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Home My WebLink About01715 ORD - 09/05/1944nis/6919/5/44 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,. TEXAS. TO EXECUTE. FOR AND ON HEW OF SAID CITY, A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND R. H. GOODWIN AND J. G. STITT, .OWNERS OF WEST BND.PHARMACY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTING UP A WATER AND GAS PAY STATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGESCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXASt SECTION 1. That the Mayor and the City Controller of the City of Carpus Christi, Texas, be, and they are hereby, author- ised and direoted -to execute, for and on behalf of said City, a oantract by and between the City of Corpus Christi, and R. H. Goodwin and J. G. Stitt, owners of Want End Pharmaoy, for the purpose of setting up a Water and Gas Pay Station; a copy of vhioh eontraot is attached hereto and made a part hereof and reads as follows, to -wit: 1`115 TR39 moaftwo OF AMMM bob"m 4'm 0311' ap amm MIM TiSY►ae a lr pal OonvrwLSws„ asrslaattor hWhond to as •6ITls a• 16 Osodrdn and L G, fftto *Uwn of ma = Mina BUVIXAMV RaR*nd to sa 'AaEW W I T a a s a a T 8A perform WA &rtUs Y Cush Umilod a is asootdoa f with the rAU0 and inotMWUQM iawd by City for ft of Cush lialLad apwsiCae lam as *PAY MM'Aee >Y VILA ibs GOWU 1M per' bill for the first 400 bi3L ooilswteu pw bill for tho next 200 bilk 0 3 WAoU 3f per bill far sbs stork M bl1L eolls*tW. Zj per bLU for tbs asrk OW bi33s 04UO%*6 l{ psr bin for *A acct imd all reswlai% bills asl3aab"o R payment of this fee will be made by City an er about the tenth of each month fol.lesing that mamth in which collsotio s were me". 3. no equipment necessary far the performance by Agency of his duties hereaader, as set oat in the rules and iastructiomm mentioned above, will be famished by City and the same will at all times remain the property of City, to be returned to it by Agent upem the termination of this agreement in ae good coaditiOn as when raasiied, ordinary rear and tear exempted. la. City agrees to provide any ins-- coverage made necessary by this agreement and opaTatiams bereander and to pey all premium haaldent thereto. 5. Agent agrees to furnish to City. upon Ococatica of this agreement, a aaraty bond in the amount of One Thousand Dollars (I1,000) to guarantee the proper handling of funds collected for City by said Agent, said bond to be approved by the City Lttormy. 6.L This agrsamsat may he terminated inesdiately by City upon a breach by Agent of say of the terms and conditions hereof. or failure of Agent to comply fully with the rules and imstrusticros hereimabo" referred ta. Said agreement may farther be terminated W either party without cause by giving the other party thirty (30) days written notice of such termination. ATTSST: City are AppRom AS TO IA+CAL BMKv —2.� CITY or co m mIsTI. Tv" BY XLYM aoo�sxms�m BY Controller 'C IT Ys lSST TS6D PffA2a". PAY SWIM BY and 'A 8 S i Y ' Cn7 08 *W= mmmi. TMA. VLO AHD 1� M L=TA AriMM 1H nm following rules and instructions are issued by CT17 OF CESBPUS 08BI94I. TSIAAB, hereinafter referred to as °CI4le. for the guidanOe of limited Agents, hereinafter referred to As eA6�s. m operating what are kno as *ply 84A'i' aw. Agents -13-11 fan"'-- themselves thoroag,.Y.with these rules and comply fully sad exactly with tbam. Any changesor rstisices in each rule (and they are ab- ject to change at any tine by City). will be r,,dshed to Agents.. and as soon as furnished. Agents sill comply Pally with all such revisions and ahangsa. City will arrange to properly notify all customars in the territory of each Agent that water* gas, and sewer serviee bills MW be paid at Agent's store, and will furnish to Agent all the equip- mast neeeaaary for the operation of his station, consisting mfr 0139 look- a9aippsd cash drawer or box. Ong *Wdd r *a stub box One "PATS" stamp. - an@ Bank Endorsement stomp . . OW jut gad and ind. Supply of collection reports.: and all other necessary equipment. In addition to the above, City will furnish as attrsative sign for display in Agent's store, indicating that water* Bass and smear service bills mW be paid there. Agents are authorized to accept paymaaW .,,, oreaeutatim of Sills sod nts �t inu exact amount due as shown on bills. in the event a ovatomer desires to make payment without Presents - tion of bill or to make a partial Psycent. be mast be referred to City*■ domatoen office, as Agents hm,re no authority to accept such paYman"• . Ik is the 3ateati ou of City to asks the prooednre for accept- ing and accounting for sommy remeived In the payment of bills !s siagsle se possible. -3- This procedure Is sa ukrissd so follows CASH BM - City "m cash reoeiptm must be kept separate from gWin Was cash box provided for that purpose. no advmtap in this is that it IS a almok against the amount of stubs tikes in. An owmp in cash might indicate that a Stub bas boom last or mislaid sad could possibly be food after saasrahing for it. Ia of event of Say asersgs, the Seek most be remitted to as indioatireg *a Calleatian Report "'CASH" MU* and showing nw mt. A record of the average mill be made an our books and if at a later date it develops that a customer who has not been credited With payment holds a "PAnT" receipt the matter can be satisfactorily adjusted Without embar- resonant to anyone. The usual proaautiono should be taken in accepting osah. Only checks er mommy orders &room in favor of City arc to be accepted, provided they are in the exact amount of the bill to be paid, AS A wane of i,doeatii}ing the aback with the oumtc®rs aac«int, Agent abould write the account tumher an the hottest of the aback to the left of the sigoatare, if more than am aoeoeat is paid by a aback, write the aec*unt number of all accounts paid. The raasou for this is that checks sometimes we returned by the bank and since it is not required that each aback be signed by the parson in whose aawe the acoomit is carried, the rslbrauaa to the ac**Gat number is necessary to suable the City to contact the right oustomsr. Agents Should sae that all checks bear the currant date, are properly prepared end made payable to City. CA88IiMIS STU BCZ - Rach bill has attached to it it "CASHIRH•S which - s shall receipt at the sera time owe the customer's bill, detach it therefrom and beep in the Stab Box. .Maintaining the record Of collections in a separate boa from the Gash box practically manures that the stubs Will not be molested and at the same time provides a course of date which Under oircuntanees mist be furnished the insurauvfe Cagy. PAID ST&W- As stated • above are not r*R [22r tc a or or rasa w a - state. can roc eve VEW o ors• s -T*Sz bill lath him. Biwa customers imus a s downtown MMO-71fter the exact amount of the bill is paid, either in currency cue by *book. Agents will receipt the bill by stamping it "PAID"' e8 the front of custmer's portion of the bill and Cashier's Stub. Agents most be sure to retain the Cashier's portion of every bill, and also mace sure that the date is changed on the "BLID" stomp each morning. REPOT CP CDILOMCM - Ruch day at as hour to be doehigwatad WY- My. ooblt Ig—M—whn compile a report, showing the nave said amount of each 00110*tLxi made during the day. The abahier's stubs Supporting each of theme collections should than be securely attached to the report, and together with fund eavering the total amount collaetad. placed in the moray -bag or pouch to be f raiahcd by City. Attached to the Report of 001JActican should be an adding machine tape of the stubs. which should be cerefaily checked agaiuet the detail of the Report of Collection before inserting both in the looked bag. At the hoar designated, this bag or pouch will be picked up by an authorial representative of the City, who will issue a receipt to the Agent far it. This looked bag or Punch Will be delivered to City's -main office, share it will be checked and reconciled by the Cashier. Ageat's report will than be rosaipted and retied to him by the representative an his seat pick-up. -44- Mw report of collestiass should be mads out in triplicate. The original and duplicate should be placed in the locked bag Aor delivery with fonds to Ofty;s rsla offisa. Ma triplicate copy should be retained by Agents for ready ml- aeawo Mobil Us crigb al.r properly r-eipw by tU deah1w, has been rsturnsd. when it can be destroyed if dseirod. Problems may arise that axe not covered speoifioally by these instructions. In the event this occurs, or should Agents have wu doubts or questions about the payment or handling of aW particular bill, they suet call the City Aster & 6as Department, located in the City Ball Building. and speoifio instructions will be given to corer any individual case. SECTICg Ps The fact that this pay station is necessary for the,effeciency and success of the Water and Gag Department of the City of Corpus Christi creates a public emergency and a public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no Ordinance or Reso- lution shall be passed finally on the d ate it is introduced, and that such Ordinance or Resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Councils and the Mayor, in witing, having declared that such public emergency and imperative neo- easity exist, and having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this Ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and talm effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS, ACCORDINGLY, SO ORDAINED. PASSED and APPROVED this cJ day of A. D. 19" MAYOR, City of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTEST: 01 e2ZAK ty becretax7 APPROVED AS TO IEGA : Uizy Attorney 6 Corpus Christi, Texas . 1944 TO THE MBE ?S 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 ordinance, a public emergency and an imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or require- ment that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall hereby request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MAYOR, City of Corpus Uhriati. Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes A. C. McCaughan Jos. Mireur Ed. P. Williams D. A. Segrest B. G. Moffett The above ordinance was passed by the lowin� votes A. C. McCaughan Jos. Mireur Ed. P. Williams D. A. Segrest B. G. Moffett 1-715