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Vote being taken, Mr. Baker's motion was lost and by the following vote: Ayes: Baker, Smith, Walker Nays: Bartlett, Bre~dlove, Seward, Weisema~ The following letters from the City Man. ager were read: 59-332 - I herewith submit an agreement for the-demolition of the old ferry terminal, this work to be done for the sum of $3,003.00. The necessary insurance to save th~ City harmless from any dam- ages has been obtained and the work is to be completed within ninety days. I recommend that the proper city officials be authorized to sign this agreement and that an approPriatio:n o f. $3,000.00 be placed on first readin~ Motion Of Mr; Walk6r to conc.ur in the recormmendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. 59-333 - "I have had a conference with the Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission with refe ence to the billing and collecting of sewage treatment charges within the annexed area. It was our desire to out a plan where the City would do the billing and collecting effective January 1st, 1960. Counsel for the H~unpton Roads Sanitatio~n District Con,mission is of the opini( that until a final determination of th& problem involved, ~ ' : ' ' - the uommlsslon has no. power to relinquish its rights to 6ollect for the treatment of sewage within the area at its regular schedule of charges. Under the 1948 annexation, ii was necessary to settle this matter by Court ac~ rich. I recommend that the City Attorney ihstitute legal proceedings ~o clear this matter as quickly as possible d' ~ ~ ' Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted without lssentlng vote.' 59-334 - "The Water Department has been purging its delinquent accounts. They have com- piled a list of accounts dated prior to December 31st, 1955 amounting to $4Y,366.6~ in water and tax, $17,958.85 in sewer charges for s total of $65,325.46. To be applied against this total is a list of uarnnteed de o ' q be charged off, amounting to $34,450.00, leaving a net charge of~ of $30,879.46. g p sits t It would be a very difficult and expensive procedure to a ce ' person or deposit to apply against any partzcular~ account. These accounts date back to the ~im~t~o~h~oP~ installation of the IBM system and the deposits d ate back to 19Z8. I recommend that I be authorized to charge these accounts off°" Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted without dissenting vote. , 59-335 - "Mr. Jack S. Dempsey has resigned from the Portsmouth Police Department and re- quested a refund of his pension contribution. The amount due is $16.77. This is money contributed in the old Retirement Fund prior ~o January 1st, 1957. I recommend that an appropriation of $16.77 be approved. Tkis can be approved on one reading with a roll call vote." vote: Motion of Mr. Breedlove that the refund be granted, was adopted, and by the following Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman Nays: None 59-336- "I recommend that I be:authorized to ob%aih bids for air-conditioning the Health Department building° This is the only city office building that does not have air-conditioning. I am requesting that_I be able to proceed at this time due to being able to ob- tain more favorable prices during the winter months. Notion cf..Mr. Bartlett to.concur in.the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. 59-337 - "I submit the. attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first readin This ordinance establishes a Group Insurance Plan for City employees. It will be the option o f the e~ployee suranceParticipatebe awardedin thisthisPlan.company...The Life Insurance Company of Virginia being the low bidder, I recommend that the in~ Motion of Mr. Smith to place the following ordinance on first reading: "AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE GROUP LIFE INSORANCE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND SETTING TER.N~ ~ND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH EMPLOYEES ~Y BE INSURED`· Motion of Mr. Breedl~ve to suspend the rules t6 hear from interested persons, was adopted. Mr~ 'Alvin Cherry spoke and asked that a~l bids be rejected, as the time for opening was not on the specifications and bids were received after some were apened at eleven AcM. on November ~nd, 1959. Motion of Mr. Bartlett that ~r. Cherry be given the opportunity to prove his chnrg~ be- tween this date and the date of the next Courtcil meeting, on January 12th, 1960, was adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 59-319 - The following ordinance, placed on first reading at last regular meeting of City Council, was taken up and read: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS NECESS~RY FOR OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR AND DURING THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, 1960 TO JUNE 30, 1960."