HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 12, Page 1082, No Ordinance NumberAN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF PETER PIRSCH A SONS CORWY FOR
SALE TO THE CITY OF PADUCAH OF A CERTAIN AERIAL LADDER AT A COST OF
X6000.00 INSTALLED: AUTHORIZING THE ;.AYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT PO_R
LAZE ANL' PROVIDING THE TERNS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED .3Y THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAIi
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SECTION 1. That the bid of Peter Pirsch & Sons Company in the II
amount of 06000.00 for sale to the City of Paducah of a 75 foot Pirsch
Aluminum aerial ladder constructed and installed to fit the Pirsch 1940
Intermediate aerial ladder truck now owned by the City of Paducah, includ-
ing the cost of installation thereof, and which bid includes also servic-
ing the hydraulic lifting cylinders, the cost of which is to be offest
by salvage valve of damaged ladder which will become the property of Peter
A rsbh c: Sons Company, be, and the same is hereby, accepted in accord-
ance with the Resolution authorizing the request for bids. This price
for the installed ladder shall be f.o.b. Paducah, XOntucky, and shipping
costs of returning the damaged ladder to Peter Pirsch 0 Sons Company
shall be their expense.
SECTION 2. That Robert C. Cherry, the Nayor, is hereby authorized
to enter into a contract providing for the purchase of said ladder upon
the terms and conditions set forth herein, and upon such other terms
and conditions as the City Ranager and the Corporation Council may
require for the protection of the interest of the City of Paducah, and
the City shall not become legally obligated to purchase the aforesaid ladder
until a contract has been entered into.
S^CTI P 3. The payment of the purchase price of said ladder shall
be considered a Current Departmentd Expense and shall be chargable to
the Fire Department account upon adoption of the Apportionment Ordinance
for the year 1953.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be introduced and remain on file
for public inspection for at least one (1) week in the completed form
in which it shall be put upon its final passage. It being necessary
that said ladder be purchased at the earliest possible date for the
protection of life and property, an emergency is hereby declared and
this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption.
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Introduced by the Ward of Convisstoners February 17, 1953
Passed by the Aoard of Commissioners February 26, 1953
2ecorded by 3arah 5'hrtunan, City Clerk, Pebruary 2-1, 1953