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Manta, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Manta stated that the Ch~aber of Commerce is sponsorir~ a Clean-Up -
<br />Pix-Up period from May 15th to May 28th and would like for the Council to st low ~150.00 for
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<br /> Motionof ~o howard to authorize the MSm-ager ~o spend ~150.00 from bud-
<br />get £o~ said purpose, was adopted.
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<br />ieton was adopted.
<br />residents there would
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<br />'~ ' ~--e floor to ~,.e. Sing-
<br />~iotmonat' ~. Houg~hbon zo gran~ the privilege of ~-~o ~ -
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<br />Mr. eznglezon s tared ~nat if the Government should s ell Douglas Park,the
<br />like to be able to purchase their homes.
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<br />The following commum_ications from the '~-"*- '~
<br /> ~-~ ULanager were presented:
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<br /> ist The City Manager read a letter
<br /> from ~mley and ~i±son~ Consultm~g
<br />Engineers, Lynchburg,V'mrgznza,' ' addressed to ~[. D. Murden, Superi~tendent of the~'ater Depart-
<br />ment, Portsmouth, Virginia. This letter contained an analysis of ~he bids and recommendations
<br />of the Filter Plant Improvements at Suffolk.
<br /> The Cit~ ~anager reco~mnended the acceptance of the recommendations
<br />and the award of the contract for this work as follows:
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<br />Proposal No. 1
<br />Proposal No. 2
<br />Proposal No. 6
<br />Proposal No. @
<br />Proposal No. 8 -
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<br />F.L. Showaiter, inc.
<br />Roberts Filter }~g. Co.
<br />Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
<br />Stephens Adamson Co. Eq.
<br />Installati'on - Estimate
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<br />196,230.00
<br />I!~850,00
<br />t4,~40.00
<br />4~500.00.
<br />~490,020,00
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<br /> City Council questioned the City Mamager as to the necessity of do-
<br />ing this work as well as the economy in awarding it at the present time. Mr. Ancell intro -
<br />duced Mr. Fr~k Miller,-District V~agineer of the State Health Department, who explained to City
<br />Council that, due to the age of this Filter Plant smd the obsolete design of the facility, he
<br />conaidered it to be not entirely safe to produce drir_king water for our citizens. He felt tha~
<br />there might be a possibility of some of the raw water lines which pass through the clear all
<br /> ·nto ~he fmnzshed wa~er and thereb]~ creating sgme contamination
<br />finish water reservoir l~.a_~ing .... ' ~ ~ '
<br />and due to the fact that these pipes a~e submerged in the c~ar wate~ ~ese. vomr, it would be
<br />almost impossible to detect a leak if there was one.
<br /> W. Martin Johnson, Water Works Engineer with ~iley smd Wilson, ex-
<br />plained to City Council that this filter plant is so connected and located as to require a com-
<br />plete shut-down of this building to make repairs mad in that event, the City would b e faced
<br />with the rationing of water until the plant could be put back into service. He stated ~rther
<br />tlmat the concrete in the filter bed shows serious disintegration and, in his opinion, would not
<br />serve much longer without a breakdown. Ne stated further that the bid prices received for this
<br />work were well within the estimate and, in his opinio~ they were low, as compared to conszz~ac-
<br />tion orices and that the low bidder was less than one per cent under the ~d of the Virginia
<br />Engineering Company. He called Council's attention to the fact that if tb~s work was authoriz~
<br />~ediately, the plant could not be in production unt~il about September, 1950.
<br /> After answeri~gs everal questions asked by City Council, a motion
<br />was made by Mr. Henderson and s econde~ b~ ~. Houghton, authorizing the City Manager to award
<br />this contract to the above-mentioned low bidder.~
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<br /> Motion ~ Mr. Henderson to conc'~r in the Msmager~s reoor~nendatisn was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Nays -
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<br />Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />Sturtevant, ~eiseman, Wilson
<br />None
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<br />Howard,
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<br /> 2nd - ~At the time of the public sale of the old fire station on Courl
<br />Street, we annm~ced that the City would reserve the clock which is mo~omted or_ top of the build.
<br />ing. Since that time, a number of people have requested that the clock remain in i ts present
<br />location, but Mr. Bangel, the purchaser of the building, has statedthat there are certain
<br />pairs to the clock, as well as to t he 6lock tower, which will have to be made at the City's
<br />pense, if this property is to remain at that location.
<br /> The total cost of th~se ir~orovements, including new glass on
<br />all four faces of the clock, will amount to ~8,~00.00. ~e contractor estimates that to remove
<br />the clock will cost $1,~00.00. I should like your advice iht his matters=
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<br />Motion to refer to the Manager and Attorney, with[power ye act, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br /> 3rd ~!in"connection with attached letter, I
<br /> - req,~es~ that you aopro-
<br />priate .~1,~$~.0~ for the General Fo~d,which was trs~sferred from Federal Works Agency funds,
<br />and is now due to Greeley and Hansen for sezvzces rendered in 15~.~
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<br /> ~otion of ~
<br /> mr. Sturtevant to place ~u ~propriation of ~1,354.32 for
<br />said purpose, on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> ~th - The City ~anager stated that he had received Greeley and H~sen's
<br />bid for a survey to be made for sewerage Facilities in the ~unexed territory in accordance wit~
<br />Mr. Houghton's motion, made sometime ago.
<br /> He stated that this bid was in such form that he thought it woul~
<br />be necessary for a committee to go on tlme grounds and review what Greeley and Hansen propose tc
<br />do and he asked that a committee composed of the two councilmen fromthe annexed area,
<br />Manager, City Engineer. and City Attorney, be appointed to study t~_zs matter f~ther and report
<br />back to ~ne Cz~y ounc~l.
<br /> Motion of ~r. ~emseman to appoint a committee, consisting of the ~wo
<br /> ....... ~^~ ~^~ ,~ ~a ~v~torv. t~e__ City ~an_a~e_ ~ -, Cit~ A~orney and City ~ngzneer, ~o
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