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189 <br /> <br /> 5th ~ "To avoid changLug the plans-of the stadium and thus cutting the seatm <br />ing capacity approximately three hundred, it was necessary to buy an additional twenty seven <br />feet, fronting on t~he north side of Q~z~en Street. <br /> Nr~ Barotay~ the-City Attorney~ ~ao. negotiated with the o~mers, was <br />informed th~.~ they would not accept t~ss-~han $1,OOOAOO. The actual ~value of the land does <br />not exceed $400°00, but the damage to the dwelling next door by the high wall of the ~tadium <br />would be considerable~ ~ <br /> <br /> I did not feel that Mr. Barclay and ! should take the full respon'si- <br />bility, so I called in consultation the gentlemen Eho have consented to serve as an advisory <br />¢o~mittee while the stadium is being built ~ Mayor Leigh, Mr; Fox~ Mr. ~illett~ Mr~ Lawrence <br />and Mr. Rappoport. Th~s committee made a visit to the ground a~d viewed the location~ and <br />recommended t~at the Oity buy t~e twenty seven feet at the price mentioned. No appropriation <br />is necessary, as the money is paid out of td~e stadium bend issue, but I felt that the Council <br />should be kept informed. So far, the progress of the work in building the stadium has been <br />slow~ but we hope to speed it up from ~w one~ <br /> <br />On motion ordered filed. <br /> <br /> 6th -' ~I had a conference with the committee aooointed by the Democratic Ex~ <br />ecutive 0on~mittee, and we have agreed as to their request as-to-~oting places in ~he three <br />wards - Marshall, Jefferson and Lee° <br /> We can not gr~n~, their request as to printing the addresses of the <br />voters in the City, at t~his time, for ~wo reasons: <br /> 1st = The request comes too late to have it done before the next <br /> election. <br /> 2nd ~ TD~ cost would be between four and five hundred dollars~ <br /> s~ud we have $o money available that we could use at this <br /> time, without borrowing it. <br /> I told the committee that if our collections were satisfactory during <br />the year, we might be able to make provision for it in our next budget. The Oity spent between <br />four and five hundred dollars having the registration books ~e--~itten in most of the wards <br />during the last twelve months ~" <br /> <br />On motion ordered filed. <br /> <br /> ?th- "At the last meeting of the Council, the problem of-issuing permits <br /> for bill boards in the City was l~id on the table. <br /> I recommend that action be taken at this meeting, in order that the <br />Manager may have a definite-resolution from the Council for his guidance in the future. · <br /> <br /> The request of W~ We Vellines for certain bill boards, laid on table at last <br />meeting, was taken up and road* la connection therewith~ ~the following letter was read: <br /> <br /> "Ue~ the Monroe Ward Civic and Social Club in Joint session with the Monroe <br />Ward Garden Club and the Shoe's Terrace Garden Club adopted a resolution opposing the proposed <br />erection of the billboard on High St., between Western Branch. Road and 9th Ave., the applica- <br />tion for Ehich was submitted to th~ Oity Council on May 9th~ 1939. <br /> This point of proposed erection is where six streets intersect and at certain <br />times of the day one of the most dsmgerous intersectio~ in ~he City° Therefore, if thiz ap - <br />plication be granted, it would impair the vision of approaching motorists and i~ this ~ay con - <br />tribute to any acciden~ that might occ~ t~erefrom placing any and all persons instrumental <br />therein Justly responsible ~. a position we feel certain that neither of you gentlemen feel <br />ready to aesume. <br /> It is with ~his view i~ mind that we implore you to refuse the application <br />for the erection of this particular billboard. <br /> Very t~ly yours~ <br /> <br />Eiton F. Hund!ey, Ocr. Sec.~ <br /> <br />The privilege of the floor was granted anyone interested* <br /> <br />Mr. Harry Cuthrie!l spoke for and Mrs. Triplett spoke against. <br /> <br /> Motion of Er. Lawrence that the Council go on record as dis~oprovingbill <br />boards in residential sections and that ~pplioations for ~he erection of bill boards be left <br />to the City ~nager and t~he Councilman affected, was adopted,-and by the following vote~ <br /> <br />Ayes~ <br />Nays~ <br /> <br />Lei~h~ Fox~ Grimes, Howard: Hutchins, La~ence, War~en, Wilson- <br />~Jeiseman - 1 <br /> <br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br /> The following ordinance, placed on i~s first reading at last meeting~ was <br />taken up and read: <br /> <br />On <br /> <br />"AN ORDINA~CE TO AMEND THE BUILDING CODE OP THE CITY OF PORTS~ <br />EOUTH,VIRGIN!A~ BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION <br />125 B" <br /> <br />motion of Mr. Fox, said ordinance was- adopted, and by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox~ Grimes~ Howard~ Hutoh~tns, Lawrence, Warren~ <br /> Wei seman, Wilson <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> <br />