HomeMy WebLinkAbout01745deemed it advisable to lease a part of the City's waterworks
and system, stated the general terms and conditions of such
lease, and called for bids by prospective lessees pursuant to
Chapter 137 of the Laws of 1917; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution No. 56-1 and a notice calling
for such bids were published in the official City newspaper
on the 19th and 26th days of January and on the 2nd and 9th
days of February, 1956, as required by law; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution No. 56-1 and notice provided
that such bids should be submitted to and filed with the City
Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. February 21, 1956 and that the
same would be opened and considered at the regular meeting
of the City Council held at 7:30 p.m. February 21, 1956; and
WHEREAS, only one such bid was timely filed with the
City Clerk pursuant to said resolution and notice, the same
being submitted by Crown Zellerbach Corporation; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 56-3 passed by more than a
two-thirds majority of the elected members of the City Council
and approved by the Mayor on February 21, 1956, the Council
declared it advisable for the City to accept said bid of
Crown Zellerbach Corporation and called upon the Council im-
mediately to enact ordinances accepting said bid, directing
execution of a lease and calling a special election for sub-
mittal of the lease proposition to the voters for approval or
rejection; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 1319 the City Council ac-
cepted said bid of Crown Zellerbach Corporation and authorized
and directed the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a lease
with said corporation of that part of the City's waterworks
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