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2_ 79 Awarding of equipment bids was taken as one item and City Manager Sokoll gave the following recommendations. Award of bid for 1979 3/4 ton pickup for the Fire Department to Lowry Chevrolet in the amount of $7,24,9.56. Award of bid for skid tank for the Fire Department to Fire Appliance Co. of Texas in the amount of $4,976.70. Award of bid for Rescue Tool for Fire Department to Fire Fox Co. in the amount of $5,256.00. Award of bid for a 1979 truck chassis and cab for the Sanitation Department to Morphew Buick -GMC in the amount of $9,784.69. A motion was made by Councilman Wunsch to award the equipment bids as recommended by the City Manager. Councilman Williams seconded the motion which carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Malone announced the next item would be awarding of bids on City Owned sur- plus equipment. City Manager Sokoll recommended awarding of bids on surplus pro- perty as follows: Lot 1 - 1969 Ford pickup to John H. Cunningham in the amount of $278.00; Lot 2 - 1965 Ford truck with packer body to John Cunningham in the amount of $378.00; Lot 3 - 1971 Ford Dump Truck to Tullie Burns in'the amount of $695.00; Lot 4 - 1974 Ford Dump truck to Zoel Ramsey in the amount of $1,076.00; Lot 5 - 1952 Chevrolet flat bed truck to Zoel Ramsey in the amount of $345.00; Lot 6 - 1969 Ford pickup to Fred Hodges in the amount of $326.00; Lot 7 - 1971 GMC pickup to Fred Hodges in the amount of $351.00; Lot 8 - a barber green ditch digger to J. G. Hodges in the amount of $252.50: Mr. Sokoll then said that bids on Lots 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 which consist of office machinery were not acceptable and rec- ommended they not be awarded. Councilman Farris made a motion to award the bids, according to the City Manager's recommendations. Councilman Fisher seconded thE` motion which carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. Mayor Malone announced the next order of business would be to consider adopting a paving accessment ordinance which states City's intent to make street improvements on 7th N.E., Booth Alley and Booth Place and to authorize advertisement for bids. Ordinance No. 2403 "AN ORDIN!',NCE DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING THE IMPPOVE- MENT OF CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS THEREOF IN THE CITY OF PARIS; ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUCH WORK; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR SUCH WORK; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF FINAL ESTIMATES; INVOKING THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED BY ARTICLE 1105b, VERNON'S ANNOTATED TEXAS STATUTES, AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING SUCH STATUTE; DETER- MINING THAT A PART OF THE COSTS SHALL BE BORNE BY THE CITY OF PARIS AND THE BALANCE THEREOF SHALL BE BORNE BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THE OWNERS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND THE TIME, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENTS AND DEFAULTS OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS AND PRESCRIBING THE RATE OF INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE FIXING OF A LIEN TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS, ON 7TH STREET, N.E., FROM THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF EAST CHERRY STREET. NORTHERLY 600 FEET TO ITS DEADENDS BOOTH ALLEY, FROM THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF 7TH STREET, N.E., 411.5 FEET TO THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF 8TH STREET, N.E.; AND BOOTH PLACE, FROM THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF 7TH STREET, N.E., 157 FEET TO ITS DEADEND; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A NOTICE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE TO BE FILED IN THE MORTGAGE OR DEED OF TRUST RECORDS OF LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS." was presented. Councilman Williams made a motion for adoption of the ordinance. Councilman Farris seconded the motion which carried 7 ayes, 0 nays. Resolution No. 1882 authorizing.new, safety lighting agreement with State Department of Highways and Public Transportation,to�alloW for lighting of U. S..Highway 82 and Stillhouse Road was presented. Councilman Wunsch made a motion to approve the resolution, Councilman Fisher seconded which carried 7 ayes, 0 nays.