The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-07-12
RESOLUTION NO. 1919

Resolution proposing to cooperate
with the Director of Highways of the
State of Ohio in the improvement of
State Highway No. 179 in the City of
questing the Director of Highways to
proceed and authorizing the City Man
ager to enter into a contract.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City Of
Hamilton, Ohio, in it's preliminary ap-
plication, Resolution No 1865 adopted
April II, 1916, proposed to cooperate
with the Director of Highways of the
State of Ohio, in the improvement of
State Highway No. 49, situate in the
City of Hamilton, Ohio, and more par
ticularly described as follows
Beginning at the east corporation
line of the City of Hamilton, Ohio,
and extending over and along State
Highway No 49, in westerly di-
rection approximately 0.3 mile to
Fair Avenue, thence over and along
State Highway No. 179 (Fair Ave
nue) in n southerly direction for a
distance of approximately 94S lineal
feet and there terminate, being in all
distance of approximately 2434
lineal feet,
by assuming and contributing 100000,
inclusive of engineering preliminary con-
tingencies and other incident expenses,
and
WHEREAS, the State Highway Di-
rector has approved said application and
has caused map of the above described
section to be made in outline and pro-
file and
WHEREAS, the State Highway Di-
rector has caused to be made plans and
specifications and an estimate of cost
and expenses for improving the above
described highway, and has transmitted
the same to this council, with certificate
of his approval endorsed thereon; and
WHEREAS, funds for the payment of
the estimated cost of said improvement,
other than the proportion and share of
said cost that is to be borne by the State
of Ohio and Butler County, have become
available, and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance
of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, has GER
titled to this Council that the sum of
$10,000.00 is available as the City's share
for said improvement and is in the
treasury to the credit OF, or has been
levied, placed on the duplicate and in
process of collection for the State and
City Road Improvement Fund and not
appropriated for any other purpose; or
is being obtained by sale of bonds of
said City, issued on account of said
improvement, which bonds are sold and
in process of delivery; and
WHEREAS, this Council desires the
State Highway Director to proceed with
the aforesaid work.
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLV-
ED by the Council of the City of Ham
ilton, Ohio:
SECTION 1 That the section of high
way above described be improved under
the provisions of aforesaid law, that said
work be done under the charge, care and
Director, and that said maps, plans, spec
ifications and estimates for this i'm
provement as approved by the State
Highway Director, are hereby approved
and adopted by this Council
SECTION II: That this Council is
still of the opinion the proposed work
on the above described section shall be
constructed; and that the City should
cooperate upon the basis set forth in
their proposal
SECTION III: That the lump sum Of
Ten Thousand ($10,00O.0O) Dollars, be-
ing $S90OO.OO less than the total esti-
mated cost and expense of the construc-
tion of said Improvement which total
estimated cost and expense is $99, 100000
be, and the same is hereby appropriated
for improving under the provisions of
said law, the highway described above;
and the Director of Finance is hereby
authorized and directed to issue his or
der on the City Treasurer for said sum
or part thereof upon the requisition of
the State Highway Director, to pay the
cost and expense of said improvement,
as the same may become due under pro-
visions of said law. Council agrees to
assume in the first instance the share
of the cost and expense over and above
the amount to be paid by the State of
Ohio and Butler County, and guarantees
the State Highway Director that such
money shall be available at such time
or times as it may be needed in the con-
struction of said highway.
SECTION Nv: That this Council here
by requests the State Highway Director
to proceed with the aforesaid proposed
work.
SECTION ": That the City Manager
be, and he is hereby authorized to enter
into a contract with the State Highway
Director of Ohio providing for the pay
ment by the City of Hamilton, Ohio, the
lump sum of s10,000.0O, the agreed pro-
portion of the cost and expense to be
borne by the City of Hamilton, Ohio,
for improving part of State Highway
No. 179 above described, and said City
Manager is hereby authorized to sign
SECTION VI: That the Clerk of this
Council be and is hereby directed to
transmit to the State Highway Director
a certified copy Of this resolution.
l SECTION VII: This resolution shall
take effect and be in full force and eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by the charter of the City Of