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were present: At a regular meeting of the City Council, held February 27th, 1946, there ruary t2th, were Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, James N.Howard, Frank D. Lawrence, E.R.Sturtevant C. E. Warren, H.Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson and Arthur $. 6wens, City.Manager. Minutes of regular meeting held January 2~nd and regular meeting of Feb- read and approved. Mr. Howard reported for the delegation who went to Richmond on the Annexa- tion Bill before the State Senate Committee and stated that the Bill was pass by indefinitely by said Committee. The following communications from the City Manager were read: 1st - "Officer O.L. Clarke has resigned from the Police Force inability to qualify under Civil Service requirements." due to his On mo~ion ordered filed. ernmen~ service 2nd "Officer C.M..Lowe has returned to:the Police Department from Coy- and was re-instated effective February 16th." On motion ordered filed. 3rd "Will you please authorize the tran sFe~ of $50,000, month and $50,0OO. during.the month of March, from the Water Deoartmen6 to the to aid in the operation of the City Government until other m~ney is received?" during this General Fund, Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the Manager's recommendation was adopted. 4th ~ "The Federal Wor~s~ Agency has signified its willingness to consider our application VA 4~-P-30 (Power Plant and Distribution System for Electricity) but due to ~he fact.that their policy has been to deter from competing with u~ilities, they would like to kno the City's position relative to advancement of funds. Mr. Sullivan feels that the Federal Works Agency might advance us the funds for engineering and plans on the condition that in the e~ent we did not construct the plan~, the City would Peturn the money that had been advanced. further with the Until I can find.the attitude of the Council, I ~m unab~ to discuss Federal Works Agency, ~he advance~ent~of funds.." Motion of Mr. Howard to instruct tne Manager to apply to the Federal Works Agency for a loan of $200,000., without interest, for this purpose, was adopted. 5th - "The question of water to Sunray was referred to me and after check- ing on what the late Mr. Haug agreed upon, I find that the City has carried Out its entire agree- ment and obligation. We can find only twelve persons who will sign to use the water with a possibility of a maximum of seventeen who would agree and the question of pressure and chlorination is debatable. It appears to me that the County could arrange for one person in the area to make collections and let the City bill the County as we are now doing." On motion ordered filed. 6th - "You referred the question of a colored Y MC ~ ~o me and during the past several weeks, my office has done considerable work in an attemp~ to make these quarters available as a colored Y M C A. .- It will be necessary for the City to waive priority rates for tb~ City, in order that the Boar~ of Directors of the colored Y M C A may be in a position to ne - gotiate for its use. You may be assured that I wil~ help in every way possible ~ud ex peet to plan a conference with Henry Sullivan during the early part of March." Motion of Mr. Howard for the City to waive priority and that the Manager help in~ every way possible, was adopted. Zth "The Fire Department moved into its new headquarters on February 25th, and the-public is invited to inspect these modern quarters on Monday, March ~th and on Tuesday, March 5th, from 4:00 to 6:00 in the afternoon and from ~:DO to lO:CC in the evening. Members of ~he Fire Department will be present to explain the'num- erous operations of the Department.~ On motion ordered filed. 8th "On February 13th, at 12:00 o'clock noon, we opened bids on the West No~folk water line and they were as follows: Pinkston ~ Company Proposal ~ Proposal B - Leo Butler Company Proposal A - Proposal B - $ 3, 5.oo 3%9 5.oo $ 6; -oo oo ~0,800.00