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ORDI ASCE LETTING COE'IBACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
OF,A PORTION OF CROC ETT STREET, NORWOOD STREET,
BLEDSOE STWMT, CURRIE STREET AND MORTON STREET
IN VAN ZASM PAR; ADDITION AND AUTHORIZING'ITS
EXECUTION; MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE INDEBTED-
NESS INCURRED THEREBY- AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ENGINEER TO PREPARE ESTIM, TES.
WHEREAS, on the 30th day of October, 1946 by ordinance passed
and approved by the City Council of the City of Fort North, being
Ordinance No, 2365, the City determined the necessity for and
ordered, the improvement of a portion of Crockett Street, Norwood
Street,, Bledsoe Street, Currie Street and Dorton Street in the
Vain Zandt Park Addition, to Witt
CROCKETT STREET from east property line of University Drive
to the west property line of Norwood Street; NORWOOD STREET
from the north property line of West Lancaster Avenue to
the south property line of West Seventh Street; BLEDSOE
STREET from the east property line of Norwood Street to the
west property line of Foch Street; CURRIE STREET from the
north property line of West Lancaster Avenue to the south
property- line of Bledsoe Street; and MORTON STREET from the
east property line of Currie Street to the west property
line of Foch Street, in the Van Zandt Park Addition;
and,
WHEREAS subsequent to the passage and approval of said
ordinance, plans and specifications for said improvements were
submitted by the City Engineer and said plans and specifications
were approved and adopted by the City Council;
and,,
VEREAS, notice to bidders was given as required by the
City Charter;
ands
WHERFAS, the bid of General Construction Company, unin-
corporated (A. Me Campbell, an individual, sole owner) of Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, was found to be the lowest and best
bid for the making and construction of said improvements, to wit,
excavating present streets, placing thereon a 2 inch compacted
gravel foundation course, and paving with 7 inches of reinforced
conoret
concrete pavement with combined/curb anc gutter, together with
incidentials and appurtenances, all as provided by said plans and
specifications; with the exception that the 40 foot Roadway section,
from face of curb to face of curb;, is changed to 38 feet,
ORDINANCE NO.
Page No. 2
NOS', THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1*
That the work of making and constxuoting such improvements
and contract therefor is hereby let to the General Construction
Company, unincorporated, which said contract is dated the 27th day
of June, 1947, and is on file with the City and executed by
General Construction Company, and the Mayor and City Secretary are
hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, and to impress the corporate seal of
the City thereon, the said contract embracing therein, among other
things, the prices for the work.
SECTION 2.
That to provide for the payment of the indebtedness incurred
by the City of Fort north by said contract, there is hereby appro-
priated out of available funds which have been set aside for said
purpose, an amount sufficient to pay said indebtedness so incurred.
SECTION 3.
That the City Engineer of the City of Fort Forth be and he
is hereby ordered and directed to file with the City Council
estimated of the cost of such improvements in accordance with the
terms of the powers and provisions of Chapter 146 of the Acts of
the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State
of Texas, now shown as Article 1105b of Vernon's Civil Statutes
of the State of Texas, Annotated, which law has been adopted as an
amendment to and made a part of the Charter of the City of Fort
Wortho
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
R E. Rouer, City Attorney