HomeMy WebLinkAbout02069 ORD - 04/22/1947AN ORDINANCE c a v �
APPROPRIZING MONEY FROM STREET IMPROVEMENT
FUND FOR SECURING RIGHT OF WAY IN CONNECTION
WITH PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORM SEWER
FOR LTPAN STREET AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi on the 17th day of
September, A. D. 1946 entered into a contract with Brown and Root, incor-
porated for certain heavy Work on Lipan Street in the City and for con-
struction of storm sewers in connection therewith, and,
WHEREAS, on the 16th day of January 1947 the City of Corpus
Christi entered into a contract With E. P. LIMON in which said E. P. LIMON
agreed to remove three houses from a portion of the Right of Way incident
to the Lipan Street drainage project and in such contract the City agreed•
to pay said E. P. LIMON the sum of Nine Hundred and Eight Dollars ($908.00)
for his services, and
WHEREAS, said contract has been fulfilled by said E. P.
LIMON and the sum of Nine Hundred and Eight Dollars ($908.00) is now due
said person, and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds in the Street Improve-
ment Fund No. 220 which is now unencumbered and which funds are available
for this purpose.
NOW, TBEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORAJS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of
Nine Hundred and Eight Dollars ($90$.00) from the Street Improvement Fund
No. 220 which money is to be used for the payment of E. P. LIMON for
clearing of the Right of Ways above mentioned.
SECTION 2. The fact that storm sewers need to be constructed
in connection with paving of Lipan Street in order to secure drainage thereof,
and that right of ways over the property, hereinabove described, must be
had in order to construct such storm sewers creates a public emergency and
publio imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule
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 declared
that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having
requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordinance
be passed finally on the date of its introduction, take effect and be
in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APrROYED THIS THE TY day of April, A. D.
1947•
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
ATTESTS
City Secretary
APP%1VED.
City Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
April 22, 1947
TO THE MEMBERS 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 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 meetings of the City Council, 1, therefore, hereby request that
you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass the ordinance
finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of
the City Council.
Respectfully,
MAYOR �(
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr
John A. Ferris
Ray R. Henry a-PA-
Joseph T. Dawson
The above ordinance was passed by the following votes
Wesley E. Seale GLGa
George R. Clark, J r.4-
Jojsn A. Ferris c�
Ray R. Henry
Joseph T. Dawson
Q�VCP�
Corpus Christi, Texas
April 22, 1947
TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemeni
I have examined the accounts and fund from which the
appropriation is made, as provided for in the ordinance attached
hereto, and I do certify that the money required for such approp-
riation is in the Treasury to the credit of the fund from which
such appropriation is to be drawn, and that there are monies in
suoh fund which are not appropriated for any other purpose and
which are available at this time.
Very truly yours,
Director of Finance
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City Controller
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