SPECIAL MEETING
January 16th, 1939
A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Dover was held on the 16th day of January, 1939.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Woodford at 1:30 P.M., and on roll call the following members answered present: Messrs. Hinkle, Millman, Vane, Keith, LeFevre and Frear.
The purpose of this meeting was for the adoption of the following resolutions:
(1)
P.W.A. DOCKET DEL. 1023-F – RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL
At a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Dover, Kent County, Delaware,
held on the 16th day of January, 1939, in the City Hall, the following resolution was
presented:
WHEREAS, DiMarco & Ciccone, 151 E. Post Road, White Plains, New
York, contractors on the construction of sanitary sewers for the City of Dover,
under P.W.A. Docket Del. 1023-F, have applied to the City of Dover for an extension
of time to complete their contract, and
WHEREAS, the extension of time is requested due to the weather
conditions encountered during the construction period and furthermore due to the enormous amount of ground water encountered along the line of the sewer, thus
retarding the progress.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Dover that the date fixed for the completion of the contract of DiMarco
& Ciccone be extended from December 20, 1938, thirty (30) consecutive calendar days to January 19, 1939, subject to the approval of the Federal Emergency Administration of
Public Works; and the Mayor and Council of the City of Dover proposes to waive the
provisions for liquidated damages to the extent of the additional time requested.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Dover
that Albright & Friel, Inc., Consulting Engineers, be and are hereby directed to submit
a request to P.W.A. for an extension of time of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.
This resolution was formally adopted by the unanimous vote of the members
of the Council present.
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(2)
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTED UNDER CONTRACT P.W.A. DOCKET DEL. 1023-F BY DIMARCO & CICCONE, CONTRACTORS
WHEREAS, heretofore the City of Dover did enter into a contract with Dimarco & Ciccone of 151 East Post Road, White Plains, New York, contractors for the construction of a sanitary sewer under Contract P.W.A. Docket Del. 1023-F; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Dover has been advised by Albright & Friel Inc., consulting engineers, representing the said The City of Dover in the construction of said sewer, that said construction work has been completed by the said contractors, DiMarco & Ciccone on December 22, 1938, and that said Albright & Friel Inc. has recommended favorably that the Council of the City of Dover accept said work as having been completed under the terms and specifications of the contract aforesaid;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Dover that the said sanitary sewer constructed under the terms and specifications of said contract P.W.A. Docket Del. 1023-F with DiMarco & Ciccone, contractors as aforesaid, be and the same is hereby accepted as fully completed and performed.
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ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned at 1:50 P.M.
Signed: ______________________
City Clerk