HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 47-55RESOLUTION NO. 47-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING
ATTORNEYS FOR PURPOSE OF PREPARING
AND TYPING RESOLUTIONS, NOTICES AND OTHER
PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS FOR ANY WORK AUTHORIZED
BY "IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911", BEING DIVISION 7
OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AND/ORTHE "SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
INVESTIGATION, LIMITATION AND MAJORITY PROTEST
ACT OF 1931", BEING DIVISION 4 OF SAID CODE,
IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
iNO. 714
WHEREAS, it is contemplated, and it is the intent&onj~
of the City Council of the City'of Bakersfield, California,
proceeding under the provisions of the "Improvement Act of
1911" , being Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code, to
carry through proceedings for the construction of public im-
provements on an alley in Tract No. 1532, located between Encina
and "F'-Streets and between 24th and 26th Streets in the City of
Bakersfield, California, the same to be designated as Public
Improvement District No. 714; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that some competent person be
appointed for the purpose of preparing and typing the reso-
lutions, notices, or other papers and proceedings for any work
authorized by the above mentioned "Improvement Act of 1911",
being Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State
of California, together with any proceedings made necessary
under the provisions of the "Special Assessment Investigation,
Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931", being Division
4 of said Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE.CITY'OF BAKERS~IELD, CAL!F0.RNIA,.~S. FOLLOWS:
1. That the law firm of Wild, Christensen, Barnard & Wild
of the City of Fresno, State of California, be and said firm is
hereby employed and appointed for the purpose of typing and pre-
paring the resolutions, notices, and other papers and proceedings
for any work contemplated by this City. Coun6~il under the pro-
visiohs of the above mentioned Acts, in the matter of the said
proposed construction of such public improvements, exclusive of
the Engineer's.diagram, specifications, plans, printed notice of
improvement, assessments and bonds in connection with said Acts,
which will be prepared and furnished by the City of-Bakersfield
with advice of said firm.
2. That the compensation of said firm is hereby fixed
at an amount equal to the following percentages of the total con-
tract cost for said construction, abo~e mentioned, to wit:
PERCENT ~TOT~L CONTRACT COST
~ = On the first $100,000.00
1~1% ~ On the next $200,000.00
'1% On all over $300,000.00
That it is further provided that said compensation of said firm
therefor shall not be less than $'350.00.
Payment of said compensation shall be made asfollows:
(a) An amount equal to one per cent (1%.) of the
estimated amount, represented by the low bid submitted for the
construction cost, shall be collected from the contractor as inci-
dental expenses and should be paid. to.the said firm within fifteen
(15) days after the date of said contract;
(b) The balance of said compensation shall also be
collected from the contractor and shall become due and payable
within fifteen (15) days after the assessments for said.improve-
ments are confirmed by the City Council of said City and recorded
by and in the office of the Superintendent of Streets of said City.
3. That in the event that the proceedings initiated
cease, or are abandoned.bef6re'~ 'aw~fdihg Of-the~'contract,'the
City of Bakersfield shall be liable only for the time~actual-
ly incurred by the said firm at the rate of Fifty Dollars
($50.00) per day of seven (7) hours each, for the preparation
of such proceedings, together with automobile allowance of
eight cents (8~) per mile for the use of automobiles for travel
actually used in securing data and/or attending meetings of the
said City Council in the ~urtherance of any of said proceedings,
which said amounts shall be Submitted to this City Council by an
itemized sworn statement of s~ch services and/or automobile
allowance; provided, that should said proceedings cease or be
abandoned, the amount to be paid by the City shall not exceed
one per cent (1%) of the estimated cost of said proposed im-
provements.
4. That this resolution shall take effect immediate-
ly upon its passage.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that~the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the City Council of the Cit of Bakers-
field at a regular meeting thereof held on the .1Eth day of
July , 1955, by the following vote:
AYES: CARNAKIS,~, CROES, DOOLIN, EVELETH, SCHWEITZER, SULlyIVAN.
NOES: ~-.*'~---
ABSENT: ~--**~'--~..j~.'.~
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of ~e Cl~y Co~cll o~ ~he C1~
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APPROVED this 18thday of
July ,'~55 ·