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there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on February 22nd, 1949,
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Fr~ N. Bilisoly, Jr., Fred'A~ Duke, Arthu~ P. Henderson,
<br />Carl C, Houghton, Jr., James N.Howa~d, E. Robie Stu~tevant, H. Earl
<br />Weiseman, C. E. Warren, Pearls Jo Wilson, W. Guy Ancell, City ~saager,
<br />and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney.
<br />Minutes of regular meeting of February 8th, were read and approved.
<br />The following communications from t he City Manager w ere read:
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<br /> 1st - ~I recommend the passage of the attached ordinance for the proper
<br />enforcement of regulations dealing with public carriers in t he City of Portsmouth.~
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Weisemmu, the following ordinance was placed on its first
<br />reading:
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<br />~AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THeE OPERATION ~F MOTOR PASSENGER BUSES
<br />FOR HIRE FOR T~ TRA~SPORT~,TION 0F I~RA-CITY PASSE~GERS ~XTHOUT
<br />TB~ CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL OF ~qE CI?Z OF PORTS~.0UTH, A~rD PROVIDING
<br />PEN_iLTY FOE T~ ViOI~TION TPIEREOF~
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<br /> 2nd The City iYlsunag~r presented the following resolution which, on mo-
<br />tion of ~. Howard, was adopted:
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<br />"l~qEREaS, C. W. Lockwood, General Contractor on t he Pinners
<br />Point Sewage Treatment Plant has extended over his contract
<br />period for completion, and
<br />~[HEREAS, the d clay was definitely beyond the control o f the
<br />eo~tractor, b~ing due to shortages of reinforcing steel, c e-
<br />merit and .delays in delivery of the mechs_nical equipment and
<br />the electrical control centers.
<br />THEt~0RE, BE IT RESOLVED B~ TRE COUNCIL OF T~IE CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGY~IA, that C. ~. Lockwood be grmuted an exten-
<br />sion of time from the original ~expiration date of January 23rd,
<br />194~, to April 23rd, 19~9, a period of 90 days on said contract
<br />without liquidated damages, provided the contractor waives any
<br />claim for damages due to the City's operati~on of part of the
<br />works, as these conditions apply to the completion of the re -
<br />mainder of ~the work on the-project by the contractor, and the
<br />Contractor's surety ~pproves the extension e f time with a proper
<br />amendment to the Performance Bond."
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<br /> 3rd -- ~I should like your approval to renew, for another year, the rent
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<br />agreement on the concession stand in the City Park, now-bei~g operated by Fred E. a~ley.~
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<br />Motion of Mr. Wilson to concu~ in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted
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<br /> 4th - ~'Under date of Jmue 7th~ 19~6, the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />entered into a contract with.the Virginia Smelting ~ompany in which it agreed to pay to the
<br />Virginia Smel~ing Company the sum of T_hirty-th~ee Hundred amd ttii~y~three Dollars and thirty-
<br />three cents ($3~33.33) at the end af each yearly perzo$, p~ov~ded.~.e Vzrg~n~a ~eltzng Compan
<br />had paid to the City as much a s_Five Thousand Dollars(tS,000.00) for wa~er furnished by the
<br />City during the orevious twelve months. At She t~e the contract was executed~ it was antici-
<br />pated that the wkter line to West Norfolk woul~ cost Fort~-~ve.Thousan~ ?011ars ($45,000.00)
<br />and the Virginia Smelting Company was to advance ~ne-third of the c ~st whi'ch was to be ~efund-
<br />ed by ~the City over a period of four and one-half years.
<br /> ~ae extension cost more than $45,000,00 and the City required the
<br />Virginia Smelting Company to advance $591.00 additi3nal. The ~ater line was placed in opera-
<br />~ion in,M~y, 1947, and for the first one year period ending ~hae 1st, 1948, the Virginia Smelt-
<br />ing Company paid the City the stm.~ of $9,815.79, and from June l, 1~$ to February l, 19~9, it
<br />has paid the sum of $5,414.32.
<br /> I suggest that the additional sum of $591.00 be pro-rated over
<br />the s~me peri~d, and I therefore request ~u aopropriation of. $6,939.~76 out of the ~ater funds,
<br />out of which $3,!64.88 is to be paid at this ~ime and $3,46~.88 on June 1st, 1949o~
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<br /> Motion o f~lr. Howard to place an appropriation of $6,9~$.76 out of Water
<br />Department fonds, on its first reading, for said purpose, was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - ~At the last meeting o£ the City Ooun¢il you referred back to me
<br />the question of th~ petition for the opening of King St. between Hamilton ~venue sm.d Loudon
<br />Avenue. The City ~ineer's estimate, involving an. exp_endit~e of $0~O00.O0, is attached."
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<br />Motion of ~.~r. Houghton to lay on the table, was~ adopted.
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<br />6th - The Manager p~esented the following letter from the Cit~ Engineer:
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<br />o~ner s
<br />Airline Boulevard to Wyoming Avenue.
<br /> For your information, I herewith list
<br />filling and paving:
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<br /> "Referring to a petition received by the City Co~ueil from t he property
<br />in Oregon Acres, urgently requesting the construction of Washington ~venue f~om the
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<br />the estimated cost for d~ains,
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<br />450 lin. ft. 24~ cone. pipe ~ 7o00 3,150o00
<br />Filling, grading, etc. 1,200.00
<br />1800 lin. ft. c~b & gutter ~ 1o$0 2,700,00
<br />~000 sq. yds. stone base, surfaced treatment 4,500,00
<br /> (@ 1.S0)
<br /> Total Cost $11,550.00
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