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Januar~ 27th. lq~P.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held January 2?th, 1942, at 7:00
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br /> John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, Russell N. Hall, James N. Ho~rd,
<br /> W. R. Hutchins, Frank D. Lawrence, C. E. Warren~ Pear!e J~ Wilson
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held January 13th were read and approved.
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<br /> Nr. Hutchins, Chairman, Defense Public Works Committee, presented the roi!ow-
<br />ing letter and wire:
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<br />"Nr.W.R. Hutchins, Chairman,
<br /> Defense Public Works Committee:
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<br /> This wire came this afternoon. We should accept it. Our original offer was
<br />25% of $61y,0OO. This is a ?0% grant of $556,500. We can sewer everything in the City with
<br />this amount.
<br /> We should have authority to hire engineers for getting out the plans, pro
<br />files and speeifications as we have not the people to do it. It is a tremendous amount of
<br />work - the details the Government will require for sewers.
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<br />M.E. Haug, City Manager."
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<br />Telegram
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<br /> "M.E~Haug, Oity Manager, PortsmouthjUa.
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<br /> Re Docket Va 44-141 Portsmouth Sanitary Sewers. This project ~oproved for
<br />grant'of $390,000. applicant's funds $166,500. total cost $556,500. If revised terms upon
<br />which-allotment is based~ are acceptable please wire acceptance at once. If you wish to decline
<br />offer'furnishwritten statement to that effect giving reasons for declination. Imperative
<br />this information be received at once. P~oviding offer is acceptable include in wire of ascep~
<br />tance when we may expec$'plans and specifications.
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<br />See page ~y.
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<br />L Vickers Regional Director Region
<br />Defense Public Works Division."
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<br />The following communications from the City M~uager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "I am attaching hereto a resolution which calls for the award of bids
<br />on additions and i~mprovements to the Water system, covered by Defense Public ~orks Docket No.
<br />44-139. This resolution is a requirement of the Defense Public Works Administration before
<br />they will officially act on their approval. The bids received were as follows:
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<br /> Proposal A - Tanks
<br /> Chicago Bridge & Iron Works
<br /> Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel ComPany
<br /> Proposal B - Pumping & Generating Equipmen~
<br /> Tullar 0onstruction Company
<br /> Suburban Engineering Company
<br /> Dravo 0orporation
<br /> B~ss Engineering Company
<br /> Proposal C - Additions ~o Distribution System
<br /> A. G. Pinkston Company
<br /> Proposal D - CleaninK Mains
<br /> Flexible UndergroundPipe 0leaning Company
<br /> National Water Main Cleaning Company
<br /> As set forth in the resolution,
<br />the low bidders, as follows:
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<br />1~1,250.00
<br />166,810.00
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<br />114,~70.00
<br /> 88,677.00
<br /> 80~000.00
<br />106,~O0~OO
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<br />$ 176,059.OO
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<br /> $ 19,506.96
<br /> 9~80OoOO
<br />recommend tb~t awards be made to
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<br />Proposal A - Ts~ks -~ Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company
<br />Proposal B - Pumping and Generating Equipment -- Dravo Coz%on.
<br />Proposal C - Addition~ to Distribution SysZem -- A.G. Pinkston Co.
<br />Prop6sal D - Cleaning ~ains -- National Water Main Cleaning
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<br />Resolution -
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<br /> "WHEREAS,'bids for additions and improvements to the Portsmouth Water System
<br />covered by Defense Public Works Docket No. VA 44~139 were opened January
<br />was found upon the tabulation of the bids that the following were the lowest bids submitted:
<br /> Proposal "A" - Pittsburgh Des Noines S~eel Co.Pittsburgh,Pa.
<br /> One 1,OO0,O00 gallon steel tank with "Bitumastic
<br /> enamel" in lieu of paint on interior $ !36,950.00
<br /> One ~OO,0OO gallon steel tank with "Bitumastio
<br /> enamel" in lieu of paint on in~erior 29,860.00
<br /> Proposal "B" - Dravo Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa.
<br /> For furnishing and installing of a 9 NGD, dual
<br /> d~iven unit pumping unit in the Godwin Street
<br /> Station, 8 NGD pumping unit and two 300 KW engine
<br /> driven generator sets in the Suffolk station, and
<br /> a 6 MGD pumping unit in the Oahoon station, toge-
<br /> ther with all control, wiring, pipe valves and fit-
<br /> tings and other appurtenances, as described in the
<br /> specifications of the City of Portsmouth~ the total
<br /> lump sum of
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<br />89,500.00
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