HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 488 - ORD Appropriating Sum $ 192.49 from Improvement Bond Series 1948
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ORDINANCE NO. 488
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO
AND 49/100 ($192.49), OUT OF THE FUNDS TO THE,CREDIT OF STREEr
IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 1948 IN THE CITY TREASURY, TO PAY
CERTAIN FEES ACCRUED AND DUE TOWNES & TOWNES, HERETOFORE RE-
TAINED AS ADDITIONAL LEGAL COUNSEL ON PAVING PROJECTS, AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City has heretofore retained the services of the
firm of Townes & Townes as additional legal counsel for theCit,r in con-
nection with various paving projects and proceedings, including those
hereinafter mentioned; and certain additional fees have accrued and become
due said Special Counsel for, services heretofore rendered, but funds have
not been heretofore appropriated for the purpose of paying such fees, or
an insufficient amount of funds heretofore appropriated for the respective
pz;ojects remains to pay such fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Treasurer has duly and regularly, in accordance
with the provisions of the Charter of the City of West University Place,
Texas, certified to the City Commission that there is in the City Treasury
to the credit of the Street Improvement Bonds Series 1948 the sum of $192.49,
which has not already been appropriated for any other purpose and Which is
now available for appropriation by the City Commission for the payment of
such fees;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ,CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY , ]
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of the fund in
the treasury to the credit of Street Improvement Bonds Series 1948 the sum
of $192.49 to pay ,certain fees accrued and due the firm of Townes & Townes,
Special Counsel for the City on paving matters, to-wit:
On various projects and matters hereinafter identified and with
reference to which invoices have been heretofore approved, to-wit:
(a) Balance due on Milton-Rice-College project - -
(b) Balance due on eleven section
Academy Street skip pro ject - -
$ 29.,46
- - - - - 32.11
(c) , Collection of Gayle account - - - - - - - -
25.00
(d)
Ordinances re substitution of J. L. Williams
Construction Co., Inc., for Brogan & Williams
in pending contracts - - - - - - - - - -
25.00
(e)
Preliminary work re Mercer Street from
University to Bellaire
80.92
The Mayor and City Treasurer are hereby authorized to draw
warrant or warrants against the fund appropriated hereby to pay and dis-
charge the said accrued fees. .
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Section 2. The fact that the work covered by the above fees
has been performed and said fees are due creates a public emergency and
therefore this ordinance shall be passed finally on the date of its in-
'traduction, this the 24th day of October, 1949, and shall tal{e effect im-
mediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED this 2hth day of October, 1949.
APPROVED this 24th day of October, 1949.
ATTEST:
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