Arizona republican., 1915-11-13
ORDINANCE NO. 90

1 i the Contract for Furnishing. not 1 to Exceed 294 Ornamental Light 1 Standards and to Execute Writ | ten Contract Therefor With George R. Williscroft, as the Lowest Re sponsible Bidder at Contract Price of S22.75 per Standard, and Appropriating the Sum of $4641 co | from the Street Lighting Fund of | the City in Payment for the Con- tract Price Thereof and Author 1 izing and Directing the City Man ager to Draw his Warrants Upon the City Treasurer. Payable from l the said Street Lighting Fund, for any Amount not Exceeding the | said Sum of $4641.oO in Payment l Therefor
 ! Section 1. WHEREAS, at the re- quest of, and under the authority of l the City Commission of the City Of Phoenix. the City Manager hereto fore prepared plans for the street l lighting of the City of Phoenix, which included and required the installa- tion of 294 ornamental light stand ards of a type, style and design, l heretofore fixed and determined up- on by the City Commission and ac- cording to specifications therefor, ap- proved by the City Commission and on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Phoenix; and WHEREAS, under the authority of and at the request of the City Com ! mission, the said City Manager ad- vertised and posted according to law, a notice calling for bids for the furnishing of said 294 ornamental light standards in accordance with
 said specifications so on file in the
 office of f,the City Clerk: and
 WHEREAS, pursuant to said mo- tice and call for bids, certain bids
 were filed with the City Clerk for the
 furnishing of said ornamental light
 standards, of the style, material and
 design as called for by said specifi-
 cations so on file in the office of
 the Clay Clerk, and among which
 said bids was the bid and proposal
 of George R. Williscroft in the sum
 the City Clerk, and among which
 said bid and proposal cf the said
 George R. Williscroft was and is the
 lowest bid received therefor, and the
 said George R. Williscrcft being a
 responsible bidder, and tEc City Man
 ager having received and opened the
 said bids and having recommended
 to the Commission that said bid of
 the said George R. Williscroft be ac-
 cepted and the contract for the
 furnishing of the said ornamental
 light standards be awarded to the
 said George R. Williscroft as the lowest responsible bidder;
 NOW THEREFORE, the City Man ager is hereby authorized and di-
 rected to accept the said bid of the
 said George R. Williscroft and to award to the said George R. Willis croft the contract for the furnishing of not to exceed 294 ornamental light standards, at the price of s22.75
 per standard, the amount of the bid of the said George R. Willscroft
 And the City Manager is further directed to make and enter into on behalf of the City of Phoenix, a con- tract in writing with the said George R. Wiliscroft for the furnishing of not to exceed 294 ornamental light standards at the said price of s22.75 per standard. and which said con- tract may, in the discretion of the City Manager provide for progressive monthly payments during the pro- gress of the work as provided for Tn the City Charter.
 Section 2. There is hereby appro- priated from the unappropriated moneys in the City Treasury now in the Street Lighting Fund, the sum of s4641 for the purposes and to he expended in carrying out the terms and conditions of. and make the payments required by. the said contracts so to be entered into, and the City Manager is hereby author ized and directed to draw his war rant or warrants upon the City Treasurer payable from the street lighting fund, and in favor of the said George R. Williscroft or his legal assigns. up to the said sum of $4641 to meet the payments to be- come due to the said George R. Viii liscroft or assigns under said con- tract.
 Section 3. WHEREAS. in the opinion of the City Commission the public peace, morals and safety, will be promoted by the installation of an adequate and sufficient street system for the City of Phoe- nix: and.
 WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Phoenix have heretofore voted bonds for the purpose of providing for an adequate street lighting sys- tenn and installing ornamental light standards in connection herewith, and the proceeds of the sales of which bonds are now in the City Treasury in the Street Lighting Fund; and
 WHEREAS, the streets upon which | the said ornamental light standards | are proposed to be installed are not l or sufficiently lighted to protect public peace, morals and safe | ty; and
 WHEREAS, it is also intended to 1 order paved the streets upon which | the said ornamental light standards | are proposed to be installed, and 1t l is necessary that the said installa- tion and preparation therefor be | made prior to the said paving of said streets, and therefore it is inn necessary that ornamental light standards for the lighting of said streets be purchased and re- ceived by the city:
 NOW THEREFORE, an emergency