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April 25th~ 1944. <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br />drant rental herein agreed upon shall be increased by an <br />amount equal to such tax, assessment or levy, and the <br />amount of each such Tax, assessment or levy shall be paid <br />to the City of Portsmauth as increased fire hydrant rental <br />on.the ~ate that any such tax assessment or levy may be <br />payable by Portsmouth. <br /> <br /> (ll) This contract shall be ~feotive until September <br />3Otb, 1953. <br /> <br />WITNESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNATURE~ AND SEALS: <br /> <br />Virginia Smelting Company, <br /> <br />Becret~r'y. <br /> <br />President <br /> <br />county Clerk' <br /> <br /> County of ~orfoik, Virginia, acting through <br /> its Board of Supervisors <br /> <br />By <br /> <br /> Oh~irman <br /> <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br /> <br />Attest: By <br /> <br />City 01erko <br /> <br />Mayor and President of the City Council." <br /> <br />lng vote: <br /> <br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said comtrac~ was adopted and by the follow- <br /> <br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall,Howard, Hutchins, Warren, Wilson <br /> Nays: None <br /> <br /> ~9~h- "Progress on our sewage disposal~plant has reached a point that <br />funds must be orovide~ for engineering surveys, easement ri~h~s and other cost~ <br /> ~- I am therefore reluctant to p~ss an ~rdinance isSUing the <br />bonds until the progress is further~advanced, in or,let to save the City money. However, it <br />is necessary that we have a sum of $20,000.00 advanced to take care of our expenses which wil~ <br />be repati after our bonds are issued. <br /> It is the intent of the Attorney, Engineer and myself to pro- <br />vide Portsmouth with the most modern economical and efficiently operated plant that can be <br />secured, and we e~Dect to study and investigate olants that have oOerated successfully <br />past in conjunction with engineers from Greeley & Hanson, whom we ~re <br />our engineering. <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Manager's recommendation amd <br />place an appropriation of $20,0OO. 00 for said purpose on its first reading, was adopted. <br /> <br /> loth - "'We are in receipt of an offer from the Federal Government <br />on Project VA 44 M 15, known as Recreational Facilities, in the amount of $69,1!~.00 <br />amd on VA 44-M-3~, Child Care Facilities in the amount of $1~,4Y5.00 and o~ VA 4~-362 <br />Construction of a Day Nursery, in the amount of $33,100.00. <br /> <br /> Sufficient funds have been app~gpbi~dlD each of these projects <br />except the Day Nursery where it is apparent additional funds for the completion of this <br />project, in the amount of $3,100.O0, is necessary. <br /> <br /> Please authorize the City Manager and other City officials to <br />properly execute acceptance of ~he offers and authorize an appropriation of $3,!00.00." <br /> <br />Works Agency -" <br /> <br />City of Portsmouth, <br />Portsmouth, Virginia. <br /> <br />IO-A - The Manager read the <br /> <br />following offer from the Federal <br /> "Washington, 25, D.C. <br /> P~oJect No. Va. 44-M-15 <br /> Dsted Apr. 12, 1944. <br /> <br /> The United States of America hereby offers to~ amend its Offer <br />to you dated February ll, 1944, which you accepted as of February 25, 1944, by <br />changing the amount "38,880." in the first paragraph to"$69,117." <br /> <br />~NITED STATES OF AMERICA <br />Federal Works Administrator <br />By Florence Kerr, <br />Assistant to the Administrator." <br /> <br /> <br />