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Council Says City May Build TerminalThe City, despite rocky gome at Tuesday *s council n eet-in , has been given the -o-ahead to construct a $10,000 terminal building for the \r-lington M mcmnl Airport.Council,' an M. *). F^mhan-an questioned the feasibility of the ury’s going into the contractin ' business.City Manager Bill Rt stick explained that he is proposing the city supervise the construction of the buildinc, including i ost of the inside finish work, and sub-contract the rest.'V all for savin r. oney, but 1 wonder whether we actually are in this case,” Buchanan said.Director of f\iblic Works \\ Rollins told the council that the building is simple to construct and is all that seems to be justifiai at the present tin e. He said it could easily be built by city workers.Rollins said that the airport night look like Love Field or Amon Carter Field in a few yea rs.Then we i i. ht want i n uch iancier terminal building,'*he said. We could convert the : resent ten: inal buiidin into a dealer sales office and build a new terminal, if our airport develoon ent ustifies such a move.”Rollins said that the city' „sed to do about 20 percent of all recular city- work. He said only about five per cent of the jobs are done by city workers now.Buchanan said he believed a eneral contractor could dot; ese jobs cheaper.I e council approved the ibns ’ r the ten: inul on the condition that close cost ac-cc :nnn be kept on the operation.
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Arlington Daily News Texan
Arlington, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 20, 1962
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