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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01827 ORD - 07/31/1945AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER ON THE CONTRACT OF JOHN W. PHILLIPS, DATED FEBRUARY 1, 1945, FOR THE 'CONSTRUCTION OF APART OF THE EMER- GENCY DISASTER CENTER; ACCEPTING THE BIDS OF JOHN W. PHILLIPS ON THE WORK IN SAID CHANGE ORDER; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY FOR THE WORK SPECIFIED IN SAID CHANGE ORDER; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEALS: SECTION 1. That a change order is hereby authorized in the contract heretofore entered into by and between the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and John W. Phillips, dated February 1, 1945, for . the construction of a part of the Emergency Disaster Center, to in- clude the work specified and shown by the Architects Drawing, Sheet 4 of 4, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, which said Architect's Drawing provides two additional items, to -wit: Connecting water and gas Connecting sewer SECTION 2. That the bids of John W. Phillips, dated July 20, 1945, and which are attached hereto and made a part hereof, on the two - named items above, in the following amounts, to -licit: (a) Connecting water and gas $532.40 (b) Connecting sewer $839.30 be, and each of them are hereby, accepted. SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated out of the funds now on hand which are the proceeds of the certain bond issue known as Civilian Defense Emergency Bonds, Series 19142, which said funds were authorized to be spent for the purpose of erecting "An Emergency Disaster Center ", by an election duly held on December 2, 191i4, in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, the sum of Five Hundred Thirty Two and 40/100 ($532.40) Dollars, to pay for such connecting of water and gas, and the sum of Eight Hundred Thirty -nine and 30 /100 0839.30) Dollars, to pay for such connecting of sewer. I12-7 SECTION 4. The fact that the City of Corpus Christi has inadequate facilities for hospitalization and inadequate facilities for oaring for the equipment of the local organization of the Texas Defense Guard, and the further fact that suoh work will help meet the present lack of facilities and that it is essential to the pro- tection and safety -of the inhabitants of the City of Corpus Christi that such facilities be provided, creates a public emergency and an imperative public neoessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fi- nally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or reso- lution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and impera- tive necessity exist, and have requested that said Charter rule be suspended and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED this the / day of A. D., 1945, ATTEST: iAYOR, orpus s i, exas. APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: Carpus Christi, Texas ,d2..*2.4z, 191+5 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_Ordinanoe, a public emergency and an imperative necessity exist 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 suoh 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 Ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. _ Respeotfully, The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Roy L. Self B. G. Moffett R. R. Rambo N. C. Book N. B. Marriott The above Ordinance was passed by the following vote: Roy L. Self B. G. Moffett R. R. Rambo N. C. Beck N. B. Marriott ,( 17t8 THIRO+STREET JOHN W. PHILLIPS GENERAL CONTRACTOR PHONE 2 -4752 Corpus Christi, Texas July 20, 1945. City of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas. Gentlemen: • P. O. Box 3253 " Re: Moving & Iltering Building for City-of Corpus Christi Tads, Gibson & Wood, Archts/ We propose to furnish all materials and labor for additional items for the above, as shown on the Architect's drawing, Sheet No. 4 of 4, as follows: CONNECTING WA'TE'R & GAS, Sub -bid from Stein & Dawson - - - - $484.00 Overhead & profit 10% 48.40 $532.40 CONNECTING SEWER, Sub -bid from Stein & Dawson - - - - $763.00 Overhead & profit 76.30 $839.30 Yours very truly JOHN N. PHILLIP'