Show Delays DeIa ys y Decision i On Contract A decision whether whether-tho- whether penalty pen alty aUy clause of the city's gravel gravel gravel gra gra- vel crushing contract with W W. W. W Clyde Co on beginning and n I completion dates was postponed postponed by the City Council ru s when v coun- coun Tuesday a c. c evening n c coun u cU members cil-members members rs failed to reach leach agre agreement ment I as S i ito Ita I th the advis advisability ability of assessing penalties According to toa Q a a report by Y I Ilc ard Cozzens clay I y engin- engin engineer eer e pie the Construction ol f Pd company corn com pany vas ny about 43 days late f hn ri n beginning the gravel crushing and six d days ys late la c In iq completion tIon Under th penalty pen pent I alty clause lause pf of the t contract u the city could assess as high as for the late startIng start- start In Ing and f v f com com- I. I Discussions by th the city officials of of- officials ls lsd d dealt pr primarily t the t id c city obligation n In InIn invoking in in- inv v th the penalty clause f se r. r and the extent bf of f hardship imposed upon lupon the the- city s graveling grav grav- graveling eling cling and nd piling oiling pr program gr j be bg- bg cause of lack o sp times time's pa particularly OJ the trie theone on inch one inch dimension used In oil 01 mulch The aspect bf future rela- rela iotis with the the th Continued on page 6 Decision Decision City t Continued from Page 1 m and possibly of ot other oth oth- er r Companies was also discus discus- red ed Mr Cozzens expressed the feeling that assessing the peri could well create creat poor relationships not only with the the company Involved but with other companies with whom the city might n need ed to todo todo todo do similar business and as a a result b W be of t an economic disadvantage dis dis- advantage to the city t He lIe pointed out that the contract contra f. f was a close or l short term agreement being the type not always attra attractive to constructing companies He lie also told the council members that t the V V. V. V W VV Clyde Co had performed beyond their some respects such as adding gravel over the required amount t to help take care of ot the loss Tot Total l due the com corn feany nY is Js' according to Mr Cozzens' Cozzens report Upon motion motion mo mo- tion of Richard Parsons Parsons- authorizatIon authorization authorization au au- au- au for payment ot of approximately of off this amount was made by the tho councils council A A decision ort on oil the penalty assessment will be made before before before be be- fore final payment nt Also discussed at the council coun coun- cil cJ meeting was needed Improvement improvement improvement im Im- provement and repairs to the Scout building which is city city- owned William McDougald heading 3 a committee which includes Mrs Helen Taylor and Councilman Eben Scharf stated that a n total mate material Jal cos cost of ot these improvements was estimated at about 1900 This he hel i said ald included included feet of och chain n win window do dow replacements tile floor floor- I J g she sheet t pock rock ceiling and andi i Inside nn and outside paint The council decided to toi I consider consider con con- sider skier the improvements his in hi insteps insteps s steps p according to ante ance Mr McDougald requested requested request request- request request- ed that t the e fe fencing 1 and andl window window win win- dow Cw r replacement nt be f first n at atan atan an lU approximate cost os of 25 H He explained th that t Atlas Minerals Minerals Min Min- In had given feet o othe of the total needed Texas Texas Gulf Gull Sulphur and other other I groups h had had d also made donaI donations dona dona- donations I for far the building he said |