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At a regular meeting of the City Council,
<br />there were present:
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<br /> John P. Leigh, Lealie T. Fox, George L.Grimes, Russell M.Hall, W. R. Hutshins,
<br /> Frank D.Lawrence,O.E.Warren, Pearle JoWilson and Arthur S. Owens,C~ty Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting of August llth were read and approved.
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<br />held August 25th, 19~2,at
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<br /> The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> ls~ - "The 0hesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company has granted the Oit~
<br />the use of the property on the northwest corner of Effingham & High Sts., which I expect to use
<br />as a precinct police station.
<br /> I expect to have these quarters equipped for police, with di
<br />rest telephone service to the station and adequate prevision made for shore patrol.
<br /> I feel ~hat. with the expansion of the City this is necessary,
<br />and the ~ost will be approximately $300,00. The use of the building is given free of rent, but
<br />with the understanding that the City will agree to indemnify and save harmless the Chesapeake
<br />and Potomac Telephone Oompany, from any loss Which it might sustain due to the City using the
<br />building."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Manager's recommendation and
<br />to appropriate $3OO.OO for said purpose, was adopted and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 2nd ~ The following ~ppointments have been made to the Fire Deoart -
<br /> merit: John S. Pope, ~opoin~ed regular hoseman, effective August 2$th; C. W. George, appointed
<br /> substitute hoseman, effective August 2~th."
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 3rd - "The following ~opointments to the Police Department have bean
<br /> made: C. A. Burton, regular Patrolman, effective August 4th, 19~2; A. W. Shepherd, regular
<br /> Patrolman, effective August Sth, 1Q42; J. J. Bell, regular Patrolman, effective August 6th,
<br /> 19~2 and R.V. Porter, substitute Patrolman, effective Augus~ 22nd, 19~2.
<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 4th "The Public Service Department is~adly in need of a crane and I
<br /> am negotiating for an Erie steam crane to be used in all of our street work, hauling dirt, un-
<br /> !oa~ng ~ars, laying of pipes and digging of ditches.
<br /> The cost will be approximately $3,150. I would like to have
<br /> t~s amount transferred~ from Account ~90! in the Street Fund t o the Engineering Account, with
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<br />permission to
<br />adopted.
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<br />negotiate for this c fane."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes to
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<br />concur in the
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<br />Manager's recommendation, was
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<br /> 5th - "The High St. paving has been completed, but due to excessive
<br />rains there are some rough spots on t he streets wrdch should be smoothed over immediately. We
<br />are removing rail on SixthAve. and the street will be replaced by the W.P.A.
<br /> JeffersonSt. will be completed thru to Effingham St., immedia%=
<br />ly and we will continue as much maintenance work as we can before the winter sets in."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 6th '~My report on the filtration plant to you is that it seems most
<br />favorable and I am to confer with Mr. Rufe Ne~an of the Federal Works Agency in Washington on
<br />Wednesday at noon.
<br /> I have every reason to believe that Portsmouth will receive
<br />its filtration plant with the desired additional capacity of six million gallons per day."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> yth - "I have been advised by Mr.E.R. Pearsol of the Federal Works
<br />A~enoy, by letter received yesterday, that we may proceed with Sectiom A of our sewerage pro-
<br />Ject for the City of Port,curb.
<br /> The contractor expects to move in immediately and this will en-
<br />able us to completely sewer the unsewered area of our City."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> $th - "In response to our advertisement for bids on Division "B"
<br />Douglas Ave., Suction Line Extension F.W.A. Docket ~VA44-151, we opened bids on Tuesday,
<br />August llth and two proposals were submitted, one by the Meade Construction Company of Pitts-
<br />burgh,. Pa., for $95,52Y.~O~an~ one by A. G. Pinkston Oompany of Portsmouth, in the amount.of
<br />$12!,8~O.OO. A proposa£ oon~ in the amount of five per cent of the total was attached to
<br />each bid~
<br /> This section B is necessary for extensions under the preViausty
<br />approved Division "A~, which was recently awarded to the Meade Construction Company. I wo~!d
<br />therefore appreciate your adopting the attached resolution."
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