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rl16 e AFTER A DISCUSSION OF ITEM 6, PLANS FOR THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT, BY MR. RALPH RODERICK, OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM or CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND-MERRYFIELD, IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS BE APPROVED AND ACCEPTED AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS AS SCHEDULED AND ALSO FOR BI,DS ON AN ADDITIONAL 500 FEET OF 72-INCH CONCRETE PIPE. MOTION ~ARRIED. REPORTS' OF COMMITTEES '" A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: CONTRACT AWARDS; PAVING PROJECTS; SUNNY HOLLOW 'ANNEXATI.ON;. ONE-WAY TRAFFI C ACROSS SP TRACKS AT 6TH; FERRY STREET OVERCROSSI NG HANDL1NG OF TWO' WAY TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC SURVEY ON CAMPUS; AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PORT~AND STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ ~S FOLLOWS: "A MEETI NG OF THE PUBLI C WORKS AND FI NANCE COMMI TTEES WAS HELD. ON MAY 2,2, 1952 WI TH THE ,FOLLOWI NG PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CR8MBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; C1TY MANAGER' AND CITY ENGINEER. I. THE BID OPENING, FOR EIGHT 'IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WAS REVIEWED AND' THE COMMITTEE, CON- CURRED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROJECTS BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDERS AS OUTLINED HEREWITH. CHAMBERS STREET FROM 8TH TO 11TH AVENUE - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $13,482.00- $6.60 P,ER FOOT rOR 36 FOOT STREET - 2i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING. UNIVERSITY STREET FROM 28TH AVENUE TO 29TH PLACE - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $9,568.10 - $6.40.PER FOOT rOR 34 FOOT STREET OF 3i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING. ,WEST BROADWAY FROM GRANT TO GARFIELD STREET - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $6,928.70 AT $6.20 PER FOOT FOR 36 FOOT STREET OF 3i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING. 24TH AVENUE FROM WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON S~REET - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $3,728.30 AT $6.60 PER FOOT FOR 34 rOOT STREET OF ~i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING. 29TH. AVENUE FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO EAST LINE OF PARKDALE ADDITION - WESTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $32,778.95 rOR 42 FOOT STREET AT $1 I ."'5'PER FOOT OF CONCRETE PAVING AND SIDEWALKS. TH1S IS $1.15 MORE PER FOOT THAN TH~ B1D FOR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE. 33RD AVENUE FROM DONALD STREET TO CLIFFORD STREET - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $15,413.70 AT $6.20 PER rOOT FOR 36 FOOT STREET OF 3i"- ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING. EMERALD STREET FROM, 26TH: AVENUE TO 28TH AVENUE - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $1 1,507.00 AT $5.20 PER FOOT FOR 27 FOOT STREET OF 3i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVI NG. STORM SEWER ON 33RD AVENUE FROM DONALD TO CLIFFORD STREET - COAST CaNST. CO. AND JESKE BROS. IN AMOUNT OF $6,5"'9.75 AT $7.00 PER FOOT - 30" AND 36". 2. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE EXISTING CURBS ON 17TH AND 18TH AVENUES EAST. THERE ARE 361 FEET OF EXISTING CURBS ON 18TH AVENUE AND 393 FEET OF EXISTING CURBS ON 17TH AVENUE EAST, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ACCORDI~G TO CITY ALIGNMENT AND GRADES PREVIOUS TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CROSS TOWN STREET PROGRAM. IT WAS RECOMMENDED" BY THE COMMITTEE THAT CREDIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THESE PREVIOUS CURBS BE GIVEN TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IF THESE CURBS HAD TO BE MOVED IN,CONNECTION WITH THE WIDENING OF EAST 17TH AND EAST 18TH AVENUE UNDER THE PRESENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 3. THE COMMITTEE AGAIN REVIEWED THE PAVING OF EAST 18TH STREET AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE 42 FOOT ENDEAVOR TO AFrORD FUTURE CROSS TOWN TRAFFIC FACILITIES. CHANGE ORDER BE AUTH0RIZED WITH CONTRACTOR FOR ADDITIONAL AS ON CONTRACT.. AVENUE FROM PEARL TO ALDER PAV I NG THROUGHOUT I N_ AN IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A QUANTITIES AT SAME UNIT PRICES "'. THE. REMONSTRANCE PETITIONS AGAINST SIDEWALK INSTALLATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF HARRIS STREET BETWEEN 25TH AND 26TH AND 28TH AND 29TH AVENUES WAS AGAIN REVIEWED~ INASMUCH AS THE OVER-ALL MAJORITY or THE PEOPLE LIVING BETWEEN 25TH AND 29TH AVENUE TOTALING 53.7% HAVE PETITIONED FOR THESE SIDEWALKS AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE INCREASED SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AND PEDESTRIANS IN THIS AREA, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE GOING TO THE HARRIS STREET SCHOOL, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THAT THIS PROJECT GO AHEAD. THE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES HAVE ALREADy BEEN PASSED. 5. 'THE PAVEMENT OF MADISON STREET.FROM 18TH AVENUE TO 21ST AVENUE WAS REVIEWED AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROJECT BE WITHHELD UNTIL THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF THOSE PROTESTING THE IMPROVEMENT tOULD aE ASCERTAINED. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED TH~T ADDITIONAL WRITTEN REQUESTS BE MADE BY THOSE DESIRING THE IMPROVEMENT TO ASSIST IN THE STUDY OF AUTHbRIZING THE IMPROVEMENT O~ THIS STREET. ~ 1 e I I II I I I I II ,I II Ii II Ii ", 'I I 1\ II Ii II I, I :. J 1 e I ~ I II , e