HomeMy WebLinkAbout03148 ORD - 10/16/1951AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AIM DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH HELDENFEIS BROTHERS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSTRUCTING STREET IMPROVEMENTS ON SANTA FE STREET
FROM LOUISIANA AVENUE TO ROSSTTER STREET, BY THE CON-
STRUCTION OF PAVING, CURBS, AND GUTTERS THEREON, AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN.SUCH CONTRACT, MADE A
PART 19REOF BY REFERENCE, ON FILE IN aTHE OFFICE OF THE
CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEAS,
AT A CONTRACT PRICE OF $158,887.15, SUCH AMOUNT TO BE
PAID BY ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE ABUTTING, PROPERTY OME R
AND.BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISSTI AS PROVIDED IN SAID
CONTRACT, THE AMOUNT OF $77,732.31 BEING ASSESSED AGAINST
ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS AND $81,154.84 TO BE PAID BY
THE CITY; APPROPRIATING FROM NO. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS
1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET ImpROVEDU;NTS) THE SUM
OF $98,438.57, BEING THE AMOUNT OF $81,154.84 PLUS THE
SUM, OF $1,394.58 TO BE PAID BY CITY. AS PROPERTY OWNER.,
AND $15,888.72 FcR ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES (10%
OF THE CONTRACT PRICE); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
did Dn the 16th day of October, A.D. 1951, by duly enacted ordinance, de-
termined the necessity for and ordered the improvement of a portion of
Santa Fe Street from Louisiana Avenue to Rossiter Street in the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, by the construction of paving, curbs and gutters
thereon, such improvements being more particularly described in said ordi-
nance, which descriptions are here referred to and made a part hereof; and
that such improvements were ordered to be made in the manner and accord-
ing to the plans and specifications heretofore approved; and
WHEREAS, The duly executed notice of said ordinance having
been filed in the name of said City with the Clerk of Nueces County,
Texas, on the 16th day of October, A.D. 1951; and
WHEREAS, Said Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
having advertised for and received bids on the construction of said im-
provements for the length of time and in the manner and form as required
by the Charter of said City and the laws of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, The bid of Heldenfels Brothers was the lowest and
most advantageous bid received; and
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YJBMW, The Director of Finance has advised this Council
that the City Treasurer of the City of Corpus Christi has on deposit
the necessary and proper funds which have not been appropriated for
any other purpose, and which are available for the payment of the City's
proportionate share of the cost of improvements of said portion of said
street and engineering costs and contingenciesz
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION I. That the City Manager for and on behalf of the
City of Corpus Christi be and he is hereby authorized and directed to
execute a contract Tor the construction of paving, curbs and gutters
on Santa Fe Street from Louisiana Avenue to Rossiter Street in the
City of Corpus Christi with Heldenfels Brothers, which contract has
been awarded said Heldenfels Brothers in accordance with plans and
specifications and contract documents, which are made a part hereof
end incorporated herein by reference and on file in the Office of the
City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and according to
the bid of said Heldenfels Brothers, opened on the 11th day of September,
1951, said bid being the lowest and most advantageous to the City of
Corpus Christi; the contract price for said construction being in the
amount of $158,887.15, such amount to be paid by assessment against
the abutting property owners and the City of Corpus Christi as pro-
vided in said contract, $77,732.31 to be assessed against property
owners and the balance to be paid by the City.
SECTION II. That there is hereby appropriated from No: 296
Improvement Bonds 1950 Construction Fund (Street Improvements) the sum
of $98,438.14, being the amount of $81,154.84 as the City's proportionate
part of the contract price, the amount of $1,394.58 as the cost to the
City as a property owner, and the amount of $15,888.72 (10% of the con-
tract price) for engineering and contingencies, to be paid in accordance
with said contract terms for the improvements'deseribed in Section I
hereof.
SECTION III. That the fact that the aforesaid improvements
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and the construction of same immediately are necessary to the health,
safety and general welfare of the Public because of the heavy traffic
along said street creates a public emergency and an imperative public
necessity requiring the suspension o£-be Charter rule that no ordinance
or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction
and that such ordinance or resolution &all be read at three several
meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, declaring such emergency
and necessity to exist, having requested the suspension of the said
Charter rule 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 PASSED AND APPROVED This the
1� day of October. A.D. 1951.
TTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO IEW FORM:
ty Att y
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, Texas
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemens
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore-
g" going ordinance 9 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,
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was ouspended by the following votes
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForreat
Barney Cott
Sydney E. He.^mdcn
George L. Lowman
The above ordinance was passed by the following votes
Leslie Wasserman � L
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott°
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
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October 16, 1951
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.(98,438.57) 296 Improvement Bonds
1950 Construction Fund (Street Imrpovements)
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
—" Director of Finance