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Ar.6/29/54
TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CON-
TRACT WITH PETTY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF 17" WRAPPED STEEL GAS TRANSMISSION MAIN ON SHELL ROAD
FROM PALM DRIVE TO NAVIGATION BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; APPROPRIATING THE
SUM OF $29,729.00 OUT OF NO. 200 GAS SYSTEM BOND IMPROVE-
MENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTfON, OF
WHICH AMOUNT $27,027.00 IS THE CONTRACT PRICE, AND $2,702.00
IS THE TEN PERCENT ALLOWED FOR ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES;
MAKING SAID CONTRACT A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A CONTRACT WITH
PETTY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 14" WRAPPED STEEL GAS
TRANSMISSION MAIN ON SHELL ROAD FROM PALM DRIVE TO NAVIGATION BOULEVARD IN THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAN51 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON FILE IN
THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE A PANT HEREOF BY
REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF PETTY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OPENED ON
THE 26TH DAY OF MAY, 1954, THE SAID BID.OF PETTY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BEING
THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $29,729.00
OUT OF No. 200 GAS SYSTEM BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH CON-
STRUCTION, OF WHICH AMOUNT '$27,027.00 IS THE CONTRACT PRICE, AND $2,702.00 IS THE
TEN PERCENT ALLOWED FOR ENGINEERING AND CONTINGENCIES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR INSTALLING SAID TRANSMISSION MAIN ON
SHELL ROAD BETWEEN THE POINTS DESIGNATED ABOVE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS
OF THE AREA WITH FACILITIES IN KEEPING WITH THE GROWTH OF THE CITY CREATES A PUB-
LIC 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
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AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM
AND AFTER ITS PASSAGES IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE
DAY OF JUNE, 1954•
ATTE
CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: C
CITY.ATTOR EY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, EXAS
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,JUNE 29, 195+
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 N0. 200 GAS SYSTEM BOND IMPROVEMENT
FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT APPROPRIATED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Corpus Christi, Texas
1954.
TO THE MEMBERS OF ' `i +F C r1', 170U CIL
Corpus Chrioii, ,a
Gentlemen
For the rrasmns set forth in the emergency clause of the
fote99ing ot&PA&n0t a PQI;IiV, Wild Wpetatfive necessity exist
for the suspension of true Chatter r isle omi requirement that ne ordinance
of resolution shall fat• isad5ed i'inalfly an ute date it is introduced,
and that such ordinance er xro*lmtio,a shall be read at three meetings
of the City Cauncilg I, therefore, aaeteby requ €,:� that you ss:;jend Said
Charter rule or requirawnent and piss this ordinance finally on the date
it is introduced, or at the pre5ant meeting of the City Council.
ke pectfully,
MAYO
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, T
The Charter z.ule was suspended by the following vote*
1'. C. Callaway
Ell-fey King
James S. Naismith
W. Janes Brace
F. P. Peterson, Jr
Time absve aas, pas- -td by the following vot
P. C. Calllanray 1 /" �
Ellroy King l
James S. Naismith
W. James Brace
F° P. Petetstn, Jr
3-1cr),