HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 571 - ORD Recommendation of Committee Appointed by City Commission
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ORDINANCE NO. 571
AN ORDINANCE FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE RECOMMENDATION
OF A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION HAS ACTED AND
HAS MADE ITS RECOKMENDATIONS TQ THE -CIT,Y COMMISSION RELATIVE
TO THE PURcHASE" OF AN ntsECrICIDE"FOGGING MACHINE; -l:PPROVING
AND ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF SAID COMMITTEE; FINDING
THAT THE IMMEDIATE PURCHASE OF AN INSECTICIDE FOOGING MACHINE
IS TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST; ORDERING THE PURCHASE OF SUCH
MACHINE;..AND DECLARING. AN EMERGENCY.
.-.,' ,,~ ---:~.,-:,~~;"':'qi~y-:-eO_S~iO~~~f.,the City of Wes~ Un~v~rsity Place,
Texas, at 1 ts ,,1;egular ,Jp.ee.tJ.ng .be.+4 :.,911 May 28, 1951, after rece1 VUlg numerous
complaints fran cit:beiis of' the City of West University Place,Texas, as to
the prevalence of mosquitoes within the City, -which mosquitoes and other ~
insects were endangering the public health, did appoint a committee consist-
ing of Commissioner Nisbet, Mr. J. W.Hammond of the Health Board and
Mr. Whitt Johnson, ~he City Secretary, to investigate the cost of purchase
of an insecticide. fogging machine, and to further investigate and determne
the type of machine most adaptable to the use of the city; and
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WHEREAS, said Committee did investigate th~' av~iiability of such
machines and did make its findings mown to the Commission in a report in
writing sutmitted by the City Secretary and. approved by all members of said
Committee, which report reflects the inspection by members of said Co~ttee
of three machines available in the Houston area, and reCOmmending to' the 0
City Coimnission that an insecticide fogging machine sold by Mart;i.n-Smi th
Company of San Antonio, Texas, be purchased by the--City:. ~f-West-'.University .."
Place for its use in controlling and eradicating mosqU1toes'and'other.disease
bearing insects within the City; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the City Commission that steps mu~t be
immEdiately taken to control, eradicate and prevent the breeding of mosquitoes
and other disease bearing insects within the City of West University Place,
Texas, so as to eliminate the possibility and. prevalence of conditions
favorable to the spread of the diseases of typhus fever and poliomyelitis,
insofar as the same may be eliminated and controlled by the use of insecticide
fogging devices; and it further appearing to the Commission that the immediate
need for insect control is so acute as to call for immediate action in the
interest of public health and the general welfare:
NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
CF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. The report and recommendation of the Committee,
consisting of Messrs. Nisbet, Hammond and Johnson is hereby approved and.
adopted.
Section 2. That there is found to be.a necessity for the
immediate purchase by the City of West Univ,el'5ity Pl~ce of.an insecticide
fogging machine for the elimination of mosquitoes and other disease bearing IJI
insects within the City of West University Place.
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, Section 3. That th$ lo"est ~eQure bid by the lowest responsible
bidder received for the sale of-an ilisectlcide fogging machine is the bid
submitted by, Martin~S~trl1 Company or San Antonio, Te~as, ,in the amount of
$1695.00, and that s~~~ insecticide foggu.g machine: so~d. by Martin-Smith
Company of San Antoni9, Texas, is the type machine m,ost ada.pt~ble to the use
and to the n.~s of the C+1Iy. of West University Place, Texas, and is
immediately' available for delivery toth~ City 9f'!(estUniversi'ty Place,. Texas.
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, Section t 4. "That 'the ,contract for ',the sale of an insecticide
fogging ma~hiJle to the. ~ty o~We~~ ,:University Place is' hereby awarded to
~rtin~mith.~Company ,of, ,San An:t;onio, T~~s, in the~olD1t of $1695.00, provided
that delivery of suchmach.~.,C?an be,~d1!, ~ediatetY,to 'the Ci,ty of West
Unive:rs~ty Place, Texas, as 'per the represe~tationsof' Martin-Smith Company.
Section 5.Th~ n~ed of such ~sectic+de"fogging macl1i.ne for the
control ofmosqui:t.oes ~nd oUlerins!,cts, ~~h~ the ,City 9f West University
Place, Texas, constitutes a condit~on,vital17 arfectiJ:lg the public health,
and the pressing need for such machine creating a public emergency, this
Ordiilanc8; shall be 'passed ,finall", upon ;ts first reading by the Council and
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-:,PASsEDthis the 11th ,day',of"June" 1951.
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