HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproving a Contract Between Board of Public Works & Safety and The American-LaFrance-Foamite Corp. for Purchase of a 1,250 Gallon Motorized Pumper for South Bend Fire Dept.ORDINANCE No. 3319
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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Attest: President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
Approved and signed by
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.R7AS, the ,oard. of Public 7,7orl,s and Safety has prepared
and I iled_ s-oecifi cat ions, and advertised and received bids for the
purchase of a 1250 a11or. _�:otorized pumper for the Fire Depa.rtrient,
and after having received bids, has entered into a contract with
the _i`lel'ican- LaFrance- Foamite Corporati Cn for the nurCl7a58 Of Said
p-Lvmper, said Cor:oanf beinf; t' e lowest and best bidder, !;'__ich contract
calls for t'.:?.e furnishing of said pU_mper to the City of South Dend,
Indiana, for t he sum of Twelve Thousand Four Hundred cl 25 100
( {;:12,400.25) Dollars.
therefore, be it ordained bIT the Cor1".!On Council Of
South Dend, Ind; ana,
SECTION I
That the Contract entered into between the LOard Of Public ',Vorlis
and Safety and the :`�raeric- n- LaFrance- Foamite Corporation on the 26th
dad* of February *, 1940, vfiil ch Contract provides for the furnishln5 of
a 1250 gallon motorized pumper for the South .Bend I''ire Department by
the 1::.er4Lcan- LaFrance- POar:ite Corporation for the surq of Twelve
Thousand }Four Hundred 2, 25/100 (;:12,400.25) Dollars to be paid by
the City of South 'end in accordance erith the ;orovisions of said
Contract, a cops of YLich is attached to this Ordinance, be and the
s ame is and all things hereby confirmed, ratified and approved by
the Coruror. Council of the City- of South Bend, Indiana.
De it further ordained that tI_is Ordinance be in full force
and effect from and after its enactment and approval by the 'ayor.
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3/7/40
The Members of the Common Council:
Procedure to be followed in connection with approval of the fire truck
purchase contract, and appropriation of funds:
1. Public hearing on special appropriation ordinance, advertised for
hearing on March 11th, and motion to report the ordinance favorably to the
Common Council.
2. When the Council convenes a motion should be made to rescind the
action taken by the Common Council in approving a contract made between the
Board of Public Works and Safety and The American IaFrance Z A hmni:de Company
for the purchase of a 1250 gallon pumper. A roll call should be recorded on
this motion.
3. After the rescinding of the ordinance approving the contract for
purchase of a fire truck, a vote should be taken on the special appropriation
ordinance, appropriating eighteen hundred and some dollars from the General
Fund to the Fire Department new equipment fund.
4. After the adoption of the special appropriation ordinance, a request
should be made by a member of the Council to again present the ordinance
approving the fire truck purchase contract for the third reading.
5. After a third reading of the fire truck approval ordinance, the follow-
ing motion should be made by a member of the Council: nI move that Section 1
of this ordinance be amended by adding the following words to the end of said
Section - 'Subject, however, to the approval by the State Board of Tax
Commissioners of a special appropriation of $1870.25 for fire department
budgetary item No. Q 17 (a)' ". This motion to amend should then be voted on
by the Council.
6. If the motion to amend is adopted then a motion should be made to pass
the ordinance as amended.