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The City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met in special session on Monday, April 30, 1962, at 3:00 P
Special Jesting. Present: Mayor Guy E. Brown, City Clerk George J. Davis, City*Cnntroller Albert J. Jones, and Aldermen:
Heflin, Goff, Wheeler, Thomas, Burgin, and Faucette.
Absent: Aldermen: Christie and Short, and City Attorney Bass Trumbo.
Purpose of The Mayor reported that the purpose of the meeting was to receive and open bid.on some surplus property
Meeting, owned by the City which had been advertised for sale, as required by law, and which is better described
as The ity Housing Project (divided into two separate units for selling purposes), The City Fire Station
No. 1 (On Block Avenue), The City Shop (Highway No. ,62 West), and the Old Wilson Lake Property.
The Mayor further reported that all members of the Council had been notified by U. �. Mail and by announc
ment at the last regular meeting on Monday, April 23, 1962, but Aldermen Carter Short and Arnold Christie
were out of the City and could not attend but had signed a WAIVER OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING.
Waiver of WAIVER OF NOTICE
Notice.
Comes now the undersigned, being a duly elected, qualified, and acting member of the City Council of the
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;, and specifically waives notices of a special meeting of the Fayetteville
City Council to be held in the City Council Room of the City Administration Building, Fayetteville,
Arkansas, at 3:00 o'clock, P. M. CST., 1962
Dated this 30th day of April, 1962 /n A
Alderman
Bids opened. The bids on the'surplus property were opened by the Mayor who noted that not more than one bid was
on surplus received on any one item of the list of property and were'as follows; with all bids being accompanied wit
property, a check for 5% of the Bid.
Item # 1. The City Housing Project lying along Highway No. 71 Bypass and East of the Highway to Block Ave
between South Street and 4th Street one bid only;
Bert Rogers, Fayetteville, Arkansas, of $15,051.00
Item #'2. The City Housing Project (One building) West of Highway No. 71. No Bids .
Bids on
Surplus property. Item # 3. The City Fire Station No. 1. located on Block Avenue.
McIlroprBank Co. --- $259100.00
Item # 4. The City Shop Property (Building and grounds) on Highway No. 62 West,
Farm Bureau Cooperative Ass'n.-------- $35,255.00
Item # 5. Wilson Lake Property known as the Old City Lake.
Paul Garnett, West Fork, Arkansan, -------- $5,120.00
A long discussion was had in regard to the City Shop property but no further action was taken at this
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R.A.Young
& Son, Inc.
The Mayor reported that bids had been taken for a new grader for the Street Department and that it was
Purchase
of
badly needed as soon as it could be bought. He further reported that the Street committee had recommended
new grader
Power Grader)
the purchase of the AUSTIN -WESTERN Pacer 100 Power Grader, in preference to a cheaper machine because it
more nearly met the needs of the City than any of the others who submitted bids.
After a brief discussion, Alderman Burgin moved to accept the recommendation of the Street Committee and
purchase the AUSTIN -WESTERN Pacer 100 Power Grader from R. A. Young & Son, Inc., Ft. Smith, Arkansas,
for the sum of $16,019.00 plus $604.00 for Cab, $78.00 for natei�iamd $29:00,fordDefroster, making a tots.
of $16,711.00 less a tradein or the old grader now in use of $1,900.00 making a net cost to the City of
$140811.00.
The motionwas seconded by Alderman Wheeler and passed unanimously.
Bids on
Grader.
BIDS ON GRADER
BIDDER PRICE LESS TRADE-IN NET COST TO CITY
R. A. Young & Son, Inc. Austin Western $16,019.00 $1,900.00 $14,119.00 #
Ft. Smith, Arkansas (100 PlOwer Grader)
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R.A.Young
& Son, Inc.
Austin
Western $18,997.00 $2,300.00
Ft. Smith,
Arkansas
(300
Power Grader)
" it it " (Super 100 Power Grader) $18,162.00 $2,100.00
E. A. Martin Machinery Co. Caterpillar Diesel '$17,106.30 $3,236.36
Joplin, Mo. Model #112 Motor
Grader.
Little Rock Road Mach.Co. Galion Model 303 Motor $
Little Rock, Ark. Grader (Same Grader but a larger motor)
Little Rock Road Mach. Co. Model 104 Galion Grader
Clark Equip. Co. Allis-Chalmers Model 145 Diesel $16,480.00 $1,000.00
Little Rock, Ark. Motor Grader
The purpose of the meeting having been accomplished,
GEORGE 61, DkVISs CITY CLERK
$16,697.00
$16,062.00
013,842.94
$9,255.18
9,972.18
$14,397.00
$15,480.00
the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
GUY W BROWN, MAYOR