September !lth, 194~.
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<br />ans facility, I would appreciate your authority to use either the first or third floor of the
<br />Market for the Veterans Center, the City paying sixty per cent of ~he renovating cost and the
<br />County forty per cent, the County's forty per cent ~o be amortized in rent over a period of one
<br />year.
<br /> It is my belief that the total cost would be approximately $8,000.00
<br />if we use the first floor and approximately $5,000.00 if we use the third floor.~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Sturtevant to concur in the Manager's recommendation and
<br />to place an appropriation of $5,000.00 for said purpose, on its first reading, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 8th - "We have received from W.C. Batcheler a recreational survey and
<br />long-range plan for the City of Portsmouth and I am presenting it to you tonight as official
<br />record.
<br /> The report is ll7 pages iong; therefore, it is too lengthy to
<br />comment on at this ~ime."
<br />
<br />survey.
<br />said project,
<br />ing."
<br />
<br /> The rules were suspended and Mr.
<br />
<br /> Motio~ of Mr. Howard to request the Manager to try To
<br />was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 9th - "Please place the attched zoning ordinance on
<br />
<br />Kent Johnson spoke in regard to the
<br /> secure funds for
<br /> its firs~ read-
<br />
<br />reading was adopted=
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to place the following ordinance on its first
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO DIVIDE THE AREA OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
<br />INTO DISTRICTS OR ZONES, AND IN SUCH DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH
<br />SETBACK BUILDING LINES, REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE LOCATIOn,
<br />ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION~ ALTERATION, REPAIR
<br />OR USE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND TO THE TRA~E, INDUSTRY,
<br />REBIDENCE~ AND OTPER SPECIFIC USES OF THE PREMISES IN SUCH
<br />DISTRICTS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF."
<br />
<br /> The f~llowing ordinan6e, placed on its first reading a% the last
<br />
<br />regular meeting, was taken up:
<br />
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 49 OF AN ORDI-
<br />w/ NANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX FOR THE CITY OF PORTSM~OUTH,
<br /> VIRGI~NIA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING MAY let,
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Wilson, said ordinance was adopted, and by ~he fol-
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br />on
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Sturtevant,
<br />
<br />Howard,
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Wilson to appr6priate $759.O0 to refund Mr. Jaoobson
<br />Junk license was ado~d and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />power plant made by W.T.
<br />ing, was taken up.
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Howard,
<br />
<br />Sturtevant,
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $4,500.00 to bring the survey on a municipal
<br />Klauder in 1937, up to date, laid on table at the last regular m~t-
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Sturtevant to appropriate ~,500.00 for said purpose,
<br />was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Lawrence,
<br />
<br />Sturtevant,
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $1,300.00 to loan to the Recreation Fund, laid
<br />on table at last regular meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Motioh of Mr. Howard to ~ppropriate $1,3OO.00 for said purpose, was
<br />ado~d, and by the ollowing vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br /> 'Warren, W~lson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at the last reg-
<br />ular meeting, was taken up:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE
<br />OF ARMSTRONG STREET BETWEEN HIGH AND QUEEN STREETS~
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Wilson, the ordinance was amended by adding the
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