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<br />"~[t~EREAS, proposals were received for the Camden Avenue
<br />pumping station smd equipment, covered by Federal Works
<br />Agency Project VA 44-141, Divisions DE-A mud DE-B, at
<br />12:00 o'clock noon on November 12th,19~6 and the proposals
<br />were tabulated~ and
<br /> ~T~REAB, the proposal of A.G.'Pird~ston and Company for the
<br />p~maping station in the amouut of ~108,789.80 and that of
<br />Yeomans Brothers for equipment, in the ~ount of
<br />were rotund to be the best received for the work indicated,
<br /> NOW, THEREF0~E, Be it Resolved by.the Coumcil of the City
<br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the proposals of A.G. Pinkston
<br />&Comp~uy and Yeomans Brothers, be accepted ~ud contracts for
<br />the above station ~ud equipment be awarded
<br />tioned bidders, subject to the approval of
<br />~gency of the United States of America
<br />get be authorized ~o execute said contract
<br />City with the seal of the City affixed and attested by the
<br />City Clerk, after approval by 'the Federal Works Agency.~
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<br />On motion,
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<br /> Ayes
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<br />the above-men -
<br />the Federal Works
<br />that the City Eunu-
<br />ch behalf of the
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<br />said resolution was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />~ays
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<br />Fox~ Grimes.~, Henderson, Howard,
<br />SZarren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />None
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<br />St~tevant,
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<br /> 9th - "tn or'er to complete the present Division o f VA 44-141 DE-A and
<br />DE-B, additional appropriation from the City will be required. ~here is now appror~mately
<br />~85,000,00 left in the project and to complete our work ~ill ta~ke an aaditz, onal $~S,000~00o
<br /> The Federal Government still owes us on this pro~ect ~155,000~00,
<br />of which our proportional part to secure that much from the Government would be around
<br />~45,000.00.
<br /> At this time, with the present transition, I t~_ink it is imperative
<br />that we secure the balance of this money from the Feder~ Government just as rapidly as pos-
<br />sible, and th that end~ i believe we should ~t up this $45,000;00; You will observe there-
<br />fore, that the total amount now needed to complete al! of the work, with the exception of ~dme
<br />outfall and the plant, is $70,000.00?
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<br /> fetich to place_on its first reading an appropriation of $45,000.00 for said
<br />purpose, was adopted~
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<br /> !0th "I request permission to leave the City on Wednesda~ November 27th,
<br />a~ud be gone for about ten days."
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<br /> On motion, the ~anager~s request was granted. ~otion of ~r. Wilson to ap
<br /> the ~ayor to act as City ~anager ~ring. the ~anager's absence, was adopted.
<br /> llth - "We have received bills from Nansemond County in the amount of
<br />$~5,000.00 for Back taxes since 1957 and I recommend that an appropriation of this amount fro~
<br />the Water Department funds be placed on its first reading, in order that the taxes may be paid
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<br /> fetich of ~r. Weiseman that an appropriation of $~5,000.00 from Water Depart-
<br />ment funds for sa~d purpose be placed on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> i2th - ~I ~ attaching hereto a letter concerning the budget for 1947, with
<br />a review of information which I believe wo~d be beneficial not only to you gentlemen but the
<br />public as well. I am presenting the budget estimate of receipts ~ud expenses for !947."
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Weiseman to placeatke~!g!~budget b~ its first reading and thzt'
<br />the meeting of the Council on December 10th be an open meeting for the citizens to discuss
<br />the 1~47 budget, was adopted.
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<br />~otion of ~ro Wilson to grant the privilege of the floor to ~r. C.H. Byers,
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<br />was adopted.
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<br /> ~. ~iyers stated that he made application for the posit~on of Keeoer of the
<br />City Home, last April, and the Manager had promised certain friends of _his that he would ap-
<br />point him to said position, but has nov done so smd has kept h~m waiting for six months and
<br />he asked the Council if they thought he was being treated fairly.
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<br />The following ordinanQe, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and
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<br />read:
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<br />vote:
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<br /> ORDINANCE PROHZBZTIt~G PARKING AT T~ SOI~H BIDE OF LECKIE
<br />S_REET'~, BETWE~I~ WILLiA~.~S STREET Ai~D FIRST AVE~Y0E~
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<br />On motion of ~ir. Henderson, sa_d o~dinance was adopted and by the following
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<br />Ayes Fox, Grimes, Henderson
<br /> ,~ezseman, Wilson
<br />Nays ~
<br />~ ~ one
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<br />Howard, Bt~mteva~ut, Warren,
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<br />The following ordinance, laid ont able at _as~ meeting, was tsken up mud
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<br />read:
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