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• • a ~Fi SPECIAL MEETING -r LA FORTE CITY CONNC2I, ATT~*''~T ~Oth. on sewer system an~gwa~ercextent~o°n sa~dp~esbe~ngvn w b~deids \1 advertised for after reheating first bids as being too hiRhj A1~ ~; to confer with the LaPorte Vohantee.r Firemen on plans for the ~ new city hall and fire dept. building. Meeting was called to other by +hA Ma?r^r A N'~eKay. All members of the city council present. The Mayor read a letter from B P Panes re_aonf~.rm,~ , {n6 his offer to take the X70 X000 ,00 sealer bonds and X15 X000 X00 Pater bonds at par and accrued interest and agreeing top the pity of LaPorte the diference between this figure and the3AA+~~ X100 X000,00. Mr. Panay ,also stated that ~±e wet?lh b9 ab?.e tc fur- nish clay pipe for the same figure as shown on his bid dor Oon- crete pipe but would wive f_~~rther information next Friday P.M. on this and also regarding the handling of the bonds. A letter was rRad from Gayle Bros, stating that the basis he used as the value of the bonds in making his bid i~as ninety five cent. He stated that he would let the city have the benefit of an option for a thing hav ?±eriod from date of aon,• tract of any sale o! the bonds in excess of ninety five cents end teat ~.r- cs,se ~+e decided to sell the 3~ondB for less than'' nine. ty five Dents he would offer that figure to the oity3: however if / the city refused to sehl the bonds at ninety five cents or more and later the bonds are sold for a lower price than ninety five cents the city will guarantee Gayle Bros, ninety five cents. Hp stated his figures for clay pipe was appeoximately ~1 X1.00 X00 more than concrete pipe. The co»nri'1_ Went iNto Axenptive session for the purpose of examining the communications from Mr. Papas and Mr. Gayle. After thorough discussion of both 1,ettera and other in- formation at~ hands a motion was made by Alderman Sandel seconded by Alderman ~jaff that the contrast for the sewer system and water works extenaior_ re aw~.rded to Gayle Bros. for the sum of X71 1732 X10 based on concrete •aewer pipe but reserving their ~ r~g~±t to substitute clay pipe at the best figure obtainable for this product. All members of t~?.e council voteal yes thus grant- ing to Gayle Bros the contract as submitted by them, The representatives of the LaPorte Volunteer Fire Dept. was now taken into consultation with the city council for ~~;,,..w the n+arvoee of considering plans for the City Hall and Fire Dept 1 building. J After some discussion ~~±.e fold Twins plan waa --~ arrived at as to interior arrangement. On the lower floor the north side of the builBir~R is to be Riven over to the use of ~~°~ four care with front entrance and rear entrance. The south east corner of the lower floor to be given over to the use of two pieces of fire a~atus with a south entrapce or So». A ate ~,: The south west corner of the lower floor to bs given over to the office of the pity sec~rAtar,~r ~~ad. stair way leading to the socond floor. to be on the south aide about center of building, , :u~:ara1~. :_~.•, _. J..m. ,, _,1mw.... ;~. : 3::..~mwn:,wrWYYaT4S~W. i. ,. F ~w,.u.. :..ibu ".::.,..~.rus~.i.. ~uus~..v:_.r:,.:.:...~~.e: 3~d&i.~a~.csciilfi.i4._ - ~a..t..A~.__., ..........,_ _.__...':~.1'~.;dd1~<.,.YL.>....8.~ ...