BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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Pt' ,) aion 19+5-3 to M. Weber. The motion was seconded by Councilman Britschgi ® and on roll call resolution was unanimously adopted. �I Councilman Anderson offered resolution and moved its adoption ordering work done and awarding bid for work to be done under Resolution of Inten- tionNo. 1945-4 to M. Weber. The motion was seconded by Councilman Flet- cher and on roll call resolution was.u.nanimnlisly adopted. ® City Attorney McCarthy explained that the City Clerk is directed to " �!5 post a notice of the award and that any property owner has the right to perform his own contract within ten days after the posting of such notice of award. He said the city cannot let the contract for ten days after the award of the contract. He further explained that bidders' checks a• are retained untLl the contracts are filed in the event that the first lowest bidders fail to execute the contract in which case the check of such bidder is forfeited to the city and, the award can be made to the second lowest bidder. Councilman Granger asked if the contractors who are to do the work are subject to the usual business license. City Manager Mead replied that they are subject to -the contractor's license. City Manager Mead adviised that he had discussed further with Mr. Uhlenberg'.the J matter of a procedure of handling weed abatement and sidewalk improve- ment expenditures. He said that Mr. Uhlenberg had advised him that it didn't make any diff erem a from what account the money is taken but he recommended it be taken from the water department account. He did not believe it would be advisable to carry it in the suspense account. Council- man Armstrong asked if this matter was not being accounted for in the new budget. City Manager Mead advised that it was not in the preliminary bud- get but would be in the final budget. In answer to Councilman Anderson's question as to how the money would be returned to the water department, 1 he advised that when payments were made by the, individual property owner it would be deposited to the water department. He advised in reply to Councilman Armstrong's question that it would be necessary to transfer 05000 for weed abatement and #14.00 for sidewalk improvement work to June 30. Councilman Anderson on the recommendation of Mr. Uhlenberg offered resolu- tion and moved its adoption that $5000 to cover weed abatement be trans- ferred from the Water Department- with payments to be returned to the water department in full. The motion was seconded by Councilman Arm- strong and on roll call passed unanimously.. Councilman Armstrong offered resolution and moved its adoption authorizing trans- fer of $1400 from the water department to the sidewalk improvement fund with the proviso that it be returned to the water department when collected. The motion was secodded by Councilman Anderson and on roll call resolution was unanimously adopted.