HomeMy WebLinkAbout02125 ORD - 07/29/1947AN ORDINANCE
RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE WORK OF IMPROVING
LIPAN STREET, WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINBELOW
DEFINED IN THE CITY OF CARPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
PERFORMED BY BRaU & ROOT, INC., APPROVING AND
ACCEPTING THE MAINTENANCE BOND FURNISHED BY
BROWN & ROOT, INC. IN CONNECTION WITH SAID WORK;
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES AND DECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THC CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the work of improving the following street
and portions thereof in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, to -wit:
LIPAN STREET from the 99est property line
of Tancahua Street to the East property
line of Brownlee Boulevard,
by raising, grading, and filling same, and installing concrete curbs,
gutters and sidewalks where same were not installed on proper line and
grade and where the existing curbs, gutters and sidewalks were deter-
mined by the City Engineer not to be adequate and sufficient, and by
constructing storm sewers and other drainage facilities as provided for
in the plans and specifications for such improvements, and by paving,
repaving and repairing said street with an asphaltic concrete base, and
the construction thereon of a 1 -2 inch asphaltic surface course, together
with other necessary incidentals and appurtenances, and the doing of
other work incident thereto, all as provided for in the plans and speci-
fications for such improvements, having been performed and completed
in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract and the plans
and specifications therein contained, dated September 17, 1946, being
between the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Brown & Root, Inc., and
the Director of Public Works of said City having examined, measured and
caused to be tasted the finished improvements by tha means and manner
provided by the terms of said contract and the plans and specifications
therein contained, and said Director of Public Works having found that
such improvements have been constructed and completed in full compliance
with the terms and provisions of said contract and the plans and specifi-
cations therefor, and having approved and accepted said work and improvements
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and having heretofore issued his Certificate of Final Acceptance and
so certified to said City Council and recommended that such City Council
accept and receive said work and the improvements as constructed by
said Brown & Root, Inc.; and said Brown & Root, Inc. having hereto-
fore furnished to and filed with said City Council its five -year Mainte-
nance Bond in the amount, and executed by a corporate surety, as required
and provided in said plans and specifications, and said Maintenance Bond
having been found by said Director of Public Works and said City Council
to be in proper form, amount and executed by an approved corporate surety,
and having been approved by the City Attorney, said Maintenance Bond is
here now accepted and approved as being in full compliance with the
requirements of said contract and the plans and specifications therein
contained; and said work and improvements having been found by the Mayor
and City Council of said City to have been performed and completed,
and said Maintenance Bond filed and approved, all in full compliance
with said contract and plans and specifications therefor, same are hereby
found to have been performed and completed by said Brown & Root, Inc.
in full compliance with the terms and provisions of said contract, and
the plans and specifications therefor, and same are here now accepted
and received by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Section 2. That the Mayor and City Secretary of said City are
hereby authorized and directed to issue to Brawn & Root, Inc. special
assessment certificates evidencing the assessments against-property im-
proved abutting upon said Lipan Street, within the limits above defined,
and against the real and true owner or owners thereof, which, by the
terms of such contract, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, has agreed and
obligated itself to issue and deliver to said Brown & Root, Inc. in
accordance with the provisions of the final assessment ordinance and other
proceedings heretofore had and adopted by said City Council; said assess-
ment certificates to be executed in the name of said City by the Mayor
and City Secretary thereof and impressed with the seal of said City, and
dated as of the date hereof, and such officers are hereby authorized and
directed to execute said certificates in their official capacities on be-
half of said City, and deliver same to said Brawn & Root, Inc,
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SECTION 3. The fact that permanent street improvements with-
in the City of Corpus Christi are immediately necessary due to the
fact that the present condition of the streets in said City is dangerous
to the health and public welfare of the inhabitants thereof and that
the streets are subject to unprecedented traffic due to the rapid growth
of said City, and the further fact that it is necessary to provide
drainage for that area adjacent to said Lipan Street, create a public
emergency and an imperative public necessity, requiring the suspension
of the Charter Rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution
shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that said
ordinance or resolutions shall be read at three separate meetings of
the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such emergency
and public imperative necessity exists, and requested that said Charter
Rule be suspended and that this Ordinance be passed finally on the date
of its introduction, and take effect and be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1_._ day of , A. D. 1947•
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MAYOR
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas
ATTEST:
City ecre ary
APPROVED:
City Attorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE M WERS OF THE CITY COMIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the
foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity
exsit 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 this ordinance
finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of
the City Council.
Respectfully,
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
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R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson`�`�
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