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1.04 December 12, 1922 Er. %Vhite moved that the privilege of the floor be granted to any citizen who might wish to be heard on the ordinance,and several spoke, Then ~!r. White moved that the ordinance be amended~ as follows: .the northern boundary changed to read: "bounded on the north by th.e center line of Scotts Creek;" the eastern bound~ry changed to read: "on the east by ~ne V,~est side of Chanr~el as sho'~n on ola~/~showing proposed Harbor lines in the Southern branch of Scotts Creek, dated November, 1922, made by J. R. Kirk, Engineer~ (said plat being made a part of this ordin~nce)~~ and the following clause at the end cf Section i struck out: "provided, however, this ordinance s.b~ll not app~ly to any oyster or fish house or like business located in s~id district on the first d~y of December, 1922." The a~.endments were adopted. Then ~. Stewart moved that ~he ordinance be ad~pted, as a~ended~, and same was adopted, as amended, by the following vote: On motion of ~r. continued on the Limits of the City of Portsmouth, Va., ~nd Euow~ as the Building Code, On motion of Er~ k~nite~ t~e following ordinates, placed on its first ~eading November 28th, w~s continued on the table until the next regular meeting of Council: An Ordinance to Rename Certain Streets in the City of Portsmouth. Ayes-- Hutohins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White, 5- V~hite~ the foll~;ing ordnance placed on its first reading November 28th,- table: ~m Ordinance To Regulate a~d Control the B~ilding in the Corporate N~M BUSIneSS A communication was read from Governor E, Lee T~lnkle expressing appreciation of the courtesies shown himself and Ers. Trinkle by the City of Portsmouth when they were in the City on Friday, the 8th of December. On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. The following communication Wms'~ read from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, in answer resolution of the Council adopted December ,Washington, Dec. ~, 1922. '-."L. O. Brinson, Eeq.~ City Clerk and Auditor, Portsmouth, Va. ' , "Sir:-- ' . - ~ ~ _ The resolution adopted by the Comm~on Council of the C~ty of Por~smou.~h, - q 22~ recommendin that the federal gover-r~entmand the ginia, at a mee.zng held October lC, z9 , ~ ~ , · the nav ard anne at Portsmouth, owners of the land upon which, the zmprovements comprzszn~ . . · Y Y '~r~ .... as zt h~ve been constructed, enter znto an-agreement to attempm zo &zspose of the operty stands to some manufacturing concern that will use it for manufacturing purposes, a copy of which resolution accompanied ~our letter cf October llth, h~s been the subject of careful consideration by this Department. i+ ~=~ ~ ..... ~~t~ e of the matter that a considerable quan- tity of navy stores still remain in the ~uildings.t~t are being remo~ea as ezrcumstanoes' permit and no definite aotzon can. be taken towards~ disposing, cz the~ ~ui£c~ngs..~: f .... ,~ ~ --~ Bav~ been removes. In the mea~time however, the.Com~.and~nt o th~ Navy Yard at Norfolk has been zmstruoted to secure from-th~. ~wnere el iniorm~tion as to the disposal of v~rious improvements now on mne premises ana~as prices could be obtained for the buildings if sold in their present ~ ' a inQuir'es from respective put- In the event the Council should receive ny. ~ 1 chasers of this property, it is requested that they be referrea to the 0cmmmndanml?~ ~ne aorIoA~ Yard for his consideration, "Very respectfully, "T. Roosevelt, Acting Secretary of the Navy." On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. On motions, the following matters were referred to the A request of E. ~. Jordan to be refunded $~.50, paid for ~axes on in error. $75,00~ for s A bill of P. C. Hutchins, S~ate Game Wa~den, to ~ount of in dest~oyi~ 30 tmEless dogs ~ $2.50 e~oh. A ~equest of L. C. Brinson, Jr., ~o be ref~ed $8~, pmid for s~ssed f~ On motion, assessed ils as-