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f JulM 9th, ing, three of a permanent nature, for which F.E.R.A. has allocated $10,900.00 for materials. These projects are: i - 5~iO feet of sewer mains, manholes ~ud laterals, for various sections of the City. 2 5200 lin. feet of curbs aJud o~utters for the West Pa~k View section. 3 - Three miles of gradihg and surface treatment with stone smd asphalt, on streets in many sections of the City. Th~se three projects, if financed by the City~ independent of Federal aid, would entail a cost upon the City of $27,000.00. The relief work approoriation of $3,500.00, contained in the'1935 Budget, was exh~us%ed du~ing the latter part of ~une. In order'to continue the work, providing supervision, tools and incidentals for the balance of the year, ~ud to provide necessary skilled labor, truck hire, tools and sundry ~te~s to complete the three projects, above outlined, will~ necessitate an additional appropriation of $6,000.00~ which I recommend.~ ' ~otion of Mr. Oast to approve the City M~uager~s recommendation and to lay the requested appropriation of $6,000.00 oh the table until next meeting, was adooted, and by the following vote: ~ Ayes: Brooks~ ~ox, Hutchins~ Oast, ~tewart Nays: None. 4th - ~he City Ms, acer stated that a permit to Mrs'. Dicie Martin to convert a garage' in the rear of 1531 Barton St. into a store, had been denied for the reason of a peti- tion from residents of West Park View, and action of the West Pa~k View Garden Club, in pass- ing a resolution against grmuting said permit. Privilege of floor was granted anyone inter- estedin said permit. Mr. V.L. Parker, Attorney for Mrs. Martin, presented the following pe- tition, and spoke in favor of granting]~rs. Martin the permit requested. Several others spoke for and against. Petition - Honorable Mayor smd City Council: ~Portsmouth, June 25th, Virginia, 1~35. We, the undersigned residents and taxpayers of West Park View, respectfully re- ques~ that Mrs. Dicie Martin be granted a permit to convert the garage in the rea~ of #1531 Barton St. into a store. There is a store directly across from Mrs. Martin's property we do not believe that another small store would in s~y way injure the adjacent property. E. L. Boyce and 96 others.~ Motion of Mr. Hutchins to refer to the City Mmuager for investigation and re- port on the merits of same, at next meeting, was adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The following communication of the City Mansger, laid on t~ole at last meeting~ was taken up: ~The Street Department should be prepared to proceed without delay, upon the a~rival of the new buses, with the removal of tracks, and street work incident thereto. The Engineering Department ha~ recommended the following work to be done in this connection: ~l) Remove all rails and ties from dirt streets, and shape uo the streets. (2) High St., in the paved area west off Chestnut St. - to cover the track area 24~ wide w~th asphalt_f~om I to l½~ thick. This treatment will permit the rails to remain, (3) Remove rails only, smd patch track area to conform to the balance of the streets, in County St., from Middle to Crawford, in Effingham St., from High to Co'muty, and in Middle St. f~om High to South, and various inter- sections. (4) Remove rails s~d ties, and repave the-present brick pavement on sand cush- ion, in South St., from Middle to Washington. (5) The following streets to remain as at present, with a certain amount of patching: Crawford, from County to High, Sixth Ave., from High to Glasgow, and various intersections. The ~mount required, as estimated~ to do this work, Using F.E.R.A. labor on the dirt streets, will amount'to ~oproximately $B5,000.00. I oa~l your attention-to the treatment of upper High St., as recommended by the Engineering Dept. To cover this street, over the rails for a space of 24 ft. in width, will cost approximately $11,950.00. The En- gineer states that Norfolk has given one of its streets a sLmilar treatment, and the work has stood for four years without showing any signs of wea~. However, praotieally as service- able a Job will be made if the tracks remain smd the grooves are simply filled in with Ky~ocE This cost will be $i,200.00, a saving of $10,~50[00. However, if the street is permitted to remain as at present, the saving of course will be $11,950.00. In order that the work may proceed without delay, I recommend that an approor~ ation of $25,000.00 be made from-the money received from the Virginia Electric & Power Com-- panyo" Motion of Mr. Stewart to approve same, except Item No. 2, and to approoriate $13,050.09, or as much as necessary from funds received from V~rginia EleCtric & Powe~ Company for the approved portion of said request, was adopted, s~d by the following vote: Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutehins, Oast, Stewart. Nays: None.