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M~ch l~th. 1946,
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<br />there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on March 13th, 1945,
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, James .N. Howard,W. R. Hutchins, Frank D.
<br />Lawrence, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman snd Arthur
<br />$. Owens, City Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting held February 2?th were read and,
<br />after being amended, were approved.
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<br /> Mr. Lawrence, Chairman of the Annexation Committee, stated that the
<br />Chamber of Commerce was meeting tonight on Annexation and invited the Council to attend.
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<br /> The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "At the regular Council mee~ng on February 2?th, Councilman
<br />James N. Howard requested that x~ make a study of the method of bonding persons by professional
<br />bondsmen at the Civil and Police Court.
<br /> i have conferred with two professional bondsmen, our Chief of
<br />Police and t/~e Judge of the Civil and Police Court and would like to submit the following find-
<br />ings:
<br /> Under our ordinance, adopted May 1st, 1944, there is a fee of $101.00 per year for any
<br />person ,who shall for compensation become security on bonds,.
<br /> Under the ordinance, anyone applying for a license may secure
<br />same, which is comparable to any other business. The Oity baa no right to limit what a bondsman
<br />shall cha~ge, nor can we require a bondsman to give the City a bond as security for the collat-
<br />eral he holds.
<br /> Any person arrested may secure bond by any interested person and
<br />does not have to secure the services of a professional bondsman. I have been advised by the
<br />Chief of Police that all persons are allowed access to the telephone and he has orovided a pet-
<br />ty cash fund to render further service when requested. -
<br /> It appears that the question of the bond is entirely a matter in
<br />the hands of the Judge of the Civil and Police Court, who may or may not refuse bond of a per-
<br />son, at his own discretion.
<br /> A further study is being made at this timeou
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<br />On mO~lon ordered filed.
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<br />2nd The Manager pres~n.te~ the following resolution:
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<br />"WHEREAS, the Alvin Oonstruction Company has extended their
<br />time on contract VA ~q~269 for 315 days, and
<br /> WHEREAS, the C. W. Lockwood Oompany unde~ contract VA 44~269
<br />has extende~-'their timefor 1OS days and
<br /> WHEREAS, the F.L. Showal~er ComPany, Inc. under contract
<br />VA 44-269 has sxtehded Tacit time for 45 days,~and
<br /> WHEREAS, the~Federal WorMs Agency requires tha~ the City
<br />Council adopt a resolution ~extending the time for completion
<br />of the construction involved in ~his project,
<br /> THEREFORE, BE IT. RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Alvin Oonstruction Company,
<br />the C. W. Lockwood Comoany and the ~.L. Showalter 0ompany,
<br /> Inc. time be extended~on the project for 315, lOS and 45 days
<br />respectively and the City will relieve each of the aforemen-
<br />tioned of liquidated damages in connection herewith, provided
<br />it mee~s with the approval of the Federal Work~ Agency. u
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<br />lowing vote:
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<br />On motion of Er. Hutchins, said resolution was adopted and by the fo!-
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<br />Ayes~ Fox, Grimes, Howard~
<br /> ~arrsn, ~siseman
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Hutchlns,
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<br />Lawrence, Sturtevant,
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<br /> 3rd - "In furtherance of your direction~ I submi~ed a bid to the Vir-
<br />ginia Electric & Power Company, on February 28th, 19~5 for t heir transoortation system in the
<br /> ity of Portsmouth, in the amount of $200,000.00, and attached to the ~id a certified check for
<br />five per cent, amounting to $10,O00.00.
<br /> There were three bidders and those in addition to the City of
<br />Portsmouth were the Home Beneficial Insurance Company of Wilmington, N.C., $302,000.00 and the
<br />Allyn Security Corporation of Chicago and St. Louis, making a bid for the Virginia Trsnsit
<br />pany~ for $6~1, OO0.0Oo Thelatter one was successful and we have been advis
<br />awaraed the ~ransportation facilities°" ~ ~ney ~ave oeen
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 4th ~ ~In furtherance of ou~ reques~ for additional commodities for
<br />the City of Portsmouth~ I have been requested to meet a represem~ative from the. ~ar ~ood Admin-
<br />istration Office i n Richmond, on Wednesda-y) March t4th, with reference to canned milk, meats,
<br />other canned goods and like commodities, which are critically short in Portsmouth.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard that the City Manager be instructed to attend said
<br />meeting and to present such facts and figures as he has, was adopted.
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