims these accounts, you could make adequate ap-
<br />propriation to~retur~ same."
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<br />adopted.
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Henderson to ooncu~ in the ~anager's recommendation, w as
<br />
<br /> 17th - "You kindly g ave city employees $I0.00 a month cost of living
<br />increase in salary, several months ago and the appropriation z~ns out in August.
<br /> For the first seven months o~ t~e year, w e are breaking even on
<br />ou~ e~0enses and I would like your authority to eontinue thzs $10~00 a month increase i n s alar~
<br />to the City employees for the next fou~ ~ohths, and if economies are maintained which will
<br />vide this, I do not think we will need an additional appropriation. However, I do think that
<br />if the Council plans on oontinuing~the $10.00 a month c cst-of-living increase, t~hey should sig-
<br />nify their willingness to make necessary appropriation at the end of the yea~ if funds are
<br />needed."
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<br />adopted.
<br />
<br />Mot!eh o f Mr. Weiseman to concu~ in the Manager's reco~aendation, mas
<br />
<br /> 18th - "I would appreciate authority to have the ordinance on pa~king
<br />meters amended, in er~ie~ that they may b · installed when and if necessary, on Green, Effingham
<br />and Chestnut Streets, ~rom ~ondon to County
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to lay on table v~s adopted.
<br />
<br /> 19th - ~In order to co~plete cur funds availabtefor telephone operatic
<br />for the year, an appropriation o£ SVS0o00 for installation and salaries will be necessary.~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that a committee be appointed who, with the City
<br />Manager, is instructed to take up with the Telephone Company a reduction in ~ates, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The Chair appointed Messrs. Howard, ~eisem~u and ~ilson on s a~d committee
<br />
<br />The City Attorney presented the following resolution:
<br />
<br /> "Be it Resolved by the Council of~the City of Portsmouth that the
<br /> City Clerk b e and he is hereby directed to cause to be published
<br /> the Portsmouth Star, a newspaper of general publication i n the City
<br /> of Portsmouth, fifteen days notice that a public hearing will be held
<br /> at 4:00 o~cloe~ on Friday, August 29th, 194~, in r elation to the
<br /> regulations, restrictions, boundaries and other matters contained in
<br /> the zoning ordinance now-pending passage by the City Council, entitled:
<br />,An Ordinance to Divide the ~rea of the City of Portsmouth into ~stricts
<br /> er ZoneS and in Such ~istriets to Establish Set-back lines~and to Regu-
<br /> late, and restrict the location, erection, construction, re-construction,
<br /> alteration, repair or use of buildings and other structures, the height,
<br /> area and bulk and percentage of lots to be occupied by buildings, or
<br /> ether structures, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, and
<br /> the trade, industry, ~esidence or other specific uses of the premises
<br /> in such districts, to provide for a Beard of ~oningAppeals, prescribing
<br /> its powers and duties, and providing penalties for the violztion thereof.
<br /> All parties in interest and cittz~us shall have an opportunity ~o b e
<br /> heard.
<br /> 'The p~opesed ordinance end accompanying map may be seen at the office
<br /> of the City Clerk."
<br />
<br /> On motion o f M~. Henderson,
<br />
<br /> The City Attorney presented
<br />of Mr. Howard, placed on its first re~ding:
<br />
<br />said resolution was adopted.
<br />
<br /> the fo!towing ordinance, which was,
<br />
<br />on moti~
<br />
<br />"AN 0RDINA~ICE TO DIV~IDE THE AREA OF THE CITY 0t~ PORTSMOUTH INT0
<br />DiSTRICTS OR ZONES, ~ND E SUCH DISTRICTS TO ESTA~ISH SET BACK
<br />LINES A~D TO ~EGULATE A3~D NESTRICT T~ LOCATION, ERECTION, CONSTRUC-
<br />TI~N, HE-CONSTRUCTION., ALTF~RATION, REPAIR OR USE OF BUILDINGS AND
<br />OTHER STRUCTIJHES, THE HEIGHT, AP~A AND BULK AND PERCENTAGE OF LOTS
<br />TO HE OCCUPIED BY BUILDINGS, OR OTHER STRUCTLVP~wS, THE SIZE OF
<br />COURTS AND OTHER 0PE~I SPACES, AND THE T~ADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE
<br />AND OT~R S~ECIPIC USES OF THE P~tSES IN SUCH DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE
<br />FOR A BOARD 0F ZONING APPEALS, AND PRESCRIBING ~ITS P0~RS AND ~UTIES:
<br />AND PROVIDI3~G PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF."
<br />
<br /> The report of the City Clerk a~d Auditor fe~ the mo~th of July, was re -
<br />ceived and ordered filed.
<br />
<br />Am appropriation of $2,500,00 for drains on Chautauqua Ave. and alley,
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