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Special Session 935, Minutes June 23, 1969 Page 11 be locked in by this action and if the evidence is such that the Council should not proceed, it will not do so, and he takes that to be the sense of the motion. Councilman Grimm explained his m~endment means it will be subject to a further review. ~fotion seconded by Councilman Epstein. Upon vote, the motion unanimously carried. BIDS - REFUSE COLLECTION UNITS: The City Fmnager stated bid proposals have been received for the four packer trucks used by the sanitation division and he reviewed bids for the refuse collection units, and explained that there is another reason for deferring action on these bodies - that is, that the Loadmaster people did not come in to demonstrate their equipment until today, after the agenda itemwas written. He said there are certain attachments which were not on the truck which the staff would like to see, namely, how it performs in picking up refuse boxes. Accordingly, consideration was postponed. BIDS - _REFUSE COLLECTION TP, UCXS: The City ~ianager briefly reviewed bids which had been received for the four packer trucks to be used by the Sanitation Division and recommended that the contract be awarded to Roedel Brothers Inc. for an International in the amount of $30,560, which was the lowest and best bid. He said that delivery of the trucks takes from 90 to 120 days of receipt of order and if the City is to continue with the collection service then the Council ought to go ahead and order the trucks regardless of the bodies. He said this brings up the question whether to try to get bids from contractors before proceeding with bids on this. Councilman Werner moved that the matter he tabled for a couple of weel~. City Manager Henry pointed out that it costs the City money every day and again Councilman Werner expressed the view that this is a matter which should be given a great deal of thought, and in his opinion, it is a matter ~.~ich should be tabled and the City should get over-all bids from the contractors so that comparisons can be made. He again moved that the matter be tabled. Discussion followed and the City D~anager answered questions. councilman gri~ seconded Councilman Werner's motion. Councilman Glickert called attention to an article which had appeared in yesterday's Post Dispatch with regard to refuse collections and their projection of going up in price because of leaf collections in the Fall. l. lr. A. B. Dieckgraefe, Director of Public Works, was invited to comment. He said two of the trucks that are being replaced are the old sideloaders and they cannot possibly be worked into any d~strict that has containers and this create~ a matter of inflexibility so far as service is concerned. He further pointed out that when a truck is down, which is happening fre- quently, it is necessary to work the men overtime. Councilman Lieberman expressed the view that City Manager Henry has a valid