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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Commission passed a Resolution on the 26th day of
March, 1953, defining the paving policy of the pity of Lubbock, Texas in regard
to streets dedicated under the provisions of City Ordinance Number 1331, and
said resolution provided that when the property owners' proportionate cost of
both'.halves of collector or lesser streets bordering a subdivision has been
provided for in a manner satisfactory to the City, such streets shall be placed
on aleonstruction schedule to be determined by the City Engineer, and,
WHEREAS, said property owners' proportionate cost of both halves of
47th Street Gary Avenue to Indiana Avenue have been satisfactorily provided for by
the owners of property abutting said street, and said owners have requested
permission to have pavement improvements constructed on the aforementioned street,
and the paving of said street is needed to provide access to the area during its
construction period, and the City Engineer has approved the plans and specifica-
tions for such improvements, and,
WHEREAS owners of the property abutting on the herein described street
will contract separately with a competent contractor for the above street improve-
ments', and said improvements will be constructed in accordance with the above-
mentioned plans and specifications under the supervision of the City Engineer, and,
WHEREAS, the property owner's cost of the paving improvements is estimated
to be $10,545.26 and total city's cost in connection with these paving improvements
is, lel.71, which is $1057.78 Engineering cost and $370.46 which is the cost of
the east j of the intersection at 47th street and Gary Avenue, said amount to be
paid in full by city and $43.47 for extra width above 15' for the intersection
of ',47th street and Indiana Avenue, such cost being well within the current prices
for paving obtained by competitive bidding, and in accordance with the paving
policy, as defined by the City Commission on 26th day of March, 1953, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMITSSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
Section 1. THAT, the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized to
approve plans and specifications for paving on the street herein described,
provided that such plans and specifications meet the usual requirements for paving
on streets within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock; said street being
as follows, to-wits
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Unit 1529 47th Street 31' W of EPL Indiana Avenue to EPL Gary Avenue
The City Engineer is further authorized and directed to duly inspect said
paving, construction on said street and to require strict compliance with the
approved plans and specifications, and upon completion of said paving, and upon
final approval by the City Engineer and acceptance of such improvements by the
City Commission, the City Engineer is authorized to direct the City Auditor to
release monies held in escrow for the construction of these improvements to the
CitytsIGeneral Fund and from which fund to pay the Contractor the actual final
smount bf the property owner share of these improvements as determined by the City
Enginee '.,for the property from which said escrow monies were secured.
Section 2. This authority is conditioned that Wilbur Slaton representing himself
and the remaining property owners and the Contractor will pay for all material
and labor and costs incidental to such construction, indemnify the City of
Lubbock against any costs, claims, or damages of every nature pertaining thereto,
and that the Contractor furnish the City Engineer with acceptable evidence that
the Contractor and his sub-contractors, if any, are adequately covered by
public liability and property damage insurance policies, that the said Wilbur
Slaton and other owners of abutting property will cause such paving to continue
to be done according to the approved plans and specifications, and that upon
completion thereof and final approval of the City Engineer, all improvements
designated herein shall be a permanent part of said street and the property of
the City, of Lubbock, without any liability whatsoever, except for the performance
ot'all engineering involved, and the payment of the cost'of construction of the
East one-half of the intersection at 1+7th and Gary avenue.
On motion of Commissioner Thom s , seconded by
Commissioner Davis , _the foregoing resolution was
unanimously passed by the City Commission this 23thday cf ifs
Murrell R. PP
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Lavinia Lowe,4ity S6cretary
I, Wilbur Slaton, representing myself and the remaining property owners
and Warren and Purtell, Inc., Contractor, do hereby accept and agree to fully
abide by the foregoing provisions for the considerations therein stated.
WILBUR SLATON
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WARREN AND PURTELL, INC. u
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Approved-
W. B, Holmes, City Engineer
Led-4
Vaughn 9. Wilson, City Attorney