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INTER- OFFICE COMMUNICATION
Dept— Public Works
Harold F. Zick, Director of Finance
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Subject— �?�� -x Railroad -- Everhart Road Improvements Project no. 220 -67 -80 —_
Reference is made to Ordinance T -io, 8929, authorizing an agreement with
the Tex -Mex Railroad for lowering trackage and constructing a new planked
crossing at Holly Road, required in connection with the Everhart Road im-
provements. Total funds appropriated, based on estimated costs was 12,166,`
of which $9,966 was for lowering of tracks and $2,200 for the planked crossing.
The U. S. i?aval Air Station, as owner of this railroad line, has assumed full
responsibility for payment of lowering the trackage and 48/56 of the cost of
the planked crossing, thus affording considerable savings to the City.
Attached is Tex -Vex Bill collectable No. 1030, in the amount of $303-71,
which constitutes the City's portion of the total costs of the work done by
the Railroad. This bill is approved for payment from tie appropriated funds
and payment should be made to the Texas Mexican Railway Company, % Treasurer,
P. 0. Box 419, la.redo, Texas 78040.
After making this payment, the balance of funds appropriated by Ordinance Yo.
8929 should be closed, thereby reducing appropriations for subject project by
$11,862.
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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS- MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY TO
REIMBURSE THE SAID RAILWAY COMPANY FOR COSTS OF LOWERING
TRACKAGE AND CONSTRUCTING A PLANKED CROSSING AT THE
EVERHART AND HOLLY ROAD CROSSING AS NECESSARY IN CONNEC-
TION WITH THE EVERHART ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS;
APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND FUNDS THE SUM
OF $12,166.00, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220- 67 -89, THE
SAID SUM BEING THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS CONSTRUCTION;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
I� SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED
AND DIRECTED, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS- MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY TO REIMBURSE THE SAID
RAILWAY COMPANY FOR COSTS OF LOWERING TRACKAGE AND CONSTRUCTING A PLANKED
CROSSING AT THE EVERHART AND HOLLY ROAD CROSSING AS NECESSARY IN CONNECTION
WITH THE EVERHART ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS,
SECTION 2. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF No. 220 STREET
BOND FUNDS THE SUM OF $12,166.00, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT No. 220- 67 -89, THE
SAID SUM BEING THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS CONSTRUCTION, THE LOWERING OF
TRACKAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PLANKED CROSSING AT THE EVERHART AND HOLLY
ROAD CROSSING.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO APPROPRIATE THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED
FUNDS AND MAKE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE TEXAS - MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR
COSTS OF LOWERING TRACKAGE AND CONSTRUCTING A PLANKED CROSSING IN CONNEC-
TION WITH THE EVERHART ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION 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 EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER
RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE
8929
OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM
AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE Z,& DAY
OF JULY, 1968.
ATTEST:
CI Tf SE-CREPrARY � MA 'RJR
APPR : HE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
OVE
/0 9DAY OF JULY, 1968:
CITY ATTORNE
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July 9, 1968—
I certify to the City Council that the money required for the
contract, agreement„ obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the above
and foregoing ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi
to the credit of No. 9PO Street Bond ind: Project No. 220 -67 -89
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
D1 ect F ance
0341
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF __ �' , 9 -SLJl
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL. "
RESPECTFULLY,
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON (/���%
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZj JR., M.D. ��lua.__
GABE LOZANO, SR. / 0 )1
KEN MCDANIEL _i
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. (J
i
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. J
GABE LOZANO, SR. Lu
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS