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Home My WebLink About03229 ORD - 03/18/1952.a. 3oz,z y AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ARMORED MOTOR SERVICE, INC. OF FORT WORTH,.TEXAS DATED FEBRUARY 26, 1952, HAVING A TERM OF ONE (1j YEAR FROM DATE, FOR A MONTHLY FEE OF THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY NINE CENTS ($35•49) FOR FURNISH- ING ARMORED MOTOR SERVICE FOR THE TRANSFER OF MONEY, CURRENCY AND CHECKS FROM THE CITY TAX OFFICE TO THE DESIGNATED BANK) A COPY OF WHICH CONTRACT IS MADE A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1: THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH ARMORED MOTOR SERVICE, INC. OF FORTH WORTH, TEXAS, FOR THE TRANSFER OF MONEY, CURRENCY AND CHECKS FROM THE CITY TAX OFFICE TO THE DESIGNATED BANK FOR A MONTHLY FEE OF THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY NINE CENTS ($35•49), A COPY OF WHICH CONTRACT IS MADE A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 2: THAT THE NECESSITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE TRANSFER OF MONEY, CURRENCY AND CHECKS FROM THE CITY TAX OFFICE TO THE DESIGNATED BANK CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. P PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE /(J DAY OF az�i , A. D. 1952. MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS A TEST: CITY SECRETARY ' APPROVED AS 19 LEGAL FORM: CITY ATTORNEY ARMORED MOTOR SERVICE, INC. The Financial Building 260 West Eleventh Street Fort Worth, Texas THIS AGREEMENT made the et$Tli day of - .. « .. FvjjRu&RY , 19 02 by and between Armored Motor Service, Inc., a Texas Corporation, hereinafter called First Party, and + -+ w -. - w s s • .. - - .. - - ...., .... .. �- — -•CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTii TEXAS.... « . « «.• + ,. ,• opuating in „ , �CORAUB CHRISTI, Te%k.aherinafter called Second Party. FIRST PARTY ACRECS TO TRANSFER AND CONVEY FOR SECOND PARTY ONCE EACH DAY EXCEPT SUNDAYS, iLBW YEARS DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, LABOR DAY, THANKSOIYINC DAY AND CHRISTMAS t)AY, ly8 MONEY, CURREROY, CHECKS* SECURIT198 AND OTHER VALUABLES CUSTOMARILY D£LWER£D TO AND RECEIVED BY BANKS FOR DEPOSIT AND SAFE RtEPIN4 FROM SECOND PARTYIS OFFICE AT THE CITY HALL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS To O£SICNATBD DANK IN CORPUS CHRISTI. FIRST PARTY ALSO AGREES TO ASSUME LIABILITY OR EACH TRANSFER BO HAS01. D,' UP T0, BUT Noy EXCE901NO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000400) DOLLAR$, SHOULD THC VA406 BE THAT MUCH. THE CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE 18 BASED 09 AN AVERACK LIABILITY OF ABOUT NINETEEN ' THOUSAND ($19#000.00) DOLLARS PER TRANSFER. A DISCOUNT FROM SCHEOULED RATA HAS BEEN ALLOWEII, BECAUSE IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 90% OF TH6 TOTAL AMOUNTS TRANSFERREO, WILL CONSIST OF LISTED CHECKS ON W141CH AN ACCURATE RECORD 19 MAINTAINED, 2. The money, currency, checks and other valuables are to be delivered to First Party in sealed containers. First Party, on receipt of containers, shall give a receipt for the same and then assume responsibility up to the amount mentioned in Paragraph 1, should the value be that much, for their safe delivery, together with contents received, to consignee, or in the event of non - delivery, until delivered back to consignor, with the exception of loss or damage caused by or result- ing from: (a) hostile or warlike action in time of peace or war, including action in hindering, combating or defending against an actual, impending or expected attack, (1) by any government or sovereign power (de jure or de facto), or by any authority maintaining or using military, naval or air forces; or (2) by military, naval or air forces; or (3) by an agent of any such government, power, authority or forces; (b) any weapon of war employing atomic fission or radioactive force whether in time of peace or war; (c) insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurped power, or action taken by governmental authority in hindering, combating or defending against such an occurrence, seizure or destruction under quarantine or customs regulations, confiscation by order of any government or public authority, or risks of contraband or illegal transportation or trade. 3. Second Party agrees to arrange with consignee to receipt First Party on delivery of containers in good condition, with seals unbroken. It is understood and agreed that all liability and responsibility of First Party, as to each transfer so handled, shall end upon its receiving a receipt from said consignee, or in event of non - delivery, when receipted for by consignor, which receipt shall be conclusive evidence of such performance by First Party. 4. First Party shall not be liable for non - performance or delay occasioned by any of the causes listed in subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) of Section (2), nor for non - performance or delay caused by acts of God, strikes, or means beyond its control; however, First Party agrees to be liable for the safety of any money, checks, securities or other valuables in its possession at any time, up to the amount mentioned in paragraph one, except as stated in paragraph two. 5. Second Party agrees to pay in consideration of said service by Firs, Party the sum of $ a.d-9 PER MORTH r w r r - « M T to be paid between the first and tenth of each calendar month following service rendered. 6. This service shall begin on ,,, .. ,. �„ FEBRUARY 26 19 $$and continue in full force and effect from year to year, with the understanding and agreement that it may be terminated by either party hereto, at the end of any calendar month by giving notice in writing of termination to the other party sixty days in advance of said termination date. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be executed by their duly authorized repre- sentatives and their corporate seals to be affixed hereto. ATTEST: . , - C e,� I�E I Secretary- Treasurer ARMORED MOTOR SERVICE, INC. BY:_ President ATTEST: CITY OP CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, Texas /f19S L TO T1-1E MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus 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 suspen- sion 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. The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Respectfully, Jack DeForrest - MAYOR O City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman =- Jack DeForrest rv- Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman Frank E. Williamson The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest - Sydney E. Herndon O George L. Lowman Frank E. Williamson�`� 3 �;I -q