5268ORDINANCE NO. 5268
ALT ORD II,TANC E AUTHORIZING 4ND EMPOWERING THE R AY OR 12M
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADItHRtISTRATIGL OF PUBLIC Ta ORI FOR
L0111 AND GRANT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000.00 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A I,11UNICIPAL AUDITORIUYL FOR THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK 4 D TO 1)= ANY AND J1.LL OTHER
AGREE1,1EN`I'S NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE SECURING OF SAID
LO Ail 1UM GRANT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF S t,ID rUDITORIU1vI ;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAIIM BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANZS AS .
SECTION 1, The N ayor and the Board of Public Affairs of
the City of Little Rock are hereby authorized and empowered to take
such action as is necessary for the preparation and filing of an
y application for a Loan and Grant from the Federal Emergency xdmin-
istration of Public Works for the construction of a municipal audi-
torium for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, at a cost not to exceed
A One IvTillion Dollars ($1,000,000.00) .
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SECTION 2. Said 1dayor and Board of Public Affairs are fur-
ther authorized and empowered to make all such contracts as may be
necessary for the filing of said application and for securing said
Loan and Grant and for the construction and completion of said
building in the event said Loan and Grant is authorized by the Fed-
eral Emergency Administration of Public 'a'orks.
SECTION 3. Whereas, the time for filing of applications for
securing loans and grants from the Federal Emergency Administration
of Public works will expire on September 16th, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist for reea) n t =ereof and this Ordinance is found to
be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety and the same shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
Passed: August 26, lc; 35
APPROVED:
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Mayor.
A TTEST :
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Little Rock, Arkansas
August 26, 1935
To The Members of the City Council of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas
Gentlemen:
The Board of Public Affairs has had under consideration for
some time a program to secure for Little Rock a Municipal
Auditorium. We find from our investigation that at this time
the Federal Government, acting through the Federal Emergency
:administration of Public Works, is assisting municipalities
throughout the United States in constructing useful and perman-
ent public buildings. The program of the Public Vorks Adminis-
tration is very attractive at this time in view of the fact that
it will make a Grant to those municipalities taking advantage
of its Public Jorks program of 45% of the total cost of the
building.
After much study and investigation, we find that a suitable
auditorium for the City of Little Rock should be erected at a
cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00. This is the kind of a project
that could be reasonably included in the Public Works program,
and we believe that all steps necessary should be taken in order
that the City of Little Rock may take advantage of this oppor-
tunity.
For the above reasons we are recommending to your Body that we
be authorized to take such steps and file such applications as
may be necessary to properly present the application to the
Public :corks Administration for the construction and building of a
municipal auditorium and it is understood that the cost would
in no event exceed $12000,000.00, including the Grant that the
Government would make to the City.
Wie, therefore, respectfully recommend that we be given this
authority by passage of the Ordinance which we are submitting
herewith.
Yours very truly,
BOARD OF, PUBLIC AIFAI RS
BY