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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 4/26/1955RECESSED REGULAR MEETING April 26, 1955 Lubbock, Texas The City Commission of the -City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 2 o'clock P. M. in recessed regular session, recessed from regular meeting of April 14, 1955, at the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present to -wit: Mayor Pro-tem Baker, Commissioners Hurley Carpenter, S. S. Forrest, and Lucian Thomas, City Manager Steve Matthews, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, City Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe. Also present for this meeting was.- J. D. Hassell, Harold Chapman, C. W. Ratliff and J. Ray Dickey, members of the Auditorium Coliseum Board; and Messers Haynes and Kirby architects. Absent: Mayor Murrell R. Tripp 55-14-36-85 Motion by Commissioner Forrest, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, Mayor Pro-tem Baker and Commissioners Carpenter, Forrest and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, Ordinance No. 1712 was passed as an emergency measure. ORDINANCE NO. 1712 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1572 RECLASSIFYING POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPART1,1ENT, SO AS TO DELETE FROM SECTION 2 THE CLASSIFICATION "DEPUTIES CHIEF OF POLICE - 4"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 55-14-36-86 Motion by Commissioner Forrest, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried, Mayor Pro-tem Baker and Commissioners Carpenter, Forrest and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize payment of $250.00 to Mrg. Opal Currey and husband, Robert H. Currey in settlement of the following claim. AMENDED CLAIM OPAL CURREY, ET VIR VS. CITY OF LUBBOCK TO THE HON. MURRELL R. TRIPP, MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION OF LUBBOCK, MR. STEVE MATTHEtisiS, City Manager, City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, all of Lubbock County, Texass Now comes Opal Currey and husband, Robert H. Currey of Lubbock Co., Texas, and file this their ""mended Claim, amending hereby their claim heretofore filoo, but not in lieu of their original claim. Notice of Injury and Claim was given under date of July 27, 1953. The claim under date of July 27, 1953 shows the following expenditures made, to -wit: $26.00 medical expenses and $5.00 for a sacro. belt, plus loss of time, pain and suffering. This amendment, in addition to the expenses heretofore shown, reflects that since July 27, 1953 affiants have spent $20.78 for drugs and medicines and $12.50 for medical attention, making a total of $33.28 plus the $31.00 heretofore reported or a grand total of $64.28 for medical attention and drugs. Because of the injury reflected in the Notice filed with you and dated July 27, 1953, the said Opal Currey was forced to stay off her employment for three weeks at a loss of v40.00 per week, a total of $120.00 Affiants have suffered a financial loss of $184.28, without the mentioning of pain and suffering incurred by the said Opal Currey. /s/ Robert H. Currey Opal Currey Subscribed and sworn to before me by the said Opal Currey on this the 31st day of August, A. D. 1954, to certify which witness my hand and seal of office. Hugh Harrell Notary Public in and for Lubbock Co., Texas. 55-14-36-87 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners of Lubbock, Texas will be received in the City Commission Room in the City Hall, Lubbock, Texas, at 2:00 P.M., Central Standard Time, April 26, 1955 for the Seating and State Equipment of Municipal Auditorium -Coliseum, now under construction, known as GWO 876, for the City of Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas. Separate proposals will be received covering each of the following contracts: (1) Seating; (2) Stage Ecuipment. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cashier's check or certified check or an acceptable proposal bond in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the greatest amount of the proposal submitted as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into contract and furnish performance bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. Performance bond shall be in the amount of one hundred per cent (100%) of the contract sum, payable without recourse to the order of City of Lubbock, Texas. Bids witholat the required check or proposal bond will not be considered. Attention of Lhe bidders is called to the Provisions of the Acts of the 43rd Legislature of the State of Texas, page 91, Chapter 45, (Article No. 5159A Civil Statutes 3-925) governing the wage scale and the payment of prevailing rates of wages as established by the Owner. Contractors shall not pay less than said scale of prevailing minimum rates of wages per hour on basis of 8 hour day as set forth below: CLASSIFICATION GENERAL PREVAILING HOURLY RATE Carpenter - Journeyman _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2.40 Iron Worker - Structural----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.75 State Curtain Installer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.85 Welder - Journeyman- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --2.75 Common Laborer- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.00 Any laborer, workman, or mechanic required or permitted to work in excess of eight (8) hours per calendar day, under the emergency exceptions to House Bill No. 115 or the 44th Legislature invoked by HCR No. 201 of the 47th Legislature, shall be paid on the basis of eight (8) hours constituting a day's work, and all such labor so employed shbLll be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1j) times the regular rate for every hour worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week. Legal holiday work shall be paid for at the regular governing per diem wage rates. Plans and specifications may be examined in the office of Haynes & Kirby, Architects -Engineers, Lubbock, Texas, or any bona fide bidder may obtain a set from the Architects -Engineers without charge. No bid may be withdrawn for at least fifteen (15) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. The City of Lubbock, Texas, reserves.the right to accept any or reject all bids and to waive all formalities. CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS Owner By Murrell R. Tripp, Mayor Attest; Lavenia Lowe City Secretary This being the date set to receive bids for seating and stage equipment at the Municipal Auditorium Coliseum, motion was made by Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner Forrest, motion carried, Mayor Pro-tem Baker and Commissioners Carpenter, Forrest and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the bids be opened and read, whereupon, the following bids were opened and read: 3022 Aud. Chairs 7500 Colis. Chairs 2500 Folding Chairs SEATING BIDDER Auditorium Chairs American Desk Co. Temple No Bid American Seating Co. Dallas 65,538.24 The Harve Avants Assoc Dallas 61,157.44 McGuire Sales Co Lubbock Ted Elstrand & Co. Fort Worth 50,000.00 Thomas Brothers Co. Lubbock Joe W. Toombs & Co. Lubbock TABULATION OF BIDS AUDITORIUM - COLISEUM Lubbock, Texas BASE BID Coliseum Chairs 67,125.00 83,455.24 80,850.00 Bid Opening: April 26, 1955 Yol.d. Chairs & Trucks 13,125.00 1.2,431.25 13,942.50 13,100.00 12,500.00 12027.25 100875.00 Combined 80,250.00 16101424. 73 155,949.49 138,000.00 ALTERNATES BIDDER 1 American Desk Co. Temple No Bid American Seating Co. Dallas-1955.06 The Harve Avants 2 3 TIME CHECK A B DAYS BOND No Bid No Bid No Bid 120 $20,000 —1389.76—1209.16—7030.00 170 5% Assoc Dallas-3135.04—1276.64-—1110.74—3663.72 120 5% McGuire Salses Co. Lubbock Ted Elstrand & Co. Fort Worth No Thomas Brothers Co. Lubbock Jow W. Toombs & Co. Lubbock -1100.00 -1000, -4000. TABULATION OF RIDS AUDITORIUM -COLISEUM Lubbock, Texas C.Check 30 $655 30 da. after Compl. Cash.Check 45 5% 30 5% STAGE EQUIPMENT Bid Opening April 26, 1955 BIDDER BASE BID ALTERNATE #1 TIME DAYS BOND -CHECK Ruth S. Ainsworth Co. Fort Worth Houston Scenic Studios Houston 64,626.00 + 375,00 120 5% Stage Decoration & 60 days after Supplies Greensboro N.C. 59,122.67 A 900.00 shop drawings 5% Sterling Sales & Service Inc. Dallas Texas Scenic Company San Antonio 56,785.00 4 800.00 180 3150.00 The City Commission and Auditorium Coliseum Board members inspected samples as presented by salesmen of the various companies bidding, but award of bid was deferred until April 28, 1955. No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission adjourned. Read and approved this the 12th day of May , 1955. !MUR TRI l Lave a Lati,e, Cit Secretary -Treasurer