HomeMy WebLinkAbout02506 ORD - 04/26/1949AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH
THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY
FOR A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR A 66 INCH
STORM SEWER, PIPE LINE UNDER THE RAIIr
WAY RIGHT -OFWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF
BLUNTZER STREET, AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed for and on behalf of the City to execute a contract with The
Texas Mexican Railway Company for the right to lay, maintain, operate
and repair a 66 inch storm sewer pipe line under the right -o£ -way of
said railroad company on the east side of Bluntzer Street in the City
of Corpus Christi. Texasq a copy of said contract being attached here-
to and made a part hereof for all pertinent purposes.
s d .
T. M, Sr
THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
COUNTY OF WEBB 1}
In consideration of --------- Ten and n0/100 (10.00) _ Dollars paid by
--------- C1t7 of_ Corpus - --------------------
Christi to The Texas Mexican Railway Company,
---------
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, The Texas Mexican Railway Company aforesaid does hereby
grant to ........ City of Corpus_Christi____________ _
the right to lay, maintain, operate and repair for a term of one year, and thereafter, but subject to termi-
nation at any time after the effective date of this contract upon sixty days written notice by either party,
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a 66 ------ inch------------ pipe line crossing under the right of way of said Railway Company, as here-
inafter stated.
66 inch constructed as shown on attached Blue
Said... 66-inch line shall be .
Print
and shall be laid at a depth of at least four feet from base of rail.
on the East side of Bluntzer St. in Corpus Christi
Said pipe line crossing is located atrakmah- exxca<erz .»<�r;>e gmt7xxzrzzr
--------------- Nueges ------------ County, Texas.
It is hereby agreed that before any future changes shall be made in said pipe line crossing, a written
Permit shall be secured from said Railway Company.
It is also agreed that in further consideration of the foregoing grant and privileges said
________Citg oP_ CorQus__Christi__ ____ shall well and sufficiently indemnify and save harm-
less The Texas Mexican Railway Company from all claims, demands, damages, actions, costs and charges
to which it may be subject or which it may have to pay, by reason of any interruption of railroad service
mused by or as the result of the laying, maintaining, operating or repairing of said pipe line, or by reason
of any injury to any repair men or other persons or to property, or by reason of loss of life or property,
suffered or sustained by any persons whomsoever while performing or about to perform any work or
service in connection with or while any such persons or property are at or near said pipe line.
In witness whereof we have caused this instrument to be executed in duplicate this 21st day of
-- - - - - -- April-- - - - - -- 1949. _
Witness: THE T MEXICAN RAILW Y COMPANY,
'-- --g- -----. -
General Mana Manager.
---------- -------- --- --- ---------- - --- -- - CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
By------------------------------------------ - - - --
SECTION 2. It is further provided that the sum of Ten Dollars
($10,00) be paid said Texas Mexican Railway Company for aforesaid right-
of-way, said sum to be paid out of Storm Sewer Improvement Bonds 1948
Construction Fund..
SECTION 3. The necessity for providing adequate right -of -ways
for the placing of storm sewer lines within the City creates a public
emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the
Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on
the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be
read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having
declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and
having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordi-
Pence be aassed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect
and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORD-
INGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 76 day of April, 194$
MAYOR
CITY OF CCRFU3 C;I?ISTI,TE7CAS
ATTEST:
ity Secretary
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Cit3f Attor
Corpus Christi, Texas
April r194�
TO THE tE1 PRS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corous 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; 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 oresent meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote.
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest _4 j,_
Barney Cott_
Sydney E. Herndon G4
George L. Lowman .mb
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote;
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
C Q,
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
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