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entry from ~,~cArthu~ Avenue into High Street only ~.~ en traffic is moving on High Street. (c) That no left turns be permitted f~om EcArthur Avenue into High Street. · . (d) That the ~surfaoing of ~Te~stern Branch Road from High Street to Country Street be mmmediately widened to at least 22 feet Direction of traffic to be limited to a southerly direction only. (e) That the traffic on Ninth Avenue fromthe south entering High Street be controlled by a stop light. Diction of ~Ir. Bergeron that the recommendations of the Street Planning Cow~ttee be approved and forwarded to the City Council, was adopted. ~Lv. Harry Alexander of Hat!and Bartholomew a.ld Associates presented a new Zoning Ordinance to tak.e place of the temporary one now in effect. ~r. Alexander suggest- ed that a comr~ittee be appoznted to study, the new Ordinance before it was presented to the City Council. On motion ~djou~nedo" Eotion of ~r. Henderson to continue on table uutil next meeting,was adopted. The f ollowi_ug commu~ications from the City L~anager were read: 1st "At ou~ la~.t meeting you referred back t o me my recommendation concerning school improvements which was in turn furwarded to the Superintendent of Schools~ ~r.H.i. ~t. I would like to enter for the records, ~Sv. Hunt's reply." Inclosure: "i brought the re.q~uest of the City Co~cii with reference to the School Board's Buzlding Program before the School Board at its meetmng on Frmday nzght: January Zrd. ~.e School .card referred this matter to its tpecmal B~ilding Co--tree with ~st~uctions that it make a further study of the school building needs of the City, ~ud to submit an early report to the School Bo~d. Just as soon as the School Bos~d completes this study it will submit it to you ~ud the City Council. ~th best wishes, i ~m, Sincerely yours, Hunt, Supt. of Schools." 0n motion ordered filed. 2nd - "The attached letter has' been received from '~ne Famous" aud in accordance with their request in the first paragra~m, i am h~inging it to yoUr attention." Inclosure - "~e request that you bring before tke City Council for p~ompt action the removal of the bus stop from tne northeast corner ef High and Court to a di£fere~t location. We find that the collection of a la, ge~ crowd of persons at the present stop blocks our ~indows and obsb~acts entry into our shop. People w~itLug for the bus have marked our building and windows and, a few months ago, broke one High St. window. Advantage would result to Portsmouth as well~s to the F8mous with the removal of the stop. Without seeming presumptions, we can honestly say that Famous windows are ~ne outstanding ones in Ports- mouth. We know ofmany people from neighboring to~s who c oma to Portsmouth exclusively to see Famous windows. There is no doubt that making the windows m~e easily visible would add. to Portsmouth's prestige. The Famous has long devoted itself to furthering Portsmouth's business interests. ( A single specific example is the fact that the Famous is the only Portsmouth shop advertising in the f~l rum sec- tion of the Norfolk newspapers ina fruitful effort to bring people from surrounding areas to Portsmouth to shop). We appeal to the City Council to give its attention to helping us to promote Portsmouth. Eay we be advised af your action in this matter? Yours very tr~ty~ The Famous - by R. RivinM Motion 1of ~. Weiseman t ~ refer to the City Manage~ for investigation and report, was adopted. .3rd - "~%v. La~ence made a motion at ou~ last ~ouncil meeting, December ~Oth, znst~ucting the ~anager to scrutinize carefully all assessments made in ~ud i have already started to carry out yo~ur instructions. Obviously, it will take several months ~o cc~plete this work, b~t every effort will be made to fully carry out your instructions." 0n motion ordered filed.