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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03396 ORD - 01/27/1953w 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 O CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM No. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET IMPROVEMENTS) THE 339Ce 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. f MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS ATATTEST: r, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: n 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 — AOW* FINA66Y. __ 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 /j 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 3 3 9 `2 i.. is 4cd-J /45—il 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. f�� %% % % //, // Director of Finance'