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BY ORDER OF _M. M. PENCE (SIGNED) GUS K. TEBELL 1SiGNEDi CLERK PRESIDENT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENTS MR. ADAMS, MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND MR. TEBELL. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION: 320 WEST CARY STREET RICHMOND 20, VIRGINIA MAY 27, 1949. MR. JAMES E. BOWEN, JR. p ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF MAY 2, 1949, ADVERTISEMENT CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA CITY MANAGER REPORTS REQUESTING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SETTLING BASINS AND A CHEMICAL RE: BIDS FOR CONST. &. EXCAVATION AT BUILDING AT THE FILTRATION PLANT HAD BEEN DULY PURL1SHED, AND THAT THE OF THE WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FILTRATION PLANT WHICH WAS SUBMITTED MAY 259 1949. WE AGREE TO GIVE BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY WITHIN 300 DAYS FROM FIRM OF ABBOTT AND RITCHIE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA HAD BEEN DETERMINED THE ABBOTT RITCHIE LOW BIDDER AT A PRICE OF 6f203,000.CO FOR CONSTRUCTION AND $7,800.00 FOR IN THE EVENT TH;,T BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY GOES PEST THIS TIME EXCAVATION, ASKING 395 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE WORK. HOWEVER, THIS FIRM BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY IS GIVEN. HAD SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR BID OF MAY 259 1949 AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION: 320 WEST CARY STREET RICHMOND 20, VIRGINIA MAY 27, 1949. MR. JAMES E. BOWEN, JR. p CITY MANAGER, CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE `n CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA DEAR SIR: WE WISH TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO OUR B 1 D OF THE WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WHICH WAS SUBMITTED MAY 259 1949. WE AGREE TO GIVE BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY WITHIN 300 DAYS FROM AMENDMENT TO BID THE DATE ON WHICH WE ARE ORDERED TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK. ABBOTT RITCHIE IN THE EVENT TH;,T BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY GOES PEST THIS TIME THE DAMAGES SHALL BE AT THE RATE OF v625.00 PER DAY UNTIL SUCH BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY IS GIVEN. IT IS TO BE AGREED THAT ONCE BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOUR CITY THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER DAMAGES UNTIL THE CCNTRACT TIME HAS EXTENDED 395 DAYS FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDER TO PROCEED. IF AFTER THAT DATE THE CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED THE DAMAGES AS SET OUT IN THE SPECIFICATIONS WILL APPLY. SINCERELY YOURS, ABBOTT & RITCHIE BY T. C. RITCHIE (SIGNEDi THE CITY MANAGER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PITTSBURGH - DESMO1NES STEEL BID ON STEEL TANK COMPANY HAD SUBMITTED THE LOW BID OF $975.00 FOR A 10,000 GALLON STEEL TANK. ON MOTION BY MR. BARR, SECONDED BY MR. HAMM, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION • WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMS, MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION RE: ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS THE BID OF ABBOTT AND RITCHIE CONSTRUCT THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ABBOTT 8; RITCHIE AND PITTSBURGH-DESIIAO1NES TO THE CITY WATER WORKS, AS AMENDED BY LETTER OF MAY 279 19499 AND STEEEL COMPANY. TO EXECUTE CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH, PROVIDED THAT THE TERM "BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY" USED IN SAID LETTER BE FURHTER DEFINED TO MEAN THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE COMPLETED TO THE POINT THAT THEY MAY BE IN FULL USE BY THE CITY FOR ALL PURPOSES FOR WHICH CONSTRUCTED. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT THE BID OF THE PITTSBURGH - DESMOINES STEEL COMPANY FOR THE 10,000 GALLON STEEL TANK. ON MOTION BY MR. H ADEN, SECONDED BY MR. ADAMS, THE CITY MANAGER WAS