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regular meeting of the 0ity Council~ h~ld May 14th, 19~6,there were present: ~eslie T. Fox, Sturtevant, Co and Arthur S. James N. Howard, Frank D. Lawrence, E. Robie E. Warren, E. Earl Weiseman, Pearte J. Wilson Owens, City Manager. Minutes of regular meetiag held April 23rd were read and appro~ed~ The following report from the Zoning Commission was received: ~Pursuant To the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 7:3© P.M., on Tuesday, May l~th, 19~6, in the Council Chamber, Municipal Bdilding, Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of altering zones~and reclassifying the following property: ~1) 1224 S. Green St., from Residential Class D to Commercial Class A. ~(2) Southwest corner EDfingham and Randolph Sts., from Residential Class D To Industrial Class B. J(3) Southwest corner Elm Ave. and London Street, from Residential Class D to Commercial Class The Chair asked if there were any present interested in said report. T?£ere being no response, on motion of Mr. Lawrence, Said report was adopted. The following communications from the City Manager were read: let "I have been advised by S. A.Kedy of the Chesapeake and Poto- mac Telephone Company, tha~their request for permit to coastruct the new telephone company building at the northwest corner of Effingham and High Sts. has been denied. Our citizens certainly deserve this service as well as the important need of pgo~iding adequate telep'honic facilities for the~ Navy Yard, It is my recom - ~eadation that we assist the Telephone Company in any way possible." Resolution - "WHEREAS, the Civilian Production Adm£nistration has ad - vised the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company that it will be necessary to cease construction on its new building at the northwest corner of Effingham and High Streets, which was to be the headquarters of their switchboards and general facilities for dial telephones, and WHEREAS, the statement made by the Civilian Production Admin- istration that the City ofPortsmouth is becoming deserted ap pears not only Lncorrect but ludicrous, as the City is now d~nsely populated and houses caa not be secured for rent nor are there suitable building lots available, and WHEREAS, Portsmouth is one of the few major cities in the State without -dial teleohone service, which has been promised by the Telephone Compan~ and in a spirit of co-operation, th~s company is~ ready to provide ~his modern facility, and the fail- ure~to have adequate trunk lines as well as necessary telephone facilities might impair the preparation for any type of emer gency which might come, NOW, THEreFORE, Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Civilian Production Administra- tion is hereby .urged to give immediate reconsideration ~o th~ need and that the necessary priority be granted." Motion of Mr. Howard to concur in the Manager's request and that the City Manager be authorized to prepare a resolution of prote~.t against the Civilian Production Administration for the statement that '~Portsmouth is becoming a deserted CStI~! and that copies of said protes~ be sent to Senator Byrd, Representative Daughton and to the Civilian Production Administration, was adooted. (Resolution above) 2nd - "I am in receipt of copy of "Report of Audit - C!~r~ of Cir- cuit Court of the City of Portsmomth~, w~ich is inclosed for your records.~ On motion ordered filed. 3r~ - ~I am in receipt of the audit of the books financial records etc. of the City of Portsmout~ fo~ the year 19~5, by the F.B. Hill Company.~' On motion ordered filed. 4th - "The Virginia Statewide Safety Conference will meet in Rich - mond at the Jefferson Hot~l, May 23rd - 25th. I have been requeste~ b~ Mr. H. I. Baumes, Exec- utive Secretary of the League of Virginia Municipalities to bring this~to your attention.~ On motion ordered filed.