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were present:
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<br />At a regula~ me~ting of the City Council, held January 14th, 194V, there
<br />
<br />Leslie T~ Fox, George L. Grimes, Arthur P. Henderson, James N.
<br />Howard, ~nk D. Lav~ence. E. Robie Sturtevant, C.E. Warren,
<br />H. Earl We~seman, Pestle ~. Wilson, Arthur S. Owens, City Nanager,
<br />and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney.
<br />
<br />~!inutes of re~mlar meeting held December 30th, 1946 were read-and approved.
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<br />The following letter from ~he Zoning Commission was read:
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<br /> ~At the regular monthly meeting of the Planning Commission January 9th,
<br />194V, considerable discussion ensued concerning tabeling by the Council, recommendations made
<br />December ~th, 1~8 as to traffic control~ traffic control lights, direction ~f travel, street
<br />widening, packing, etc., on certain streets of our City.
<br /> These r econnuendations were made after a very ext~ensive study and discus-,
<br />sion of Harland-Bartholomew and Associates reoort on the "Eajor Street Plan for Portsmouth"
<br />by'a sub-co~ttee of three members from the P1maning'Commissionand eight gentlemen repre
<br />sen;lng the Junior and Senio~ Chambers of CoE~erce; the Rotary, ~ions, Polygon, Z~wanis and
<br />Optimist Clubs of our City and adopted by the Planning Commission at their regula~ meetingi n
<br />De ~ember.
<br /> It is ?a~.nsstly requested that the City Council again consider these
<br />recom_~endations and that definite action be take~. ' .
<br /> I can assUre you the Planning Commission members have given c~nsiderable
<br />study and time ~o the various reports prepared by the Harla~.d-~Bartholomew and Assgczates and
<br />ottr reco~en~at~oms have been made only w~th the nope of bede a benefit ~o our C~ty a s a
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<br /> Very respectfully,
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<br />Charles 0. Barclay, Chairman."
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<br /> The following report from the Zoning Commission, laid on table at last
<br />meeting, was tmken up:
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<br /> "At the regular meeting of the Planning ~d Zoning Commission held on
<br />December 5th, 1948, the following applications were den~ed.
<br />Application or-Estate of Samuel P. 0as; to rezone from ~esidential to
<br />Commercial the property on the south side of South Street Intersection of A$1anta and Camden.
<br /> Application of Margaret E. Jones to rezone from Residential to Comme~ -
<br />cial the property at King Street and Fifth Avenue."
<br />
<br />~otion of ~r. We_seman to conctu? in the Commission's reco~J~endatmon~ w~
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<br />adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following report from bhe Zoning Cow~ission, laid on table at last
<br />meeting, was taken up:
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<br /> ~At the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Ports-
<br />mouth held on December 8th, 1946, there were present:
<br />
<br />C.0. Barclay, A. S. Harg~oves, G.E. Perrott,G.C. Roberts, K.L. Host,
<br />F.J. Bergeron
<br />Nr. Harry Alexander and ~r. Cle~ Snyder of Harland Bartholomew
<br />and Associates were also present.
<br />
<br /> Application of Estate of Ss~.uel P. 0est to rezone fr~n Residential
<br />to Comr~ercial, property south side of South St., intersection of Atlanta and Camden extending
<br />from Atlanta to C~ndan, lots 1-9-3-4-$-6-10-1~, Block C - P~ntis Place addition.
<br /> On motion of i~r. Hargroves, the ~pplication was denied.
<br />
<br /> Application of Eargaret E. Jones to rezone from Residential to Com -
<br />mercial the property at F~ng Street and Fifth ~venue.
<br /> On motion of ~r. Bergeron, the application was denied.
<br />
<br /> The Street Planning Committee presented the followir~ report to the
<br />Pls~uing Comm~ission with the r eco~.endation that these suggestions be approved and passed on
<br />to the Portsmouth CSty Council:
<br /> 1. That parking be eiim~uated on ths north side of County ~reet
<br />from Western Branch Road to Water Street a~d that direction of travel be limited to an east-
<br />erly direction only.
<br /> ~. That the London-Glasgow St. radical route be changed as follow~:
<br />The radical route consists of London Street from ~Iddle Street to Second Avenue, then north on
<br />Second Avenue to GlaSgow Street; then west on Glasgow Street to Western Brancb~ Road, and traf-
<br />fic to move in a westerly direction only. No parking on the south side of London Street, and
<br />no parking on the west side of Second Avenue and both sides of Glasgow Street of this route
<br />from ~iddle Street to Western Branch Road.
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<br /> 3. That the traffic on Glasgow Street between Effingham a~d Craw-
<br />ford Streets be one-way and that it move in an easterly direction o~y. Also that there be
<br />no pa~king on the north side of ~lasgow Street, between Effing~au~ and Craw~ord Sts.
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<br /> 4o T~.at the traffic control in the vicinity of High Street, Wes-
<br />tern Br~ach Road a~ud ~cArthur Avenue be revised as follows:
<br /> (a) That the traffic on McArthur ~ve. between Glasgow St.
<br />and High Street, be limited to a southerly direction only.
<br /> (b) That the trs~fic control light be so adjusted as to permit
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