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April 10th,
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<br />were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council~ held April lOth~ 1945, there
<br />
<br />Leslie T. Fox, James N~ H~ward, W. R. Hutohins, Frank D, Lawrence,
<br />E. Robie Bturtevant~ O. E. Warren, H. Earl Weieeman, Pear!e J.
<br />Wi'leon and Arthur B. Owens, City Manager.
<br />
<br /> Minu~es of regular meeting held March 27th and called meeting of April
<br />4th were read and approved.
<br />
<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> let - "We received a proposal for the use of certain properties owned at
<br />the Junction of Perry and Glasgow Sts., known as lots 59, 60~ 61 and 62 on Perry Street and lots
<br />63, 64, 65 and 66 on t he south side of Glasgow Street° We would like to advertise this property
<br />on April llth, for a contract to run for five years, wi~h the privilege of an additional five
<br />years for the use of the land, at a fee of $250.OO per year, with the provision that there
<br />s~halt be constructed on ~he property a building valued at not less than $5,000.00; ~uy building
<br />on the land to be subjected to taxation by the City."
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Notion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in ~ he Manager's recommendation, was
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<br /> 2nd = ~Pursuant to your instructions to assist the Portsmouth Colored
<br />Hospital gro~o, I b~ve arr~uged for a conference in Washington with Mr. George Fields of the
<br />Bureau of CommUnity Facilities of the Federal Works Agency to discuss the status of this defer-
<br />red project.
<br /> In addition, I expec~ ~o confer with U.S. Public Health offi -
<br />cia!s who have previously endorsed this hospital as a war-time need.
<br /> The City Engineer and the Water Superintendent ?~!1 Join me at
<br />the meeting to discuss the Gander Creek proJec~ and the need of water mains to Cradock area, as
<br />well as reserve pU~DS for our pumping stations."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> - ~ ~he last regular meeting o_ the City Council on Tuesday,
<br />March 2yth, we extended time on three contracts under Project VA 44-269 - Water ~upp!y, and the
<br />Federal Works Agency has requested us to use the attached formsin the extension of time, in lieu
<br />of the original.
<br /> I am therefore requesting the adoption of the three attached
<br />resolutions."
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<br />Resolution
<br />
<br />"WHEREAS, the Ahlvin Construction Company has requested an
<br />extension of time of 315 consecutive calendar days for their
<br />Contract No. l, ProJeot VA 44-269,
<br /> THE~EFORE, Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Vinginla, that the Ahlvin Construction Comp~uy,s
<br />time for Contract No. I be extended on project VA 44-269 for
<br />315 consecutive calendar days and the City will relieve said
<br />contractor of liquidated damages in connection herewith subject
<br />to t he approval of Federal Works Agency, Bureau of Community
<br />Facilities."
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<br />Resolution
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<br /> ~HEREAS, C. W. Lockwood has requested an extension of time
<br />of 315 ~onsecutive calendar days for their Contract No. 2,
<br />Project VA 44-269~
<br /> THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth~ Virginia, that C~ W. Lockwood's time for contract
<br />No. 2 be ex~ended on Project VA 44-269 for 315 consecutive
<br />calendar days and the City will relieve said contractor of
<br />liquidated damages in connection herewith subject to the ap -
<br />proval of Federal Works Agency, Bureau of Community ~acilities.
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<br />Resolution
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<br /> "WHEREAS, F. L. Showalter, Inc. has requested an extension of
<br />time of 315 consecutive calendar days for their Contract No. 5,
<br />ProJec~ VA 44-269,
<br /> THEREFORE~ Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that the F.L. Showalter Company's time
<br />for Oontrac~ No. 5 be extended on Project VA 44-269 for 315
<br />consecutive calendar days and the City will relieve said con -
<br />tractor of liquidated damages in connection with,subject to
<br />the approval-of Federal Works Agency, Burea~ of Community
<br />Facilities."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutchins, the three resolutions were adopted and by
<br />the following vote, the vo%e being the same for each:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays. None
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