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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03596 ORD - 11/18/1953U. AN ORDINANCE NO. 3596 APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF $81414.00 FROM NO. 258 SEAWALL. AND BREAKWATER FUND TO PAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTING THE WATER STREET BAYFRONT STORM SEWER TO THE LAGUNA STREET STORM SEWER WITH A 214" REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION BY T. H. LEE, CON- TRACTOR; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE WATER STREET BAYFRONT STORM SEWER TO THE LAGUNA STREET STORM SEWER WITH A 24" REINFORCED CON- CRETE PIPE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY T. H. LEE, CONTRACTOR; AND WHEREAS, THERE IS AVAILABLE IN N0. 258 SEAWALL. AND BREAKWATER FUND THE AMOUNT OF $81414.00 TO PAY FOR SUCH CONSTRUCTION; NOW, THEREFORE} BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF N0. 258 SEAWALL AND BREAKWATER FUND THE SUM OF $81411.00 TO COVER THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION BY T. H. LEE, CONTRACTOR, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WATER STREET BAYFRONT STORM SEWER TO THE LAGUNA STREET STORM SEWER. SECTION 2. THAT THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTING THE WATER STREET BAYFRONT STORM SEWER TO THE LAGUNA STREET STORM SEWER WITH A 214" REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE, HAVING BEEN PERFORMED BY T. H. LEE, CONTRACTOR, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS HAVING INSPECTED THE SAME, CERTIFYING TO THE COMPLETION OF SAID WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, THE WORK AFORESAID IS HERE AND NOW ACCEPTED AND RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AFORESAID STORM SEWER CONNECTION IN ORDER TO RELIEVE DRAINAGE AT THE KAFFIE BUILDING IN CASE OF HEAVY RAIN 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 THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, Tb,IS THe'lDAY of NOVEMBER, 1953• ATTES MAY CIT"AS' r THE CITY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPAL FOCIT 35q� NOVEMBER 11, 1953 I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACTS AGREEMENT, OBLIGATIONy OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE 15 IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF NO, 2�8 SEAWALL ANO FIRFAKWATFR F11Nn FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. APPROVED `— CITY CONTROLLER �•-e�l' DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS o-� r 1953 TO THE 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 SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 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 R- EQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY MAY R CITY OF CZIPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS `i THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSP\ ENDED BY THE 'FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NAISMITH_ W. JAMES BRACE