HomeMy WebLinkAbout03335 ORD - 10/21/1952AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING FROM NO. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION
FUND (STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL) $69o.o4 TO COVER THE COST OF A
TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AT THE INTERSECTION OF LIPAN AND PORT AVENUE,
SUCH INSTALLATION TO BE MADE WITH CITY FORCES; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM NO. 296 IMPROVEMENT
BONDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL) THE SUM OF SIX HUNDRED
NINETY AND 04100 DOLLARS ($690.04) TO COVER THE COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AT THE INTERSECTION OF LIPAN
STREET AND PORT AVENUES SUCH COST SET FORTH IN THE REQUEST ATTACHED HERETO
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AND MADE A PART HEREOF PRESENTED BY THE TRAFFIC COORDINATOR, SUCH INSTALLA-
TIONS TO BE MADE BY CITY FORCES.
SECTION 2. THAT THE NECESSITY OF MAKING SUCH AFORESAID ADDITIONS
TO COORDINATE THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE 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 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, 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 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE�_�
DAY OF OCTOBER, A.D. 1952.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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CITY SECRETARY
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CITY ATT NEY
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO T11E 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,
Respectfully,
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
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
George L. Lowman
Frank E. Williamson
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INTER- OFFICE COMMUNICATION
Dept. Police
To Lem Department
From Sgt. W. L. Baskett, Traffic Coordinator Date October 14, 1952
SubjeM Appropriation Ordinance
This Department requests that an ordinance be drawn appropriating $690.04
from Fund #296, Improvement Bonds 1950 Construction Fund, Street Traffic
Contro7,,to cover the cost of a traffic signal system at the intersection
of Lipan Street and Port Avenue. Listed below is the cost of equipment
and labor:
One - 3 section 4 way overhead fixture $ 205.04
One - GS4 Controller 310.00
Hardware 50.00
labor 75.00
Overhead cable 50.00
,90.04
Sgt. -Y. L. Baskett
Traffic Coordinator
cc: H. H. Stirman
��W. J. Burke
W. G. Graf
W. A. Duck
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OCTOBER 21, 1952
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. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950
CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
Director of Finance.