HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-20-1955 - Special Meeting OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY
. DECEMBER 20, 1955. SPECIAL MEETING
,The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, met in SPECIAL SESSION in its office in the City
Hall in said city, Tuesday, December 20th, 1955, at the hour
of 1: 30 P.M. ( CST) . Mr. Coelman presiding with the following
members being present: Mr. Deuker and Mr. Haworth. .The , following
business was had, to- wit:
- The presiding officer stated that this special meeting was
called for the purpose of adopting a .resolution. between the
Civil City and the School City.
Mr, Haworth, City Attorney presented the following resolution
and read in full.
RESOLUTION
.WHEREAS, the School City of Richmond, Indiana, is the
owner of the following described real estate, to—witt.,
°Lots Nos. 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 16 in C.W. Ferguson' s
First Addition, being a sub—division of Block .A of an
Addition to the City of Richmond, Indiana, as laid out
by S. C. Mendenhall end C.H. Coffin" , "and known as the
Old Garfield School property", and
WHEREAS, the School City is desirous of selling said_
real estate and ha.s ,heretofore advertised .same for sale
and. requested bids on same, and
• WHEREAS, the City of Richmond is desirous of purchasing
said real estate to be used for off street parking, .and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of R.ichmon did on the 19th
day of December, 1955 authorize the City of Richmond, acting
by and through its Board of Public Works and Safety to pro-
ceed to purchase .said realestate from the School City at and
for the sum of 50,000. 00, and to bid therefor the sum of
$50, 000. 00, and if said bid is. accepted and the School City
-sells said real estate to the City, then and in that event
said City is to pay for said real estate by canceling and
relieving the School City from paying the balance due on
rental contract, heretofore entered into by Uity and
School City on 3rd day of April, 1939, in the sum of $4.9, 830.00
and pat .ng in addition thereto to the School City the sum of
$170. 00 in cash, and
WHEREAS, said Council further appropriated, the sum of
$49, 830.00 out of the proceeds from .said rental contract,-
and $170,00 out of the Parking Meter Fund designated to be
used for purchase of real estate for "off street" parking,
and the Board of Public Works and Safety was authorized to
11 purchase said real estate on said terms, and
WHEREAS, said Council further ordained that in the event
said School City sells to the City said real estate as afore—
said then said renta :scontract is hereby canceled and the
School City is not required to pay said balance of $4.9, 830. 00
all without any further action by Council, and
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WHEREAS, the City of Richmond and School City of Richmond
did on the 3rd day of April, 1939, enter into a contract by
which the City of Richmond rented to the School City the
Civic Auditrium for an annual rental of 46,644.00, same
payable one-half on August 1st and the other half on the
following February 1st of each year up to the expiration of
said contract which expires on the 31st day of July, 1964,
and
WHEREAS, the School City has appropriated . the sum of
$6, 644. oO for the 1956 rental and intends to pay the same to
the City, and -
WHEREAS, there will be a balance due for the unexpired
term from and after the first day of Jahuaryy 1957 up to
the 31st day of July, 1964 in the sum of $49, 830._00, and
- WHEREAS, THE City is desirous of submitting a bid to said
School City for said real estate in the sum of '$p50,000r00,
and nay therefor the sum of $170.00 in cash and cancel said
rental contract to become effective on the ldt day of Jan-
uary, 1957, said rental contract being the contract re-
ferred to heretofore in this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Richmond
by and through 3bts Board of Public Works and Safety, sub-
mit a bid to the School City in the sum of y$50, 000.00, to
be paid for on the following terms and conditions:
1. That if said School City accepts said bid of
$50, 000. 00 for said real estate it shall be accepted on
condition that the City be not required to pay said sum of
$50, 000.00 in cash, but in .lieu thereof the City •is to
cancel said rental agreement and relieve said School City
from the payment of the balance due in the sum of $49, 830. 00
and in addition City is to ray School City the sum of.
";$170. 00 in cash, which sum of $49,830.00 and $170. 00 makes
the total of $50, 000.00, the consideration to be paid for
said real estate.
2. If said School City accepts said bid and said conditions
and sells said real estate to the City then the City is to
cancel said rental contract to become effective on lot day
of January, 1957 and relieve School City from paying said
- balance of said contract in the sum of <$49,830. 00, and in
addition pay School City 1170.00 in cash.
3. In said event School City sells said real estate to
City as aforesaid then said rental contract is hereby can-
celed and School City is not required to ray said balance
of said contract in the sum of $49, 830.00, all without any
further action by said Board of Public Works abd Safety.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk transmit a
copy of this resolution to the School City of Richmond
and this Resolution is to considered as a bid for said
real estate.
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Mr. Haworth moved that the above resolution be adopted,
seconded. by Mr. Deuker and on voice vote the motion was
unanimously carried and so ordered.
There being no further business presented, on motion
made, seconded and carried the meeting adjourned.
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Attest:
• 'City lerk