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August 1~, 19~3 ep -mPg .purpose lOth. "In connection with the Reunion of the Veterns of Foreign Wars which will be held in Norfolk and Portsmouth August 27th to 3~st, 1923, it is estimated .thmt there will be fo_ur or five ~housand veterans in Portsmouth. I believe~it would be well for the Council to pass a resolution calling, on all busine~ houses to decormte their p=emise~ for this occasion mt the a~e time ~thorize the prop~ deco=atlo~;of ~1 princlp~ buil~s and of~ice~ belon~ i~ to the City. I find that I c~ ~ve the front mud sidem of the Nu~olp~l ~ilding and the front~ off the fire hemdq~=tera, the ~ket, ponce hem~um=te~a mud the V~ter Dep~tment corated for $125.O0. Of this ~nt the Water Dep~tment mh~ld pay ~O.00. I therefore =e- co, end m specia~ergenc7 ~p=op~imtion of $105.00 by the Co,oil for this purpose." ~. Stew~t (R.E.B.) moved thmt a~,.mpeci~ appropriation of $1~.00 be tallowed for this ~e motion w~ ~d6pted, and by ~he 'foilowi~ vote. Aye~ Brooks, ~tchin~, Omit, Smith, Stew~t (J.R.), Ste~v~t (R.E~B~), ~te, 7. llth. ~ith ~efe~e~e to the petition of certain cit~en~ that the Cit~ p~ch~e lot on the ems~ sis of Oourt St. J~t s~th of the SeCond Air Line belo~l~ to H~ry L. Alexa~ mud ~. ~ttie L. All,der, I =eco~end t~t I be authorized to ~ke ~e ~wner~ of thi, property mn offer of $20,000.00 ~ if this offer is not mccepted ~he p~operty will then be condemned fo= ~e ms m p~k and playground.- If the fi~e mw~ded in the cond~tlon proceed- i~a ~t amtiafmcto~ to the ~it7, the 0ity la under no obligation to acc~t it." ~-.* ~. Stew~t (J..R.), moved t~t the reco~en~tion of the ~ger be.md~ted. The motion was lost, ~ by the followi~ vote: Ayes- Brook~, Stew~t (J.R.), Stew~t (R.E.B.), 1Eth. "In mccor~nce with lnat~ctio~ of the C~ty C~ncil, I ~ve endemvored to negotimte for the p~o~me of the ~rioua plats of lmnd ~brmoed in the site for the proposed ~nicipal a~d C~nty b~lding bounded by Washi~ton, O~nty, Green ~d King Sts. ~ The fibres tusked ~ners seem with possibly f~r exc~tions too ~gh m~d I be~ev~ t~ the most amtiafmctor7 method will be to condemn the property e~rmced in the entire site excepting of co~e, the o~ l~t mlremdy owned by the City. A list of the properties, showi~ ~me~=ions of lot mhd mssess~d valuations is attmched. ~ese assessed values s~ up ~,250.00. It Is reco~ended thmt I be ~thorized to offer each owner 1~ mo~e t~n the a~- seemed ~lue mud if this offer is refused to p=oce~ ~-~':c~ndemn the property." ~. ~tJ moved t~t the reco~en~tion of the ~mger be conjured motion wms mdopted. 13~h. "Nith referees to the request of P. G. Bl~o=d to erect ~ filli~ at~tion at the ~rthwest corer of 0o~t and Wythe Sts., I beg to ztmte thmt Mr. Blm~ord ~haa now c~ed this butl~ $o mm to front on C~rt St. T~re i~ ~o leg~ wmy in which the permit de,ed ~ ~der these con~tlo~ ~d the pe~it i~ therefo2e bel~ isled. The r e~ini~ point therefore to be decided by the 0ouncil is whether It s~ll permit the ~e of City property at the northwest co=ncr of Oo~t ~d W~he ~t~. fo= an mpPro~h to ~. Bl~nfor~'~ filling station. ~ile I believe this filli~ stmtion l~: not u~emmo~blY o~Jec~Xe ~d will ~ to the t~mble vmluea in the vici~7, m~ the s~e t~e m ~emtion ms to the p~ie~ ~ the City per~ti~ use of City property ~t m street private indi~a. It ~eem~ to me thm~ this ~ffi~l~ cmn be met by ~dvertl~ing the pro-_ P=oP~7 belo~ing to the City for ~le ~d selli~ it ms p~$~ribed bY ~e lmw to the highest bi alder. ~e o~7 objection I c~ ~ee to the sale of this property im that a be contacted on It which wo~d interfere wi~ the ~ew of ~iv~rm' of vehicles im ~ng~ the ~n mt Oo~t ~d ~ythe Sts. Th~ objection ~ght be met By l~iti~ the t~e of put ~n th~s corner to mn open ~tructure so f~ mm the first ~.tor7 is concerned, w~oh ~uld not interfere with the ~ew. In conclusion, I would ~eco~end that the Council mut~rize the mmle of property ~d give serif= consideration to putti~ m l~itm~ion ms to the ohm=sorer of the building to be plmced upon it az indicated mbove." On motlo~ of Mr. ~ith, t~ co~cation wm~ referred to the special meeti~ of the Oou~cil to be cmlled for conmide=mtion of this mmtter. l~th. Recommen~tion that the following or~nce be-adopted= An- ~nce 0remting S~fety O~ll fo= the City of Port,mouth, PrescriB~g its ~ties ~ the Method of its Ap- pointment. On motion of ~. Oast, the o~nce wmm placed o~ it~ fi=st 15th. =~rn AVe.~mt its J~ction with Glms~w St. i~ obstructed by m t~lmng'~ piece l~d fron~i~ 39 ft. on Gtmsgow St. mud ru~i~ ~6 ft. mIo~ the prolo~mtion off the West ~ide of ~rn Ave. I believe thmt it i~ essenmi~ t~ this piece of pr~e=tu_be purchmsed BY the ~ity mud reques~ that I be ~thorized to off~ the ~ ~t more ~n $50.~: fo~ ~t; I ~ve gotten am estimmte of ~3~.00 ms afmir ~lumtion.~ ~ motion of ~, Omit, the oo~icatiOn wms referred to the Fi~ce Oo~lttee. 16th. Reco~ended pmm~mge of ~e followi~ Am ~dl~nce Re~ti~ Mo~o~ BOrate ~d Ot~r ~emsel~ on Nmvigable Stre~a WitCh the City Limits of the 'City' Portmmou~, Vs. On motio~ 0f ~. Brook~, the o~din~ wmm plmced on its first