HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 051354A - Pavement Improvements - City Engineer - Memphis Avenue - 05_13_1954 nS13S.-�E A
RESOLUTICN
WHEREAS, the City Commission has heretofore determined t hat the City would
contribute the customary city portion of from ten (10) to forth (40) per cent of
the cost of strreet paving improvements, as determined by side and front property,
to be constructed in accordance with the standard City of Lubbock street plans and
specifications as approved by the City Engineer, and'the owners ,of property
abutting �emphis Avenue ;from 33rd Street to 34th Street, have requested permission
to have phvement improvements constructed on the aforementioned Memphis Avenue,
and the pavirig'of said Memphis Avenue is needed to provide access to the area
during its' construction perios, and the City Engineer has approved the plans and
specifications for such improvments, and,
WHER OO Hugh Small and the other oThners of the property abutting on the
herein described avenue will contract separately with a competent
contractor" for the above:=street improvements, and said improvements will be
constructed in 4 ccordance with the abovementioned plans and specifications under
the supervision of the City Engineer, and the said owners desire that the City
contribute' its' customary share towards such paving, and,
WHEREAS, the contract cost of the paving improvements will not exceed
420639.54, the'total cost not over $ 2,771.52, the City's share in connection
therewith would'; not exceed $912.44, leaving the property ownerls portion not to
exceed 01 059.0 , such costs being well within the current prices For paving
obtained -by competitive bidding, and that such payment to be`made by the City is
reasonabl,e ;fairand just to the abutting property owners, the City and all other
persons affect d thereby, and that the sum of $912.44 will be duly budgeted in
the 1954--1W udget. THEREFORE,
BE IT' RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMSSION. 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 avenue herein described, provided that
such plans: andspecifications meet the usual requirements for paving on streets
within th'e' corporate limits of the City of Lubbock; said streest being as follows,
to wit:
Unit No. 1602 Memphis Avenue from its intersection with the South Gutter Line of
33rd Street to its intersection with the North Paving Line of 34th
Street.
The City Engineer is further authorized and directed to duly inspect said
paving construction on said Memphis Avenue and to require strict compliance with
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the approvd 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 C, ssion, the City Engineer is authorized to pay the contractor in full
and final payment of the Cityls share of the cost of the abovementioned
improvements a ',sun not to exceed $780.k6 which is the City share $912.44 less
$$131.98 en 3.neering, leaving the amount due the contractor from the property owner
not to exceed $1,859.08.
Section 2.! This authority is conditioned that Hugh Small and the other owner
of abutting p�6perty and the contractor will pay for all material and labor and
costs inciq ntal to such construction, indemnify the City of Lubbock against any
costs, cla6s' or damages of eveiy nature pertaining thereto, and that the Contract
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 insiiiari6e policies, that .the said Hugh Small and other owners of abutting
property will cause such paving to continue to be done according to the approved
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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 Memphis Avenue and the property of the City of Lubbock, without any
liability whatsoever, except for the payment of a sum V$0.46 to the Contractor
on December 15, 1954•
On motion of Commission T,homas, }. seconded by
Commissioner Carptrntter„ , the foregoing resolution was unanimously
passed by the City Commission this,J.Lday of May
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ATTEST:
Lav nia Lowe, C ty Sec etary
I. Hugh Small, representing myself and the remaining owners of abutting property
on the abovementioned streets, and Kerr and Middleton, Contractor,-,do hereby accept
and agree to fully abide by the foregoing provisions for the considerations there
�— stated.
Hugh Small
By
err and Middleton, ,, 1
By
Approved:
J. B.'Holmes, City Engineer
Approved:
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W. L. Somers, Acting,City Attorney