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March 2?th, 1945.
<br />
<br />rial for the Gramt Multiversa-1 Fire ~ozzle. The Akron
<br />Brass & Erg. Co. have made this nozzle'available to us.
<br />
<br />Tours very truly,
<br />David M. Grant~"
<br />
<br /> Motion of Er. Hutchins to concur in the recommendation of the Manager, was
<br />adopted, s~d by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howardj Hutchins, Sturtevant, Weiseman. Wilson
<br />
<br />Nays: None~
<br />
<br /> ?~h
<br />Norfolk water line may be completed this year.
<br /> I am therefore requesting an appropriation of $10,0OO.00 from the
<br />Water Fund for our proportional part,"
<br />
<br />"It ~opears that negotiations have advanced to a point that the Vest
<br />
<br /> Notion of Er. Hutc~blns to plane an appropriation of $10,O00. O0 from ~ater
<br />Funds for said purposes, on its first reading, was. adopted.
<br />
<br /> 8th - UWe are in receipt o~ the Federal Government's offer on our Fire
<br />Station facilities - VA 44~!43, ~aichtotalsin the amount of ~148,525500, of which the Govern-
<br />merit has 'agreed to put up $84,495.00 and the Cit~ a to~al of $64,030.00.
<br />
<br /> We would like to call attention to the fact tha~ this includes in
<br />the total the present hook and ladder, one 1,O00 gallon pumper and two ~50 gallon pumpers, plus
<br />the construction of this building.
<br /> YoU will observe that the ~otai cost ~o the Oity will be less than
<br />$65,ooo.oo
<br /> I am recommending acceptance of the attached offer."
<br />
<br />Offer
<br />
<br /> "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
<br />FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
<br />BUREAU OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES
<br /> ~ashington 25
<br />
<br />GRANT OFFER
<br />
<br />Project No. VA 44-1~3~N
<br />Dated March 23~ 19~5
<br />
<br />City of Portsmouth,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Subject to the terms and conditions (FWA Form No. ~100, dated Gc~ober
<br />15th, 1~43) attached hereto a~d made s part hereof~ the United States
<br />0fAmerica ~herei~n called t~he Government ) hereby offers to make you a
<br />grant of $84,495.00 to aid in financing the acquisition and construction
<br />of public works consisting of fire station facilities, including necessary
<br />land and necessary mobile and other equipment [herein called the "ProJect'~,
<br />at the presently estimated cost to you of $148,525.00: Provided, however,
<br />that if the actual cost to you of the ~roJe~t upon completion, as deter ~
<br />mined by the Commissioner of Community ~acilities, is less than the pres-
<br />ently estimated cost specified above, the grant shall be reduced to an
<br />amount which bears the same ratio to said actual cost as the amount of the
<br />gran~ specified herein bears to the said estimated oost~
<br />YoU covenant by the acceptance of this Offer that if said actual cost of
<br />the project is in excess of said estimated cost such excess will be fur ~
<br />nished by you without any increase in the grant.
<br />The title "Federal Works Administratoru in ~he terms a~ud conditions afore~
<br />mentioned shall be construed as meaning t~he COmmissioner of Community Facili-
<br />ties or his authorized representative.
<br /> The offer dated February 9th, 1942 made by the Government to you hss~ been
<br />revoked. The Offer da~ed June 15th, 1944 is herebyrevoked unless it has
<br />been previo~sl~ accepted by you, in which event your agc~ptang~ of this Offer
<br />shall effectuate a cancellation of the contract create~ oy saz~ acceptance of
<br />said Offer: Provided that the cancellation of such contract s~ll not impair
<br />or vitiate any acts performed or proceedings taken thereunder prior to such
<br />cancellation, but such acts or proceedings may be continued under the contract
<br />created by the acc~otance of this Offer.
<br /> UNITED STATES OF ~W~ERICA
<br />
<br />By
<br />
<br />Federal Works Administrator
<br />
<br /> George H. Field, Commissioner.~
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Hutohins, said resolu~ion~as adopted and by the following
<br />
<br />vote~
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes,
<br /> Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Howard, Hutch~ns, Stu~tevant, H. Earl Weiseman,
<br />
<br /> 9th - ~Attached le an agreement in which ~he Receivers of the Seaboard Air
<br />Line Railroad grants to the City a right of way under its tracks for the new pipe line running
<br />to Lake Cahoon. The agreement has been approved by the City Attorney and I recommend that the
<br />proper officers of the City be authorized to execute the same.~
<br />
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