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A RESOLUTION ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ROYALTIES OR. LICENSES
UNDER THE BARTOW PATENTS AND FOR OranR PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas has been advised by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration that the Welsbach Corporation of Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvanis is claiming the right to assert a claim for royalties
or licenses for the use of Bartow Patent No. 2,155,295 and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville is advised that the said Welsbach
Corporation may make claim for the use of said patent on the Fayetteville
Municipal Airport, and,
WHEREAS, the Civil Aeronautics Administration has not.detexmined the
validity ofthe claim of Weisbach Corporation in connection with.the
Fayetteville Municipal Airport Lighting System and has not deternuned,.
if the Welsbach Corporation's claim for license fee or royalty is valid,
whether or not it can properly be allowed as a part of the Fayetteville
Municipal Airport Project No. 9-03-002-701 and is unwilling to agree to
participate in said lighting project unless the City of Fayetteville will
assume full responsibility for any licenses or royalties which may be
determined to be due under said Bartow patent, and
WHEREAS, The City of Fayetteville adopted a resolution on June 6, 1949
assuming full responsibility for royalties or licenses, if any, due the
Welsbach Corporation which was not acceptable to the Civil^Aeronautics
Administration because of a qualification in said resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVTLER, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby assumes full
responsibility for the payment, if any is due, of all royalties and/or
licenses due to the Welsbach Corporation if it shall be determined that the
lighting system for the Fayetteville Municipal Airport is covered by said
Bartow patent.
ADOPTED THIS A. day of August, 1949.
Attest:
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