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ORDINANCE NO. 375
AN ORDINANCE FINDING ,AND, DETERMING THAT ALL PROCEEDINGS HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN
JW> AND AU. THrNGS DONE '~REQUISI'fE TO THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE
PAVING AND IMPROVING OF: " ' -', '
RICE BOULEVARD from West Line of KIRBY DRIVE to West' Line
of BELKOIf!' STREEr.; and
WAKEFOREST STREET from the North Line of RICE BOULEVARD
to the North Line of PLUMB STREET~
APPROVING AND ADOPrING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGINEER ON BIDS
RECEIVED FOR THE PAVING AND "IMPROVING OF SAID PORTIONS "OF, SAID STREETS.;
ACCEPrING THE BID OF RUSS MITCHELL, INC. AS THE IllWEST SECURE BID OF THE
LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIllER, AND AWARDING TO IT, THE, CONTRACT FOR THE PAVING AND
IMPROVING OF SAm PORl'IONS OF SAID' STREETS.; APPROVING AND ACCEPTING AND
AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL AND ACCEPrANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE BOND AND MAINTENANCE
BOND IN CONNECTION WITH SAID mPROVEMENT.; FnIDING. THAT SAID CONTRACTOR HAS
PROPERLY EXECUTED A CONTRACT ,FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED, APPROVING SAm
CONTRACT AND AUrHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ElECU'l'ION THEREOF BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY SECRETARY ON BEHAIF (F THE CITY ,oF WEST, UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, AND
DECLARING AN El4ERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of West University Place,
Texas, has heretofore, by, Ordinance No. 370 , <iuly and regularly passed and
approved April 14th, 1948, determ:in,ed tnenecessi ty 'for and ordered the
I' permanent improvement of~ Certain streets' in the City of West U'ni versity Place,
I, Texas, in' accordance with plans and specificationS prepared by the engineer for
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~ the City, and approv,:ed by the City Commission; and .
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WHEREAS, Pitrsuant to advertisement for bids made in fUll compliance
with all requireme~ts of law and the C;harter and Ordinances of the City of'
West University PlaCe, Texas, sealed bids were duly and leg~ received upon
the date and at the time stated in said adVertisement therefor, and having
been d~ and legaJ.J.y received, publicly opened and read aloud ,in a public
meeting of the City Commission of the City of West University Place, Texas,
were referred to the engineer for said City for tabulation, report and
recoDllllendation; and
WHEREAS, it appears from,:the tabulation, report and recommendation of
Henry J. Jolmson, engineer for the City of West University PlaCe, Texas, which'
report and recommendation is hereby approved and adopted, that Russ MitchelJ.,'
Inc. is the lowest responSible, bidder and that, its bid, in the sum of $48~67 .94
is the lowest secure bid received for such improvements , and that the eng eer
has estimated the City's part of the cost 'of the paving and improving of said
streets.; and
WHEREAS, said Russ Mitchell, Inc.. has executed and filed good and
sufficient perfomance and maintenance"bonds with prope,r surety, as required
by the City Charter, and has du4r and, regular:Qrexecuted a contract for the
perfonnance or the work of paving and improving said portions of said streets,
providing, among other things, for concrete nth ba:- reinforcement, as heretofore
deteImined upon by the City ColllllIi.ssion, and is entitled to a contract from the
City ot West University Place" Texas, .therefors and '
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WHEREAS, pursuant to cerliif'ieate by the City Treasurer duly and legally
made as to the availability of funds, the City CoDlllission has heretofore by'
Ordinance, 'duly and 1egaJ.~ passed, made appropriation from the fund to the
credit of Street Paving and Bridge Bonds, 1946, in the City Treasu27 to pay
the City's parl# of the cost of paving and improving sSid portions of said
streets; lUV, THEREFORE: '
BE IT ORDA.IHED BY THE CITY COMMISSION <F THE CITY (F WEST UNIVERSITY
PLA.CE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City ~f West University Place,
Texas, does hereby' find and determine that each of the steps and proce~dings
hereinabove mentioned have been d~ and lega:I.q taken and performed in full.
compliance wi:th the law and Charter and Ordinances of the City of West
University Place, Texas, and that all' provisions and ,requirements of the law
and of said Charter and Ordinances prerequisite to the letting and execution
of a valid contract tor the ' street' improvements herein mentioned have been
met, an4 fully complied with. ,_ '
Section 2. That the report and recommendation of Hemy J. Joluison,
eilgineer for the City of West University Place, Texas, on the ,bids received
April 29, 1948, for the paving and improving of 'the hereinafter stated
porliions of the streets named is hereby approved and aaopted.
Section 3. That the ,lowest secure bid received for the paving' and
improving o~:t~ streets hereinafter ,named and within 'the limits stated is the
sum of $48,967.94, submitted by Russ Kitchell, Inc., who'is hereby found and
deteDlined', to be the lowest responsible bidder on said improvements, and said
bid is' hereby accepted.
Section 4. That the contract for tp.e paving and improving of:
RICE BOULEVA1ID from West Line' of KIRBY DRIVE to West Line
of BELllONr STREETj and
WAKEFOREST STREET from the Norlih Line or ,m:CE BOULEVARD to the
North Line of PLUMB STREET,
is hereby' awarded to the said Russ Mi:tehell, Inc.
Section 5. That the performance and maintenance bonds presented by the
said liuss Mitchell, !ne., Standard Accident Insurance Compan;r as surety,
having been examined~ are hereby approved and accepted) and the Mayor of the
. City of West University Place is hereby authorized to' approve and accept said
bonds on behalf of the - City. '
Section 6. That said Russ Mitchell, Inc., having heretofore executed a
contract 1:or making the improvements heretofore ordered by the City Commission,
and said' contract having been examihed, is hereby in' al1 things approved; and
the Mayor and' City Secretar,yare hereby' authorized and directed 'to execute
said contract for and on bebaJ.f of and in the name of the' City of West
University Place, Texas.
'Section 7. The fact tha~ the portions of the streets hereinbefore
stated are in need of improvement as promp'liq as possible creates a public
emergency, and, therefore, this Ordinance shall be passed fina.11y" on the
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date of its introduction this" the loth day of MaYJ 1948" and shall
take effect immediatequpon its passage and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED this" the lmh day of May" 1948.
Commissioners Lanmon" Amer" Douglass and Hamlett J
and Mayor Lee voting aye: '
Commissioners - None - voting Noe.
APPROVED th:j.s" the,lot;h day of Mq, 1948.
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