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Nay 26th, 1952.
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<br /> In this coanection, I ~nowof mo medium that could be more beneficial to the common
<br />interests of all within the adjacent areas represented at this initial gathering. Again, with thanks tc you
<br />and Mayor Duke."
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<br /> 0~ motion filed.
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<br /> 3rd - "I submit the following letter from the City Manager of Suffolk:
<br /> 'The Council of the City of Suffolk has directed that this letter be directed
<br />to you as its formal expression of appreciation for your invitaticm to your Tidewater area dinner meeting on May
<br />8, 1952, and for the cordial hospitality sheba its members at that time.
<br /> Council finds itself in accord with the objectives of the proposed group organ.
<br /> ization and directs me to s~ate that it shall be happy ko co-operate with the other governing bodies of this
<br /> area and any program for mutual good.
<br /> ~gain thanking you for your cordiality and. hospitality, I am."
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<br /> On motion filed.
<br /> 4th - "I submit the attached letter from the City Engineer and recozmmend that the Coun
<br />cil concur in the recommemd~tion of the City Engineer by awarding the contract for the ~,~ping Station equipment
<br />Division Ec Westhave~ sewers to Fairbanks Morse Company of New York City in the sum of $7,661.00."
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<br /> Attached -
<br /> · In connectio~ with the proposals received on March 26th, 1952, for the pumping statioz
<br />equipment, Division Ec, Westhaven Sewers, the following were received:
<br /> Fairba~$-~orse Company~ New York, N.Y. $ 7,661.00
<br /> Allis-Ch la!mere Company, Richmond, Va. - 8,750.00
<br /> Yeomans Bros., Chicago, Ill. ]_l,720.00
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<br /> Our consmlting Engineers have received and checked all data submitted and found that
<br />each firm's equipment will either meet or exceed all requirenents cf the specifications. As the bid of Fairbanks-
<br />Morse Company, in the amount of $7,661.00 is $1,089.00 less than the next lowest bid, I respectfully recommend
<br />that they be awarded the contract."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton that the bid be awarded to the Fairbanks-Morse Company and
<br />that the proper City officials be authorized to sign contract, was adopted.
<br /> 5th - "At a recent meeting of Council, I submitted a news it em based on Census Repor
<br /> of City employment in 1950 in'Which it was stated that the City ~f Portsmouth's total employment was 1,035 employ-
<br /> ees, exclusive of teachers and other school workers. I am attaching hereto a letter received from the Bureau of
<br /> the Census for your inforr~ti0n."
<br /> ~,tt ached -
<br /> "~our letter o£ ~Y 13, addressed to the Department of Co~eree and concerning
<br /> a newspaper story ~ .to government employees in the City of Portsmouth, has been referred ~o this Bureau for reply
<br /> I am sending to you herewith a copy of the Census report City Employment in
<br /> 1950 upon which the news item apparently was based. You will note on page 17, this report shows for the City of
<br /> Portsmouth a total of 1,035 employees in the month of October', ~66 explicitly as school employees and 569 as non-
<br /> school employees. The news story enclosed with your letter was thus clearly mistaken in interpreting the total
<br /> figure as' being "exclusive of teachers and other school workers".
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<br /> On motion filed.
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<br /> 6th - "At a recent meeting of the City Council, I submitted a.letter from Frank Han-
<br /> rahan, A~mlnistrator for the Kings Daughters Hospital, suggesting that we change our agreement for the treatment
<br /> of emergency cases at the Kings IIaughters Hospital from $3.75 for all eligible emergency cases for which the hos-
<br /> pital was unable to collect and make a charge of $2.00 for every eligible e~ergency case entering the emergency
<br /> room of the hospital for treatment
<br /> Upon investigation, I find that approximately 6,000 persons entered the emer-
<br /> gency room annually and at the rate of $2.00 each this would amount to $12,0~.00. Our records indicate that for
<br /> the past nine months, the City has paid the hospital $6,821.~3 for emergency cases. On this basis the annual cost
<br /> woold be $9,0~3.56. After a lengthy conference with Mr. Hanrahan, he agreed to accept from the City a flat sum o:
<br /> $10,000.00 annually payable in twelve equal installments and with the understanding that the medically indigent
<br /> hospitalization rate shall not exceed $10.50 per day per patient.
<br /> In order to eliminate the time and expense of checking the emerger~y cases,I
<br /> am of the opinion that it will be less expensive_to the City. to pay a flat sum of $10,000. annually than at the
<br /> present rate. I therefore recommend that this plan b~ put into operation as of May l, 1952 for a trial peri'Od of
<br /> six months."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith to concur in the recommendation of the City F~anager, was adopted.
<br /> 7th - "I am submitting the attached agreement between the Atlantic and Danville
<br /> Railroad Company and the City of PortsmoUth covering pipe line crossings, Cedar Street, Suffolk, Virginia.
<br /> I recommend that the City T~ager be authorized and directed to execute the
<br /> contract for and on behalf of the City in the presence of 'two witnesses."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that the City ~anager be authorized to sign the agreement was
<br /> adop~ ed.
<br /> 8%h ~ "I . recommend %hat a resolution . be presented to the Governor through
<br /> our representatives, Messrs. Bain and Ca~ell, ~i~esti~ig ~ ,the ~owermor.appeint a represehtat~we ~fre
<br /> Portsmouth -on th~ H~t6n Eoad~' Tunnel Commission."
<br /> Motion of ~r. Bilisoly to refer to the City Manager ~o bring in a resolution at the
<br /> next meeting of the Council, was adopted.
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