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July 22nd, lq~! At a red, tar meeting of the City Council, held July 22nd, 1941, at 7:00 P.M., there were present: Leslie T..Fox~ George L. Grimes, Russell M. Hall, James N. P~ward, W. R. Hutchins~ Pr~uk Do Lawrence, O. E. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson, and M. E. Haug, City i~nager. Minutes of regular~mee~ing held July 8th were r cad and approved. Privilege of the floor was granted Mr. Jas. G. 'Martin, who presented the lowing resolution: fol - "At a meeting of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, held this 9th day of June, 1941, the following proceedings were had: On motion, duly seconded, it was unanimously Reso!ved~ That the proper authorities of the City of Portsmouth and of the County of Norfolk be requested to promptly furnish more space for the offices of the Clerks of the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth and the Oirouit Court of ~orfolk County~ and that better lighting be furnished in those offices. It was further resolved~ that the 0ommittee of t~his Association on Courts of Justice present copies of the resolutions to the proper authorities and ask compliance therewith. I aertify that the foregoing is a ~rue copy of the minutes of the said meeting~ Motion of Mr. Howard to refer to the City Manager, was adopted. The following communications from the City Manager were read: l~t J "The terms of the sale Of certain lots in Pinners Point, which authorizied by the City Council, on September 10th, 19'40, authorized ~he proper officers of the City to executes necessary deeds conveying the property to George T~ McLean. The said George T. McLean has now requested deeds for ten lots on wi~ich houses have been ~built, known as lots 400~409, inclusive. I respectfully recommend that the attached deed be properly executed.~ Motion of Mr. Hutehins to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted 2nd ~ "I~ order to gain access to our water line right of way, adjacent to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, during the construction of the new thirty inch water main from Suffolk to Portsmouth, ,it was necessary that there be constructed three temporary road cross- ings across the Virgini~an B~ilroad. ~e Virginian Railroad reouired that the City si~n ~ contract in which we would be tiabl's~for any damage caused by our neglect. We, in turn, have had a con - tract prepared which parallels t~e contra~t between the Oi~y and the Virginian ~W~ilroad, ~nd which will make the Lockjoint Pipe Company assume any responsibility for damages at these cross ings, caused by any of their employees or equipment. I respectfully recommend that these contracts be signed, as I$ is absolutely necessary that we use these crossingS~" ~tion of Mr. Hall to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted. lowing stree-~s: 3rd ~ respectfully recommend that parking meters be placed on the fo! - Orawford St., east side, 0ounty to London St. ~rawford St., west side, High to London St. ~.Midd!e St., we~t side, London to Oounty St. Court St., both sides, London to County St. -Dlnwiddie St., east side, King to QueenSt. ~ashington St., both sides, King to Queen St. This ~ill require approximately ~wo hundred meters to cover the above named streets." Motion of Mr. Howard to authorize the Manager to secure prices on said me - ters and that the following ordinance be placed on its first reading, was adopted: "AN ORDI~NANCE .TO AEND AND RE-OBDAIN SEOTION 2 OP AN O.RDINAJ~CE F~NTITLED~ ~A~W OP~DIN~NCE BELATING TO TP~FIC AND REG- ULATING ~HE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGPP~ATS IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH; PRESORIBING REGUI~TICNS RELATIVE ~D THE PA~NG VEHICLES UPON SUCH PUBLIC STB~ETS AND HIGPE~AYS, PROVIDING THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION~ 2~INTENANOE, SUPERViSION~ REGULA- TION AND CONTROL OF THE USE OF PABXING METEP~; DEFINING ~D PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT O~ PA~ING NETER ZONES UPON OER- T~LIN PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT FOP.