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January llt~h, 1944. group in an effort to further the work for the improvement of conditions affecting the chil- dren of Portsmouth." Motion of Mr. Hutchins To refer to the I~s~vor was adopted. 7th - "Pursuant to your instructions, I advertised for the use of the Portsmouth stadium and bids were opened on December 2Otb. We received no bids for the use of the property and in accordance with your instructions, I re-advertised the property .again for use before the termination of 1943, whihh was on December 31st of that year. I am in receipt of an offer from the POrtsmouth Baseball Cot - potation for the use of the stadium for $2,500.00 per year, to be paid in five equal monthly instalments, beginning May l~t, 194~. I am therefore recommending its acceptance." Motion of~Mr. Fox to concur in the Manager's recommendation was adopted~ (Mr. Lawrence not voting) 8th - "I am in receipt of ~u offer from the Federal C~vernmenT in the sum of $50,000.00 on Project VA 44-269, Filtration Plant at Suffolk, Va. Tou have previously appropriated the City's portion of tlols money, which is one-fourth, or ~12,5OO.OO. I am therefore recommending that the offer be accepted and the attached resolution be adopted.~ ~ *see page 230 MoTion of Mr. Hal! To concur in the Manager's recommendation was adoptedI and by the following vote: Ayes: Nays: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Warren, Wilson None 'Grant Offer - Project VA 44-269 ~UNITEDSTATE50FA~ERICA Federal Works A~ency GRANT OFFER Washington 25, D.C. ProJec~ VA ~4-269 Dated Dec. ~8~ 1943. City of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Va. Subject to the terms and conditions (~gA Form No. W-lOC, dated October 15th, 194~ a~tached hereto and made a cart hereof, the United States of America-(~erein called the "Government~ hereby offers to make you a grant of $730,000. to~ aid in financing the acquisit ion and construction of public works consisting of water~rks facilities, and a six-room op- erator's cottage, including necessary land and necessary equipmen~ (here~n called the ~ProJecT~), at the presently estimated cost to you of $9~O,OOO.: provided, however, that if the actual cost to you of~the project upon com- pletion, as determined by the Federal ~rks AdministraTor, is less then the presently estimated cost specified goove, the grant shall be reduced to an amount which bears the same ratio to said actual cost as the amount o f the grant specified herein bears to the said estimated cost. The offer dated October 21st, 1942 made by the GOvernment to you has been revoked. The offer dated March lyth,19~3 is hereby revoked unless it has been previously accepted by you in which event your acceptance of t.his of- fer shall effectuate'a cancellation of'the contract created by said acdept- anco of said prior offier; prc vided~ that the cancellation of such~contract shall not impair or vitiate any acts performed or prOceedings taken there - under prior to such cancellation, but such acts'or proceedings may be con- tinued under the contract created by the acceptance o f this offer. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Federal Works Administrator By Baird Snyder, A~sistant Adminis~trator. ~' An appropriation of $2,500.00 offered by the ~anager, tdb ~ added to the 19q4 budget for the stadium ~laced on t able aT last meeting, ~as taken up. ~iotion of Mr. Hutchins to appropriate $2,500.00 for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hu~chins, Lawrence, Warren, Wilson Nays: None An appropriation ef $3,3~O.OO requested by the Eanager for the Health Department (money having already been received frOm the State) laid on table at last meeting, ~a~ t~ke~ up.