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for the maintenance and operation of your War Time Child Care Facilities for the period from
<br />April 15, 1943 to June 3Oth~ 1945, both inclusive, %called the "Project) the sum of $28,604.,
<br />or such lesser sum as the Commissioner of Community Facilities shall determine to be sufficient
<br />with other funds herein required 5o be made available by you~ for the project.
<br /> Nothing herein shall be construed as vesting in any department or agen~
<br />cy of the United States cower to exercise any supervision or control over such facilities, nor
<br />shall any of the provisions hereof be construed as prescribing or affecting the administration,
<br />personnel, curriculum, instruction, methods of instruction, or materials for instruction in the
<br />maintenance and operation of s~ch facilities.
<br /> The offer dated l~iay ~th. 19k~ mede by the Government ~o you has been
<br />revoked. The Offer dated February 22nd~ 19~ and the Amendatory Offer datea April 12tn, 194h~
<br />s~e hereby revoked unless previously accepted by you in which event your acceptance of this
<br />Offer shall effectuate a cancellation of the contract or ¢on~rac~s created by said acceptance
<br />or acceptances: Provided, that the cancellation of such contrac~ or contracts shall no~ imps_ir
<br />or vitiate any ac~s oerformed or proceedings taken thereu~.der prior to such cancellation, but
<br />such acts or proceedings may be continued under the contract created by the acceptance of this
<br />Offer.
<br /> b%~ITED STATES 0~ .~4ERICA
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<br />Federal Works Administrator
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<br /> By George H. Field, Commissioner."
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<br /> The Nanager presenZed the following resolution accepting said offer:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, there has been filed with the Federal Works .Agency, in be-
<br />half of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: (herein called the ,Owner") an ~oplicat~on for Fed-
<br />eral Assistance under the War Public Works Program, and the United States of America, acting
<br />by and through the Federal Works AcLministrator~ has ~ransmitted zo the Owner an Offer of Fed-
<br />eral assistance in connection with the p~olic works referred to in said application and de
<br />scribed~in said Offer; and
<br /> WHEREAS, said Offer has been duly read in open meeting~ fully con -
<br />sidered in accordance with all pertinent rules .of procedure and legal requirements, and made a
<br />part of the Owner's public re~ords; and
<br /> WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that said
<br />~ffer be accepted:
<br /> NOW, THEREFOP~E, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the Owner that
<br />the said Offer, a true smd correct copy of which, including the Terms and Condi~ons, is hereto
<br />attached, be and the same hereby is accepted without reservation or qualification."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said resolution was adopted and by the
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<br />following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutckins, St~tevan~, Warren,
<br /> '~eiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 7~h- "In the construction of our Project VA 44-396, it will be nec-
<br />essary to secure a right of way from the Virginian ~lway. Therefore, I would appreciate the
<br />adoption of the ~ollo~ng resolution authorizing t~e proper officials o~ t~he City to enter
<br />into a contract ~ith ~ne Virginian Railway Company.
<br /> ~W~$,' under our Project VA 4~-396~ for the construc-
<br /> tion of a 24" cas~ iron wa~er pipe between Lakes Kilby
<br /> and C~oon~ and
<br /> W~AS, in order to complete the cons~ruc~iono f t~s
<br /> line, it is necessary to secure a riEh~ of way from the
<br /> Virginian ~ilway ~
<br /> NOW~ TH~Fo~ BE IT RESOLED by the Council of the
<br /> City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Manager be
<br /> authorized ~o execute a con~rac~ ~n the Virginian ~il-
<br /> way for easemen~ right a~ Mile Post 249 a~ about ~tation
<br /> 16Il + 15 ane tn~_t ~n~ p~per officials of the Cz,y be
<br /> authorized to sign and execute the contract ~d that the
<br /> City Clerk be aut~rized ~o affix t~e seal of the ~y
<br /> of Por~smou~_ thereto. ~"
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<br />following vote:
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<br />On
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<br />motion of Mr. Hutchins, said resolution was adopted and by the
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hurchins, Sturtevant~ Warren,
<br /> ~eisem~n, Wilson
<br />Nays. None
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<br />The following letters from the Oity Attorney were read:
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<br /> ~ let - "In reoly ~o the communication of Zhe Police Relief Assooiati¢
<br />referred to me at your ~ast meeting, requesting my opinion on three inquiries set forth in the
<br />letter, I desire to say:
<br /> First Upon retirement of a member.of the Police or Fire Depart-
<br />ment~ there is no contractual relationship between the retired emoloyee and the City.
<br /> Quoting from McQuillin o n Municioal Corporations, SeC. ~Sll:
<br /> 'The pension allowed ~o municipal officers does not arise f~
<br />contract or v~sted right, but is a matter of bounty ~o be given o r withheld at the pleaeure of
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