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December 26th~ 1939.
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<br />were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held December 26th, 1939, there
<br />
<br />_John P..
<br /> Warren
<br /> ~anage r.
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<br />Leigh, James N. Howard, W. R. Hutchins, Frank D._Law-rence,--C. E.
<br />H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson, and Chas. F. Harper, City
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held December 12th, 1939, w~re read a~d approved.
<br /> The ~oliowing communications from the 0ity Manager were ~ead:
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<br /> 1st - "Chestnut St. between Randolph and Lincoln is onl~ 27.8 ft. wide. We
<br />should w~den this street to 60 ft. to correspond with the width of the stree$ on each side
<br />of this blcck.
<br /> ~e property belongs to R. B. Albertson, and h~ owes back ts~es of
<br />$761.28 on this strip of land and a small strip adjoining, which he also owns.
<br /> Mr. Barclay, the City Attorney, has.reached an agreement with Mr. A1-
<br />bertson that he will deed this strip to the City, with a clear title, provided the City will
<br />relieve him of the aforementioned delineuent taxes.
<br /> I went over the ~remises with Mr. Barclay and I believe it will be to
<br />the City's advantage to O.K. Mr. Barclay's agreement ~th~Mro Albertson, and I so recommend."
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<br />Notion of Mr. Lawrence to concur in the Manager's recommend~tion, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd ~ "For seveEal weeks, the Oity Attorney has been negotiating the purchase
<br /> of certain low lots in the branch, adjoining and west of the stadium property~ withou$ success
<br /> We are both convinced that we will have to institute condemnation pro-
<br /> ceedings, but before doing this, the law requires that we shll make an offer for each piece
<br /> of property separately.
<br /> The City Attorney ~ud Manager have viewed each p~ece of property and
<br />~checked them with the map, and I recommend to the Council tha~ the City Attorney be~authorized
<br /> to make offers in %he name of the City, as per the a~tached itemized lis$, which I will now
<br /> read to you."
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<br />Resolution
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<br /> "~rHEREAS, it is deemed desirable-and expedient for the City to
<br />acquire certain land owned by the following persons for playground and recrea-
<br />tional purposes
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BEiT RESOLVED BY THE COUNOIL OF THE CiTY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized~and directed
<br />to offer to the following owners the following sums of money for the land
<br />sired to~ acquired by theCity for the above purposes and more fully described
<br />on a plat on file in the office of the City Engineer of this City, namely:
<br /> To C.M~ Sturgis for the lot assessed to him fronting on the
<br />south side of Glasgow St~ and extending back its full depth to Scotts Creek,
<br />$15o. oo.
<br /> To Minnie Sturgis for the lot assessed to her fronting on the
<br /> of Glasgow St. and extending back its full depth to Scotts Creek,
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<br />south side
<br />$24o.00.
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<br />south side
<br />$300.00.
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<br /> To Grace Skeeter for the lot assessed to her fronting on the
<br />of Glasgow St. and extending back its full depth to Scotts Creek,
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<br /> To W. R. Lsmb for that portion of his lot adjoining the lot
<br />of Sarah Skeeter s~d lying 120 feet south of the south side of Glasgow St.,
<br />$ o.oo.
<br /> To Herman F. Fishel and the Portsmouth and Norfolk County
<br />Building and L~an Association for She rear portion of their lot adjoining the
<br />lot of W. R. Lsmb on the west and located 120 feet south of the south side of
<br />Glasgow St.,$70.OO.
<br /> BE IT FURTHER R~LVED, that in the event the above-named
<br />owners refuse or fail ~o accept ~2~e offers aforesaid, the City At, they is
<br />hereby authorized and directed to institute condemnation proceedings on be -
<br />half of the City of Portsmouth for the purpose of acquiring the fee simple
<br />title to the said parcels of land.~
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<br />On motion of ~. Hutchins, said resolution was adopted~
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<br /> 3rd - "I herewith submit summary of what we have been able to accomplish
<br />for the betterment of the 0ity, through team work by the Mayor, the Council and the City Man-
<br />ager, during the last three years:
<br /> 1. Run the City three years on pay-as~you-go basis, without borrowing
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<br />any money.
<br /> 2.
<br />time.
<br /> 3.
<br />was oaid out of current
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<br />lief program to provide
<br />follows:
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<br />Paid off Floating Debt $610,O00.OO tha~ had been outstanding a long
<br />
<br />Paid and canceled bonds amounting t o $179,OO0o00, $9,000.00 of which
<br />revenue and $170~OO0o00 by the Sinki~E Fund.
<br />Contributed to the Sinking Funds,
<br />Oontributed to Social Service Bureau, $5o,?~2.OO.
<br />$113,16~.OO furnished by~ the City to ma~ch Federal funds on work re~
<br />work for unemployed men and women, and make public improvements as
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<br />!6o4 miles streets paved
<br />12~,6OO lineal feet new curbs and gutters
<br /> storm
<br /> feet
<br />1~,45~ drains
<br />16,O9~ " new sanitary sewers
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