HomeMy WebLinkAbout02021 ORD - 01/14/1947AN ORDINANCE No - 2 O 2, I
REAFFIRMING ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR
MORGAN STREET PAVING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES COUNTY AND BROWN AND
ROOT, INC.; DIRECTING THE CITY CONTROLLER TO
PLACE ON BOOKS THE FUNDS FOR SUCH WORK; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, on the first day of February, 1945, the City of
Corpus Christi accepted the bid of Brown and Root, Inc., for the
paving of a portion of Morgan Avenue and Kokernot Avenue and Baylor
Avenue as followss
MORGAN AVENUE from the west property line of
Nineteenth Street to the east property line of
Port Avenue; and
KOKERNOT AVENUE from the north property line of
Morgan Avenue to the south property line of the
Memorial Hospital Boulevard; and
BAYLOR AVENUE from the north property line of
Morgan Avenue to the south property line of the
Memorial Hospital Boulevard,
and by duly enacted ordinance the City Council authorized and directed
the Mayor and the City Controller to execute a contract between the
City and Brown and Root, Inc., and Nueces County, Texas, for the im-
provement of such streets named and within the limits above defined and
said ordinance appropriated certain money to cover the City's portion
of the cost of such improvement which appropriation was set out in
Paragraph 3 of said ordinance and reads as follows:
"There is hereby appropriated out of 11220 Street
Improvement Construction Fund" the sum of Thirty -
Seven Thousand Four Hundred Sixty -Seven Dollars
and Thirty One - Hundredths Cents ($37,467.30), and
there is hereby appropriated out of "Sanitary and
Storm Sewer Improvement & Extension Construction
Fund" the sum of Six Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty
Dollars and Eighty -Seven Cents ($6,930.87)."
WHEREAS, such funds to cover the City's portion of the cost
of such improvement was thereafter set up on the books of the City and
made available for use by the City for the payment of the cost of the
City's portion of the work; and
WHEREAS, on the 29th of October, 1945, at the order and
direction of the City Manager then in office the City Controller removed
such funds from such account insofar as the books of the City were concerned
so that on the face of things such money had been returned to the
respective funds from which it had originally been appropriated; and
WHEREAS, the direction of such City Manager was without legal
authority and said money has never ceased to be appropriated for the
purposes above named but by virtue of said order the money did not show
on the books allocated to such purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City is prepared to go forward with such paving
program and,upon recommendation of the present City Manager, has already
reaffirmed the contract as originally made between the City of Corpus
Christi and Nueoes County and Brown and Root, Inc., but before proceeding
further it is desirable that such appropriation made be reaffirmed and that
the City Controller be instructed to set up on the books of the City such
appropriated funds fran which the City's portion of the cost of such work
shall be paid; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and the City Controller have
certified in writing that there is sufficient money available so that
the Council is satisfied that the appropriations have not been depleted
and such money can at this time be used for the Morgan Street paving
job, and the atom sewer work to be done in connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the appropriation of funds for the improve-
ment of Morgan Avenue, Kokernot Avenue and Baylor Avenue as follows.
MORGAN AVENUE from the west property line of
Nineteenth Street to the east property line of
Port Avenue; and
KOKERNOT AVENUE from the north property line of
Morgan Avenue to the south property line of the
Memorial Hospital Boulevard; and
BAYLOR AVENUE from the north property line of
Morgan Avenue to the south property line of the
Memorial Hospital Boulevard,
the amounts, terms, and provisions of said appropriation and the funds
from which said money was appropriated having been heretofore set out,
be and such appropriation is hereby affirmed.
SECTION 2. That the City Controller is hereby directed to
again set up on the books of the corporation such appropriated funds so
that they may be used for the street improvement project, including
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storm sewers, along Morgan Avenue, Kokernot Avenue, and Baylor Avenue
within the limits above described.
SECTION 3. The fact that there is no permanent paving on
Morgan Street, or on Kokernot Avenue and Baylor Avenue within the
limits defined, and such streets are important to the City - County
Memorial Hospital, and the Further fact that Morgan Street is a very
busy thoroughfare, and its condition is such as to be dangerous to the
health and welfare of the citizens of Corpus Christi, create a public
emergency and imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of
the Charter rule providing 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, and the Mayor having requested that said Charter rule be
suspended that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AT.D APPROVED this the LL_ day of , A. D.
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas
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APFROVED AS TO LEG1L; Fk
City Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE IlREIvtBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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 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 ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present
meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
1A 1, y
L,
R4AYOR
City of Corpus Christi,
Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Robert T. Wilson
v1esley E. Seale
John A. Ferris
George R. C1ark,Jr.
Ray R. Henry
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Robert T. Wilson
u,esley E. Seale
John A. Ferris
George R. C1ark,Jr.
Ray R. Henry.
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Robert T. Wil—, Mayo.
Seale
Wesley E. Seale T City Of Corpus Christi
, Mayor Pro m
Geo. R. Clarke, Jr., Commissioner
John A. Ferris, Commissioner Corpus Christi, Texas
Ray R. Henry, Commissioner
Rodart. B. Th...., City Maoayer
January 14,1947
TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
tire, the City Controller and Director of Finance, do
hereby certify that there is available the sum of $37,467.30 in
the "220 Street Improvement Construction Fund" and there is
available the sum of $6,930.87 in the "Sanitary and Storm Sewer
Improvement and Extension Construction Fund" to be used by the
City to pay the City's proportionate share of the cost of street
improvements on Morgan Avenue and Kokernot Avenue and Baylor
Avenue. The above amounts are unencumbered,except as previously
appropriated for this particular work, and can again be allocated
to such improvement upon the reaffirmance of such appropriation
by the City Council and the direction of the City Council that
such allocation be made.
Very truly yours,
City Contro ler
Director of finance