HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 10, Page 1101, No Ordinance NumberAN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUIS 01" NOT EXCEEDING ELEVEN
THOUSAND (;ell,000.00) DOLLARS 'OR HIE MZPLOYMENT OF LOUIS R. HOW301
OF THE ENGINEERING FIRM OF ALVORD, BURDICK AND HOWSON, TO SERVE THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AS ITS CONSULTANT, APPRAISER AND RSPRESINTATIVE
IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE ACQUISITION OF TIIE ELECTRIC UTIL2 Y
SYSTEM OF THE KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY;
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
TIIE CITY OF PADUCAH, A CONTRACT FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE SAID LOUJS
R. HOWSON BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH; AND PRESCRItING THE TERMS, CONDI IONS
AND AGREEMENTS TO BE CONTAINED IN SAID CONTRACT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY F
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
That the sum of not exceeding Eleven Thousand (511,000.00
Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated by the City of Pad
for the employment of Louis R. Howson of the engineering firm of
Alvord, Burdick and Howson, to serve as its consultant, appraiser
and representative in all matters pertaining to the acquisition of
the electric utility system in Paducah, Kentucky, said sum to be
charged to the Contingent Fund upon the adoption of the npportionmi
Ordinance for the year 1945, and the Mayor is.hereby authorized an(
empowered, for and on oehalf of the City of Paducah, to enter into
and execute a contract for the employment of the said Louis R. How;
upon the following terms, conditions and agreements:
"THAT the Engineer agrees to serve the City and the City
hereby retains the Engineer as consdltant, appraiser and its
representative on all questions pertaining to the acqusition of
the electric utility system of the Kentucky Utilities Company in
Paducah, Kentucky, under the franchise ordinance under which the
company operates in the City of Paducah and the Engineer hereby"
further agrees: -
"(l) That in accordance with the franchise ordinance pro-
visions he will individually and in cooperation with the dele-
gated city officials, negotiate with the officials of the Kentucky
Utilities Company in an effort to agree upon a price to be paid fox
the properties to be acquired, and endeavor to reach a satisfactor
agreement with the Kentucky Utilities Co. prior to January 28, 194
"(2) In the event that the effort to negotiate a satisfy
purchase agreement as outlined in Number (1) above is unsuccesdfu
the Engineer shall represent the City in the next step of pro-
cedure in acquiring the properties of the Kentucky Utilities
Co. as outlined in the franchise ordinance. IIe shall furnish
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auch services as are necessary to adequately represent the City's
interost, including the preparation or collaboration with the
Company's Engineers in the preparation of an inventory suitable
for use in an arbitration proceeding, shall make the appraisal
and shall serve as the city's representative on the arbitra-
tion board, constituted as provided in the franchise ordinance
under which the Kentucky Utilities Co. now operates in 1-aducah,
"For all of the services above outlined, the City agrees ti
pay and the Engineer agrees to accept payment for work done on
a per diem plus expanses basis. This shall be at the following
per diem rates:
For Mr. Howson Y1100.00 per day
For Mr. Howson's Assistants
Mr. Galloway or Ear. MacDonald 35.00 " 11
Other Engineers 25.00
Office ,assistants 10.00
Plus traveling and subsistence and other expenses
necessarily incurred wholly in behalf of the
City of Paducah.
"Provided, however, it is understood and agreed that the t
amount of the Engineer's charges for all work to be performed by h
under the provisions of this contract shall not.exceed the sum of
Eleven Thousand (?11,000.00) Dollara.
"It is further understood and agreed that the Engineer sha
subnit to the city on the first day of each month hereafter an ite
statement of his and his assistants charges for work done during t
previous month, said statement to be sworn to by him„ and the payu
said charges shall be made by the city on or before the tenth day
the month."
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SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be introduced at a regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners and remain on file in its completed form Fo
public inspection for at least one week before being put upon its
finall'passage, and if adopted it shall be in full force and effee
ten (10) days from and 'after its adoption.
Introduced, January 23, 1945
Passed by the Hoard of Commissioners, January 30th, 1945
Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, January 30th, 1945.
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