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ORDINANCE 92
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO. EXECUTE AN AGREE-
MENT WITH LAYNE-TEXAS CCMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE FROM SAID
COMPANY OF WATER AT fA MAXIMUM OF $1<00.00 PER MON,TH FROM
A CERTAIN WELL DRILLED BY . LAYNE-TEXAS COMPANY1IN. ORDER
THAT THE CITY WATER WORKS MAY RENDER ADEQUATE SERVICE;
SAID CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER SAID CITY HAS MADE
THIR TY-TWO CO NSE CUT I VE MONTHLY P AYl'v1ENT S TOTALING $3, 052.00,
WITH ~ INTEREST PER ANNUM FROM AUGUST 10, 1934, SAID
COMPANY WILL CONVEY TO THE CI'I'Y SAID WELL AND PUMPING
EQUIPMENT PERTAINING THERETO FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL INDEBT-
EDNESS: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: AND, PROVIDE THAT THIS
ORDINANCE TO BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER
ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE:
. SECTION 1. The Mayor is authorized to execute on behalf of
the City of West University .Place a certain contract between said
city and Layne-Texas Company, a corporation doing business at
Houston, in Harris County, Texas, pertaining to the furnishing of
water to said City by said Company, said contract to be in t~e form
and contain the conditions and stipulations as set forth in a coPu
of same attached to this ordinance as Exhibit "A" and made a part
hereof for all purposes, the same as if specifically set forth in
the body of this ordinance. I
Section 2. There is appropriated out of the income frQm the
water revenues of the City the sum of $100.00 per month, or so much
.thereof as may be necessary to payoff and discharge the obligation
imppsedupon said City by this said contract between it and Layne-
Texas Company in accordance with the copy hereto attached as Exhibit
f1AfI, and this appropriation i,8 hereby made a lien and charge upon
such income.
Section 3. The fact that the City of West University Place
is at this time without adequate water supply and it is threatened
with a lack of water, and that the expense herein authorized is nec-
essary in the' opinion of this body in order to render adequate water
service, and the further fact that this lack of water creates a
dangerous fire hazard, creates an emergency and this ordinance should
take effect and be in full force immediately from and after its pas-
sage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the ~S- day O~~ 1935
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