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r"' 542 ~ - l: 4. CONSTRUCTI.ON PROJECTS - (A ) THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AWARDED THE CURBS AND GUTTERS " ,. AND PAVING OF TH,E NORTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN BOULEVARD TO THE CENTRAL HEATING CO. AT THE LOW BID OF $27,723.50. THIS WORK IS TO COMPLETE THE CURBS AND GUTTERS AND DRAINAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN BOULEVARD FROM UNIVERSITY TO WALNUT STREET. (B) FOUR CONCRETE BRIDGES OVER THE AMAZON AT 18TH AVENUE, WILLAMETTE STREET, LAWRENCE STREET AND POLK STREET ARE COMPLETED AND WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC NEXT WEEK. THE FOLLOWING STREET PR08ECTS ARE STILL UNCOMPLETED AND l."HE CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE WORK BY THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. ( C ) 8,200 LINEAL rEET OF 72-INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE HAS BEEN FABRICATED AND 5,500 LINEAL FEET HAVE BEEN INSTALLED FOR THE SEWAGE OUTFALL LINE. FOLLOWING IS A FINANCIAL RECAPITULATION OF THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL FUND. COLLINS CONCRETE STEEL & PIPE $ 180,687.00 COAST CONST. & ENG. CO. & C. D. JESKE 174,373.50 BYRON JACKSON'CO~ 19,660.00 HOWARD HALVORSQN~O. 47,684.00 HALLGREN COMPANY.: 5,990'.00' EASEMENTS 6,848.00 PURCHASE OF PLANT SITE, STROME 35,000.00 RODMAN & UREY, _FEE 482.00 PLANT SITE, MED,I LL PROPERTY 5,000.00 I $ 475,724.50 CORNELL, HOWLAND., HAYES & MERRYFIELD TO JUNE 30TH 16,050.91 $ 49 I ,775.4 I , : FUND TOTALS TO DECEMBER 3 I , 1951. " . . ~ . . ... . . . . 592,980.59 IT WA.S MOVED BY, (RUMBA K E R, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITy,MANAGER BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ::3' A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE - RE: PURCHASE OF HALF YARD SHOVEL; PAVING MISSION STREET FRO M V A N. N E S S TO EAST LINE OF LOT 9, BLOCK 2, FIRST ADDITION TO FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS; "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON AUGUST. 17, 1951 WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; CITY MANAGER AND CITY RECORDER. I . THE -C I TY MANAGER ADVISED THAT THE NELSON EQUIPMENT COMPANY HAD A USED BYERS #61 HALF .YARD SHOVEL WITH BACK HOE ATTACHMENT:-AT A PRICE OF $10 000. THIS MACHINE W~S $16 000 NEW AND HAS BEEN USED FIVE MONTHS AND IS REPORTED BY THE NELSON EQUIPMENT COMPANY TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH THE NELSON EQUIPMENT COMPANY REVEALS THAT THEY WILL GRANT A 90 DAY GUARANTEE AGAINST ANY MECHA NI CAL FAILURE OR DEFECTIVE PARTS (A NEW MACHINE CARRIES A SIX MONTH GUARANTEE ). I THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY MANAGER MAKE TENTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF,TH I S EQUIPMENT FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL AUGUST 27TH AND THAT THE CI TV ATTORNEY PROVIDE A'WRITTEN OPINION THAT THIS eURCHASE MEETS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER AND STATE tAWS PERTAINING TO CITY PURCHASES. IT WAS OUTLINED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE PURPOSE IN PURCHASING THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS TO UTILIZE IT IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF STORM SEWERS AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORK OF CI TV STREETS AND DRAINAGE AS WELL AS FOR THE PARK DEVELOP- MENT INVOLVING THE MOVING OF DIRT INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND WATERING SYSTEMS AND LIGHTING CABLES. 2. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PAVING OF MISSION STREET FROM VAN NESS TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 9 BLOCK 2, FIRST ADD.! T LON TO FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS AS REQUESTED IN PETITION DATED AUGUST I , 1951, CONTAINING 96.92% OF THE TOTAL FOOT FRONTAGE AND THAT ORDINANCES BE WITHHELD AND PRESENTED IN THE SPRING OF 1952 FOR THE 1952 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM'. 3. THE COMMITTEE WAS ADVISED THA T THE PR08ERTY AT THE COR NE R OF 4TH AND PEARL STREETS (391 PEARL STREET) WAS BEING SETTLED FOR AN ESTATE, AND THAT THE PEOPLE THERE WERE DE- SIROUS OF KNOWING IF ANY OF THE CORNER WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE FOURTH TO FIRST AVENUE INDUSTRIAL By-PASS., THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL. " IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I, ~