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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0804 RES - 12/30/2037-2 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE THE ADCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL OF THE GAIIEVWELL COMPANY FOR THE FURNISHING OF FIRE ALARM EQUIPMENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: .SECTION 1: That the Mayor of said City of Carpus Christi be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute the acceptance of the proposal of the Gamewell Company for the furnishing of fire alarm equipment to the City of Corpus Christi, a copy of which proposal is attached hereto and reads as follows, to -wit: December 2, 1937 To the Mayor & Commissioners, City of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas. We hereby propose and agree to furnish the City of Cornus Christi fire alarm equipment as itemized below: 5 - Latest type Peerless Three -Fold Fire Alarm Boxes © $125. g 625.00 5 - Special Ezymount Box Brackets for mounting boxes 10.00 5 - Mica Pipe Insulators 11, tt tt 11.25 5 - New Standard Copperweld Ground Rod Assemblies 13.75 660.00 Freight on above not to exceed - 10.00 670.00 We propose to deliver this equipment within thirty (30) days after acceptance of this proposal and receipt of individual signal numbers for the boxes, for the total sum of Six Hundred Seventy (?670.00) Dollars, upon the following terms of payment: 25g of contract price to be paid ninety days after delivery of equipment, 25g of contract price to be paid one hundred eighty days after delivery of equipment, 25g of contract price to be paid two hundred seventy days after delivery of equipment, and the balance 250 of contract price to be paid three hundred sixty days after date of delivery of equipment. It is understood and agreed that no interest is to be charged on the deferred payments. Accepted by CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS BY Title: Witness: Very truly yours, THE GAMEVJELL COMPANY By District Sales Manager. SECTION 2: The public importance of this Resolution creates a public emergency and a public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter Rule providing that no Ordinance or Resolution shall be passed finally on the date it iso introduced, and that such Ordinance or Resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council, and that the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exists, and requests that said Charter Rule be suspended, and that this Resolution take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED this 30 day of December, A. D. 1937. A. C. McCaughan MAYOR, City of Corpus Christi, T E X A S. ATTEST: T. R. Kring City Secretary. APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: R. Briscoe King. City Attorney. Corpus Christi, Texas. December 30, 1937. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing Resolution, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension 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 several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said Charter Rule or requirement and pass this Resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, A. C. McCaughan Mayor, City of Corpus Chrsti, T E X A S. The Charter Rule was suspended by the following vote: A. C. McCaughan Aye Joe Mireur Aye C. 0. Watson Aye D. A. Segrest Aye Thos. R. McGee Aye The above Resolution was passed by the following vote: A. C. McCaughan Aye Joe Mireur Aye C. 0. Matson Aye D. A. Segrest Aye Thos. R. McGee Aye