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December 22, 1964
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on December 22, 1964, there were present:
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<br />R. Irvine Smith, Jack P. Barnes, John L. Dillon, George D. Eastes, Burrell R. Johnson, L. L. Knight,
<br />W, T. Leery, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager and M. A. Kerb, Jr., city Attorney
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Smith.
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<br /> Minutes of the regular meeting held on December 8, 1964, were read and approved.
<br /> The following reports from the City ~anager were read:
<br /> 64-328 - ,I submit the attached lease agreement between the Virginia State Ports Authority and the
<br />City of Portsmouth, and recommend that the proper City officials be authorize~ to sign.
<br /> This lease covers property owned by the Virginia State Ports Authority and known as A. C. L. Pier #1
<br />in Pinners Point. ~nis property is to be leased to the City who will, in turn, lease it to Portsmouth Terminals, Inc
<br />who will conduct a lumber unloading operation off this pier.
<br /> ~nis lease is for a term of three years."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes that the proper city officials be authorized to sign the agreement, was adopted
<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 64-329 ""I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading.
<br /> This appropriates $150,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the upgrading of the pier facility
<br />at Pinners Point. It is necessary to improve this pier to handle the lumber operation."
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<br /> On motion .of Mr. Leery the following ordinance was approved on first reading without dissenting vote:
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<br /> "~N ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $150'~000.00 FROM TIlE GENEP~L CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE
<br /> PURPOSE OF REMODELING A PIER AT PINNERS POINT"
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<br />establishes the
<br />Is for the year
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<br />64-530, "I Submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This
<br />real estate tax rate at $3 per hundred and the personal property tax rate at $2.73 per hundred. Thisi
<br />1963."
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING ~ND COLLECTING TAXES ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND
<br /> P~A~qINERY AND TOOLS wi~'IiN THE LImiTS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH~ VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE
<br /> OF RAISING REVENUE FOR THE suPPORT OF THE GOVERNmeNT AND THE PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS AND TO PAY
<br /> INTEREST AND SINKING FUND ON THE PUBLIC DEBT FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1963"
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<br /> 64-331 - "I submit the a~tached ordinance and recommend that it be olaced, on first reading.
<br /> This is an annual ordinance which is adopted in order that the City can receive a portion of the bank
<br />stock tax imposed by the state. It is taxed by the state at $1 Der share, with the City receiving $.40 of each $t.
<br /> The funds are paid directly to the City by the b~nks iocgted in the City of Portsmouth."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Dillon the following ordinance was approved on first reading without dissenting vote
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING TAXES ON SHARES OF STOCK OF BANKS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FOR
<br /> THE YEAR 1963 ~ND ANNUALLY THEREABTER, FIXING THE RATE AND REQUIRING THE PAYMENT THEREOF, REQUIRIING
<br /> CERTAIN REPORTS, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF"
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<br /> 64-332 - "Bids were received on December 3, 1964, for the construction of a two-million gallon ground
<br />water reservoir.
<br /> Bids were taken for both steel and concrete construction, as follows:
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<br />Capital City Eton Works
<br />Cnicago Bridge and Iron Co.
<br />Crom Corporation
<br />Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.
<br />Richmond Engineering Co.
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<br />Steel Concrete
<br />92~5"~-~.00
<br />104,535.00
<br /> 90,970.00
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<br />104,940.00
<br />79,500.00
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<br /> The bids submitted by Capital City Iron Works and Richmond Engineering Company are for cone roof
<br />tanks which do not comply with the plans and specifications, Construction of this type would require intermediate
<br />colum~ support of the roof which, in turn, would require an alternate foundation design. Had this construction
<br />been considered desirable, ail alternate for such wou~d have been included.
<br /> The low bid for the steel reservoir is that of Chicago Bridge and Iron Company in the amotunt of
<br />$104,355. The low bid for the alternate prestressed concrete reservoir is that of the ~rom Corporation in the amount
<br />of $90,970, a difference of $13,365 in the initial cost.
<br /> It is the recommendation of our consulting engineer that we construct ~he concrete reservoir; there-
<br />fore, I recommend that this be awarded to the Crom Corporation in the amount of $90,970."
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<br />vote.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Leary to concur in the City Manager,s recommendation was adopted without dissenting
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<br /> 64-333 - "Bids were received on December 17,
<br />17 between Lee Farm Road and Frederick College Road.
<br /> The following bids were received:
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<br />1964, for the construction of a water main along U. S.
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<br />A. G. Pinkston Co.
<br />A. Stuart Bolling
<br />Strickland Bros.
<br />R. L. Whitfield Co.
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<br />$145,814.49
<br /> 153,416.40
<br /> 165,557.30
<br /> 180,953.45
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