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j~nu~r~ 28th. 1941. On motion ordered filed. 8th - "At your last meeting, there was referred to me a resolution of the American Legion relative to an increase in the number of traffic officers on High Street. ~ Upon investigat~on, I found~that two of our traffic officers on High St. were not as efficient as t~hey should be. These two men have since bee~ Transferred to other duties, and more efficient men put in their places, and I believe that change h~s solved the problem for the ti~e being." On motion ordered filed. 9th "Dr. Julian T. Miller~ Director of Public Welfare, has asked ~o be re- lieved, by February 1st, or as soon thereafter as we can find a suitable man to take his place. ~ ~ ~ ' The Manager is open to ~oplications and if any of you gentlemen have anyone you can recommend, I shall be very glad to give him due consideration." On'motion ordered filed. lOth - "After She project to. install a thirty inch water main from Suffolk to Portsmouth w~s~passed by the Washington office, ~ud signed by the President, the Distric~ of - fice in Richmond required a thirty-year extension of the City's lease with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad for right of way. The present lease wi~h the Seaboard expos in 195?- We began negotiations with the Seaboard at once. I am glad to report at this time that the negotiations have ended in aq agreement which Mr. Davis, Superintendent of the ~ater Department, Mr. -Barclay, 0ity Attorney, and the City Manager feel is fair to both sides. When the City asked the Seaboard for the extension, they demanded a reduction in water rates, of twenty per cent, to take effect at once. We contended that there should be no reduction in water rates until after 195~, to which the Seaboard finally agreed. The reduction at that time, will be two cents on the thousand gallons. Mr. Davis was a great help to me in bringing these negotiations to a successful concldsion, and I wish to give ~him full credit for the very valuable service he rendered the City in this particular case." Agreement - "THIS AGREEMENT, Made this da~ of , !941, by and between the CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, a municipal corporation of the S~ate of Virginia (her~in4fter called "city"~ party of the first part, aud LEIGH ~. POWELL, Jr., and HENRY W. ANDERSON, asReceivers of the properties of tea~'ard Air Line Railway Company (hereinafter called "Receivers"), parties of the second par~ W ITNES SE TH: THAT WHEREA~ the Oity is the ~uecessor in right~ interest and obligation of Portsmouth, Berkiey and ~uffo!k Water Company.~suOceSs~r~Of Po~sm~u~h~ ~uffo!~ ~ter Oom , PanY) and of Portsmouth Suburban Water Oompany under that certain writtenagreement dated November 8th, 1887, between Portsmouth & Suffolk Water Company and Seaboard & Roanoke .Railroad Company, predecessor through Seaboard Ria Line R~i~way of Seaboard Air Line Railway Company (as such agreement has heretofore been modified and .extended by agreement of the parties at interest and as so modified and extended is now in effect and binding.between the City and Seaboard Air Line Railway Company) whereunder certain water ~ains.now owned by the City are located on the right of way of Seaboard Air Line Rmilway Co~pan~ and water is supplied by the 0ity to the Receivers upon and subject to the terms~ orovisions and conditions therein set forth, and which agreement excites by limitation on N~vember yth~ 195Y; and WHEREAS the ~eceivers, as the duly appcinted.P~ceive~s of the properties of ~eaboard Air Line Railway Company,~are in possession and control of said properties; and ~HEREAS the City has requested that the term of said agreemen~ .be extsnded for a further period of thirty (3O) years beginning on November 8th~ 1957, and the parties hereto desire to effect such extension upon ~ud subject to the terms, provisions and condi - tions hereinafter set forth; NOW, THERE~)RE, in consideration of the premises, the City and the Receivers, each also contracting in consideration of the ~ovenants of the other or others hereinafter eontained~ ~gree as follows: 1. That all of the terms, provisions, c~nditions and limitations con - rained in said agreement dated November 8, 1887, as heretofore modified and extended and in effect immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this agreement, are hereby confirmed. and on ~ua after the date of t~s agreement said t~rms, provisions, conditions and limitations except as and to the extent same are modified or amended by the hereinafter contained provi- sions of this agreement, are hereby made a part of this agreememt. 2. Tha~ this agreement shall contimue in force and effect from and af- ter the date hereof until November 8th~ 1957, and thereafter for the further term o f period of thirty (3O) years~ or muntit November 3. ~That t~he prl,e (unless and until reduced as and in-the events here- inafter provided) net 1,COO gallons to be paid by the Receivers for water furnished by the Oity after the dat~ of this agreement and Until Noyember 8th, 195Y, shall be ten cents (10~) and on and after November 8th, 195Y, an~ during said extended period of thirty (30) years, ~hall be twenty per cent (20%) less than the price ps? 1,CO0 gallo~s payable hy the ~ceivers hereunder as of November y~h, 195Y; provide~, however~ t-ha~ in the event the Ci~y shall at any time after the date of this agreement and during tbs remainder of the ~erm of t~s agreement, reduce the rate per 1,COO gallons to consumers using substantially the same quantity of water per month as used by th~ Railway, thereupon, and as often as any such reduction sha~! occur, the then current rate payable by the Railway to the City under this agreement shall be ~educed in the same percentage or ratio. It is further agreed that should the Oity, at any time be -