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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03154 ORD - 11/13/1951AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A CONTRACT WITH T. H. LEE, CONTRACTOR, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STORRI SEWER IMPROVEMENTS ON ALAMEDA STREET FROM PROCTOR CHANNEL TO THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE DRISCOLL FOUNDATION PROPERTY, A COPY OF WHICH CONTRACT AND DOCUMENTS ARE MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY; APPROPRIATING $15,750.90 frOM NO. 297 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1951 CONSTRUCTION FUND (S-rOR11 SEWERS), $14,319.00 BEING THE CONTRACT PRICE WITH THE BALANCE OF $1,431.90 TO COVER ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WHEREAS, Certain improvements have been deemed necessary, and there are sufficient funds in No. 297 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1951 CONSTRUC- TION FUND (STORM SEWERS) with which to pay the cost of construction of such improvements; and 11HEREAS, Bids have been received, considered and an award made for the most advantageous bid to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and it is now necessary to authorize the execution of a contract in accordance with such award and to appropriate said money: NOV1, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi for and on behalf of the City be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with T. H. Lee for the construction of storm sewer improvements on Alameda Street from Proctor Channel to the southeast corner of the Driscoll Foundation Property in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, which contract has been awarded said T. H. Lee in accordance with plans 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 T. H. Lee, contractor, opened on November 6, 1951, the said bid being the lowest and mostadvantageous bid to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SECTION 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of No. 297 Improvement Bonds 1951 Construction Fund (Storm Sewers) $15,750.90, the contract price being $14,319.00 to be paid in accordance with the contract described in Section 564 I hereof plus the sum of $1,431.90, being the equivalent to ten percent of the contract price, to cover engineering and contingencies. SECTION 3. That the necessity for better drainage in the area concerned, being of the greatest importance to the Public Health, Safety, and General Walfare, creates a public emergency 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 intro- duction and that such ordinance or resolution shall 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 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 so PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of November, 1951. ST: City Secretary APWVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: City Attorney MAYOR City of Corpus Christi, Texas Y ��JCorpus Christi, Texas �� vX0-9 a!14W TO THE PdMERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemens 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, M4YOR City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George Le Lowman The above ordinance was passed by the following vote. Leslie vlasserman 4& � Jack DeForrest GGG1" Barney Cott e5z � Sydney Ea Herndon George Le Lawman 3� r November 13, 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. t L/ia�f$15.750.90) Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. rector of Finance