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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO
EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
FOR RAI LR07U CO TRUCTION NIT III TOLE LAKE BRIDGE
P ECT N0. 3 - - ; PP OPR ATING THE SUM OF
2 00 OUT OF NO. 230 BRIDGE BOND FUND, OF WHICH
AMOUNT $205,617.YO IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
AND $20.30 IS FOR LEGAL ADVERTISING FOR BIDS; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, A CONTRACT WITH CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF RAILROAD TRACKAGE, JOINT AND INTERCHANGE YARDS AND VARIOUS
TRACKS CONNECTING SAME TOGETHER AND TO MISSOURI PACIFIC MAIN LINE AND
SAVAGE LANE LINE, LOCATED NORTH AND SOUTH OF TOLE LAKE BRIDGE, ALL AS
MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCU-
MENTS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ALL OF WHICH ARE
MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF CAMPBELL
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OPENED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1960, THE SAID
BID OF CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF
$205,638.00 OUT OF NO. 230 BRIDGE BOND FUND, OF WHICH AMOUNT
$2055,617.70 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $20.30 IS FOR LEGAL
ADVERTISING FOR BIOS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR PROMPT EXECUTION OF THE
CONTRACT AND APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE
RAILROAD RELOCATION AND BASCULE BRIDGE REMOVAL PROJECT CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS-
PENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST,
HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
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CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION or THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SMALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
I, THEREFOREp HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
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YOR
THE CITY RPUS CHI TIC TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLRoY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
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