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<br /> At a regular meeting of the Cf~y Council, held May 28th, 1935, at ~:00
<br />there were present:
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<br />Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Pox, W.R. Hutchins, S.B. Moore, J. Alden Oast,
<br />J. R. Stewart, City Manager.
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<br />Nlnutes of regular meeting held Nay l~th, were read and approved.
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<br />The following communications from ~he City Man, get were read:
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<br />1st - The City Manager recommended the adoption of the following ordinance:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CITY PLANNING C0~ISSION, PROVIDING FOR
<br />THE APPOINTMEk~ OF ITS NEkBERS, THE TEPJ~S OF OFFICE A~D ITS POWERs AND
<br />DUTIES.~
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<br />On motion of Mr. Fox, the ordinance was placed on its first reading.
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<br />2nd - ~WHEREAS, a volume of heavy traffic passes throug~ the industrial
<br /> suburb of West Norfolk, and from the important ~arming area north
<br /> of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River, and
<br /> WHEREAS, much of this traffic passes over Bay View Boulevard and
<br /> Mt. Vernon Avenue, to reach Federal Highways, No. l? and No. 5~,
<br /> which, are both, located on High Street~ in the City of Portsmouth,
<br /> and,
<br /> WHEREAS, there is not a highway, approved for maintenance and
<br /> · construction funds, north of High Street, in the City of Portsmouth,
<br /> leading from the Federal Highways to important industries and rail-
<br /> way terminals,
<br /> NOW, THEREFOre, Be it Resolved, that the ~ouncil of the City of
<br /> Portsmouth, in regular session assembled, does hereby respectfully
<br /> recommend to the State Highway Commission, that Lt. Vernon Avenue,
<br /> from High St., to Bay View Boulevard, and Bay View Boulevard, from
<br /> Mt. Vernon Avenue to the North Corporate limit~, covering a distar~ce
<br /> of approximately 1.55 miles, be approved for maintenance and eon-
<br /> struction funds."
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<br />vote:
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<br />On ~ot&on of Mr. Stewart,
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<br /> Ayes: Brooks, Fox,
<br /> Nays: None.
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<br />said resolution was adopted, and by the
<br />Hutchins, Eoore,-0asr, Stewart.
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<br />following
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<br /> 3rd - "There has been considerable pleading from business houses on High ~t.,
<br /> to speed up the paving work and cut down the time that the street will be torn up.
<br /> The contractor is now working ten hours a day, snd the State Highway
<br />Department takes t~e posit.ion tha~ the contractor had sixty days in which to complete their
<br />portion of the work, with a penalty clause in the contract; that the work is progreseing at
<br />a rate which will anticipate this time, he therefore can not be required to work extra shifts.
<br /> The use of high ~arly strength cement will considerably cut down the
<br />time necessary to complete the work and open the s~reets to traffic. In other words, there
<br />will be a saving in time of approximately fifteen days,
<br /> Business ho~ses will be able to use the pavement within forty-eight
<br />hours after the concrete i~ poure~ as against from fifteen to twenty days, should ordinary
<br />POrtland Cement, as ~specified, b~ used.
<br /> If use of Portland Cement is continued, it will be necessary to defer
<br />any excavation on the-south side of the street until the concrete on the north side has suf-
<br />ficiently hardened to permit traffic over it. This will mean a delay of at least a week, be-
<br />fore excavating can begin on the south side,~after the concrete on the north side has been
<br />finished.
<br /> Approximately ~wo weeks, in time, will be saved on the concrete base
<br />by the use of early s'trength cement. In addition to the two weeks saved i~ construction,
<br />traffic would galn the use of the full width of the street, in each block.,·within forty-
<br />eighZhours after the concrete is poured on the south side.
<br /> The contractor has agreed mtn furnish the high early strength cement,
<br />at cost to him which ~ill amount to $1,900.OO, Sot the remainder of the ~ob, which embraces
<br />all of the south side of the street and the north side from Crawford to Dinwiddie and from
<br />Effingham to Chestnut.
<br /> ! therefore recommend the use of early strength cement at an additional
<br />cost. of $1,900.00.~
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Stswart~to concur in the City Manager's recommendation that an
<br />appropriation of 81,~00.00 be laid on table until next meeting and that the City Manager do
<br />all in his power to expedite the work on High Sta~/~u~ by the following vote:
<br /> was aaop~ea
<br /> Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oast, Stewart.
<br /> Nays: None.
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<br /> ~th - "Owing to the limited amount of f~uds available last August, when the
<br />High St. paving was p~oJected, it was decided to leave the old asphalt on the strips of eon-
<br />crete next to the gutters, merely patching these sections and bringing them un to grade.
<br />Although these sections will be used almost exclusively ~or parking
<br />purposes, however, Joining of the new to the old asphalt will not make a pleas~ng-looking Job.
<br /> The old asphalt surface is n~thirty-three years old and will, no doubt,
<br />need considerable~ repairing long before the new will show any signs of age or wear.
<br /> There is now available for patching the old strips, $2,300.00 and the
<br />Resident Engineer of the Highway Departmen$ informs us that tD~re will be an additional
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