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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH C. L. CASTOR FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS ALONG PORT
AVENUE FROM AGNES STREET TO MORGAN AVENUE (CON-
CRETE SIDEWALKS AIJD CURB) IN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, A COPY OF IM ICH CONTRACT DOCU-
MENTS ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
SECRETARY AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE;
APPROPRIATING y12,66f.80 FROM NO. 296 IMPROVE-
MENT BONDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET
IMPROVEMENTS) FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN DEEMED NECESSARY,
AND THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN NO. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1450
CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET 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 LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS BID TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, AND IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A
CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID AWARD AND TO APPROPRIATE THE SAID
MONEY;
NOW, 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 C. L. CASTOR FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF SIDEWALKS AND CURB ALONG PORT AVENUE FROM AGNES STREET TO
MORGAN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHICH CONTRACT HAS
BEEN AWARDED SAID C. L. CASTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND SPECIFI-
CATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
SECRETARY, INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE,
ACCORDING TO THE BID OF C. L. CASTOR OPENED ON JANUARY 13, 115,53, SAID
DID BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
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CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM No. 296
IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET IMPROVEMENTS) THE
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SUM OF $12,669.80, OF WHICH AMOUNT $11,518.00 REPRESENTS THE CONTRACT
PRICE OF SAID CONSTRUCTION TO BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTRUC-
TION CONTRACT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF, AND OF WHICH AMOUNT $1,151.80,
BEING THE EQUIVALENT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE CONTRACT PRICE, 15 TO COVER
THE COST OF ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES.
SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR BETTER SIDEWALKS AND CURBS
IN THE AREA MENTIONED, BEING OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE TO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE, NECESSITATING THE IMMEDIATE EXECU-
TION AND APPROPRIATION AS AFORESAID 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, REQUESTING THE
SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL 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 15 ACCORDINGLY SO
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS SAY of JANUARY, A. D. 1953.
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
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CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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CITY TT0 NEY
CORPUS CHRI5T1, TEXAS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRI5T1, TEXAS
GENTL914EN ' e
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINARCEy 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 15 INTRODUCED —
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AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ A7 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,
J
MA R
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.
LESLIE WASSERMAN
FRANK E. W I LL I AMSON
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JACK DEFORREST
GEORGE L. COWMAN
MIKE A. NEEDHAM, JR(%
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.
LESLIE WASSERMAN
FRANK E. WILLIAMSON
JACK DEFORREST
GEORGE L. LOWMAN
MIKE A. NEEDHAM, JR
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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.
Fund from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
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Director of Finance'