HomeMy WebLinkAbout03058 ORD - 06/05/1951AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING TIE CITY MANAGER TO ESECUTE
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF TIE CITY A CONTRACT WITH SLOVAK
BROTHERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CP THE BLUCHER ARROYO.
STORM SEWER FROM TANCAHUA TO CARANCAHUA IN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRSSTI, A COPY OF WHICH CONTRACT AND DOCUMENTS
ARE MADE A.PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE AND ON FILE IN TEE
OFFICE OF THE CITY SECHETARY; APPROPRIATING $26,342.25
FROM N0. 296 IMPROVEMENT BCNDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND
(STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS), $23,947.50 BEING THE CON-
TRACT PRICE WITH THE BALANCE OF $2,394.75 TO COVER EN-
GINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Certain improvements have been deemed necessary,
andw there are sufficient funds in No, 296 improvement Bonds 1950
Construction Fund (Storm Sewer Improvements) with which to pay
the cost of construction of such improvements; and
WHEREAS, Bids have been received, considered and an award
made for the most advantageous bid to the City of Carpus Christi,
Texas, and it is now necessary to authorized the execution of a
contract in accordance with such award and to appropriate said money,
NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXASt
Section 1. That the City Manager of the City of Corpus
Christi for and on behalf of the City has and he is hereby author.
ized and directed to execute a contract with Slovak Brothers for
the construction of a storm sewer in Blucher Arroyo from Tancahua
to Carancahua in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, which contract
has been awarded said Slovak Brothers in accordance with plane and
specifications and contract documents on file in the office of the
City Secretary, all incorporated herein and made a part hereof by
reference, and in accordance with the said bid of said Slovak Brothers
opened on the May 29, 2951,the said bid being the lowest and most
advantageous bid to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of No. 296
Improvement Bonds 1950 Construction Fund (Storm Sewer Improvements)
$233947.50 as the contract price of said construction to be paid in
accordance with the contract described in Section 1 hereof and the
gum of $2,394.75, being the equivalent to ten percent of the con-
tract price, to cover engineering and contingencies, a total appro-
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priation of $26p342.25.
Section 3. That the necessity for better drainage in the
area concerned being of the greatest importance to the Public
Realthp Safety and general xelfarej creates a public wergency and
an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the
Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally
on the date of its introduction and that such ordinance or resolu-
tion shall be reed at three several meetings of the City Council,
and the Mayors declaring such emergency and necessity to exist, hav-
ing requested the suspension of said Charter rule and that this ordi-
nance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take ef-
fect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, it
is accordingly so PASSED AND APPROVED This tbe--�Lday of June, 1951.
MAYOR
T The City of Corpus Christi, Texas
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APPR 'D "AST LEGAL FORM:
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///Corpus Christi, Texas
, 195V
TO THE 1MERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore-
going 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 present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
_P L12L�_
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForreat
Barney Cott
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Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
The above ordinance was passed by the fol— lowi -n'gg vote:
Leslie tiasserman
Jack orrect
Barney C Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
6 -5 -51
I certify to the City Council that the money required
for the contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated
in the above and foregoing Ordinance is in the Treasury of the City
of Corpus Christi to the credit of No. 2Q6 Imnrovanent Ponds 1950
f nrctrn(,,Mr)r I)tnd (Slorn Saver lnj2royem ntS�
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
` Director of Finance