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ison and Edwards Streets, was adopted and by the following vote: Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, HOward, Lawrence, Warren, Weisem~, Wilson Nays: None Stu~tevant, Notion of ~r. Warren t o insbz~Ot the City ~anager to cancel the lease of Garland Culpepper on block of laud bounded by S_xth Street, Seventh Street, Nadison Street and Edwards Street, was adopted. 0n motion adjourned. City Clerk. Approved - ~ . January 28th, 1947. there were present: At a regular meeting of the City Co~uucil, held Jauuary 2Sth, 1947, Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grime§, Arthur P. Henderson~ James N. H&wa~d, Fra~c D.~L~rence, E. Robie SturtevaUt, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weise~au, ~earle'J. ?~ilson, A~thur S. Owens, City ~anager and R. C.Barclay, City Attorney. proved° Minutes of regular meeting held January' !4th, 1947, were read and ap- O~motion of Mr. La;r~ence, the rules were suspef~ied to he~r ~. Fred ~Faye who presented the relieving:- '"As a part of the p~ogr~n~ of disposition of the public war housing in the Portsmouth area, the sits of Armistead Trailers located north of Truxton has been turned back to its ov~ers in a condition which makes readilypossib!8 ~ne development of a well designed residential area for negro veterans and their families. By &ombining a demo~ating contract which we hold for the buildings in the ~arracks "A" section of the Naval Shipyard, with the development of the Armistead Trailer site it will be possible £or us to build approximatel~ l~0 houses for negro veterans at a cost stated by the Riehmond 'office of the FHA to be~the lowest to come to their atten- tion. Preliminary plans have been approved by FHA and we anticipate that construction will be under way within a week. The history of the~Truxton area of which_ this site is a part is one of several past attempts toward development~ As a result there is a certain plat now on re- cord which does not agree~with the lines of the present development. We are inclosing a p~int of the North Truxton area, marked to show'this situation. The solid lines indicate the exist- ing development including defined streets, v~aile the dash lines show the plat now on record. By the proposed development we propose to accom~l~h several things: with steps: the t. The creation of taxable values in vacant area. 2. The enlargement of a welt stabilized substantial negro community. $. The provision of substantial, w ell ~ilt housing, within the ability of the average negro veteran to pay. The preliminary plans have been checked with and are in accordance City Plau and the Zoning Nap~ We respectik~lly request therefore that the Council take the followi~ 1. The vacation of the following streets: Fanning Street in its entirety