HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 10/7/1948RECESSED REGULAR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
October 7, 1948.
The Oity Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10:30
A.M. in recessed regular session, recessed from regular meeting of
Sept,ebaber 23, 1948, at the regular meeting place in the "ity Hall,
the following members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor W H Rodgers, �, ommissioners W.B. Price, John Spikes E.K. Hufstedjer,Jr.,"
Clarence K. Whiteside, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson, dity Manager M.R.
Smith,Jr.
Absent: None.
The following bids were read on small frame office building for office at
Lubbock Cemetery:
Earl Wallace Lumber Company
12 x 16 Frame building with commode, lavatory and septic tank
installed - complete -
Same as above, except 12 x 14
Texas Lumber an d S upply C ompany
12 x 16 Frame Bpilding, approximately same as above
Less plumbing
Plumbing by G.B. McKinley
Total
$800.00 1a
725.00 11
$10$0.00
Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner price,
carried unanimously, to accept the bid of Earl Wallace Lumber Company.
The Cemetery Board to decide whether the building to be 12' x 16" or
12' x 144. The "ity Commission hereby authorizing construction of the
building of the size designated by the Cemetery Board.
Motion by Commissioner Hufstedler, seconded by Commissioner Whiteside,
carried unanimously, to award the Engineering Contract, on which proposals
were read ijctober _#; 1948, to H.N. Roberts and Associates, for all the
improvements to the Sewage Treatment Plant on the 'basis of the foblowing
proposal. The Mayor being hereby authorized to execute the necessary contracts
he proposal follows:
Lubbock, Texas
act. 42 1948.
Re: Sewage Treatment Plant
Mr. M.R. Smith, 'jr. ,
City Manager
Lubbock , Texas
Dear 1"Ir. Smith:
In accordance with your request, the undersigned hereby submit a pro-
' , posal for the preparation of Plans and Specifications for the contemplated
te-t-e , extensions to the Lubbock Sewage Treatment Plant for additio4s substantially
as outlined in our report to you transmitted under date of September 29, 1948.
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Plans and Specifications:
(0,4 We agree to prepare complete and detailed plans and specifications
for the construction of items (1) to (7) inclusive as shown on page 1 of
Section V of our report (this is the 1948 Program) for a fee of 1-3/4% of
the Contract cost of the work. Should the total amount of this work be less
than $100,000.00, but over $50 000.00, �e above fee shall be increased to 2j%.
Thig contemplates the award tq�s of all�ihe 1948 program set up and not
parts of it. All of construction work to be awarded 1n one contract.
(b) We will perform the same work (as set forth in (a) for the 1948
program) for the 1949 program of 5 items as set up on page V-2 of the report
for 1 2/3% of the contract cost of the work. Should ti is total work fall belolh
$130, 000.00, but over $80,1000.00, the fee shall be 2%. This also contemplates
the sward to us of all of the items as set up for the 1949 program. All of
construction work to be awarded in one contract.
(c) Paragraph (b) above also to apply to the 1950 program of 4 items.
(d) On the above fee for plans will_ be credited you the $500.00 fee for
preparing the Treatment Plant Report if all of the work is awarded to us; if
less work is awarded us we will credit you such part of the $500.00 as is equal
to 7% of the planning fee.
(e) If all of the above work be awarded to us the overall fee for this
will be 1 2f3% if total work is over $360,000 and 2% if total work costs between
$210,000 and $360,0001
(f) The above proposition is based on the City's furnishing us with the
original cloth tracings of the Construction plans for the present plant prepared
by Olarlin R. Smith, City Engineer, and G.W. Parkhill, Designs Bngineer, con-
sisting of sheets 1 to 28 and dated August 1940. These tracings to be returned
to the City in the same condition as they were when delivered to us.
Other Services Included:
(a) Included in the services of furnishing the plans and specifications
will be sending them to prospective bidders, and the handing of all corres-
pondence with said bidders up to and including the furnishing of bond and
signing of Contract by the successful bidder for the work awarded to him. The
above service is limited to 20 sets to be furnished, for alb plans and speci-
fications furnished beyond 20 sets, the extra eharge to the City will be $10.00,
per set,
(b) The estimated time required for us to furnish said plans and
specifications is as follows:
(1)
For
1948
rrogram -
- 4
weeks
(2)
For
1949
Program -
- 4
weeks
(3)
For
1950
Vrogram -
- 4
weeks
The above time estimates are the time from the date of the letter to us
notifying us to start the plans, to the date of delivery of a completed set
of plans and specifications to the City Engineer.
If we are notified to start Plans and Specifications for all three programs
at the same time, the estimated time is 10 weeks.
We would be willing to accept letter of notification tb start preparing
plans in one week from notification to us that we have been selected to do this
work.
(Signed)
Accepted upon behalf of the pity of
Lubbock, by authority of a Resolution
of the City Commissiondated Oct. 7,
1948.
Yours very truly,
H.N. Roberts & Associates
Con
by H.N
It being the understanding that the preparation of plans and s
completed at the earliest possible date and everything possibl
expedite the awarding of the zbove mentioned contracts.
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Motion by Commissioner Whiteside, seconded by Commissioner Price, carried
unanimously, that the following resolution be passed.
RESOLUTION
BE IT REMEMBERED, that at a Special Meeting of the City Commission of the C3rx;
of Lubbock Lubbock County, Texas, held in the City Hall on the 7th day of
October, 148, a quorum being present, upon motion bf Commissioner Whiteside,
seconded by Commissioner Trice, the following resolution was duly passed.
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock is now enjoying a rapid growth in populatioll
together with the construction of many new residences and business buildings
within the corporate limits, requiring the extension of sever lines and water
mains and public health services, and,
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock is paving many new streets and expending
sums of money in connection with all of the foregoing necessary improvements,
and,
WHEREAS, the demand for all such services has materially increased,
which has created the immediate need for, and required the expenditure of
substantial sums of money from the General Revenues of the 1-ity, and,
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock. at the present time is in great need of
Seventy -Five Thousand (475,000.00) Dollars in cash, to properly carry on the
improvements named above, and to avoid stoppage of essential extensions in
the performance of all such services required by the City, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT, W.H. Rodgers, Mayor of the `'ity of Lubbock, BE, and he is hereby
authorized and empowered -to negotiate a ninety (90) day loan to the City
of Lubbock, from the Citlzaas National Bank of Lubbock, not to exceed Seventy.
Five Thousand ($75,000.00) Dollars in cash, and to be payable by the City
of Lubbock on or before ninety (90) days from this date and bearing not
exceeding.one UP percent interest per annum, for the purpose of making
extensions to sewer lines, water mains, garbage service and carrying on the
paving of streets, and the said W.H. Rodgers, Mayor, is further authorized
and empowered to execute the City of Lubbock's note as evidence and security
therefor, which sum shall be cre lted to the General Fund of the City of
Lubbock and shall be repayable to the bank out of the General Fund of the
City containing current revenues.
Passed and approved by unanimous vote of the City Commission, this 7th day
of October, 1948.
W H Rodgers
Flayor
ATTEST:
Lavenia Williams
City Secretary
Motion by Commissioner Whiteside, seconded by "o►nmissionPr Hufstedler,
carried unanimously, that the pity of Lubbock cooperate with the City of
Amarillo, Texas, in preparing a survey and report to be presented to
the U.S. Engineers in support of the necessity of constructing a dam
and reservoir on the Canadian hiver, for the purpose of, among other things,
supplying a source of water supply for Lubbock, Amarillo and other
municipalities in the High Pladns ,efea. The City of Lubbock to participate
in the cost of the preparation of the report on a 50 - 50 basis with the
City of Amarillo up to a total not to exceed Twenty Five Hundred ($2500)
Dollars as the cost to the 6ity of Lubbock*
lotion by C ommis sbne r Price, seconded by Commissioner Hufst edler, carried
unanimously, to approve paving of the following paving units, with leaveouts
as noted:
Unit 588 - Avenue F 16th Street to 17th Street - No leaveouts
Unit 589 - Avenue F 17th Street to 18th Street -
Leaveout on Lots 9 & 1 O,Block 217, Original Town
on Unit No. 589.
Unit No. 590 - Ave. F 18th Street to 19th Street
Leaveout on Lots 1,2,3,4,Block 233, original Tow
Unit No. 580 - Avenue M - 5th St. to 6th Street,
Pave if C.A. Holcomb property, Lots 17,18,19,20,
Block 19, Original Town of Lubbock, is the only
leaveout. This property to be a leaveout.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City "ommission
adjourned.
Read and approved this the lk day of "ctober , 1948.
MAYO
ATTEST
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City ec etary�