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<br />THE ARCHITECTS THEN EXPLAINED THE BASIC PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS fOR THE BUILDING
<br />AND THE VARIOUS fEATURES, OF THE BU1LDING MATERIALS TO BE USED, LIGHTING, HEATING
<br />AND OTHER ITEMS. IN THE EXPLANATION IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE BASEMENT AREA IS
<br />NOW RESERVED AS AN OPEN STORAGE AREA BUT THAT, A PORT I ON OF I T WI LU:BE AVA I LABLE
<br />FOR FUTURE ~UBLIC USE. THE ~IR~T FL&OR AREA WITH THE ~AIN ENTRANCE ON 13TH AVENUE
<br />WILL CONTAIN ADULT READING ROOM, CHILDRENS SECTION, OPEN STACK AREA AND TECHNICAL
<br />PROCESSING AREA FOR THE LIBRARY. THE SECOND FLOOR WILL CONTAIN A GALLERY, PUBLIC'
<br />RE~T ROOMS, STAFF OPERATION, LOUNGE'R60MS, GENERAL OFfiCES, LIBRARY OffiCE AND A
<br />MEETING ROOM. IT WAS ALSO EXPLAINED THAT PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE SO THAT IN THE
<br />fUTURE ADDITIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE SECOND STORY AREA.
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<br />ALTERNATES TO THE BASIC PLAN HAVING TO 60 WIT~ PAVING Of THE PARKING AREA, ELEVATORS,
<br />HEATING AND CERTAIN' PORTI~~SOf THE ELECTRI~AL AND EXTERIOR fACING MATERIALS WERE
<br />ALSO EXPLAINED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE: CHAIRMAN Of THE LIBRARY BOARO' INDICATED' THAT
<br />THE BoARD IS SATISfiED WITH THE PLA'NS WHICH THE ARCH-ITECTS HAVE PREPARED AND HAVE:'
<br />GIVEN SUCH PLANS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
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<br />THE COMMITTEE' RECOMMENDE'D FINAL APPROVAL Of THE PLANS AS PRE~ENTED AND fURTHER RE-
<br />COMMENDED THAT BIDDING' ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING BE OPEN TO ANY
<br />QUALIFIED BIDDERS. 1
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT ITEM 2 BE ApPROVED WITH
<br />CHANGE IN DATE OF BID OPENING FROM APRIL 3 TO APRIL 10, 1958. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />3. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR PAYMENT FOR AUSTIN-WESTERN SWEEPER - REPRESENTATIVES
<br />Of THE COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE VISITED THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AND OBSERVED THE AUSTIN-
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<br />WES'TERN SWEEPER AND' OTHER SWEEPERS AND EQU I PMENT.
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<br />AT THE MEET I NG TH'E REPORT OF THE OPERAT i ON OF THE AUST I N-WdnERN: SWEEPER WAS READ
<br />TO THE COMMITTEE AND IN GENERAL 17 WAS I~~ICATE~ FOR THE ~EPORT PERIOD ~EG~NNING
<br />FEBRUARY 25 AND EXTENDING THROUGH SHifT I OF MARCH 6-7, 1958 THAT THE SWEEPER
<br />SWEPT GOOD, THAT NO TROUBLE WAS HAD WI TH THE SWEEPER EXCEPT FOR THE ADJUTM,ENT Of
<br />THE PICKUP BROOM.
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<br />THE H I STORY OF THE SWEEPER'S ACQlil SIT I ON AND I TEMS DEAL I NG WI TH THE SWEEPER FROM
<br />ITS ACQUISITION TO'T~EPRESENT TIME WAS PRESENTED BY THE MEM~E:~S OF' THE tlT~ AD-
<br />MINISTRATION. BASICALLY THIS HISTORY INDICATED THAT THE~E HAVE BEEN' A NUMBER Of
<br />PR6BLEMSWITH THE' SWE:E'PER FROM ITS DEL!IVERY 'LATE: IN AUGUST OF 1957 UP TO APPROXI-
<br />MATELY MID-FEBRUARY 1958 WHEN CERTAIN MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES WERE MADE
<br />BY A FACTORY MECHANIC, AND THAT SINCE THAT TIME THE MACHINE HAS BEEN OPE~ATING ,
<br />SAT I SFACTOR I L Y EXCEPT I,T REQU I RES ADJUSTMENT AT MORE FREQUENT I NT,ERVALS ,THAN, THAT'-
<br />EXPERIENCED WITH'OTHER S~EEPERS IN THE CIT~'S ~WNERS~IP.~ THE D~RECTciR-Of-P~BLIC
<br />WORKS WAS ASKED 'If HE COULD RECOMM,END THEPURCHA,SE ,OF 'THEMA~HINE', AND,H~INDI-
<br />CATED HE DID NOT FEEL HE COULD RECOMMEND OR NOT RECOMMEND SUCH A PURCHASE SINCE
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<br />THERE ARE CERTAIN FEATURES, OF THE,MACHINETHAT H~VE CAUSED TROUBLE, IN THE PAST,'
<br />THAT NO TROUBLE IS BEING ENCOUNTERED NO~BUT HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE MAY
<br />BRING. I NQ'U IRY WAS MADE OF THE CITY 'ATTORNEY AS TO WHETHER THE CITY HAS A LEGAL
<br />LIABILITY AT THIS TIME', AND IT WASIN'DICATED tHAT ONLY A JU~Y'COULD TELL SIN'CE
<br />THERE ARE AND HAVE BEEN A NUMBER Of CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO THE
<br />PURCHASE Of TKIS EQUIPMENT.
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<br />THE' COMMIT'TEE' REPRESE'NTA:TIVES, ntECITY ADMINISTRATION, REPRESENTATIVES or THE
<br />COLUMBIA EQUIPMENT' COMPANY AND' THE AUSTIN-WESTERN'CORPORATION ENGAGED 'IN 'A DIS-
<br />~USiION OF'VA~IOUS'fAiETS O~ THE: SWEE~ER~S OP~RAT~ON,' ~RO~ABLE C~fE; MEt~ANI~~L
<br />PROBLEMS, ENGINEERING 'AND DESIGN' fEATURES; ANDREPRESENTA'f'!Vf:S OF THE COMMITTEE'
<br />INDICATED THEIR INDIVIDUAL BELIEfS AS TO THE fEASIBILITY Of PURCHASING THE SWEEPER.
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<br />THE REP~ESENTAT I VE 'Or'TH:E' AUST I N-WESTERN f~CTORY I Noi CATE'D THAT THE FACTORY WOULD
<br />EXTEND THE WARRANTY PERIOD fOR A PERIOD o~'six MONTHS FROM MARCM 7, 1958 OR WITH
<br />SUCH WARRANTY TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1~58.
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<br />A MOTION WAS MADE THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE MACHINE BE DECLINED. THIS MOTION DIED
<br />fOR WANT Of A SECOND.
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<br />~IT WAS THEN MOVED THAT A RECOMMENDAT I ON TO THE COUNC I L BE MADE APPROV I NG OF THE
<br />PAYMENT fOR THE MACHINE WITH THE ADDED SIX MONTHS WARRANTY WHICH WOULD EXTEND TO
<br />SEPTEMBER 7, 1958. MOTION CARRIED WITH COUNCILMEN LINDEEN AND EDMUNDS VOTING NAY."
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN 'SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT ITEM 3BE ~ELD OVER PEND-
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<br />ING THE OUTCOME Of'A COMPARISON TEST IN SWEEPING WITH OTHER SWEEPERS OF DIFFERENT
<br />MAKE' IN THE 'CITY OWNE'RSHIP OVER COMPARABLE AREAS AND WITH NEW BROOMS Of' COMPARABLE
<br />WE I GHT'," MOT I ON CARR I ED.-
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<br />REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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<br />A PERMANENT REPORT OF 'THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 'HELD ON MARCH 4,1958 - RE: 'URBAN RENEWAL
<br />WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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